Author Archives: David Wescott

And a Little Child Shall Lead Them: The Future of Media Convergence

We often joke that if we want to understand the latest new techno-gadget, we just ask our kids. Turns out we might want to ask our kids about the next new techno-gadget and quite a bit more. If we listen to the youngest among us we will hopefully understand that "media convergence" isn't simply when TV stations use Twitter or how Craigslist has replaced old-school classified ads. True convergence will take place when the virtual merges with the physical in almost everything we do. And it will be here sooner than you think. I recently had the opportunity to talk with Kim Gaskins, Director of Content Development at Latitude, an international research consultancy based in Massachusetts. We discussed a new study she helped write called Children's Future Requests for Computers and the Internet. From the release:
Posted on July 15, 2011 By David Wescott
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Social EQ in Practice

The insights revealed by APCO’s Social EQ model have been enormously gratifying in that they have validated our thinking on social media engagement. In our experience, the strategies that work best are the ones designed to build relationships with people who are influential both online and off – not the ones that focus on “gaining Twitter followers” or “making something go viral.”
Posted on November 22, 2010 By David Wescott
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The Boston “Ted” Sox

Posted by David WescottOur friend and colleague Ambassador Marc Ginsberg shared some important insights and fond memories of Senator Kennedy on The Huffington Post today.  Marc began his impressive career interning in the Senator’s office in 1969, and served as a foreign policy and national security aide to the Senator. He went on to be the [...]
Posted on August 26, 2009 By David Wescott
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Remembering Senator Kennedy

Posted by David WescottThose of us who worked for Senator Kennedy are reaching out to current and former colleagues, thinking of our proudest or funniest moments with him. We were privileged to see how hard Senator Kennedy worked, how much he truly cared about important issues, and how he could be larger than life and profoundly [...]
Posted on August 26, 2009 By David Wescott
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Best of the Live-Bloggers…

The team at Virtual Vantage Points may be rookies at live-blogging but we have some great examples to follow.  While most students of the blogosphere may consider Daily Kos or Instapundit as the "top" political blogs on the left and right, respectively, two of the best live-bloggers tonight can be found at Americablog and Red [...]
Posted on February 5, 2008 By David Wescott
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It’s Cloudy in California

Earlier tonight we posted "community clouds" for the top 10 political blogs on the left and right, as well as an assortment of "political mom" blogs. You can see the clouds we generate for several communities by clicking on one of the "Communities" in the sidebar.As the polls close, here's what the conservative bloggers in [...]
Posted on February 5, 2008 By David Wescott
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