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EVENT RECAP: I Heart Social Media: Blogger Edition

I Heart Social Media-DC held it’s second monthly networking/learning event on August 26 at Bar Dupont. The focus for this month was Blogging (what’s not to love about blogging?) Speakers for the evening were Amanda Miller-Littlejohn, President & CEO of Mopwater PR + Media Notes, a public relations firm based in Washington, DC, [...]

EVENT RECAP: nGAGEDC August Mixer

Well, as usual, last night’s nGAGEDC event was a huge success! For me, nGAGEDC is always a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and make new connections. I’ve been attending since April and each one has been bigger and better than the last. I’m convinced that in a month or two, [...]

EVENT RECAP: DCTweetup 15 @ Policy

Sisarina's Melanie Spring & Friend

The good people of Sisarina put on another great event last night, DCTweetup 15. Last night’s event was held at Policy, an ultra chic restaurant and lounge conveniently located near the lively U Street Corridor area in NW Washington, DC.

I’ve been to a few Tweetups [...]

EVENT RECAP: DC PR Flacks Meetup - July 27, 2010

PR Divas: Margie Newman & Amanda Miller Littlejohn

Dream job: attending events, meeting people, taking pictures, tweeting and blogging about it. As an absolute introvert by nature, I’m surprised by how much I enjoy doing this stuff, but I really do. A lot. The most recent event at which I got [...]

EVENT RECAP: nGAGE DC July Mixer 'More than Just Networking'

The Masterminds behind nGAGE DC – Omari Sanders & Chris Cooks

As part of my plan to make a career transition to the social media/communications/public relations space, I make it a point to attend a variety of events at which I can make connections with people who may be able to assist me [...]

social media groupie. who,me? ok.

Yesterday, I had an interesting conversation with a friend who is starting a political consulting business. One of the first things that I asked him was whether or not he’s been developing a web presence via blogging, tweeting, joining Facebook and LinkedIn, etc. I couldn’t believe my ears when he said, “no.” [...]

ebony & ivory : friendship in 'black' & 'white'

I haven’t had a close White friend since the sixth grade. From Pre-K through sixth grade I attended a private school in Montgomery County, MD, that had a cultural mix, so my friends were a cultural mix. I have a clear recollection of trips and sleepovers, rocking out to Cyndi Lauper and [...]

major crush status…IRL

I have three major crushes in life: Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Black Thought. Seriously. I wanna be where they are. Kweli responded to my tweet about this and it sent my heart a flutter. Recently though, I’ve developed a crush on someone that I’ve actually met. Nothing good can come of this. [...]

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EVENT RECAP: nGAGEDC August Mixer

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