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When nature and technology collide… 0

…incredible things can happen.
There’s no doubt that the earthquake in Chile today is a horrible, horrible tragedy. It’s yet another terrible reminder that we truly are at the mercy of nature–as if Haiti wasn’t proof enough. But as with Haiti, we’re witnessing an amazing case study of people coming together with technology to manage the impact [...]

Categories: Causes, Nature, Technology

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Published:
February 27, 2010 – 6:45 pm
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By Alex Priest

Google Isn’t God and Buzz Won’t Kill Facebook or Twitter 1

Crossposted from shamable.com, here.
The Google rhetoric is getting a little ridiculous. Yesterday, they announced Google Buzz, a FriendFeed-Facebook-Twitter sort of mash-up built right into gmail. I just read a mini-review of the service by Jason Calacanis. He began with:
BREAKING: Google Buzz is brilliant. Like ground-breaking,
game-changing brilliant.
He then went on to suggest “Facebook has just lost half its [...]

Categories: Technology, Web

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Published:
February 10, 2010 – 8:48 pm
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By Alex Priest

Creating a Culture of “Need to Share” in Government 5

This past Thursday I had the privilege of attending Gibraltar Associates first annual “Social Media Resolutions” event, held here in Washington, D.C. Although I could only stay for the first half of the event, what I witnessed was probably one of the best panels I’ve seen. Not only did I learn far more than I [...]

Categories: DC, Media, Politics, Technology

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Published:
February 8, 2010 – 4:26 pm
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By Alex Priest

Breakfast with a Side of Social Media 9

This morning was Social Media Club DC’s first ever Social Media Breakfast, and it was great! Held at Teaism here in downtown DC, we had great food, great conversation, and some excellent speakers. I’d never even been to Teaism before, but if this morning’s breakfast was a good indication of their normal food, I’m excited [...]

Categories: DC, Media, Technology, Web

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Published:
January 25, 2010 – 12:13 pm
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By Alex Priest