We’re welcoming developers of all levels and languages to our office next Thursday to learn about the possibilities enabled by new APIs from Zemanta, Disqus, and outside.in. If you have an idea for application, but don’t know where to start, this is an excellent opportunity to discuss ideas with like-minded developers.  Do you already have a project and have questions about how to proceed? This is a great forum for information.

This informal event will feature brief presentations by Lauren Sperber (Product Manager at outside.in), Ro Gupta (VP of Business Development at Disqus), and Andraz Tori (CTO and co-founder of Zemanta). We’ll continue the evening with open discussion, networking, and hacking. If you’re interested in building applications that span the space between structured and unstructured content with APIs from 3 technology-driven startups, please join us!

We’ll have drinks generously provided by Zemanta. Please RSVP and drop us a line if you are interested in presenting.

where: outside.in HQ, 20 Jay Street, Suite 1019, Brooklyn, NY

when: Thursday, May 21, 7-9pm

In preparation for the 2009 Brooklyn Blogfest last night, outside.in tracked the top topics, places, and neighborhoods in Brooklyn that got buzz and traffic so far this year. We wanted to share the topics that interest our users the most with blogfest attendees. This list can help bloggers think about potential posts and show how tagging your own content is useful to get more traffic to your posts. So if you, as a blogger, are wondering what kind of content people are looking for, we’ve got the top ten for you based on how we drove readers your way:

10. House of Yes. This Bushwick artist collective, office, and performance space includes a 50-foot high arial truss for performers to swing from. Circus troupes and other bohemian-types often perform here.

9. Aero Restaurant. This Bay Ridge restaurant was broken into in over a year ago but is still garnering attention and readership.

8. Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. This gentrifying brownstone neighborhood, already a hotbed for blogging (number one in the outside.in Bloggiest Nabes of the U.S. 2007) has become even more popular with the launch this March of the New York Times Ft. Greene and Clinton Hill blog, The Local.

7. Toren Building, 150 Myrtle at Flatbush in Downtown Brooklyn. This glass-faced housing development has been in the public eye through every step of its construction.

6. Sunset Park High School. The Brooklyn Prospect Charter school will open this fall in a new building in Sunset Park and many bloggers have written about the news.

5. Atlantic Center Mall. With all the buzz about the Atlantic Yards project over the past couple years, the shopping plaza is finally getting some attention via (among other sources), crime blotters and FIPS undercover at Target series.

4. Park Slope, Brooklyn. We’ve got writers and we’ve got bloggers in this lovely brownstone neighborhood. Always a hot topic for readers and writers alike.

3. Trader Joe’s Brooklyn. It may not have two buck chuck but the market, located in a stately, old bank building, is still blog-worthy!

2. Pomegranate Market. The nation’s largest kosher grocery store is in our very own Coney Island. Lots of blog mentions and lots of people reading about this place.

1. Alex McCord. She’s been a hot topic in Brooklyn since starring on the Real Housewives of New York (and since the word of her nudie pics surfaced).

So what have we learned? Time doesn’t matter–place names and hot topics stand the test of time. People still want to read about them after the fact, especially if you had exclusive or breaking news at the time. And, scandal always sells, but then again, so does real estate. If you are a blogger trying to increase your traffic, make sure you tag your posts in Geotoolkit, so your stories will show up on our pages and on our partner network. And if you like the idea of displaying your content by location, get a map for your blog to help generate pageviews and clicks! Help represent Brooklyn or your neighborhood!