Here are some events as sent in emails to meetup group members, and also some articles.
Events:
- Today - Monday - 6pm - Battle of the Start-Ups: The Mobile Peer Award Nomination Contest at The Science Club in DC.
- Jan 13 - Media Future Now (mid-day event)
- Jan 13 - Capital Cabal - networking event
- Wed - Jan 14 - If You Build It, Will They Come? An exploration of social networks, including what’s working now and how to build and nurture a community. This event features Frank Warren of PostSecret.com and author Rohit Bhargava.
Rohit is also hosting earlier at 3pm the same day, a free PRSA Webinar Don't Be Faceless - Learn 7 Essential Social Media Techniques for PR Success - Jan 20 - Selling Drupal to the Government
- Jan 21 The Washington Blogger January Meetup
- Jan 22 - Twin Tech III - over 1,000 tech community people will gather to network & see interesting local companies & ideas. Sponsoring is also an option, at various levels.
- Jan 23 - Frank Warren's PostSecret event at Lisner Auditorium (Tickets here, or at the Lisner Box Office). There is also an event facebook page. (see our interview with Frank Warren.
- Jan 27 Capital Cabal - 4th Tuesday gathering in Bethesda.
- Jan 27 - Baltimore Washington Tech Meetup
- Jan 29 Social Rockstar Happy Hour
- Feb 5 - Ignite Baltimore (very cool event format)
- Mar 4-7 - DrupalCon
- May 16 - WordCamp Mid-Atlantic 2009
- Jun 12 - BlogPotomac
- DCTechEvents.com has more events & is constantly updated.
There were several events this month that "sold out" their no-cost tickets in just a few days (Jan 14 Social Media Club and NetSquared DC). This may be the trend for 2009 as the DC tech & social media community is larger & more-connected. Best advice is to RSVP early for events you want to attend.
Locally-blogged:
- Drinking Oatmeal Stout - Community Needs a Physical Place… A Place “Where Everybody Knows Your Name”
- iStrategyLabs 2009 Facebook Demographics and Statistics Report: 276% Growth in 35-54 Year Old Users
- Social Times - The Curse Of The Shiny Object
- American Latina - Lessons Learned in 2008
- Technosailor - Words that must die in 2009 (FAIL, etc.)
- Techno THEORY - One word for 2009: Impact. What’s your theme for the New Year?
- EastCoastBlogging - 6 Great Tips to Launching Your Product c/o Jason Calacanis
- SOMEWHATFrank - Somewhat Frank in 2008... onward to 2009!
- Video - Social Media & My Somewhat Obsession With The Shiny Objects of the Web (advice on social media)
And, local startup MixedInk has launched (they have participated in & helped in several events in 2008).
Articles:
Tech Workers Commiserate - an article about a meetup event last week, including several quotes by group members. - Kim Hart, Washington Post
Web 2.0 is so over. Welcome to Web 3.0 - "Facebook and Twitter may be more popular than ever among users, but what are they worth?" - Fortune Magazine
A Primer: Web 1, 2, and 3 - Clickz
Buzzwords of Web 2.0: RSS Down, Microblogging Up - "Pingdom, for example, concludes that searches for term 'Web 2.0' peaked in 2007 and have been decreasing every since. [...] 'Web 3.0,' however, seems to have peaked as a term to describe the next wave of Internet innovation before it even had a chance to happen."
7 Social Media Predictions for 2009 - Search Engine Watch
Non-Profit Poke: Social Networking as Business Boost - MSNBC
