Crushable – and several other representatives from our B5 Media sister sites – is going to internet week!

Internet Week is a weeklong festival in New York City dedicated to the changing tides of new media and technology. Events range in topic from the advertising, entertainment, technology, social media, and start-ups.

There are panels and talks on the usefulness of Facebook friends (other than fodder for an arm tattoo) in connection with sports brands in “The Future of Sports and Social Networks,” the studies from “Digital Archeology,” which are on the construction of websites in the past 20 years, and “Food 2.0,” about how food data has changed the business, the rise of review sites, and the availability of information regarding the nutrition and growth of food. Most events, if not coordinated by Yahoo! or the other media partners involved, are created by the tech companies and media websites that this week is about. However, anyone can make an event in connection with Internet Week, which allows for the wide and interesting mixture.

Not only are there panels and conferences, but also mixers, classes, and parties. Getting into the spirit of summer, Yahoo! is sponsoring the Sweetery truck giving out free samples throughout the week, Tyra Banks is throwing a tea party in coordination with Demand Media Inc (I’m sure Tyra just forgot my invite), and Lisa Kudrow–who is actually the star of the web series “Web Therapy”–is hosting the Webutante Ball that culminates in the online viewing of the Webby Awards on Sunday night. So, with the meta-talk and focus on food and celebrities, it’s basically like the internet, but IRL.

To anyone who has used the internet (so: you), just the basic existence, set-up, and make-up of the event is an interesting look at how the media environment of today is rapidly changing, and changing us. There’s even a panel called “Everybody’s a Comedian,” on the ways the internet, with sites like Tumblr, Twitter, and Youtube, has changed humor for both the professionals and the amateurs, and how it’s important to keep the two separate. As someone who enjoys both panelist Judah Friedlander and www.tumblr-funniest.tumblr.com, I hope they can settle their differences for hilarious peace—and if not, I hope it results in a furious rivalry akin to Ash Ketchum and Gary Oak in that seminal epic drama series, Pokémon.

Finally, your truly is also doing a panel at Internet Week. B5 Media, which owns Crushable and the other websites you see in the tabs on top, will be having a panel as well. If you’re in the city, come see us at:

Thursday, June 9, 2011
2 – 3:30 PM
At Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 West 18th St

The presenters from will include Lilit Marcus (editor in chief, Crushable.com), Meghan Keane (editorial director, B5), Jennifer Wright (editor in chief, TheGloss.com), Meredith Lepore (editor in chief, TheGrindstone.com), and Elaine Kunda (CEO, B5 Media). Lilit’s talk is entitled “Cultivating Celebrity,” about the role that our readers play in helping us decide which celebrities to cover and how. If you’re in New York, feel free to stop by and ask some questions!

Finally, check here f you’re in the city and want to buy a pass to Internet Week — the HQ pass has a $10 discount if you tweet about it!

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• Infographic: Evolution of the Internet
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• Welcome to the New Crushable and Meet Our Sister Sites Mommyish and The Grindstone!

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