Tag Archives: socialmedia

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

Twitter on the Wire? 0

Crossposted from shamable.com, here.
In case you didn’t hear, Twitter has signed a deal with Yahoo for a somewhat more advanced integration than it has with Google or Microsoft. A conversation I had just yesterday with a friend at Agence France-Press (AFP) got me to thinking, and now this announcement has started to confirm my theory:
Twitter [...]

Categories: Media, Technology, Web

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Published:
February 25, 2010 – 9:30 am
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By Alex Priest

A liberal blogger, a conservative blogger, and a journalist all walk into Microsoft… 3

Sounds like the beginning of a bad geek joke, doesn’t it?
Well actually, it was the setting of tonight’s Social Media Club DC event, titled “Leveraging Online Relationships,” and hosted at Microsoft’s Friendship Heights office here in Washington, D.C. Organized and hosted by the awesome Sarah Wurrey, the event blew our geeky little minds, as usual. [...]

Categories: DC, Media, Photos, Web

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Published:
February 24, 2010 – 11:24 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

Making it Social IRL (In Real Life) 2

There are plenty of networks online for connecting people. You’ve got Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, you name it, they’re all meant to connect people who might not have otherwise been connected. And that’s all well and good, but what if you want to get to know someone in a better way than just online?
Just today, actually, [...]

Categories: Career Development, DC, Personal

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Published:
February 9, 2010 – 12:15 pm
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By Alex Priest