As the after-parties wind down, and everyone compiles their business cards exchanged, here’s the highlight reel from Day 1 at #SESNY.

It was an exciting day at the Hilton New York, chock full of sessions, chats, and schwag! Instead of the usual summary posts, we decided to spotlight some of the more interesting components of Day 1.

Total #Hashtag Domination!
Two gentlemen came out on top with their personal blend of updates and insight. Search #SESNYC and there is NO denying their sheer tweet-count and engagement.

Kudos to @GregoryTSimpson and @Srinagubandi!

Thank you both for keeping the masses in attendance informed and energized today!

Content is King
Search Engine Watch has unleashed their ground troops and in return we benefit from the best coverage of SES NYC around. Shout out to Director Jonathan Allen and his team for paying us a visit at booth #218 and chatting about our next post to the site (stay tuned)!

Best in Show
Of course we would vote for ourselves and our super cool and oh-so-popular Recharge Lounge, but to give credit where it’s due, eZanga went above and beyond with a booth design that rivals some amusement parks! Pay them a visit and let us know how many frogs you spot…

We Have Only Just Begun…
All in all, a GREAT first day! Cast your votes on our Facebook Page for the day’s best So/Lo/Mo Session and catch our President of Products & Technology, Chi-Chao Chang, when he joins the “Local + Social: The Future of Promotion” panel at 11:15 am in Sutton South. We’ll be Live-Blogging (pending Wifi cooperation) from the session and taking questions for Chi-Chao in the comments section! Don’t be shy! He’ll answer everyone by day’s end.