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Last night I had the privilege of being a panel member for the Social Media and Presidential Elections Conference at the Samsung Experience on Columbus Circle. I wanted to thank the organizers: NY:MIEG, E.Factor and CBSAC/NY for putting on a smart and engaging affair. I liked seeing how all the different panel members were using social media to influence and inform everyday people about important political issues.

Ellis Henican did a great job moderating the event, everything flowed smoothly and the packed audience was interested from start to finish. It was interesting to see how the folks at 23/6 are using humor to offer an alternative view on the political scene.

Of course we did! Newfangled digital tape of course! Today we had the pleasure of overlooking the “set” of Law & Order Criminal Intent and the fabulous NYC based drama Gossip Girl. Our view from the front lines is available on our flickr page.

There are less than three weeks to go before the most influential Presidential election of our time, which is the perfect opportunity to reflect on how social media can be used to influence an election. I will be speaking at the Social Media and Presidential Elections Conference at the Samsung Experience at Columbus Circle on Thursday, October, 30th at 6:30PM with a panel of some of the greatest minds in the business.

These experts include:

Sarah Bernard, President of 23/6, a political satire site created at the Huffington Post and now part of IAC (Barry Diller) offering insight into current events, from politics to pop culture.

I just wanted to express my gratitude to Marcus Eaton Trio and Tim Reynolds / TR3 (and both of their crews/management) for their generosity and kindness. If you missed out on Saturday’s show at the Highline Ballroom in NYC, be sure to catch these guys when they’re back to NYC, likely in a couple of months. Not only are both bands tremendously talented, they are great folks to hangout with (a great perk of my job), and certainly great clients to work with. While there are several fans at Carrot who enthusiastically agree, I wanted to personally note that I am looking forward to continued work with Tim & Marcus!

Today is one of our favorite days…Blog Action Day.

For the last couple years, >carrot has used Blog Action Day to highlight one of the many initiatives we take in order to do good in our office and in our world. However, this year we would like to take this opportunity to highlight the work of some fellow bloggers whom have inspired us to join their cause in ending poverty in the world while bettering ourselves personally.

We’re thrilled to announce that one of our clients, Teach The People, was selected for the next round of the fbFund! Teach The People was also a TechCrunch40 finalist and is poised to take home the gold in December.

Read more at The Social Times’ allfacebook.

What once seemed so far away is now a reality: I’m a full-fledged member of the real world. Yesterday I spent my day talking with students at my alma mater, RIT, about life after college and the wonders of brand management. I had a blast dialoguing with my former classmates about successful brand programmes, social-media, and the state of the design community. It’s amazing to see the fresh insight that college students bring to the table, as well as to see how they’re leveraging the social-web in their coursework.

Below is a copy of my presentation for your perusal.

We’re gonna go ahead and say yes.

The Brooklyn Paper recently reported that Spike Lee is making moves to the 6th floor of our awesome building in DUMBO. We are on the 3rd floor of 55 Washington St… so we basically have become cooler overnight. Our CEO- Robert Gaafar- is already projecting exponential growth in sales and awesomeness for the remainder of our fiscal year. Meanwhile, the rest of us are going to have to play it cool and hope for casual elevator high-fives when we’re in need of a sweetness pick-me-up. Does Spike Lee play Wii? I bet he does.