Ryan J. Davis is the 29 year-old Social Media Director at Blue State Digital. He’s also a director/producer, who lives in Brooklyn, NY and created the musical White Noise. Ryan writes about politics for The Huffington Post & The Hill. He has been a guest editor for Queerty and is the host of the podcast Gay History: Uncut. Here Ryan blogs about politics, film, TV, history, religion, science, books, theater, digital media, LGBT issues, Bushwick & Williamsburg, New York City, and anything else he’s interested in at the moment. Oh, and he’ll probably talk a lot about himself. This is a personal blog. Any opinions expressed here and on my Twitter represent my own and not those of my employer or clients. Tumblr (3.0; @ryanjdavis)http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/RyanJDavishttp://feedburner.google.com<p>You’re right. It’s important to practice cross channel syndication. Make sure you support your content across all your social channels.</p> <p>That said, rules for each social network differ. You can post far more on Twitter than you can on Facebook. So, you’ll have your main content - that’s posted on everything - and RTs and @s that are more Twitter filler and conversation.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WvI2aDHa8Retj4ZH501a0uL0G3s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WvI2aDHa8Retj4ZH501a0uL0G3s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WvI2aDHa8Retj4ZH501a0uL0G3s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WvI2aDHa8Retj4ZH501a0uL0G3s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/funV7PAC-xM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/funV7PAC-xM/18410828364http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/18410828364Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:24:40 -0500http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/18410828364<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m02u13yflA1rqovnqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://meganbsd.tumblr.com/post/18405918461/ryan-davis-presents-social-media-tips-preparing" target="_blank">meganbsd</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Ryan Davis presents social media tips, preparing young leaders to use facebook, twitter and tumblr to build movements in their communities.</p> </blockquote> <p>That’s me!</p> <p>Follow the <a href="http://bornbraveca.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Born Brave California Campaign on Tumblr</a>. </p> <p>Another pic:</p> <p><img align="bottom" height="413" src="http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/full/526682728.jpg?key=640480&Expires=1330392471&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIYVGSUJFNRFZBBTA&Signature=fmXJUdMlWGs6jqUrT5iLJ~ie07jcrm8ud3wW~tDZv4QBwgpo65vv-KlqrZZ3DTpsKwb6tIwQaVMGNKvUtOjeMgn7Zkxh2Iq~jb9oCePZmDAog3BRIIkEAs0BwAvmuL37rqMrjxWGMmXBaPpFt~SdCxKwx4ALLkyyBq~k4cwHStk_" width="552"/></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e2hfyc99bSScIhvlQ_z4T199Yqc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e2hfyc99bSScIhvlQ_z4T199Yqc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e2hfyc99bSScIhvlQ_z4T199Yqc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e2hfyc99bSScIhvlQ_z4T199Yqc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/GgmJ_6PCBMA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/GgmJ_6PCBMA/18408109176http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/18408109176Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:46:00 -0500Born This Way FoundationSocial MediaBornBraveCAhttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/18408109176<p>Just crossed over 200 followers! <strong>Thank you for reading and all your support and sharing. </strong></p> <p>I’m enjoying being a part of the Tumblr community and have become an evangelist to the many organizations that I work with. I’ll keep Tumbling if you keep reading.</p> <p>Keep up the reblogs!</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3eq1mMv34LQY0_Tk0IKQ6NV-x9M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3eq1mMv34LQY0_Tk0IKQ6NV-x9M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3eq1mMv34LQY0_Tk0IKQ6NV-x9M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3eq1mMv34LQY0_Tk0IKQ6NV-x9M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/RPOjp-kq94w" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/RPOjp-kq94w/18398430455http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/18398430455Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:17:58 -0500TumblrSocial MediaThankshttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/18398430455<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m011a4VtaL1qarzawo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Think Progress created this great graphic, to remind us that when Barack Obama was fighting for the Democratic nomination, he had actual supporters. Mitt Romney isn’t that lucky.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JdUTe7dQufNkaOctpYjRXr-p9HQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JdUTe7dQufNkaOctpYjRXr-p9HQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JdUTe7dQufNkaOctpYjRXr-p9HQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JdUTe7dQufNkaOctpYjRXr-p9HQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/tI2Mw7BXkk8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/tI2Mw7BXkk8/18351258641http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/18351258641Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:56:00 -0500Barack ObamaMitt RomneyPoliticsMichiganhttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/18351258641<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sbRom1Rz8OA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>How we should all remember George Washington. Happy Birthday Mr. President. </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bGrLlxolfUAk8ciR15HGKYkCwn0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bGrLlxolfUAk8ciR15HGKYkCwn0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bGrLlxolfUAk8ciR15HGKYkCwn0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bGrLlxolfUAk8ciR15HGKYkCwn0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/uAxCPeDS3QQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/uAxCPeDS3QQ/17959391485http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17959391485Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:06:06 -0500George WashingtonWashingtonHistoryCartoonhttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17959391485<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lznqidLegI1qarzawo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Some of<a href="http://www.retronaut.co/2012/01/children-with-toys-1860s/" target="_blank"> these pictures</a> of morose children posing with toys in the 1860s are LOL funny. This one is my favorite.</p> <p>Lisa Wade explains that people <a href="http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2012/02/17/how-to-post-for-a-picture-smiling-as-a-social-construction/" target="_blank">didn’t really know how to pose</a> for pictures back then. They didn’t have Facebook.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EZv11VybBLU4gUdUNCEfqBj010Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EZv11VybBLU4gUdUNCEfqBj010Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EZv11VybBLU4gUdUNCEfqBj010Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EZv11VybBLU4gUdUNCEfqBj010Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/jKth5dcwapY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/jKth5dcwapY/17900929807http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17900929807Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:35:00 -0500photographyhistoryphoto essayvintageportraitblack and whitearthttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17900929807<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lznkyc4qHa1qarzawo1_500.png"/><br/><br/> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9cuL5NOE69_Knp6BD8vBlq2GDP0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9cuL5NOE69_Knp6BD8vBlq2GDP0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9cuL5NOE69_Knp6BD8vBlq2GDP0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9cuL5NOE69_Knp6BD8vBlq2GDP0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/fm3GbizD1ks" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/fm3GbizD1ks/17893860934http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17893860934Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:35:00 -0500rick santorumpoliticsTwitterhttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17893860934<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzm4xzDxGi1qarzawo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzm4xzDxGi1qarzawo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzm4xzDxGi1qarzawo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzm4xzDxGi1qarzawo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzm4xzDxGi1qarzawo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzm4xzDxGi1qarzawo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzm4xzDxGi1qarzawo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzm4xzDxGi1qarzawo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzm4xzDxGi1qarzawo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Some pictures from last night, where <a href="http://www.tommywallach.com/" target="_blank">Tommy Wallach</a> and I took a bar tour of Bushwick. These photos are from The Loom, Life Cafe, & The Narrows. </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Zsp9fRQ-xk09cw1Jzi3GRKG3RKg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Zsp9fRQ-xk09cw1Jzi3GRKG3RKg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Zsp9fRQ-xk09cw1Jzi3GRKG3RKg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Zsp9fRQ-xk09cw1Jzi3GRKG3RKg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/qJlv-JnKi_c" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/qJlv-JnKi_c/17850749622http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17850749622Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:57:24 -0500BushwickBrooklynThe LoomLife CafeThe NarrowsNew York CityNYCphotographyhttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17850749622<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzlomifrTl1qgquoto1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://crazycakescasey.tumblr.com/post/17831083416/this-is-so-awesome-please-take-a-moment-to-read" target="_blank">crazycakescasey</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="hasCaption">This is so awesome. Please take a moment to read:<br/><br/> A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that 1,100 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.<br/><br/> Three minutes went by, and a middle aged man noticed<span class="text_exposed_show"> there was musician playing. He slowed his pace, and stopped for a few seconds, and then hurried up to meet his schedule.<br/><br/> A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping, and continued to walk.<br/><br/> A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.<br/><br/> The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried, but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally, the mother pushed hard, and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.<br/><br/> In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money, but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.<br/><br/> No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the most talented musicians in the world. He had just played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, on a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.<br/><br/> Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.<br/><br/> This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste, and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?<br/><br/> One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:<br/><br/> If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?<br/></span></span></p> </blockquote> <p>I’m a sucker, almost teared up reading this. See <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html" target="_blank">the video and read The Washington Post story here</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jyqySdUoF1aSBFBMuc3iJ9fIHws/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jyqySdUoF1aSBFBMuc3iJ9fIHws/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jyqySdUoF1aSBFBMuc3iJ9fIHws/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jyqySdUoF1aSBFBMuc3iJ9fIHws/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/xYLZF0HyvNE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/xYLZF0HyvNE/17844170975http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17844170975Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:56:58 -0500InspirationalMusicClassical MusicSubway Performerhttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17844170975<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzltkwXlFb1qarzawo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzltkwXlFb1qarzawo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzltkwXlFb1qarzawo4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzltkwXlFb1qarzawo5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzltkwXlFb1qarzawo6_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzltkwXlFb1qarzawo7_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzltkwXlFb1qarzawo8_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>It’s really, really difficult to create a trending topic. It takes a lot of tweets, from a lot of users, over a <a href="http://www.dailybloggr.com/2010/03/how-to-make-a-trending-topic-on-twitter-and-how-not-to/" target="_blank">sustained amount of time</a>. But, even if your topic doesn’t trend you can still generate buzz through unique impressions. </p> <p>Last night, when New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed marriage equality, I took to Twitter with the hashtag #shameonyouchris and directly asked people to tweet with the hashtag. Thanks to the support of many digital activists, we generated 405 original tweets, totaling 1,152 with retweets and mentions. In a world where every follower reads every tweet (which we don’t live in) the <a href="http://www.hashtracking.com/fast-report/?hashtag=ShameOnYouChris" target="_blank">maximum audience was 403,307</a>.  </p> <p><strong>These pictures are just a few of my favorite #ShameOnYouChris examples. </strong></p> <p>Even though we didn’t officially trend, we did get mentioned in <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/18/new-jersey-gay-marriage-celebrites-react_n_1286433.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003#s707281&title=Ryan_J_Davis" target="_blank">The Huffington Post</a>, and Broadway celebs like <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/@audraequalitymc" target="_blank">Audra McDonald</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/neilhaskell" target="_blank">Neil Haskell</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/RoryOMalley" target="_blank">Rory O’Malley</a> participated.  </p> <p>This goes to show that even if you don’t trend, a well-executed, real time hashtag campaign can still make a mark. Especially when you’re dealing with someone as shameful as Gov. Christie.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AtZbGoxRWKSLdhGDBIdQ9GTLv18/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AtZbGoxRWKSLdhGDBIdQ9GTLv18/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AtZbGoxRWKSLdhGDBIdQ9GTLv18/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AtZbGoxRWKSLdhGDBIdQ9GTLv18/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/m8RHEe7Kfzo" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/m8RHEe7Kfzo/17842407253http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17842407253Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:25:00 -0500ShameOnYouChrisLGBTQTwitterHashtagsSocial MediaChris ChristiePoliticsNew JerseyTwitter Trending TopicsTrending TopicsMarriage Equalityhttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17842407253<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzkej9ThVX1qarzawo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I was on an interesting panel today at JWT as part of New York’s Social Media Week. Some very cool panelists, including Bill Wolff, Executive Producer of the Rachel Maddow Show, and Beth Waxman-Arteta, CMO of JWT North America.</p> <p>We talked about real-time marketing, one of the latest buzz words in digital. Everyone shared some good insights. I got to make fun of Morning Joe. <a href="http://new.livestream.com/smwnyadv/RealTimeMarketing" target="_blank">Click here</a> or on the above image to watch the <a href="http://new.livestream.com/smwnyadv/RealTimeMarketing" target="_blank">archived livestream</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gNVKTNIZaqciXJNHOUXv6wgIJdo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gNVKTNIZaqciXJNHOUXv6wgIJdo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gNVKTNIZaqciXJNHOUXv6wgIJdo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gNVKTNIZaqciXJNHOUXv6wgIJdo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/ANc3NspgoiQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/ANc3NspgoiQ/17795813202http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17795813202Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:23:00 -0500Social MediaSMWJWTJWTSMWNYCMarketingReal Time MarketingSocial Media WeekSocial Media Week New York Cityhttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17795813202http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/Le2PsVXzTVE/17785810708http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17785810708Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:27:09 -0500New JerseyLGBTQGay MarriagePoliticsChris ChristieGay<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HVpR69DtIbqc-AByu_BGIFvTbLw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HVpR69DtIbqc-AByu_BGIFvTbLw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HVpR69DtIbqc-AByu_BGIFvTbLw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HVpR69DtIbqc-AByu_BGIFvTbLw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/Le2PsVXzTVE" height="1" width="1"/>http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17785810708<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzi7beBlqY1qarzawo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzi7beBlqY1qarzawo1_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzi7beBlqY1qarzawo5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Three images from last night’s Blue State Digital panel for Social Media Week DC. The animated gif is courtesy of <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ryannewyork" target="_blank">Allison</a>.  <br/><br/>I was lucky enough to speak with two big social thinkers; Clay Shirky and Adam Conner. Interesting stuff, hope to have a video in the near future. </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wWrUSRa-x3bwKTfvPlQLNZW3xRU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wWrUSRa-x3bwKTfvPlQLNZW3xRU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wWrUSRa-x3bwKTfvPlQLNZW3xRU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wWrUSRa-x3bwKTfvPlQLNZW3xRU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/3ijsRIYybv4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/3ijsRIYybv4/17724627613http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17724627613Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:52:00 -0500Social mediasocial media weekclay shirkyadam connerfacebookblue state digitalgpoyhttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17724627613<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/L-gzqA4FzIA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Really enjoyed this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/NavySealsofComedy?feature=watch" target="_blank">Navy Seals of Comedy</a> sketch dramatically reenacting a tween Facebook conversation. It’s a clever idea, that they promise to explore further. </p> <p>Probably my favorite social media comedy since <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyOPk4E0-ow" target="_blank">Aziz Ansari’s Harris bit</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9dpcpcqPVlylTJmw2KEEnE4kjGc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9dpcpcqPVlylTJmw2KEEnE4kjGc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9dpcpcqPVlylTJmw2KEEnE4kjGc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9dpcpcqPVlylTJmw2KEEnE4kjGc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/m128nDKQ3m0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/m128nDKQ3m0/17451165825http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17451165825Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:49:00 -0500FacebookLOLTechSocial MediaNavy Seals of ComedyComedySketchAziz Ansarihttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17451165825<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv3h5klFnC1r1kwjno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Such a cute picture of a gay couple at a Barack Obama rally in 2008. </p> <p>Join them at <a href="http://pride.barackobama.com/page/content/lgbthome" target="_blank">Obama Pride</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TUQtJNQ6kQv8PhnwxTMZOOPTSZo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TUQtJNQ6kQv8PhnwxTMZOOPTSZo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TUQtJNQ6kQv8PhnwxTMZOOPTSZo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TUQtJNQ6kQv8PhnwxTMZOOPTSZo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/vEtBBzAxfNk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/vEtBBzAxfNk/17449693163http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17449693163Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:23:12 -0500Barack ObamaLGBTQObama PridePoliticsPhotographyCute Guyshttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17449693163<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz7cazGTBb1rpnl36o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://foreverliberal.tumblr.com/post/17432812842/micahpk-president-obama-presents-maya-angelou" target="_blank">foreverliberal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://micahpk.tumblr.com/post/17395024710/president-obama-presents-maya-angelou-with-the" target="_blank">micahpk</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>President Obama presents Maya Angelou with the highest civilian honor.</span></p> </blockquote> <p>Incredible moment — Maya Angelou is absolutely amazing. </p> </blockquote> <p>Beautiful. Can’t imagine what that moment felt like for both of them. So much going on. </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W_YLuwBs2fovwkFTII1OfobrRNk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W_YLuwBs2fovwkFTII1OfobrRNk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W_YLuwBs2fovwkFTII1OfobrRNk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W_YLuwBs2fovwkFTII1OfobrRNk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/MS-tkFs3JCE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/MS-tkFs3JCE/17433256881http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17433256881Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:30:00 -0500ArtBarack ObamaMaya AngelouPoliticsphotographyHistoryhttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17433256881<p><strong><big>Been nice if the Catholic Church had fought as hard to stop the Iraq War as it did to stop women from receiving birth control.</big></strong></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vOb0fhu_9UKwSj1NEGWUSGKZVdc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vOb0fhu_9UKwSj1NEGWUSGKZVdc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vOb0fhu_9UKwSj1NEGWUSGKZVdc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vOb0fhu_9UKwSj1NEGWUSGKZVdc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/uRqT8Hf_QM8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/uRqT8Hf_QM8/17396677723http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17396677723Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:36:20 -0500catholic churchiraq warpoliticsreligionbirth controlhttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17396677723“A conservative, a moderate, and a liberal walk into a bar. And the bartender goes, “Hey, it’s Mitt Romney!””<br/><br/> - <em>Rick Santorum Super PAC funder Foster Friess</em> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IaHNQ4kPVNAgYssm-Y4gTjYduiE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IaHNQ4kPVNAgYssm-Y4gTjYduiE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IaHNQ4kPVNAgYssm-Y4gTjYduiE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IaHNQ4kPVNAgYssm-Y4gTjYduiE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/d23q6byXSAA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/d23q6byXSAA/17395745447http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17395745447Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:19:30 -0500Mitt RomneyMitt2012PoliticsRepublicansrick santorumhttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17395745447<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz76x2Rcr01qarzawo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A new store has opened up in Bushwick, Brooklyn that focuses exclusively on Pope John Paul II <span class="st">swag. I’m getting my mom a gift certificate.<br/></span></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CHq6BqmoPO8xp_XKElTA_9WF3JI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CHq6BqmoPO8xp_XKElTA_9WF3JI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CHq6BqmoPO8xp_XKElTA_9WF3JI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CHq6BqmoPO8xp_XKElTA_9WF3JI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/5i44UpNkx_I" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/5i44UpNkx_I/17388870632http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17388870632Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:13:00 -0500BushwickBrooklynNew York Citycatholic churchCatholicPope John Paul IIReligionPope Benedict XVIhttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17388870632<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gdJ7Ad15WCA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Five years ago today, Barack Obama announced his candidacy for President in Springfield, Illinois.</p> <p>Watch the speech.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TNHVmQOOQTRjXpu37xcvTLY894Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TNHVmQOOQTRjXpu37xcvTLY894Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TNHVmQOOQTRjXpu37xcvTLY894Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TNHVmQOOQTRjXpu37xcvTLY894Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~4/x6xFoaAreHg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RyanJDavis/~3/x6xFoaAreHg/17373016800http://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17373016800Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:23:00 -0500Barack ObamaHistoryPoliticsVideoSpeechhttp://ryanjdavis.tumblr.com/post/17373016800