Today, the Center for American Progress’ Campus Progress project launched a blog for interns in DC for the summer: Today Campus Progress launches Social Capital, a new blog/calendar (blogendar?) designed not only to make sure your social calendar remains packed while you’re in DC, but also to give you a place to share stories about […]
DC Blogger Meetup Friday
Kathryn On and Rock Creek Rambler are sponsoring a blogger meetup Friday at Eyebar from 6 to 9 p.m. they’re calling “Live Blog 05: Like Blogging, but with Speech”. Yeah, it’s at Eyebar, a self-described “place to see and be seen.â€? Here’s what RCR says about it: Don’t forget about Live Blog this Friday. All […]
On the Status of Student Power in Ann Arbor
‘Perfect Storm’ Brewing in A2 The other day I sat down with Dale Winling to talk about a couple organizations he recently launched. Dale is a first year PhD candidate in Architectural History at the University of Michigan. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees in history from Western Michigan University and is from a town […]
Is Your Media Contagious?
The Contagious Media Showdown, a contest to attract the most traffic to a new website by (basically) any means possible, has ended with Forget Me Not Panties, Crying While Eating, and personal favorite (I’m on the “Câ€? list) Blogebrity the winners. —–
Antigay Boot Camp and Blog Storms
A 16-year-old Tennessee boy recently came out to his parents. They didn’t react well: they sent him to anti-gay boot camp. However, his moving blog has created what Terrance calls a “blog stormâ€? on the web: So, that’s where it stands for now. A lonely, scared, gay teenager in Tennessee dropped a post into the […]
Blogger Meetup Report
The Meetup.com D.C. blogger meetup yesterday was fun, about 7 people showed up at SoHo tea and coffee for an enjoyable wide-ranging discussion. The attendees included Pat, John, Michael, Damian, Dan and Jamy. > Other D.C. Blogger Meetups: Blogorama (kept alive by Julian Sanchez), weblogs-social-dc Yahoo Group, what am I missing? > Me on the […]
DCist Presents: Unbuckled
I’m really excited about this – Gothamist has sponsored a series of highly successful concerts with local bands in New York, and we’re going to do the same here in D.C. The idea is that you charge just enough to cover your expenses and highlight some local talent. We’ve decided to call our series “Unbuckledâ€? […]