Blogologues: A Spotlight on Social Media, Literally
Jennifer Jamula and Allison Goldberg discuss their upcoming performance Blogologues Technoganza: Like a Lolcat Watching Itself on YouTube.
MoreWriter’s Bloq Builds a Literary Community On and Offline
Unsolicited, Writer’s Bloq’s first reading at The Strand offered writers the chance come out from behind their laptops and meet the people whose work they’ve been reading on the site.
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An online platform for promising young writers to meet, Writer’s Bloq aims to bridge the gap between writers from different backgrounds. Arts editor Laura Itzkowitz interviews founder and CEO Nayia Moysidis about the site and their upcoming event.
MoreSocial Media and Designing the City: A Talk with FourSquare and Sonar
From Likes, +1s, Tweets, Mayorships and Tips to the flow of the city, how can today’s social media data help us better understand and potentially design a city better?
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First Person Plural: An Interview with Margo Jefferson, Pulitzer Prize Winning Cultural Critic
Pulitzer Prize Winning Critic Margo Jefferson talks about a new reading series in Harlem, cross-genre evolution on the literary scene, and her new book combining memoir and cultural criticism.
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Social Media Week – London
A recap from Social Media Week London, looking at the impact of social media on journalism and governance.
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Big Fuel takes center stage at New York Social Media Week
Social media agency Big Fuel will be the hub of Social Media Week in New York which begins next week on February 13th. Here’s a look at their awesome office.
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A Hidden Factory near Bastille with a Revolutionary Past and Digital Future
In the dense fabric of Paris and the architectural typology of courtyards concealed by doors, you can peer into whole other worlds. Near Bastille, we uncovered a hidden factory with a revolutionary past and digital future.
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From Co-Working to Urban Campus, the General Assembly Model
Co-working can go far beyond what its name implies. One of the most prominent New York spaces, General Assembly, is consciously building a community and educational facility rather than just a shared workspace.
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2011 GovFresh Winners: Recognizing Open Government Initiatives
The 2011 GovFresh Awards demonstrate that local government agencies are not lagging behind on the social media wave.
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Web Bites – Beloved Bookstore Owner Dies, Snazzy Trumpet Kid, Singapore Renaissance
A highlight of the best online reads each week from each of our cities and the most Untapped places across the globe.
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BitCity Conference: Transportation, Data and Technology in Cities
Janette Sadik-Kahn, the New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner, , the Vice President of Platforms and Partnerships at Waze and Rachel Sterne, the Chief Digital Officer at New York City Media were among the many representatives in attendance who presented progressive ideas and projects involving transportation and technology in cities.
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