Archive for 'Technology'
Team Issa Understands Technology, Continues to Crush the Web
Posted on 01. May, 2012 by nolongerfamous.
Rep. Issa, who runs the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is quickly becoming the leading tech giant on Capitol Hill. Issa has become a driving force in bringing technological thinking to the halls of Capitol Hill. He just gets it — something you often hear people who work for innovative companies around town talking [...]
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Famous Silicon Valley
Posted on 11. Apr, 2012 by nolongerfamous.
Rep. Eric Cantor and his wife Diana, accompanied by Majority Leader’s Digital Director Matt Lira, sit down with Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin on their recent trip to Silicon Valley. Photo by Justin Germany
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As if We Needed Another Reason to Love Marion S. Barry
Posted on 04. Apr, 2012 by nolongerfamous.
Barry was feeling good after his win last night. Southeast going HAM on Twitter!Let me hear YOU! — Marion S. Barry, Jr. (@marionbarryjr) April 4, 2012
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#DCSMHH
Posted on 29. Mar, 2012 by almostfamous.
DC’s Twitterati came out last night for the Q1 DC Social Media Happy Hour hosted by Lisa Byrne, social strategist at Pappas Group and founder of DCeventjunkie and Co-Founder of DC Wine Week. With a light breeze and Lost Society’s swanky rooftop, the night was a perfect way to kick off the spring season. Above: Brian [...]
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Yeas and Nays of the Congressional Twitterverse
Posted on 26. Mar, 2012 by nolongerfamous.
To help celebrate Twitters 6th birthday, the Edelman Digital team released an interesting report that evaluates effective use of Twitter by Members of the U.S. Congress: Capitol Tweets: Yeas and Nays of the Congressional Twitterverse The report analyzed Twitter data from 89 U.S. Senators and 367 U.S. Representatives across a 112-day period from September-December 2011. In [...]
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Citizen Co-Sponsor Project: An Innovative Use of Facebook in Congress
Posted on 21. Mar, 2012 by nolongerfamous.
Majority Leader Eric Cantor just released a game-changing new application called Citizen Co-Sponsor Project. Citizen CoSponsor will enable users to follow legislation they’re interested in. The application allows you to easily co-sponsor legislation and receive first-hand information and updates on the status of the bill as it moves through the legislative process. From Mashable: The [...]
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Famously Tweeted: Happy Birthday Twitter
Posted on 21. Mar, 2012 by nolongerfamous.
Dear Twitter – Happy Birthday! Like any six year old, you continue to amaze and distract us everyday. 6 years ago today, @Jack sent the first-ever tweet –> “Just setting up my twttr”. — Alec Ross (@AlecJRoss) March 21, 2012 Good luck in first grade.
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We Couldn’t Open This Article On Our Blackberry
Posted on 13. Mar, 2012 by nolongerfamous.
Ethan Klapper has the scoop on the death of Blackberries in DC. The dominance of BlackBerry devices in Washington is waning, although they still have an edge over rival smartphones, according to a National Journal survey of how workers on Capitol Hill, in the executive branch, and the private sector use technology and consume media. [...]
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Meet the Happiest Kid in America
Posted on 08. Feb, 2012 by nolongerfamous.
This is too cool.
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Tweet of the Night
Posted on 08. Feb, 2012 by nolongerfamous.
Our favorite tweet from last night. Colorado apparently doesn’t deliver results until the last minute. LIKE TEBOW. — pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) February 8, 2012
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Speaker Ochocinco
Posted on 26. Jan, 2012 by almostfamous.
@ochocinco: Thanks & good luck in the @SuperBowl; we’ll see you in the playoffs next year. Go #Bengals #WhoDey — Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) January 25, 2012 Someone give Don Seymour a high five. Brilliant!
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How Not To Set A Twitter Password
Posted on 24. Jan, 2012 by nolongerfamous.
Note: Passwords that involve your first name followed by “123″ are generally not secure. Grassley’s Twitter Account Hacked By Kate Tummarello Sen. Chuck Grassley’s Twitter account, @ChuckGrassley, was hacked today. The account belonging to the Iowa Republican began Tweeting unusual content, including negative sentiments about the Senator, in the early afternoon. …. The person who [...]
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Eric Cantor Meets With Sergey Brin (Google, Co-Founder)
Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by nolongerfamous.
According to folks at the meeting, the two were checking out FamousDC.
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Twitter Account of the Day: Newt Gingrich Ideas
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by nolongerfamous.
According to the account’s description, “The Washington Post has called Newt Gingrich an “ideas factory.” This account links with Newt’s brain, so those ideas can be shared with the public. parody.” Some of our favorites: 30 minute attack ad blaming Romney for Lana Del Rey. Bury a million dollars on Mars as an incentive. Say [...]
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Not the Onion: Perez Hilton Praises Eric Cantor
Posted on 17. Jan, 2012 by nolongerfamous.
Blogger outreach reaches new levels. [Perez] Ugh! SOPA was such a bitch! She deserved to get killed!! We’re so happy Representative Eric Cantor decided to stop all action on the bill that would inevitably kill the internet as we know it. We’re no fan of piracy, but this was just too extreme. They would have [...]
