Social Media Inside the Beltway

Interesting article from nextgov.com

Hundreds flock to camp for social networking in government
By Gautham Nagesh 03/30/2009
More than 300 social media enthusiasts nationwide met in Washington on March 26 to discuss and present ways to encourage the use of interactive online applications to increase engagement with the public.

The IBM “Open Cloud Manifesto”

Interesting that Amazon and Microsoft were not included in this one
IBM Twisting Arms In Support Of ‘Open’ Cloud Computing
Eric Krangel
Mar. 30, 2009
As expected, IBM’s (IBM) so-called “Open Cloud Manifesto” — basically an appeal to the industry to make their cloud computing components work together around common standards — is officially out this morning (it leaked [...]

Richard Moross: “Take a card…any card”

Interesting article from The Financial Times about Richard Moross founder of  Moo Print who makes very cool business cards
Cult figure plays his cards right
By Tim Bradshaw
The Financial Times
Published: March 24 2009
On his 31st birthday recently, Richard Moross arrived at the offices of Moo Print, the company he found­ed, to find all 34 staff dressed in [...]

Seth Harris: My Obama Insider!

I am so pleased an excited to annouce that my childhood friend, and younger brother of my good friend Paul Harris, Seth Harris, has been named Deputy Labor Secretary in the Obama Administration!
Congrats to Seth…and the entire Harris family!

Obama taps Montclair man for post
BY PAUL BRUBAKER: Herald News/STAFF WRITER
A Montclair lawyer who had worked in [...]

Networking Event on April 29th at 6pm

I had the opportunity to join Marc and Adrian last month at their last event and it was excellent!
Join Marc Lawrence and Adrian Miller for another MA_NY networking cocktail party on Wednesday, April 29th, 6pm – 8pm. (The first MA_NY event held on February 4th was sold-out and an amazing success.)
Our plan is to [...]

“Music Meets Fashion” at The Samsung Experience

Thank You to EVERYONE who attended our “Music Meets Fashion” event at The Samsung Experience at Time Warner Center last night…it was another NY:MIEG packed house!
Thanks to our Panel: Ranjit Grewal/Jamstar Media, Scott Lipps/One Management, Melinda Lee/Uncensored Interview, Rob Czar/Threadbanger, Jackie Atkins/Plum & Pear…and a very special thanks to our “moderator in a pinch” Juliette [...]

Animal Advocate Alliance

My new facebook & twitter friend, Angelina Dalgas (Twitter: twitter.com/lilla64) of Florence, Italy, shared with me her concern for the animals at the Baldwin Park Animal Shelter outside of Los Angeles. For those of you in the LA area and are interested in protecting our 4 legged friends or are interested in adopting check out [...]

Jack Myers: Managing Risk By Building Stronger Relationships

Interesting article from Jack Myers. Jack advises media companies, agencies and marketers on transformative business models. He can be reached at jm@jackmyers.com
The following business insights, originally published in my 1998 book, Reconnecting with Customers: Building Brands and Profits in The Relationship AgeTM, are more relevant in many ways today, although 2010 would have been [...]

Program for Serious Foodies on April 2nd

I am a big fan of the programs produced by The Center for Communication and this event looks mouth watering!
If you are serious about food, be sure to join us on April 2nd for a fascinating discussion!
Food Bytes: What’s Cooking Online?
Every day millions of food aficionados surf the Web in hopes of finding Food Nirvana. [...]

Marc Matyas of Nolita House: A Hometown feel in downtown NYC

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting one of the most interesting restauranteurs in NYC, Marc Matyas of Nolita House.
According to Zagat:
“A true diamond in the rough. Low key and hidden but that’s a good thing these days. Great cheap food and super friendly staff. Possibly the best pizza and mac’n’cheese you’ll ever [...]

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