Announcement: New Full-Time Position At THINK Interactive As Senior Strategist, Social Media

Today I have an exciting announcement — I have accepted a full-time position with the Atlanta-based “interactive idea agency” THINK Interactive as Senior Strategist, Social Media. I have been working in-house at the agency over the past month to see whether this would be a good fit for both myself and THINK and am very [...]

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How To Identify A New Media Douchebag (And Save Yourself From Becoming One) – The Inaugural IgniteATL

Last night was the inaugural IgniteATL! About Ignite Started by Brady Forrest, Technology Evangelist for O’Reilly Media, and Bre Pettis of Etsy.com, formerly of MAKE Magazine, Ignite was inspired by Pecha Kucha Nights, where speakers are given 20 slides, each shown for 20 seconds, giving each speaker 6 minutes and 40 seconds of fame. The [...]

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SXSW Panel Pitch: The State Of Music Blogs In 2010

One of the biggest conferences of every year (and my personal favorite) is SXSW, held every March in Austin, TX. The entire conference comprises of Music, Interactive and Film tracks over a two week period. Last year, I attended both Music and Interactive which was a great experience though quite exhausting! This year, I am [...]

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ATL Tweeters Tweetup Tonight

Just try saying that one five times fast. Tonight is the tweetup! Here’s the dealio: Center For Puppetry Arts is located at 1404 Spring St. NW at 18th Atlanta, GA 30309 in Midtown The tweetup is from 7PM to 10PM. There will be guided tours of the museum from 7:30-8:00 and 8:30-9:00. You are free [...]

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Blog Your Way Out Of The Recession Workshop

The recession is affecting everyone. This is nothing new. What is new? Scores of individuals are now looking to the internet for how they can empower themselves with the tools to self-supplement and sustain income beyond traditional options. This afternoon, I was invited by the ever-awesome Hollis Gillespie (humor columnist, author, radio commentator, and morethanyoucanhandle) [...]

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Upcoming Atlanta Tech Events

I feel like Spring flew by. We are already approaching Summer and there is so much going on! Lately, I have been consulting social media professionals on everything from Best Practices to effective workflow management, a few startups and locally-based companies about social media campaigns, and throwing much of my energy behind the upcoming relaunch [...]

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MediaConnection Episode #1 – A Conversation With Tessa Horehled

There’s a new tv show about social media that just launched called MediaConnection.tv, hosted by Amani Channel with Executive Producer, Grayson Daughters and Director Mike Forrester. MediaConnection is a program of conversations about social media news, trends and innovations. Guests of the shows are interesting leaders from a variety of backgrounds and industries who are [...]

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Atlanta Tumblr Meetup

Atlanta Tumblr Meetup at Clermont Lounge is Tuesday, April 21. Karaoke starts around 10ish, but the meetup will begin at 9:30PM to give Blondie some cans to crush in her boobs.

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