2011 Events

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Congressional Facebook Developer Hackathon Wednesday, December 7, 2011 United States Capitol Washington, DC PRNews’ Facebook Conference Thursday, December 1, 2011 National Press Club Washington, DC CampaignTech Conference Thursday, November 10, 2011 Washington Marriott Washington, DC ThinkTank Live, The Holmes Report … Continued

2010 Capital Staffers Index


Edelman’s Public Affairs & StrategyOne teams interviewed senior legislative staffers around the globe in several capital cities including Berlin, Brussels, London, Paris and Washington to determine the role and influence of various communications channels both online and off.

Decision Points


Since his departure from the White House in January 2009, much has been said and written about President George W. Bush’s personal choice to quietly step out of the national spotlight thus making way for his Oval Office successor. Tomorrow, November 9, 2010, President Bush breaks his silence with the official release of his new book, Decision Points. In it, he takes a self-described “untraditional approach” to writing his life’s memoir by providing a unique perspective of his presidency and focusing on the most demanding part of the job… making decisions.

Do the Research!

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Some people really thrive on the excitement of aggressively securing a new lead, while others are uncomfortable with the pursuit. In either case, there’s no excuse — especially with all the information available on the Internet these days — for not performing even the most basic research before reaching out to a prospect.

2010 Events

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Geek 2 Chic October 13, 2010 Bloomingdale’s Chevy Chase, MD Emergency Social Data Summit August 12, 2010 American Red Cross, Washington, DC Watch the entire LIVE event here via C-SPAN Personal Democracy Forum June 3-4, 2010 New York, New York … Continued

Top 20 Social Media News Stories of 2009

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Many news stories started online before making their way into “mainstream media” and some merely took on lives of their own as the Web augmented their reach. Here’s my list of the Top 20 in 2009.

Top Tweets from 2009

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I was curious to see which of my tweets generated the most interest in 2009. The challenge, however, comes in determining how to measure that.

TweetLevel: Rating Twitter Influence


This week, Edelman released TweetLevel, the latest web-based tool designed to measure one’s “importance” on Twitter.

WhiteHouse.gov, Drupal & CMS: A little history


There’s no question that the increased adoption of open source backend solutions in the private sector, and now in government, represents yet another evolutionary step in the rapid growth of the Internet. As these tools become more prevalent, users will be able to better connect and collaborate on shared platforms which only improves the potential for digital public engagement in shaping our democracy.

Obama’s ‘October Surprise’

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My, what a difference a month makes. That’s right, this past Friday marked exactly one month since Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) yelled those two “spontaneous” words during a Joint Session of Congress in response to President Obama’s claim that his healthcare plan wouldn’t cover illegal immigrants. President Obama has come a long way from “You Lie!” to being named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize recipient!