by juliewright
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:09 PM
At what point does a new industry need an awards event to unite its movers and shakers and celebrate their achievements? In the case of new media in San Diego, the answer is clearly right now! 
#influenceSD, cofounded by locals Matt Browne and Melani Gordon, basically fills a gaping void in the local social media community.
With more than 3,000 votes cast online for over 315 nominees, it also seems to me like there’s been a pent up demand–has me kinda wondering, “Why didn’t I think of that?”
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Tags: @DrapesGirl, @shindotv, @thepegisin, #influenceSD, A Room With A View, Anthology, Beyond Category, Brian Storms, Chris Carmichael, Chris Morrow, CNN, Crosby Noricks, Dave Brown, EventBrite, Facebook, Father Joe's Villages, Gina Trapani, Happy Healthy Hip Parenting, HolidayMatinee.com, Holly Kolman, HP, iReporter, Jennifer Van Grove, Julie Wright, Krys Justice, LeadCritic, Lending Tree, Mashable, Matt Browne, Melani Gordon, mobiEnthusiast.mobi, Morgan Witt, Nate Ritter, NBC San Diego, Perfect Space, PR Couture, Sam the Cooking Guy, San Diego, San Diego Metblog, Sarah Carr, SDRadio, Shindo Terebi, Smarterware, socialADDICT, Steffan Antonas, Strictly Social, Tap Hunter, The Good Badger, The Peg Is In, Wright On Communications
Posted in blogging, downtown, metblogs, social media, tech | Comments Off on #influenceSD–why didn’t I think of that?
by Peggy Gartin
January 19th, 2010 @ 1:31 AM
What dangles when you angle? What slides when you dive? How many ladders can they fit in one sub, and must I climb all of them? This and many other questions were answered Friday when a group of 8 bloggers were invited aboard the U.S. Navy’s nuclear submarine U.S.S. Hampton for an all-day distinguished visitor cruise.
The bloggers included Smarterware’s Gina Trapani (@ginatrapani), NBC San Diego tech correspondent and Mashable associate editor Jenn Van Grove (@jbruin), Mitch Wagner (@mitchwagner), Angie Swartz (@aaswartz), Chris Cantore (@chriscantore), Scott Kingery (@techlifeweb), Rob Marlbrough (@DowntownRob), and me, Peggy Gartin (@thepegisin). The visit was arranged by Submarine Squadron 11’s public affairs officer Lt. Denise Garcia and led by the squadron’s commander, Commodore Brett Genoble. Waiting to greet us were the boat’s commanding officer Commander Bill Houston and his crew of 134.
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Tags: Angie Swartz, Chris Cantore, Commander Bill Houston, Commodore Brett Genoble, distinguished visitor, DV, Gina Trapani, Jenn Van Grove, Los Angeles-class fast attack submarines, Mitch Wagner, Rob Marlbrough, Scott Kingery, SSN, submarine, US Navy, USS Hampton
Posted in blogging, Navy, Point Loma, San Diego, social media | 3 Comments »
