To island democratic voters, “Abercrombie & Schatz” sounds like the ticket to a brighter future for Hawaii. But for many people, “Abercrombie & Schatz” also sounds like a clothing line. On Saturday night, as it became obvious that former U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie was going to trounce former Honolulu mayor Mufi Hannemann to clinch the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Social Media'
Abercrombie & Schatz and Fast Fashion
September 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Hawaii, Media, Politics, Social Media, The Web
Tags: abercrombie·campaigns·elections·hannemann·Politics·twitter
Inouye, Akaka Get Low “Digital I.Q.” Scores
August 27th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Hawaii, Politics, Social Media, The Web
Hawaii’s representatives in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Daniel Inouye and Sen. Daniel Akaka, have less than stellar “Digital I.Q.” scores, according to a new study by researchers at George Washington University and New York University. “Digital I.Q.” was defined as “an individual’s online competence including his or her presence on websites, social media following and [...]
Crowdsourcing My Mouth
August 23rd, 2010 · 9 Comments · Business, Hawaii, Health, People, Social Media
On Saturday morning, I cracked a tooth. Having not seen a dentist in over a decade, and having shunned the dental profession most of my life, I had no idea what to do. Being the hapless nerd I am, I immediately tweeted about it. Fortunately, I received a flood of responses, on both Twitter and [...]
Tags: dentists·google·reviews·seo·socialgraph·socialnetworks
“Hā” Celebrates First Birthday
August 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Art, Events, Family, Music, Social Media, Video
The “Breath of Life” blew out a big candle last night. One year ago, the Polynesian Cultural Center unveiled its new evening show, “Hā: Breath of Life.” The ambitious, 90-minute production took three years and $3 million to prepare. And by all accounts, it was worth it. The show staged its first anniversary performance this [...]
Tags: Art·Music·performance·polynesia
Meetup on Community Engagement Tomorrow
June 28th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Events, Social Media, Technology, The Web
If you build it, will they come? Today, the technology needed to create an online social network can be found anywhere, but filling it with an active, loyal community still takes something special. Tomorrow, I’m honored to say I’ll be moderating a conversation about “Community Engagement on the Web.” We’ll talk with the people behind [...]
Tags: anthology·civilbeat·engagement·farmers·panel·social·techhui
Social Media in Focus
April 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Events, Hawaii, Social Media, The Web
Local businesses that want to better understand the benefits and potential risks of social media now have two new resources available to them. Companies that need a basic primer can now turn to a new guide released last week by a Honolulu staffing firm. And those who’d like to explore more advanced topics in person [...]
Where Are You?
November 2nd, 2009 · 8 Comments · Gadgets, Social Media, Technology
“Where are you?” is the next “What are you doing?” Twitter has built a game-changing tool based on the latter question, launching the era of the “statusphere” and the “real-time web.” But when it comes to predicting paradigm shifts, my money is on ubiquitous (and perhaps unavoidable) geolocation. It’s literally a whole new dimension of [...]
Behind the So Much More Hawaii Blogger Tour
June 2nd, 2009 · 5 Comments · Blogs, Business, Hawaii, People, Social Media, The Web
Tourism in Hawaii, like tourism worldwide, is down. The mainstream media is fading. Meanwhile, social networking and social media are on the rise, and people are looking for fresh voices and hungry for different experiences. As I reported last week, the Hawaii Tourism Authority launched the “So Much More Hawaii” blogger tour, an experiment to [...]
Tags: blogger·bloggers·famtours·hta·hvcb·social·tourism·travel
The Bloggers are Coming
May 20th, 2009 · 13 Comments · Blogs, Events, Hawaii, People, Social Media, The Web
A group of bloggers and vloggers will be touring Hawaii next week as part of a “social media tour,” as local visitor industry officials reach beyond the mainstream to spread the word about Hawaii travel. It’s been dubbed the “So Much More Hawaii” tour, and it will include visits to Oahu (May 27 & June [...]
Tags: social
Mufi Hanneman: How Not to Engage on Twitter
April 13th, 2009 · 12 Comments · Hawaii, Politics, Social Media, The Web
From the heady, shaky days of Howard Dean to the triumphant ascent of Pres. Barack Obama, there’s no question that the web is a vital tool for organizing and fundraising. Social networks have turned the grassroots into netroots. If you’re running for office today, you need to have “presence.” You better be on Facebook. And [...]
