Culture & Lifestyle
Written by member of the SMWWDC Editorial Team, Rebecca Rubin. You can discover a little more about Rebecca here. A collection of aspiring bloggers and podcasters gathered at the Thomas Jefferson Public Library last week for an introductory blogging and podcasting session led by professional web producer and podcaster, Ray Ortega, and social media consultant…
Written by member of the SMWWDC Editorial Team, Sarah Sonies. You can discover a little more about Sarah here. Malcolm Gladwell was wrong. I am (by far) not the first person to write this statement. I am sure I will not be the last. What’s my point? Stay with me for about 300 words. I…
Written by member of the SMWWDC Editorial Team, Julia Coney. You can discover a little more about Julia here. Social Media Week seems to have flown by as quickly as it came. The week featured panels on using technology in the non-profit arena, government and politics. DC is currently advancing in the technology arena with…
Written by member of the SMWWDC Editorial Team, Katherine Haselkorn. You can discover a little more about Katherine here. We’ve all learned that necessity is the mother of invention, and if Social Media Week 2013 proved anything, it was just how true this mantra really is. While social media has obviously played a role in…
Written by member of the SMWWDC Editorial Team, Lisa Nelson. You can discover a little more about Lisa here. When I saw the title “The Rise of the Visual Web” on the schedule for SMWWDC, I knew I had to attend. And so did many others… It was standing room only at this panel discussion…
Written by member of the SMWWDC Editorial Team, Julia Coney. You can discover a little more about Julia here. Social Media has changed the global landscape of how we communicate, but in DC the change is diverse. Social media allows DC to connect in other creative areas beyond politics. DC is on the cusp of…
Social and Sports Collide: The Rise of Connectivity in Gaming
Written by member of the SMWWDC Editorial Team, Katherine Haselkorn. You can discover a little more about Katherine here. The rise of social gaming and eSports says something about this generation’s hobbies and the way we choose to interact with one another. Though many of us associate the “gamer” with antisocial basement dwellers, social media…
#SMWWDC: A Whirlwind of Value
Written by member of the SMWWDC Editorial Team, Jenifer Joy Madden. You can discover a little more about Jenifer here. With its Social Media Week, iStrategylabs again exploded “normal” by re-creating conference as a concept. Looking back on each packed day, the word plethora falls short as I reach for a superlative to express the breadth…
Though Technology is Prevalent, The Phone Still Works
Written by member of the SMWWDC Editorial Team, Angie Sanders. You can discover a little more about Angie here. On Tuesday (Feb. 19), a fellow independent communicator told me that she’d had conversations with about 20 potential clients, but none have offered her a contract to begin work. My question to her was: “Have you…
Written by Kevin Hardy, lead of the official #SMWWDC Editorial Team. Learn more about the editorial team here. Not quite the right fit, you say? Wrong. Social media and online tools are revolutionizing the ways that we view, interact with, and construct urban corridors these days. Need some proof? Don’t waste any time: Tomorrow…
