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Month: November 2012

  • The #Coolness – Social Media Week 2013

    The #Coolness – Social Media Week 2013

    Image courtesy of SocialMediaWeek.org

    Social Media Week 2013 is coming to Miami! Social Media Week started four years ago and has become a global, bi-annual must attend event for those who want to learn about and/or upgrade their social media skills by interacting with some of the best thought leaders in the industry.

    Taking a look at how social media has grown over the years, their theme for 2013 is a logical progression of  social media’s evolution:

    Drawing on this our global theme Open & Connected: Principles for a Collaborative World, we will explore how we can further advance 
    our understanding of social media’s role as a powerful and positive force in our lives.

     

    Whatever your industry, if you want to bring your social media to a higher level, you need to be involved in this event !

  • The #Coolness – Miami Book Fair International

    The Miami Book Fair International 11/11-11/18 is a must attend event for book lovers like me !

     

  • The #Coolness: Brooklyn Castle Documentary

    The #Coolness: Brooklyn Castle Documentary

     Image courtesy of BrooklynCastle.com

    In theaters now, BROOKLYN CASTLE  is an amazing documentary about the glorious kids of the I.S. 318 Chess team, the highest ranked junior high chess team in the nation. One of their members, Rochelle Ballantyne is on the way to becoming the first African-American female chess master in the world! See the extended trailer here.

    According to the press release:

    BROOKLYN CASTLE tells the stories of five members of the chess team at a below-the-poverty-line inner city junior high school that has won more national championships than any other in the country.  The film follows the challenges these kids face in their personal lives as well as on the chessboard, and is as much about the sting of their losses as it is about the anticipation of their victories. Ironically, the biggest obstacle thrust upon them arises not from other competitors but from recessionary budget cuts to all the extracurricular activities at their school.  BROOKLYN CASTLE shows how these kids’ dedication to chess magnifies their belief in what is possible for their lives.  After all, if they can master the world’s most difficult game, what can’t they do?

    One of my favorite brands, Brooklyn Industries, not only hosted a free screening, they created this cool t-shirt to help raise funds to keep this incredible program going.  I bought one and so should you.