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Inauguration 2009 – Washington D.C | Day 4

2009/01/24
By Marc Van Norden

These are the last of the photos from a great trip. I lost my ID flying into DC, lost my iPhone flying out of DC, and on top of that I stood in one spot for 6 hours freezing and got sick. But none of that could ruin the experience. I just kind of...
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Washington D.C 2009 Inauguration | The Event

2009/01/20
By Marc Van Norden

All I can say is there was a range of emotions from todays events. Some people followed them live thru twitter or thru my FB updates (thanks for the encouragment and appreciation). A lot of the the content from the days events can be seen here in this Facebook app.
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Washington D.C 2009 Inauguration

2009/01/19
By Marc Van Norden

I better make this short, because I have to get up in 4 1/2 hours to get in line to see Barack Obama sworn in! I actually got to see him this morning. He was doing community service a block over from where I am staying (thanks for the hospitality Samantha). I wanted to...
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Heading down to DC to witness history!

2009/01/18
By Marc Van Norden

I haven’t updated in a bit, but it’s with good reason. I have been working on a facebook app that shows content from the Inauguration. I am heading to the events and I am very excited. But I will save my views and experiences for a later post. For the time being I will...
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The Power of Twitter and a good cause.

2009/01/07
By Marc Van Norden

Tonight over the period of almost 7 hours (by the time I finish writing this it will be) I saw something unfold that was amazing. Something that companies and organizations all over the country have been trying to refine over the past year. Figure out how to use Social Media to drive people to...
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AT&T, not Walmart will carry $99 iPhones

2008/12/29
By Marc Van Norden

Previous reports of Wal-mart carrying $99 iPhones turns out to be false. AT&T will be carrying $99 iPhones, but only until the supply of refurbs run out. What happened to the 4GB version?
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Visit to LACMA Pictures

2008/12/28
By Marc Van Norden

iPhone pictures from a holiday trip to LACMA
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Pictures From Adobe MAX 2008

2008/12/17
By Marc Van Norden

Finally getting around to posting a full set of photos from Adobe Max 2008. Props to Emily and Amanda for manning the Sapient booth!
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Urban Achiever’s League Champions!

2008/12/17
By Marc Van Norden

It’s all about HEART!
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AdAge, top 150 Media and Marketing Blogs

2008/12/15
By Marc Van Norden

AdAge the top 150 Media and Marketing blogs.
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