Washington Twestival 2010

Coming Soon! Washington ,DC

Who is attending?

jarehart
TheShackman
kivie
akmcquade globalgiving
thinklynsen
schmidtkevinall
lizign
wants2bsurfing
johnYSChen
citygirlblogs
nakeva
ccooks3
MiriamKagan
Sinareo
LacyMB
TwilightEarth
yogichi
alexpriest
sctidefan
WStephenAnfield
gregslistdc
swegl
idrinkonthejob
agh1
evanweisel
eglomb
patricktimony
anthonyup
jeffreyplatts
kikilitalien
heylovedc
meshugavi
dcgrrl
Du4
rob_e_smith
nathasha
ZullyAvila
itsgayle
aishajcreative
aklundy
NicolePRExec
Chi_Dr
technosailor
FrostinaDC
aliholden
shashib
kamkhare
j0d3y
crisclapp
newpr
nafisa13
andrewkneale
melaniesisarina.com
caminia
dtra
daniellericks
kerryjor
mikeschaffer
salemonz
JasonPeck
lwesleywilson
ambitiousamber
joezuc
Doorley
mjsante
metromixdc
HelenJG7
emmajoan
MeghanKathleen
Evan_Matos
obrienmedia
lindseymastis
createthegood
floridagirlindc
DCeventjunkie
LeachPR
omac80
rachaeljoyTV
kberner
MandyDC
radhar
nutzareus
galingsj
knowmeloveme
tracytran
HautelyKissMe
rsamhicks
SoldInTheCityDC
ACYPL
aposhgirl
LizScherer
DCAgenda
polishedpe
rachellelacroix
elfrostgmail.com
TriZzz
bethpalmisano
ralstonsmith
arflott
ASPANlink
CLLs
JanetinDC
scribekreid
xristoargyris
digitalsista
Lesliesanchez
gtproductions
sparksm
koa
iDineDC
melissamejias
paulhyland
jimcollins

Get to know #DCTwestival sponsor - @W2Comm aka Welz & Weisel Communications

Posted on: March 25, 2010 at - Comment

Get ready folks, DC Twestival is almost here – tomorrow night to be exact! This year’s global event benefits @Concern – a humanitarian organization dedicated to reducing suffering, ending extreme poverty and providing much needed education for children.

In order to raise money for this event, we’ve had several key sponsors come on board including Welz & Weisel Communications - a DC metro area strategic communications firm focused on creating awareness and credibility campaigns for information technology companies.

We decided to catch up with Welz & Weisel Communications’ Principal Evan Weisel for his thoughts on this global mission.

Why did you decide to sponsor #DCTwestival this year?

We are proud to sponsor this year’s Twestival event for DC to help increase education opportunities for children in poverty. Leveraging social media tools, such as Twitter and Facebook, to gather thousands of people from around the world for a cause like this demonstrates the true power of social media. We recognize the value of these tools not only for our clients and business, but also for philanthropic efforts as well.

As a leading public relations firm in the DC area – do you believe companies are using Social Media to its full potential?

Because social media is so dynamic, I believe many organizations are still looking to be educated on these different platforms and many are eager to learn how to use them effectively for overall business goals. It is important to understand each tool, recognize your audience and implement a fully strategic social media plan in accordance with your overall communications objectives.

What do you look forward to at this year’s #DCTwestival?

Our local community has a diverse array of people that are helping to establish the DC Metro area as a hub of social media. I’m excited to meet and exchange ideas with an eclectic and creative group that is helping to lead the way in digital communications.

Want to find out more about Welz & Weisel Communications?

We are so thankful for our many sponsors who are helping to make this event a huge success!

Venue Confirmed for #DCTwestival 2010!

Posted on: March 7, 2010 at - Comment

We are proud to announce the exclusive ShadowRoom as our 2010 venue sponsor for DC Twestival. With Mobile Ordering and the Nteract Touchscreen Table Order System what better place to combine entertainment and tech-saavy Tweeters?! Join hundreds others this March 25^th from 6:00 – 9:00PM as we tap our fingers to tweet, our toes to the beat, and meet and greet our fellow comrades - all in aid of Concern, a humanitarian organization dedicated to reducing suffering and ending extreme poverty including much needed education for children.

Tickets will go on sale this week, stay tuned!

What are you thankful for?

Posted on: September 10, 2009 at - Comment

We are excited to have local DC startup, Shiny Heart Ventures (http://shinyheart.com) in the house for DC Twestival tonight as they are about to launch their first product call Thankfulfor. Thankfulfor (http://thankfulfor.com) is a microblogging site focused on gratitude. In just 140 characters, users can share what they are thankful for, saving each item to their personal “journal” of thanks. Users can also be social by choosing to send each Thankfulfor post to their social network on Twitter, spreading the good thanks far and wide. Since Twestival is also about spreading the good, theThankfulfor crew will be spreading the thanks at DC Twestival and may even stop you to ask you… What are you thankfulfor? So have something ready to say.

Twestival is offical Event Partner for Gov 2.0

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All this week Tim O’Reily and crew (including DCTwestival own VIP Mark Drapeau aka Cheeky_Geeky) have been hosting a transformative event here in our nation’s capital entitled Gov 2.0 Summit and Expo. With the not-so-small goal of reshaping government. Gov 2.0 states:

With the proliferation of issues and a scarcity of resources to address them all, leaders inside and outside government are turning to the principles of participation, collaboration, transparency, and efficiency to address the challenges facing our country and the world. This is the agenda of the Gov 2.0 Summit.

So it is our privilege for Gov 2.0 to have made the DCTwestival the post Gov 2.0 “Event Partner”. So if you are in attendance at Gov 2.0 simply come over to Midtown Loft BRING YOUR BADGE, and you will get $10 off the price of admission at the door. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR BADGE!

DC Twestival Sponsors

Posted on: September 7, 2009 at - Comment

DC Twestival and Miriam’s Kitchen would like to thank our generous sponsors for supporting this event and contributing to this worthwhile cause.

Additional sponsorship slots are still available for a limited time prior to the event. Remember, 100% of the sponsorship funds donated go directly to Miriam’s Kitchen.

Primary Sponsor:

Jean and Steve Case established the Case Foundation in 1997 to reflect their family’s commitment to finding lasting solutions for complex social challenges. We invest in people and ideas that can change the world.

Our purpose is to expand giving, promote everyday philanthropy, deepen civic engagement, and broaden the use of new technologies to make giving more informed, efficient, and effective. We seek to do this while emphasizing the value of collaboration across all sectors, individual and organizational leadership, and entrepreneurship.

Sponsors:

Merkle

Merkle is a leading database marketing agency. Founded in 1971, Merkle has provided quantitative, information-based marketing strategies for over 38 years. Merkle is a privately held corporation with over 900 employees and projected 2009 sales of over $240 million to approximately 200 clients. Merkle’s services include Strategic Database Marketing Consulting, Database Development and Maintenance, Analytical Services, Data Products, Content Solutions, Agency Services, Production Services, Email Solutions and Response Processing Services.

The Merkle Agency Group is an industry-leading, full-service direct response fundraising agency, plus has business units that specialize in database development and maintenance, business intelligence, analytical services, data products, list processing, mail production, and response processing services. We have been servicing the nonprofit sector for over 30 years. Today, over 35% of our current revenues come from our nonprofit clients.

BlogPotomac

BlogPotomac is this year’s premiere social media marketing event for greater Washington DC. Attendees can expect a one-day event with nationally renowned speakers and advanced discussion of best social media marketing practices.