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Click to Play Two exhibits at the opposite ends of the scientific spectrum are at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia through September. "Galileo, the Medici, and the Age of Discovery," brings one of Galileo's own telescopes to Philadelphia — the first time the instrument has traveled outside of Italy. Spanning other centuries yet to...
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Click to Play The Drexel University Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) presents "Breaking Boundaries: The Revolution of Social Media," a panel discussion held May 5, 2009 in the Bossone Auditorium at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Panelists Gloria Bell, Red Stapler ConsultingSteve Lubetkin, Managing Partner, Professional Podcasts LLCValeria Maltoni, ConversationAgent...
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By Steven L. Lubetkin|steve@compuschmooze.comCopyright � 2009 Steven L. Lubetkin. All rights reserved. WORD COUNT: 975 This is an extended version of the column that appears in the Voice this month. I spent the better part of a recent Sunday eradicating a particularly nasty computer virus from my daughter Shelly’s late-model laptop computer. I was...
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The Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey celebrated Israel’s 60th birthday with “Israel #@ 60,” a daylong festival involving Jewish organizations in the community who paraded, sang Israeli songs, and enjoyed Israeli arts and crafts at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, Camden County. This video was produced June 1, 2008 and shows the performance...
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The Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey celebrated Israel’s 60th birthday with “Israel #@ 60,” a daylong festival involving Jewish organizations in the community who paraded, sang Israeli songs, and enjoyed Israeli arts and crafts at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, Camden County. This video was produced June 1, 2008 and shows the preparations,...
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In October, Ipsos Insight, a Canadian market research company, learned in its market research that “the popularity of online video services has grown significantly with women and older consumers, helping close the age and gender gap within the burgeoning online video audience in the U.S.” (See the Ipsos news release here.) Adam Wright, Senior...
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Click to Play Jeff Pulver’s Real-World Social Media Tagging Breakfast in Philadelphia on February 5 included short remarks by Jeff about why he began creating opportunities for social media participants to meet each other in the real world, and the tools he thought might be helpful to get people to engage each other in...
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On December 30, 2008, the Israeli Consulate General in New York hosted a “citizens’ press conference” and invited interested parties to send the Consulate questions about the recent Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip, using the social media website Twitter.com. This is probably the first time a country’s diplomats have embraced the use...
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Thanks to Peter Shankman for the heads up and copywriting on this. It’s a pretty cute site, not like the traditional holdiay stuff. Ever wish they lit a giant menorah in Rockefeller Center or aired a Charlie Brown Hanukkah Special on TV? PopJudaica.com www.popjudaica.com is a retailer that’s like a festivus-for-the-rest-of-us this holiday season. ...
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Steve (“PodcastSteve” on Twitter) joined more than 60 social media experts in Melville, NY on November 13 for the “Social Media Jungle Conference organized by Internet entrepreneur and investor Jeff Pulver. Steve was one of 15 session presenters/facilitators for the all-day conference, focusing on how companies can reduce their marketing expenses through effective use...
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