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Re: links for 2009-02-07

leslieann44 — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:15:55 -0000

Kevin, many thanks for the link love! Look for New Media Strategies' site to continue to experiment and iterate :)

Feel free to drop me a line anytime.

~ L.

Re: Tropicana tracks the ‘Orange Election’ & JEES3 designs the crap out of it. Nice work kids!

leslieann44 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:48:25 -0000

David ~ Thanks so much for the shouts! I came across your site while doing work for Tropicana via New Media Strategies (we do a lot of the digital PR for Tropicana/PepsiCo). Glad to be able to bring some sanity to all the Twitter posts flying by in the next few days and always enjoy working with the JESS3 team on projects like this.

Really like your work as well ~ especially your header.

Don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions on how it works, etc.

All the best,
Leslie

Communications Manager
New Media Strategies
www.twitter.com/leslieann44

"We're not red. We're not blue. We're 100% orange."

Re: SocialDevCamp East Fall 2008

leslieann44 — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:14:04 -0000

Aw man, so bummed to have had to sit this one out. Huge election-related project I am working on for NMS, can't wait to share.

Until then, keep up the great work and thanks for documenting everything like this. An amazing resource you are, Jimmy :)

Re: Once again, Twitter’s death is laid out. Once again, users will fail to notice

parislemon — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:16:44 -0000

Thanks Leslie, definitely like what you guys are doing over at C-SPAN, sorry for the typo, I"ll fix :)

Re: Once again, Twitter’s death is laid out. Once again, users will fail to notice

leslieann44 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:42:41 -0000

Hi there MG ~ Great piece and thanks for the mention.

I work with C-SPAN (not "CPSAN" -- understandable typo, I do it on occasion myself) and I wanted to make sure to share that not only has C-SPAN embraced Twitter from an organizational standpoint (http://twitter.com/cspan), but it has also found ways to tap into the APIs of which you speak, creating high-value experiences for folks during both the Conventions and Debates. They also regularly read tweets on air during these events.

http://dnc08.c-span.org/
http://rnc08.c-span.org/
http://debatehub.c-span.org/

Would love to discuss further if you are interested. All my info is below.

Thanks again,
Leslie

Leslie A. Bradshaw

Communications Manager
Public Affairs | New Media Strategies
E: lbradshaw@newmediastrategies.net
T: www.twitter.com/leslieann44
W: www.newmediastrategies.net

Re: FamousDC: The FishbowlDC Interview - mediabistro.com: FishbowlDC

leslieann44 — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:43:38 -0000

And NMS loves everything that FamousDC (and FishbowlDC) writes as well!

ps ~ I have the hook up on good [Bradshaw Vineyards] pinot noir, let's talk.

Re: Video: ThePete Mentioned on C-SPAN2 During #RNC08

Leslie Bradshaw — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:25:45 -0000

@ThePete -- This blog post is going straight to my friends and family. Thanks so much for getting it on "tape" -- you beat me to it, was going to get it from archives. Hope you will be covering the debates as well... we have some potential stuff in store.

Your comments about C-SPAN's coverage ring so true with many of us online -- and in general -- who are in search of content from which we can draw our own conclusions. I proudly count myself among the independent-thinking. Here here!

@TimToon... *flattered.* Stay tuned!

Re: Social Ad Summit Final Announcement

Leslie Bradshaw — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:01:28 -0000

Congrats Nick! I know how hard you have been working on this and I think you are incredible. Well done.

Re: ThePete.Com Mentioned on C-SPAN’S Hub! #RNC08

Leslie Bradshaw — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:33:27 -0000

Also posted over on the http://www.ipernity.com/blog/thepete/89763 post... wanted to make sure to give you shouts here on your home turf:

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Hai The Pete! Glad you are enjoying the C-SPAN Hub coverage and thanks again for getting me your post (as well as in touch with William Bittner). From a non-content perspective, it is a very interesting examination into how a video becomes "viral" -- bloggers start posting it, folks online start emailing it... you and @bbittner then Tweet it out to your networks... the cycle goes on and on.

Anyway, back to it!

FWIW: I also just read your headline on CSPAN2 at 8:45 PM EST. Will try to get you an embeddable clip when everything slows down in the coming days. Be in touch :)

Leslie A. Bradshaw
Community Manager
Public Affairs | New Media Strategies

Re: C-SPAN Gets Social for the Dem Convention

Leslie Bradshaw — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:13:49 -0000

Hey Nick, thanks so much for posting on this. Wanted to also note that another local firm is involved, New Media Strategies, as we update the site around the clock MANUALLY (working with bloggers in Denver/from afar, online communities, media makers... you name it). With my connection to both NMS and JESS3, this has been an incredible project to say the least.

As for C-SPAN being "boring" it all depends on where you are coming from I guess. Personally -- client aside -- the fact that they don't go on and on with punditry and let me make my own decisions is awesome. And there is no other network out there that covers as much of the political process as C-SPAN. Definitely give me a call if you would like to discuss more -- I tried reaching you earlier today but know you are swamped with the impending Social Ad Summit.

Here are what a few bloggers are saying about C-SPAN (public affairs network) VS. TV networks...

"Ignore Convention Pundit Blowhards; Watch C-Span" http://pjnet.org/post/1853/

"It's good that we have C-Span and Internet options to get a direct feed of the convention" http://thebluevoice.blogspot.com/2008/08/democr...

"best view of the convention was the one unadorned by punditry and available only on CSpan" http://longlivethevillagegreen.blogspot.com/200...

"...mid Leach speech, switched over to C-SPAN coverage and was met with roaring approval by the bloggers." http://bdevine.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/c-span-...

PS: I am also on TV every night sharing what is hopping on the Hub :-)

Best Wishes,
Leslie

Community Manager, NMS
President, JESS3

Re: A Picture Per(fect) Day - You know you’ve made it when… FTW!

Leslie Bradshaw — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:15:17 -0000

Look at you, front-pager! Looking forward to all of your rocking coverage. And thanks for helping spread the word about #DNC08. The NMS C-SPAN team sends it best as well... Bill, Howard, Patrick and the gang :)

Re: C-Span Providing Social Media Hub for Conventions

Leslie Bradshaw — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:51:52 -0000

Aaron -- thanks to much for the dual shout-outs here on your article. Guilty as charged on both accounts: I love words and C-SPAN.

So, I happen to be catching up on my reading and saw that both you and Jimmy rocked a post about the project, can't thank you both enough. Like I was saying to Jimmy, C-SPAN's mission of creating public access to the political process is solidly realized by online media (something you and I understand well, but something that is sometimes lost on traditional organizations). I am very proud to be a part of this effort from both a JESS3 as well as a New Media Strategies perspective.

You know about the hashtags and whatnot, so should you tweet-it-out, #DNC08 and #RNC08 will shine on through on the aggregation page. As for the rest of the site, let me know if you end up covering anything in particular at either conventions. For now, I just like to go to it and see what others are saying -- especially as folks are just arriving in Denver and getting ramped up for the coming week.

Thanks again many times over :) LAB

Re: Local Design Firm JESS3 Delivers CSPAN Convention Coverage Design

Leslie Bradshaw — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:46:17 -0000

Jimmy -- thanks so much for the coverage! It has been an amazing experience to work with C-SPAN on this, as they are an incredible public affairs brand whose mission is to bring public access to the political process. New to a lot of online media and communities, their willingness to and interest in embracing technologies like Twitter and Qik, as well as link to State and National blogs is as inspiring as it is trailblazing.

Another local shout-out for New Media Strategies in Arlington VA, my day job and facilitator of the project. They have been a great resource and manager of this entire process and am grateful for the partnership.

Last thing, @kyeung... yes, good catch... the first day we still had IP redirects, but now both sites are good-to-go on the domain names:

http://c-span.org/politics/dnc08

and

http://c-span.org/politics/rnc08

Re: The BlogHim Boiz Choir

micah — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:48:10 -0000

It was fantastic to see you, and I was very impressed with the effort you and Jen undertook to get to SF. Its just too bad we didn't hang out more. Its funny how startupweekend dc lead to so many great friends. I probably hangout more with folks from that startupweekend than the one in Boulder!

Re: The BlogHim Boiz Choir

leslieann44 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:25:33 -0000

Thank you thank you thank you. Your post just made my day. You captured that moment in the McCain/Obama session so well, when Jen and I had just stepped off the plane, into her family volvo wagon, and then straight into the conference. Seeing you, Erin, Allison Byrne Fields and many others so early in the trip told me: "this is gonna be a good one." And boiz was it ever.

I also appreciate the JESS3 shout-out. Along with nclud (w00t, @MRinglein), we got DC covered :)

Re: D.C. Based LivingSocial Raises $5 Million

Leslie Bradshaw — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:31:13 -0000

Nick, great coverage. Thanks for always staying on top of this stuff, don't know where I would go for this kind of news w/o you. And congrats to a local startup, sends a strong message to the industry... for their company and for our area.

Re: mediabistro.com: FishbowlDC

leslieann44 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:17:04 -0000

Will keep my eyes out for Garrett, thanks for the tip ;-)

Along with my colleagues Jen and Ben from New Media Strategies, I will be heading that way... stopping off at Right Online to say hello to NMS colleagues Soren and Bill, too.

And, while we were out of DC roaming around with online friends, Jen and I thought it would be fun to stop off in SF to take part in the BlogHer festivities over the weekend. Join us if you can keep up!

Jen's write-up here: http://humanfolly.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/a-qu...

Definitely will be tweeting all the way...

www.Twitter.com/leslieann44 (Leslie)
www.Twitter.com/HumanFolly (Jen)

Re: Announcing the Social Ad Summit

Leslie Bradshaw — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:59:24 -0000

Nick -- Exciting times indeed, and, as always great to catch up on this and Social Times/JESS3 awesomeness over the weekend. I will be getting back to you on all the things on our master list. Until then, and even after that, let me know how I/we can help... reach out anytime :-)

Re: Ajay Madhok - CEO, Equals

Leslie Bradshaw — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:03:06 -0000

Congrats Nick on the podcast launch. I am particularly excited about seeing the ST logo on iTunes. So official looking.

Also, that the time is 22:22 (=44!) made me smile similarly.

Things I love in lights.

Re: A Personal Brand Revolution Is At Hand

Leslie Bradshaw — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:58:11 -0000

As always Nick, thank you for the support and the official shout out =) And Tim, great additions as well. Like where you are going with this -- The web as your platform to be YOU, develop the YOU in a community, and by extension your online efforts then act as a living-breathing CV in a way, but better?! more interactive, etc.

After the call with Nick, I gave it more thought and what I realized is that the most important words to a self brand (IMHO) are more about values than anything else. Words that come to mind are integrity in all that you do, authenticity + transparency (I like using the term "WIZZYWIG" to encapsulate this... get it?), compassion for yourself + others and passion-plus-knowledge/intelligence in the areas you claim experience/expertise. Growing outward from that become a natural extension.

Seems like a no-brainer, but one last thought: Putting the cart (media/promotion) before the horse (authentic value) is a tempting trap, but to be avoided at all costs. While things like gimics, taglines, "networking," blogging, using lots of technology etc. all work for giving voice and outlet and audience to personal brands, they really should be an afterthought for things that are truly valuable and have true worth (what you know, how you conduct yourself, what makes sense given your "trade" and goals).

Thanks again for including me in the conversation and for keeping it going!

L.

Re: I Have a Writer, His Name is Anthony

Leslie Bradshaw — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:43:39 -0000

Nick -- I am so glad you posted about this. I have seen a few folks hop into the comment sections and start talking to you and miss the whole fact that it was Anthony's article!

The diagram above is most helpful ;-) It is also a testament to the shoot first ask questions later phenomenon that blog scanning breeds.

SLOW DOWN PEOPLE! What's the hurry? (I am saying this to myself as well)

I also want to add that it takes a true leader and friend to give others credit where credit is due. I applaud you for your recognition skills and full-post to do so.

Re: MyBlogLog Getting Into Identity Management

Leslie — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:58:57 -0000

Nick -- Interesting stuff. I find it very interesting how these decisions are made... I would like to picture a bunch of expert/economists/social scientists/marketers/etc. + the ACTUAL USERS debating the merits of opt-in and opt-out... with decisions being based on part anecdotal/qualitative stories + hard data (X users flipped out on X number of web platforms after the Beacon "fiasco" as you called it; the economic benefit of tapping into API data results in $X for us, etc.)

Thanks again for keeping the dialog open. -L.

Re: The Various Types of Social Networkers

Leslie — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:20:39 -0000

I think you are a little of all of them Nick... we all are, really ;-) Thanks for the heads up on this report -- any ideas on how to get your hands on the original?

Re: First Steps in Twitter

Leslie — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:13:13 -0000

Dan - I totally hear you on this. You make a number of good points. I have also "squatted" on my own account for months, updating it only when going to workshop sessions on or about new media stuff/twittering. Until just a few weeks ago...

I have taken the wise counsel of friends and colleagues who are active Tweeters (not to be confused with Tweakers) and let these two tenants guide me:

1. Twitter when you are doing something interesting, or have something interesting to say to a friend or your micro community. At a concert, watching breaking news, etc.

2. Twitter AT people, like you would a rolling IM-meets-email convo. This can be endless fun.

I also highly recommend the Twitterberry App if you have a blackberry... great for when you are in lines or on the metro. Easy to update, see what friends are up to, etc.

PS - I am as verbose as they come and if I can do it in 140 chars, so can you! Best of luck :-) L.

Re: Social Times Update

Leslie — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:14:24 -0000

Nick -- all sounds great! Keep up the awesome work :-)

Just sent you a note (via FB, appropriate medium, I thought) with follow up ideas. Be in touch! Best - L.