Monthly Archives: April 2009

UGA Technology for the Turnaround: Event Summary and Twitter Definition

Written on April 27, 2009 by Bert DuMars in Grady College, New Media Institute, UGA, mobile, new media, social media, social web, twitter
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It was a wonderful, warm spring day in Athens, GA for the University of Georgia, Grady College, New Media Institute, Technology for the Turnaround event on April 25, 2009. Dr. Shamp did an outstanding job motivating the Professors, Students and Educators to come up with new, innovative ideas on how to change University Education [...]

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Preparing For UGA Technology For The Turnaround Event

Written on April 19, 2009 by Bert DuMars in Forrester Research, Georgia, ecosystem, education, new media, social media, social web
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I am very excited about participating in the upcoming University of Georgia, New Media Institute, Technology For The Turnaround: A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste event on April 25, 2009 in Athens, Georgia. The event is being led by Professor Scott Shamp (@sshamp) Director of the New Media Institute (NMI blog). [...]

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Flutter – Nanoblogging: The Next Generation of the Blog

Written on April 12, 2009 by Bert DuMars in Microblogging, Nanoblogging, Slate, social media
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This is a very funny and maybe prescient video from the team at Slate as part of their article “Do I Really Have To Join Twitter?” by Farhad Manjoo. The article discusses the rapid rise of Twitter and whether you really have to join at this point in its evolution. Flutter is [...]

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Saturday Night Live Shout Out by "President Obama" for Paper Mate and Levolor Brands

Written on April 8, 2009 by Bert DuMars in Levolor, Newell Rubbermaid, Paper Mate, President Obama, SNL, Saturday Night Live
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Saturday Night Live opening skit on April 4, 2009 discussed the extension of the Federal Government Stimulus package beyond just the auto industry and financial services. The skit goes so far as to declare winning brands and companies in specific industries. Thankfully for Newell Rubbermaid, Paper Mate and Levolor brands are called out [...]

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