We Media members, readers, fans and friends are invited to breakfast and a conversation with Fast Company magazine founder Alan Webber and best-selling author Dan Pink. When: 8 am – 10 am Tuesday, June 2, 2009 Where: The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Blvd. McLean, VA USA To register: Click here. The Washington Board of […]
NOTE: We asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards finalists to write about their projects, what they’ve learned along the way and what’s next. This essay written by Donna Liu, Director for Strategic Initiatives, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. UCHANNEL: ACCESS TO A WORLD OF IDEAS The Woodrow Wilson […]
NOTE: We asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards finalists to write about their projects, what they’ve learned along the way and what’s next. This essay submitted by Jim Turner, Media Relations, Humana Inc. As one of the nation’s largest health care companies, Humana, Inc. is dedicated to improving the health of Americans. As […]
What: How Obama Won the First Web 2.0 Election and Will Create The First Web 2.0 Presidency When: Monday, December 8, 2008, 4 pm and open to the public. Where: George Washington University, Washington, DC. Details here. Our good friend and iFOCOS Senior Fellow, Carin Dessauer, is moderating what promises to be a fascinating discussion […]
The U.S. election is over. Next comes the first We Media presidency. What does that mean? Join us for a breakfast mixer and conversation on Nov. 13 at the Samsung Experience in New York to talk about how We Media – not THE media – will cover the Obama presidency. Speakers will include Amanda Michel, […]
We received 150 nominations from all over the world and have narrowed the field to 35 finalists for the 2009 We Media Game Changers Awards. Please check them all out. It’s an intriguing and inspiring collection of companies, projects, people and ideas. At the very least, the group reflects the sweeping scope of media in […]
For developers and others interested in social media, SocialDevCamp East is this Saturday, Nov. 1, at the University of Baltimore. Details here. I can’t attend and no, I will NOT be following the event twitter feed – but I will look for a decent post-event summary. Andrew NachisonAndrew Nachison is founder of We Media. He […]
With retrenchment and job reductions — oh, let’s call them what they really are: mass firings — as subtext, three of the more influential clubs associated with the newspaper industry held their annual conventions last week. There were hopeful twists amid fear and loathing. The Society for News Design and the Associated Press Managing Editors […]
We have a special rate of $284/night available for We Media attendees at The Sonesta Bayfront Hotel (2889 McFarlane Rd) in the charming and funky neighborhood of Coconut Grove. Availability is on a first-come basis and reservations must be made by January 25, 2009 for the rate to be honored. To make your reservation online […]
Speaking at: We Media Buenos Aires – Oct. 14-15, 2008 Cohen is responsible for product strategy, marketing and publisher outreach for Google News globally, which is currently available in more than 20 languages and over 40 countries. Prior to joining Google, Josh was Vice President of Business Development for Reuters Media, the world’s largest news […]