{"id":1309,"date":"2012-05-17T16:31:33","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T16:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anotrealdomainfortesting.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/17\/having-a-ball-at-marquee\/"},"modified":"2018-05-29T19:17:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T19:17:22","slug":"having-a-ball-at-marquee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/having-a-ball-at-marquee\/","title":{"rendered":"Having a Ball at Marquee!"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was told I’d be attending last night’s 4th Annual Webutante Ball, as part of NYC’s Internet Week<\/a>, a bunch of questions raced through my mind. Most notably: People still have “balls”?
\nAlthough the concept of a ball may sound of another time, the reason for the Webutante Ball is anything but. Created by Thrillist<\/a> Managing Editor Richard Blakeley, the Ball is hailed by most in the industry as a “Prom for Geeks,” and attracts a plethora of inventive, cutting-edge techfolk from all over New York City. Last night’s event, held at Marquee, was no exception, packed to the gills with start-up enthusiasts, the media elite, and those who love them.<\/p>\n

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In keeping with the “prom” concept, the event even crowns a King & Queen. I had the extreme pleasure of catching up with last night’s Prom Queen, Lauren Appelwick, Brand Director of Shelby.tv<\/a>. Even though we couldn’t quite track down the Prom King, we got along famously, as this photo shows.<\/p>\n

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(She’s wearing the King’s Crown here, as she revealed that she swapped the royal headgear with the King because neither believe in gender roles.)<\/p>\n

A great time was had by all.<\/p>\n

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