What’s Up Seattle?

I will be in Seattle from Monday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon this week attending the Search Marketing Expo and would love to meet some Seattle-based startups. Send me an email if you’d like to meet (myfirstname – at – centernetworks.com)

I am looking forward to traveling from the airport to the hotel on the Seattle city bus system for a travel report on InsideTransit. I assume a trip to the top of the space needle is also a requirement for a first-timer to Seattle? Any other suggestions on must-do touristy-type Seattle-area excursions?

If there is interest, we could do a meetup on Tuesday evening – leave a note if you are interested. Also please suggest some locations — preferably in downtown Seattle. Garage has pool tables – perhaps I could bring my Brooklyn game and school ya’all!

Fun fact: The Space Needle elevators weigh 14,000 pounds each with a capacity of 4,500 pounds. The counter-weight weighs 40 percent more than the elevator fully loaded. Each elevator carries 25 people. Two of the Space Needle elevators are high speed and can travel at a rate of 10 mph, or 800 feet per minute. Actual travel time from the ground level to the top-house is 43 seconds.