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Homefront Heroes Takes Compelling Wounded Warrior Stories To The GI Film Festival

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — For those not directly connected with an active-duty military person or a veteran, you often only hear their stories vaguely, or in passing. Now, two very different people have created Homefront Heroes to deliver veterans’ stories to you in a very compelling, human way. Mike Allen, a Microsoft executive in their ... Read more »
Celebrities, Defense, Movies, Philanthropy, Television, Video
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Microsoft’s Geek 2 Chic: LA Makes Silicon Beach The Center Of the Geeky Fundraiser Universe

Mark Drapeau (Los Angeles, CA) — On Thursday, May 10th, Microsoft and Bloomingdale’s brought their popular “Geek 2 Chic” charity fashion show series to the west coast’s Silicon Beach. A mix of local entrepreneurs and tech-savvy professionals served as models, and between ticket sales and 10% of Bloomingdale’s purchases, thousands of dollars were raised for ... Read more »
Celebrities, Corporate Citizenship, Entrepreneurship, Events, Fashion, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Photos, Retail
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Six Ways Evangelists Can Promote Like Sports Illustrated Supermodel Kate Upton

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) – Recently, I wrote an essay about how the open government movement could do a better job of engaging mainstream media, and more specifically how the simultanous Transparency Camp and White House Correspondents Dinner weekend could make better connections. One criticism of this is that the WHCD is too focused on celebrities, ... Read more »
Celebrities, Cheeky Geeky, Gadgets and Mobile, Government, Leadership, Movies, Photos, Politics, Social Software
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White House Correspondents Dinner: Why Do Geeks Hate Nerdprom?

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Recently, the White House Correspondents Dinner (AKA “Nerd Prom”) and its bevy of pre-parties, after-parties, and brunches hit Washington, DC by storm as it does every spring. But across the Potomac in Arlington, VA, a simultaneous gathering of government enthusiasts known as “Transparency Camp” occurred, sequestered from networking with influential ... Read more »
Celebrities, Cheeky Geeky, Entrepreneurship, Events, Fashion, Journalism, Media, Movies
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Suits And Spooks Rendezvous For The Greater Good

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Last week, an eclectic group of tech-savvy “suits” and “spooks” gathered in a private conference center in Rosslyn, VA, in a towering office building overlooking Georgetown across the Potomac River. The occasion? The second-annual Suits and Spooks anti-conference, curated and hosted by cyber warfare consultant and author Jeffrey Carr. Nominally ... Read more »
Celebrities, Cyber Issues, Defense, Events, Government
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Six Ways Politicians Can Use Pinterest

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — If you were living in a cave during the last quarter of 2011, you may have missed out on hearing about Pinterest – the hottest new social platform to hit the tech scene in some time. Judged by leading tech blog TechCrunch as the best new startup of 2011, Pinterest ... Read more »
Celebrities, Defense, Fashion, Government, Politics, Social Software
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American Teacher: Philadelphia Screening At A Futuristic School

Andrew Ko (Reston, VA) — American Teacher is a documentary that chronicles the stories of four teachers living and working in disparate urban and rural areas of the country. Narrated by Matt Damon, the teacher’s stories are told through a mixture of footage and interviews with students, families, and colleagues, as well as the teachers ... Read more »
Celebrities, Education, Events, Movies
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Five Public Sector Consumer Apps

Joel Reyes (Charlotte, NC) — As I do every month, I present five of my favorite apps. This month, I’ve curated apps which are meant for your average consumer or citizen, but better connect them to information of a public / civic sector nature. We start with information about the entire world, and end with ... Read more »
Apps, Celebrities, Education, Health, Nonprofits
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