by megfowler on August 27, 2009 · 5 comments
(Guest post by Meg and a cast of thousands. Or… three.) The title of this post asks, “can you judge a book by its cover?” You can when the “cover” is the front page of someone’s Twitter account and you’re judging whether to follow them. That page contains an avatar image (usually the person’s photo), [...]
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by Gradon on August 4, 2009 · 0 comments
In terms of non-profit organizations, museums operate in another world. Instead of walks and other peer-to-peer fundraising efforts, museums rely on memberships and individual ticket purchases to stay afloat. In an effort to educate, build awareness and engage with that public that they so heartily rely on, more and more museums are turning to social [...]
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by Gradon on July 24, 2009 · 6 comments
I’m sitting at JFK airport. My flight from Richmond was delayed for some mechanical reason, so we departed just late enough for me to miss my connecting flight. While I wait for the next flight to Boston, I’m taking advantage of the free wifi JetBlue offers throughout the terminal. I spent the last day and [...]
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by Gradon on July 14, 2009 · 27 comments
Quiet Company – “It’s Better To Spend Money Like There’s No Tomorrow Than Spend Tonight Like There’s No Money” I recently became aware of TheSixtyOne, an online music community where “artists upload their work for review, but, rather than allow a stuffy suit in a boardroom to decide what’s good, thousands of listeners do.” Since [...]
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by Gradon on June 9, 2009 · 4 comments
Between Social Media Breakfast, WebInno, Mass Innovation Nights, and the countless other meetups, does Boston honestly need another one? Probably not, but I’ve got an idea. For me, it seems like no matter what, our social media get-togethers are a little too. Either a little too early (breakfast?), or a little too far out in [...]
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by Gradon on February 11, 2009 · 31 comments
When’s the last time you heard a guy give his two-week notice? Over the last several months, I’ve heard countless stories of friends getting laid off. From every industry imaginable. Both of my friends that write DesignBoston with me were let go in the last few weeks (Joyce is on vacation in Aruba, so I [...]
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Gradon Tripp is a Boston-based social media, technology and design aficionado that fully immerses himself in the world of social media. He is the founder of DesignBoston.org, the largest Boston-based architecture and design blog, and co-founder of Social Media for Social Change, an organization that helps non-profits use the tools of social media to further their causes.
Gradon works as a freelance social media and content strategist. He blogs here about social media and marketing for a variety of industries, and the thoughts here are his (not those of his employers, clients, friends or family).
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