Archive for 'Technology'
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 [...]
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Famously Tweeted: Neckbeard
Posted on 15. Dec, 2011 by nolongerfamous.
Love the neckbeards. Funniest tweet ever? RT @brandonwardell: Justin Bieber is to teen girls what Ron Paul is to neckbeards on the internet — rob delaney (@robdelaney) December 15, 2011
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Pete Snyder Says Goodbye, Hello To New Adventures
Posted on 15. Dec, 2011 by The Editors.
New Media Strategies CEO and Founder Pete Synder just made a big announcement. [NMS] It’s always an exciting time of year here at New Media Strategies with the holidays, year-end wrap up and a ton of NMS Yuletide traditions. This time of year always seems to be the best time for celebration and for reflection to take [...]
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Obama’s Advantage: Data
Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by nolongerfamous.
When you have over a dozen in house developers, including software engineers, you’re doing something right. [And smart] Will St. Clair, wearing semi-rimless glasses, a plaid buttoned-down shirt, jeans and Adidas sneakers, can usually be found sitting on an exercise ball in the back of President Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters, his eyes trained on his [...]
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Video: First Congressional Facebook Hackathon
Posted on 08. Dec, 2011 by nolongerfamous.
Yesterday Matt Lira, along with Steve Dwyer, pulled off the first ever Congressional Hackathon sponsored by Facebook. Below is the video recapping the successful event. Note: FamousDC makes an appearance at the :39 second mark. h/t katieharbath
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Edelman Releases Capital Staffers Index
Posted on 08. Dec, 2011 by nolongerfamous.
Edelman recently released the findings of our 2011 Capital Staffers Index which is our annual study that analyzes trends in communications and public affairs. [View full size] A new study by Edelman, the 2011 Capital Staffers Index, shows the meteoric rise in Twitter use and social media channels is shaping and influencing policy worldwide. Policymakers have [...]
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Famously Tweeted
Posted on 08. Dec, 2011 by nolongerfamous.
No regrets. @pwgavin: I hope some of you stiff DC types woke up this morning really regretting your ghetto-fabulous Snoop tweets last night. #930.
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An American Cinemagraph
Posted on 22. Nov, 2011 by nolongerfamous.
Amazing cinemagraph work by Mike Lurie.
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Pete Snyder Rings NYSE Opening Bell
Posted on 03. Nov, 2011 by nolongerfamous.
A typical Thursday morning for New Media Strategies Founder Pete Snyder. [ring my bell] NMS will host a discussion on social media marketing success tomorrow at the New York Stock Exchange.
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Texas Website Loves Romney So Much, They Stole His Website
Posted on 31. Oct, 2011 by nolongerfamous.
The new Saddle Up Texas Straw Poll website is looking really simliar to a certain presidential candidate’s website. [Good artists copy, great artists steal] We love the fact that they didn’t even bother to change the icons.
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Don Seymour Graces the New York Times Homepage
Posted on 24. Oct, 2011 by nolongerfamous.
The pride of Nordonia High School and one of the nicest staffers on Capitol Hill is currently on the homepage of the New York Times. After Being Burned in ’08, Republicans Embrace Twitter Hard for ’12 At a daily meeting in Mr. Boehner’s office, the communications staff decides what they should be Twittering and blogging about, [...]
