First, the story of how I discovered the best tour of Shanghai: On Sunday morning, October 14, I got on a plane to fly to Chicago, then on to a trade show in Shanghai, China – while on the flight, I saw the man sitting next to me reading an article about Shanghai in the [...]
C.C. Chapman on Delaware
by kengrantde on October 2, 2012
During Podcamp East in Wilmington, I had a chance to sit down and ask C.C. Chapman his impressions on what we have going on in our state with social media, his response was very encouraging: Many Thanks to C.C. and to everyone who was part of Podcamp East! More on that coming soon!
Sharing between Delaware and Bangalore
by kengrantde on May 4, 2012
During a trip to India I had the great privilege of meeting M. N. Vidyashankar, Principal Secretary, IT, BT, S&T Dept., and e-Governance for the Government of Karnataka in Bangalore. Principal Secretary Vidyashankar has a Masters in Economics and M.Phil from Delhi School of Economics from University of Delhi and has also obtained a Post Graduate degree [...]
You say you want a Revolution…
by kengrantde on May 4, 2012
My first time meeting Ja-Nae Duane was in the spring of 2011 when she was kicking off her Revolution Tour and one of her first stops was in Delaware. If memory serves, Maya Paveza reached out to me and said, “My friend Ja-Nae wants to do something in Delaware, do you think we can make [...]
Thanks to Delaware Today for the love!
by kengrantde on April 25, 2012
The May issue of Delaware Today magazine has some awesome material – I highly encourage everyone to go to their local newsstand and pick up a copy – not *just* for the piece about me and social media, but for all the great features (seriously, I’m honored to be in the same publication as Amber [...]
Peter Shankman Rocks the First State
by kengrantde on April 19, 2012
On April 17, more than 300 people sold out the Chase Center on the Riverfront to hear the genius that is Peter Shankman. I’m using this post to present a variety of pieces of information and observations – hopefully you will find most of this useful and/or interesting. First, a huge THANK YOU to all [...]
Delaware Social Media helps Children
by kengrantde on February 16, 2012
Excerpts from awesome coverage from WHYY Newsworks: Exceptional Care for Children, or ECC, serves as a safety net for kids, who are too sick to go home, but not sick enough to stay in the hospital. The nonprofit provides children, many of whom suffer from neurological disorders, with their own rooms and 24/7 care. The [...]
I’m sure Beethoven would have loved this…
by kengrantde on February 7, 2012
Last week, the News Journal had a story about how the Serafin String Quartet would be performing and tweeting during a Sunday Brunch Show at World Cafe Live at the Queen. Obviously, I had to check this out. Here’s a video that features part of the performance (String Quartet in D Major, Op. 59, No. [...]
The Delaware Delegation on Social Media…
by kengrantde on August 1, 2011
The News Journal recently published a front page story about how the Delaware Congressional Delegation (Senator Tom Carper, Senator Chris Coons, Representative John Carney) are using social media. Here’s some excerpts: “People today communicate with each other in lots of different ways,” said Coons. “It’s important for people who are interested to have an opportunity [...]
Some words and links for the DelCastle Digital Media Class
by kengrantde on October 17, 2011
Last week, I had the privilege of speaking to a couple of Digital Media classes at DelCastle Technical High School. Allow me to be clear – Gary Phillips is doing an awesome job helping these students grasp what the future of business and communication looks like and preparing them to sieze opportunities. The students are [...]
New Twitter analytics tool developed in Delaware
by kengrantde on December 21, 2011
UPDATES: Quantum Leap Innovations was just featured in the News Journal, click here for the story. AND, here’s a video that does a much better job of explaining everything than I can: Quantum Leap Innovations is a Delaware-based technology company focused on the research and development of advanced analytics solutions. The company, founded [...]
Videos from Ignite Wilmington #6
by kengrantde on December 23, 2011
Ignite Wilmington #6 was a magical evening. Here’s videos of the various presentations – all were incredible!
Jeff Pulver’s ideas for Delaware
by kengrantde on January 12, 2012
Jeff Pulver is a good friend of Delaware – and he has some great ideas that we’d like to see happen – Click Here to listen to his discussion with Rick Jensen on WDEL.
Connecting Delaware and India through technology
by kengrantde on January 22, 2013
The Governor’s office just announced plans to travel to India in February to meet with IT leaders and address an international IT Conference in Mumbai. You can find out more on the announcement from WDEL and the News Journal. Additionally, the Governor’s office has reached out to one of the best resources in the state [...]
Rob Tornoe captures the SOPA media issue
by kengrantde on January 12, 2012
Thanks to Rob Tornoe for sharing this perspective on SOPA:
- Are You Willing To Lead? December 15, 2009
- Let’s have a discussion October 5, 2011
- Rodney Jordan – Sir Galahad incarnate January 24, 2011
- Thank you, Kent County government! May 6, 2011
- Connecting Delaware and India through technology January 22, 2013
- Best tour of Shanghai – EVER! October 18, 2012
- C.C. Chapman on Delaware October 2, 2012
- Sharing between Delaware and Bangalore May 4, 2012
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