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The “Now, Discover Your Strengths” Approach to Social Media

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Joe Flood

Now, Discover Your Strengths is one of the very few personal improvement books worth the money. It’s been superseded by the awkwardly-titled StrengthsFinder 2.0 but the message is the same in the new book: You should concentrate on what you’re … Continue reading →

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Park Ranger Photo Kerfuffle

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Joe Flood

With this photo, I have inadvertently started a kerfuffle (love that word). It was part of a series of photos I took of the Washington Monument inspection for earthquake damage. I took the above photo because I thought it was … Continue reading →

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We Are All Content Marketers Now

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Joe Flood

Content marketing is defined as: the creation or sharing of content for the purpose of engaging current and potential consumer bases. We’re all in the marketing biz now, defined by the content that’s available about us online. Whether it’s a post … Continue reading →

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The Software is Wrong, Not the People

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Joe Flood

It was a small moment at the WordPress DC Meetup. One of the creators of WordPress, Matt Mullenweg, was in town. He had come to this monthly meeting at Fathom Creative to learn what the local community wanted in the … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Not at SXSW This Year

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Joe Flood

SXSW Interactive is an annual conference of social media and web geeks in Austin. It’s a huge, exhausting event that takes place over a long weekend in March and is popularly known as the conference that introduced Twitter and other … Continue reading →

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WordPress as a Platform for Journalism

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Joe Flood

My notes from the March 8, 2011 WordPress DC Meetup on WordPress as a tool for journalism. Continue reading →

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WordPress DC: Introduction to Themes and Theme Development with Thad Allender

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Joe Flood

This month’s meeting of WordPress DC was an introduction to themes and theme development. WordPress DC is a monthly meetup group of WP developers, designers and bloggers. The meeting was held at Fathom Creative, in a beautiful second floor space … Continue reading →

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The TSA, Blogger Bob and George Orwell

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Joe Flood

There’s been a lot of discussion going on at GovLoop about a post I did about the TSA blog. In it, I asked whether the TSA blog was supposed to be propaganda or the unvarnished truth. GovLoop is an online … Continue reading →

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Chris Guillebeau and The Art of Non-Conformity

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Joe Flood

Last night, I listened to Chris Guillebeau speak at the Barnes and Noble in downtown DC. Chris is one of my favorite bloggers, from the Art of Non-Conformity. His message is that you don’t have to live like everyone else, … Continue reading →

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More Thoughts on Transparency Camp 09

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Joe Flood

Some more random thoughts about Transparency Camp 09. Here are my big take-aways from the conference. Excitement: There’s a tremendous amount of enthusiasm among enlightened advocates of government transparency, fueled by the election of Obama and the mainstreaming of Web … Continue reading →

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