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Yehoodi, the #1 Swing Dance Website on the Net, Gets a Web 2.0 Facelift!

Posted on October 3, 2010 by

On January 4, 2010, Yehoodi entered a new chapter in our history with a whole new website, built from the ground up. Our goal was to make sure that our site continued to serve the lindy hop community through providing necessary news and information , helping people find dance events anywhere in the world ,…

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Obama’s Address in Ghana Tomorrow: Participate via Twitter, Second Life or Metaplace!

Posted on July 10, 2009 by

Tomorrow, Saturday July 11th, starting at 8am EST, President Barack Obama will be giving a historic address from Ghana.  For the first time in a US presidential address, you can participate in a global conversation with other people from around the world using SMS text messaging, Twitter (using the hashtag "obamaghana"), and from with the…

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Twitter as an Event Organizer’s Tool: Our Experience with the Frankie 95 Birthday Festival

Posted on June 1, 2009 by

About a month ago my friend David sent me an email asking about how we could use the micro-blogging service Twitter to help spread the word and coordinate a swing dance festival that we were helping organize.  We started brainstorming and decided to try it out.  As it turns out, Twitter is a pretty effective…

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Virtual tributes to swing dance legend Frankie Manning on Twitter, FaceBook, Yehoodi, etc

Posted on April 27, 2009 by

As news about Frankie Manning's passing spreads around the world today, I witnessed an explosion of surprise, grief, and tearful remembrance live on the internet.  It was like being surrounded by the voices of hundreds and hundreds of Frankie's friends and fans from around the globe in a collective, ever-changing memorial.  It's a fitting tribute…

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Picture of me twittering in the NY Times Sunday Styles Section today!

Posted on April 19, 2009May 20, 2022 by

Check out Bill Cunningham’s lovely photo essay about the Easter Parade on the NY Times website.  I come into view at about the 0.44 second mark! I like how Bill captured Boosh and I checking our phones.  I’m actually twittering at that exact moment something along the lines of “Looking pimp in the Easter Parade!…

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Tweet of the Day: Global Kids wins the Linden Prize!

Posted on January 13, 2009 by

The spoof posts by Twitter user "Second Lie" are consistently hilarious and spot on (at least if you are a Second Life resident.)  Today Global Kids got a very funny mention in the "Second Lie" Twitter feed, referring to the "Linden Prize" being offered by Linden Labs for the most innovative new application of Second…

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Rafi on differing social media strategies of the Israeli Government

Posted on January 4, 2009 by

My buddy Rafi posts on his new blog Empathetics a very insightful commentary on how different branches of the Israeli government are using social media during this latest Gaza conflagration.  In short, the Israeli military is employing the old "throw it against the wall and see what sticks" approach versus the Israeli diplomatic corps more…

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Brooklyn Museum launches “1stFans”: socially networked museum membership

Posted on December 24, 2008 by

Will Cary, the membership manager at the Brooklyn Museum, announced earlier this month an interesting way for a wider population of people to support the Brooklyn Museum through their new "1stFan" program.  Described as "socially networked museum membership," 1stFan provides a way for potentially hundreds more people to support the museum through an annual $20…

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Freestyle to “Booty Swing” by Parov Stelar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3pMWtX0DdE

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