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#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…
Since the record turnout of minority and young voters in 2008, there has been a wave of new laws that block access to the ballot box. The Brennan Center for Justice estimates that more than five million voters may be disenfranchised by the voting law changes. The most onerous restriction requires voters to present government-issued…
On the fourth day of Social Media Week DC Edelman hosted “facebook for your Advocacy Campaign” #fbadvocacy @EdelmanDC. Facebook DC’s Associate Manager, Policy Katie Harbath @katieharbath; Edelman Senior Vice President David Almacy @almacy; DCI Group’s Vice President, Digital Strategy Julie Germany @JulieG ; and Edelman’s Vice President, Grassroots Enterprise Nate Bailey @NateBailey11 conversed with attendees about the incredible potential Facebook has to empower activists to positively affect…
“My parents can’t believe I want to move into the city. When I was growing up, that just wasn’t something someone our age would do.” – Colleague, 27, born in Springfield, VA. That’s a common refrain from the millennial natives around these parts. During large chunks of the past 30 years, D.C. wasn’t a place you’d…
