On Valentine’s Day, Mary Fletcher of Fletcher Prince (twitter.com/fletcherprince) “shared the love” by hosting a series of Social Media Week DC events at the Thomas Jefferson library in Falls Church, VA. I walked into a crowded room for the second event, Organize Your Social Media: Editorial Calendars. Mary Fletcher stated, “We were very pleased that…
Tips from Essential Strategies of Social Media Engagement
I had the privilege of attending “Essential Strategies of Social Media Engagement” during DC Social Media week 2012 which was presented by Gina Watkins of Constant Contact. Despite the rainy weather, this session was packed with participants and valuable information to help any business get started using social media. I did my best to summarize…
Who was really behind Internet Blackout Day? The non-techie edition
Yiming Roberts said she had hoped to hear more about the “backstory” and a “nuts and bolts” account at “Who was behind Internet Blackout Day?” – the panel held at Buffalo Billiards on Thursday, February 16. Roberts is a DC climate change activist who lobbied her Senator on SOPA/PIPA. Roberts wanted to learn what lessons could…
Exploring the latest thinking of people who are really into Twitter and democracy
A few floors beneath an original, sepia and yellow copy of the U.S. Constitution, panelists from the left and right wings of the political spectrum, an advocate of government transparency and an IT journalist discussed the potential and the limits of federal government in utilizing social media to engage a citizenry with increasing access to…
Thank You for Attending Social Media Week DC!
As you know, the inaugural Social Media Week DC came to a close on Friday night. It was a spectacular week filled with over 80 different events ranging from tweetups with NASA astronauts to panels with some of the most influential individuals in social media. We hope you enjoyed every minute of it! Please take…
Fast Talk: The SMC “Need4Speed” ULTIMATE Speed Networking Event
6:35 I step off the elevator at Fleishman-Hillard. There’s a trail of paper hearts on the floor. Hearts? What kind of networking are we doing here, exactly? 6:37 I breathe a sigh of relief when I arrive to find an ordinary-looking Washington crowd: suits, cellphones, sensible heels. There aren’t any chairs, which is good, because…
