27 Jan, 2008
This Friday and Saturday I co-organized/hosted WidgetDevCamp at Blattner Brunner here in DC.
We explored all things widget related, built applications, and bounced ideas off of some of the brightest minds in the digital space in DC.
A link to the PDF of my presentation is here:
Other presentations will be up on the wiki shortly HERE.
A quick Seemic video of the event is here:
Thank you to our organizers:
And a very special thank you to our sponsors who made this event possible:
14 Oct, 2007
In May ‘07 I posted here about how Washington DC is waking up to interactive.
The scene here has been pretty intense lately and last week’s event was a highlight of recently happenings:
Facebook Developer Garage DC was brought to town by Jesse Thomas, Nick O’Neill and Robert Neel.
Sponsors included EdelmanPR, and freewebs. iStrategyLabs threw in a live stream session which can be found here:
DC Startup Weekend is the next big thing coming up and I’ll be providing the live stream, some interactive marketing and interactive strategy components.
Will Kern posted on his blog recently about how he feels a groundswell of activity in the DC interactive scene. I’ve felt this for sometime too, and I feel we’ve reach a tipping point. There are plans underway to create an overarching organization that can help facilitate the growth of the broader DC tech community by helping solidify event sponsorships, simplify meeting logistics and create cross pollination among affinity groups.
Some folks might feel we’re ‘trying to replicate silicon valley’ here in DC - that’s not the mission, nor do we wish we were in the valley. We love DC and are working hard to support all the talented technologists in the area, enabling them to achieve what they seek. We’re currently brainstorming a brand name that we all can be proud to support and one that would serve as an appropriate umbrella organization. The naming thread is in The DC Technology ning socnet and can be found here. Special thanks to Justin Thorp for putting up the ning community.
Look out for WidgetDevCamp coming to DC on 11/15.
22 Apr, 2007
Friends –
I would like to invite you to join me at an unique event in support of Senator Barack Obama’s historical bid to become the next President of the United States. Whether you are passionate about politics, prefer politics-lite a la Jon Stewart, or are simply sick and tired of politics as usual, I invite you to get involved in something that is truly different.
Instead of hearing from me why you should support Barak Obama, I invite you to hear it from Senator Obama himself.
Event Details:
Generation O
DC Kick-Off Event
featuring
Senator Barack Obama
When: Wednesday, May 23, 7:30 PM
Where: H2O Restaurant & Lounge, 800 Water Street SW, Washington, DC
Purchase tickets by contributing online today and you will be placed on the door list. ID is required for admission. You will receive an e-mail confirming that your contribution has been processed.
Please follow this link to purchase tickets to the event or to contribute
This event is filling up quickly so please RSVP now. If you cannot attend please consider making a contribution in lieu of attendance
Peter
5 Apr, 2007
Social Mapping is not new. But Google MyMaps is.
I just created one for DC and sent it to some friends. I wonder what kind of craziness will pop-up: DC is a Hot Mess MyMap
I can hear the nails driving into the coffin of Platial and other social map apps as we speak…
