CapitalGig

CapitalGig is a forum dedicated to examining how technology is changing the way we live, work, communicate, connect, campaign and govern - particulary in a capital city. 

This is not a place for angry missives, namecalling or nonsense - you have plenty other venues to choose for that purpose. Rather, my intent was to create a space where we can disagree but understand that we can still learn from each other, engage in rational debate, create a conversation about issues of the day and help shape the future of our digital world. Bonus points to those who employ humor and wit in the process.

Let’s break it down, shall we?

cap·i·tal –noun
1. The city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.
2. A city regarded as being of special eminence in some field of activity

gig –noun 
1. Informal for gigabyte: One billion bytes. Roughly the amount of data required to encode a human gene sequence
2. Any job, especially one of short or uncertain duration

Get it? Good! If not, please retreat to the aforementioned alternative venues.

My name is David Almacy and I’ll be your host during this “uncertain duration.”  A native of the Washington, DC area, I bring over 15 years of experience at the intersection of government, public relations, marketing, politics and digital communications.

In May 2007, I joined Waggener Edstrom Worldwide as Vice President of Digital Strategies where I currently work out of our DC office. WE is a public relations firm primarily based in Seattle, WA and Portland, OR and is probably best known as the longtime agency of record for Microsoft.

Additional background includes stints with the Republican National Committee, Washington Business Journal, C-SPAN, GovTech Solutions, U.S. Department of Education and most recently, the White House as the Internet and E-Communciations director.

While there, I managed online communications strategy, served as a press spokesperson and lead contact for digital influentials. In addition, I was the primary owner of the White House Web site and spearheaded the site’s comprehensive redesign in March 2007.

Disclaimer
Just so we are clear, CaptialGig is my personal weblog.  The opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views of my employer or my other associations, unless explicitly indicated otherwise.

Contact
Send notes, tips and flattering comments to: gig at capitalgig.com

And, with that, I’m happy to take your questions…