Category Archives: Washington DC

Come to the Washington DC Twestival Next Thursday!

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Next Thursday, Washington DC is going to be host to it’s very first Twestival.

Your first question is going to be what the hell is a Twestival.  Well I’m glad you asked.   It’s a charity event that’s getting held in 185 cities all across the world all on the same night. The event is being organized and promoted using Twitter and social media.

Our’s in DC is going to be next Thursday at 5:30 pm at the club/restaurant Local 16 up on U St.  It costs $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

Proceeds are going to Charity:Water.  They help bring clean water to developing nations.


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This is an awesome excuse to party (which we know DC loves to do)  and do some good in the process.  So come on out!!!

Washington, DC Apple Store Design Approved… Yay!

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The dcist is reporting that the Georgetown advisory neighborhood commission has FINALLY approved the design for the upcoming Apple store in their neighborhood.  It may be here as soon as the end of the year.  Yay!

The approved design reportedly has a more Georgetown-friendly brick emphasis and the “Apple logo greatly diminished in size.” Apple retail news web site ifoAppleStore says the store could be open as early as late 2009.

LaunchBox Digital Announces Their Summer ’09 Program

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The Washington, DC, early stage investment firm LaunchBox Digital has recently announced their Summer ’09 program.  This is a 12 week program where the LaunchBox team and their advisors work with entrepreneurs to help them build their companies and refine their ideas.  It’s really pretty phenomenal.   I’ve gotten to know some of the LaunchBox team and they’re great!  If you’re interested in their summer program, make sure that you apply today.

Congrats to nclud on 2 Years of Making the Web Prettier and Way More Fun!

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I’d like to personally congratulate  Washington DC-based Web creative agency nclud on their 2nd anniversary. Not only do they do amazing job of making the Web a more fun, prettier, and usable place, they’re also awesome people.  Martin, Alex, Dan, Doris, and Michael are all great friends.  Plus, they’re a pillar of DC’s emerging tech community.  I’m confident they’ll continue to do great things for many more years to come.

Government 2.0 Camp in Washington D.C. on March 27-28th

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After my tenure serving the Library of Congress, the notion of Government 2.0 has a special place in my heart.  It’s why I’m so excited about Government 2.0 Camp coming to Washington, DC on March 27-28th.  This is an unconference being organized by Maxine Teller and Peter Corbett, my co-organizer for BarCampDC 2.  It should be epic.

This is the description they give:

Government 2.0 Camp is the unconference that will bring together the leading thinkers from government, academia and industry to share Government 2.0 initiatives that are already in process and collaborate about how to leverage social media tools and Web 2.0 technologies to create a more collaborate, efficient and effective government — Government 2.0.

I’m definitely going to be there.  This event also kicks off Government 2.0 Club which looks quite interesting.

Update: There are two other organizers for this event: Dr. Mark Drapeau and Jeffrey Levy.

FortiusOne’s Andrew Turner Presenting at the Refresh DC January Meetup on “The How of Geo”

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FortiusOne’s CTO Andrew Turner  will be presenting at the Refresh DC January Meetup on “The How of Geo.“

Bring in the new year with a new take on an old practice. With great mapping APIs available to anyone for free today, mapping content has become something almost any designer or developer can do. Learn the how and why of geocoding, and how to design effective mapping interfaces for your web applications.

Andrew Turner is the CTO of FortiusOne, where he is guiding GeoCommons, developing geospatial-standards and building tools to make it easy for people to create dynamic, customized maps.

It’s on January 15th at 7pm in Arlington, VA at Strategic Analysis and it’s free.  It should be a great one.  I’m definitely going to be there.  Will you be there?

Geoff Livingston Announces Date and Speaker Lineup for BlogPotomac 2009

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Geoff Livingston’s Washington, DC area social media conference BlogPotomac 2009 has announced its date and lineup of speakers.  It will be held on Friday, June 12th at the State Theatre in Falls Church, VA.  Speaking at the event there will be Shireen Mitchell, Scott Monty, Liz Strauss, Aaron Brazell, Amber Naslund, and Shashi Bellamkonda.  Finally, it will be keynoted by Shel Holtz.  It sounds like it will be an exciting show and at $95 it’s quite a deal.

Government 2.0 at Socia Media Club DC’s January Meeting

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Being in Washington DC, the topic of Government 2.0 or how government is going to use Web 2.0 technologies is definitely a hot topic.  For the January 14th  Social Media Club meeting, they’ll be covering this every topic, with a pretty rad cast of characters on the panel.  I’d recommend checking it out.  I’ll be there.

Social media is set to make a big splash in 2009 and beyond, especially with President Barack Obama’s administration openly embracing online marketing tactics. What does this mean for government contractors, government focused media outlets, and those actively engaged with government agencies that face challenges around social media adoption? Small and large contractors who focus on military, defense, intelligence, public service and other sectors will all benefit from this open discussion on social media in government. We’ll discuss the overall government strategy and what the potential roadmap for 2009 looks like, how government agencies and contractors have collaborated so far, what works and what doesn’t, how to harness the collective intelligence of people to contribute to government, and what’s next in the relationship between social media and government.

Washington DC’s Apple Store Faces Delays

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For a while now, there has been talk of Washington, DC getting an Apple Store in Georgetown.  According to Apple Insider, this is facing delays due to opposition Apple is getting for it’s building proposals they’re sending to the local Georgetown advisory neighborhood commission.

Although it’s since been cleared to raze the building at 1229 Wisconsin Ave., Apple has been unable to pass its design proposals for the new store through a review process governed by a pair of local preservationist bodies, according to the Georgetown Current [PDF].

The paper reported last week that the Georgetown advisory neighborhood commission rejected the third consecutive proposal from the electronics company at a December 2nd meeting, and that the Old Georgetown Board did the same at its own meeting two days later.

Concern that Apple’s design may be too radical for the surrounding neighborhood appears to be the primary issue. Its most recent proposal calls for a glass first story “with a solid-stone upper facade punctuated by a large window shaped like Apple’s logo.”

Speaking for all the Apple fanboys in the DC area, I hope this gets resolved quickly.

Congrats to Viget Labs on 9 Years of Building Web Business

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Congrats to Viget Labs CEO Brian Williams and the entire staff at Viget on their 9th year of helping to build Web business.  You guys rock.

If you’re not familiar with them, Viget Labs is a full service Web design, development,  user experience, and marketing shop based out of Falls Church, VA.

All of their staff members are incredibly talented and are pillars in the Washington, DC tech community.

*Lifts glass* Here’s to many more years of business!