Last updated 12:32 p.m. HST on May 2, 2011. See end of post. Ryan Suenaga, “Hawai’i’s best known Apple II Geek and social worker.” A Blogger. A Twitter user and Facebook friend to many. He’s shared hundreds of personal stories, from his job as a social worker to his love for hacking and gadgets, from [...]
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Social Media Tsunami Coverage
March 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Media, Social Media, The Web
Once again, social media played a key role in reporting and distributing information during a crisis. In the wake of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake off Japan, communities around the Pacific Rim braced themselves for the inevitable tsunami waves. In Hawaii, the “#hitsunami” hashtag aggregated thousands of posts from news media, government officials, and everyday citizens. [...]
State Senator Hosting Twitter Town Hall
January 5th, 2011 · No Comments · Education, Politics, Social Media
Hawaii voters approved the change from an elected board last year, but it will take legislative action to determine how the new system will work. On Friday, Sen. Jill Tokuda, chair of the Senate Education Committee, is hosting a “Twitter Town Hall,” or “Twitterview.” She’ll be taking comments and answering questions about planned legislation that [...]
Tags: governor·senate·socialmedia·twitter
Candidate Cries Foul Over Twitter Posts
October 26th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Media, People, Politics, Social Media
The race for Hawaii governor between Democrat and former U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie and Republican Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona has been a contentious one. A stream of dueling press releases has dominated the headlines, political ads have blanketed the airwaves, and hordes of signwavers have lined nearly every street. But the latest battle in the [...]
Tags: abercrombie·aiona·campaign·twitter
Abercrombie & Schatz and Fast Fashion
September 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Hawaii, Media, Politics, Social Media, The Web
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 [...]
Tags: abercrombie·campaigns·elections·hannemann·Politics·twitter
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 [...]
TV News Goes Interactive at KGMB9
April 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Hawaii, Media, People, Technology, Television
KGMB9, the local CBS affiliate, launched a bold (and technologically tricky) initiative tonight during its 5 p.m. newscast. Called ‘i9News,’ it carved out a significant portion of the half-hour broadcast to share feedback from viewers. Sure, any newscast worth its salt pimps its e-mail address these days, and “picture of the day” submissions are a [...]
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 [...]
Abercrombie Announces Gubernatorial Run Online
March 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Hawaii, People, Politics, Social Media, The Web
Hawaii Rep. Neil Abercrombie is hoping to move from Washington D.C. to Washington Place in Honolulu, today making official his long-anticipated run for governor. True, it was the worst-kept secret in local politics (I blogged it as a sure-thing in November, and I was late then!), and every media outlet had the story yesterday (after [...]
Tags: abercrombie·congress·governor·Hawaii·social·twitter·youtube
Honolulu Twestival Raises Over $7,000
February 13th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Events, Hawaii, Social Media, The Web
The Honolulu Twestival was yesterday. I was one of the organizers. It figures that after I implored everyone to help publicize it, the event is over by the time I mention it for the first time here. But where I fell short, many others excelled, and the evening was a fantastic success. Our goal was [...]
Tags: charity·charitywater·social·socialmedia·socialweb·twestival·twitter
