Adriana Dunn: Archive

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Infographic for Doyenz

I’m excited about our recent collabo with the super-talented Justin Kemerling. Click the image to view the full infographic. And read my blog post for background.

Feb 2nd

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Aug 29th

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Returning to a Thank You Economy

I just returned from 5-days at SXSW Interactive in Austin, Texas. Gary Vaynerchuk delivered the conference keynote, and was hands-down the best session I attended this year. And I wasn’t the only one inspired and challenged by his talk — the entire room gave him a standing ovation. Here are my notes from the session.

Mar 15th

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Mar 12th

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In the News: Interview on ClickZ

Christopher Heine interviewed me last week for a piece on using QR codes in marketing campaigns. “We’ve really hit a plateau and want to up our numbers on Facebook and Twitter this week,” Dunn said. “We put our Facebook page URL on the [print] materials as well for people who are not familiar with QR codes.” Read the full article at ClickZ.

Nov 9th

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TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2010 Wrapup

Couldn’t attend TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco last week? Here are the highlights from the conference so that you’re in the know: The winner of the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon was a 22-year-old programmer, J’amie Ohm, who built an app called WiseDame that is looking to revolutionize personal security for females (though I think men can use it too). She announced to the...

Oct 7th

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Four Weekly Twitter Chats All Tech Marketers Must...

That may be a bold statement, but I’m really excited about these Twitter conversations and the great tips and people I’ve connected with by participating. I prefer to follow the chats live via Tweetchat (ex: tweetchat.com/room/smmeasure) but also use Tweetdeck simultaneously to post updates. #MMChat - Mondays @ 5 pm PST #TechChat - Tuesdays @ 5 pm PST #SMMeasure -...

Sep 16th

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Planet Green/Discovery Channel on Voices from the... →

So cool! Planet Green wrote about our gulf video series in an article titled “Gulf Oil Spill Videos to Renew Your Activist Spirit.” Read up—they’ve listed 5 ways to take action as well.

Aug 13th

Oil Spill Video Series on TreeHugger →

Matthew McDermott at TreeHugger wrote an article about the video series I produced on the oil spill. Check it out!

Jun 25th

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Watch

We just went live with the final episode of a 5-part video series on the gulf oil spill. It’s been a true honor to produce this series alongside oceans expert and adventurer Jon Bowermaster. Video footage was excerpted from his documentary film SoLa: Louisiana Water Stories. All five videos are available over at HuffPost.

Jun 11th

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Covering the BP Oil Spill

I’m writing an evening digest of the must-read stories related to the oil spill six days a week. And I’m excited to be working with oceans expert Jon Bowermaster on TakePart’s coverage of the disaster, which you can find over at The Current. (Photo: IBRRC/Creative Commons)

May 24th

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Links to Recent Posts

Why are schoolgirls in Afghanistan being poisoned? [read] Can we inhabit an island made of plastic floating in the ocean? [read] How did The Cove galvanize audiences around the world? [read] How will Gambia survive rising sea levels? [read]

Apr 30th

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From JD Lasica at Socialbrite: The single most difficult issue that those of us in the social change movement confront is: figuring out how to get people to take action. So I’ve been paying close attention over the months to the successful efforts of TakePart, an initiative of Participant Media. I recently ran into Adriana Dunn, editor of the TakePart blog, and caught some of her thoughts about...

Mar 20th

Live from Copenhagen

I’m in Copenhagen for the second week of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change producing multimedia coverage for TakePart, Global Observatory & Hopenhagen.

Dec 13th

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War in Afghanistan: Q&A with Clare Lockhart

I spoke with Clare Lockhart, former U.N. Ambassador to Afghanistan, the morning of President Obama’s speech announcing a troop increase in the country. You can read the interview here. (Photo: U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Moeller/Creative Commons)

Dec 3rd

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Crude, Round 2: Q&A with Filmmaker Joe Berlinger

Crude: The Real Price of Oil is Joe Berlinger’s documentary film that closely examines the Oriente region of Ecuador, once a pristine rainforest area and now potentially the largest environmental disaster in the world after years of oil drilling. Berlinger answers my questions about the film in this interview.

Oct 12th

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Crude, Round 1: Q&A with Journalist Peter Maass

In Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil author and journalist Peter Maass embarks on an eight-year investigation into the economics and politics of oil, surveying the true costs of oil beyond carbon emissions and high prices at the pump. Read my interview with Maass here.

Oct 6th

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The Secret in Taiji

I spoke with Ric O’Barry yesterday as he was getting ready to depart for Japan for the second time this killing season. You can read the piece here.

Sep 23rd

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Guest blog post for On Faith

It’s funny how something you write up quickly after midnight one evening can end up on washingtonpost.com the next.

Sep 16th

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Question Everything: The Polarizing Shepard Fairey

I attended the filming of an interview with Shepard Fairey, part of the Brave New Films conversation series. You can read the article here. (Photo: Lord Jim/Creative Commons)

Sep 12th

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Radio Interview with Ted Johnson at Variety

I’ve been meaning to post this interview, a wrap-up of my experience at the SXSW Interactive conference in Austin. Wilshire and Washington is Variety’s show about the intersection of entertainment and politics.

Aug 1st

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Shop Girl

I spoke to Girl Skateboards co-founder Megan Baltimore about the company’s partnership with Project (RED) for this article.

Jul 16th

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Justice for Residents of Libby?

Hundreds have died and thousands more are sick due to asbestos poisoning in Libby, Mt. I wrote down some thoughts on the recent news that the EPA has declared the town a “public health emergency.”

Jul 10th

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The New Washington

On the plane leaving D.C., I blogged about the day’s events, including TED@State and a meeting at the NEA.

Jun 4th

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Changing the World, One Text at a Time

I’m up in San Jose to figure out how mobile technology is going to save the world. Read about it here.

Jun 3rd

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Decades in the Making, a Tragedy Unfolds in...

Five former W.R. Grace executives were found not guilty of charges of federal conspiracy, Clean Air Act violations and obstruction of justice. You can background on the case and my thoughts on the ruling here.

May 9th

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