I hope everyone had a good weekend. I ran/walked a mile this Saturday! Hey, we all have to start somewhere. This week there are many good articles on social media, a new restaurant opens in Milwaukee, we take a look back at Obama's 100 days and much more.
- RT @danschawbel The Future of the Social Web: In Five Eras http://www.web-strategist.c...
- The new @ironhorsehotel restaurant Smyth opens Friday. http://tinyurl.com/dhx9aq The food and wine are excellent! Make your reservation now.
- RT @MikeBrenner: HELP! Need WI folks to do this survey for my MBA class ASAP - http://bit.ly/WfRbh
- RT @mashable Reading: "Where To Find Social Media Power Users" - http://bit.ly/CfUDw
- http://tinyurl.com/d8pnqs -- What Obama's been up to the last 100 days.
- A somewhat sad but true post about the state of news and how PR can make stories more "news-y." http://tinyurl.com/djdz26
- Get your $2 Summerfest tickets! http://tinyurl.com/cndqgd
- RT @danschawbel Let workers text and Twitter, business owners say http://tinyurl.com/crkem8 - Agreed. As long as you're doing your job well.
- Great advice from HR Block’s Paula Drum via @TDefren: 10 Lessons for Social Media Marketers http://tinyurl.com/ct4jdq
- A new service in NC allows teenagers to text their questions about sex. http://tinyurl.com/c8vhjx
Labels: 100 days, Barack Obama, Iron Horse Hotel, public relations, Smyth, social media, Summerfest
Where were you the night Barack Obama was elected? This question is bound to be asked time and time again. There are certain events in each country's history that define a generation. For my grandparents it was Pearl Harbor and the stock market crash of 1929. My parents generation was defined by the JFK assassination, Martin Luther King assassination and Woodstock. Generation X has partly been shaped by the challenger explosion.
This of course leads to Generation Y -- the millenials. When I was little I'd hear stories of the 1960's and it sounded like the most exciting time. The U.S. was full of young revolutionairies, mind altering drugs, bell bottom pants, duck and cover drills and an endless parade of events that would never be forgotten. To be clear, I am not advocating mind altering drugs or bell bottoms, but there was something special about the 60's that made my middle school mind yearn for that same kind of excitement.
As it turns out I got exactly what I wanted. The questions that will define my generation will be, "Where were you when the Twin Towers fell?" and "Where were you the night Barack Obama was elected?" Maybe if I'm lucky... "Where were you when the first woman was elected president?" or "Where were you when we dropped our dependence on foreign oil?"
I am very excited and honored to be a part of this generation. My generation will launch the world into a new technological era, we will work to find solutions to the world's energy crisis and hopefully make life just a little bit better for the next generation. In the spirit of hope here are a few of my wishes for the next twenty years in no particular order.
- U.S. and all other nations become energy independent, reducing our global carbon footprint
- Legalization of gay marriage and gay adoption
- Full sex education for all children
- An end to the abortion debate - give women the right to choose
- Better regulation of reproductive facilities (sperm banks)
- Higher educational standards with the government support to make this a reality
- Affordable healthcare for everyone
- An end to war in Iraq
What are your hopes and dreams for the future?
Labels: 1960's, Barack Obama, Election, Generation Y, hope and dreams
