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The future of social media: Almost all commerce will become social

Trends in the Living Networks

Earlier this month Air New Zealand ran its second Social Media Breakfast in Auckland, with close to 1,000 people coming to see Teddy Goff , the Digital Director of Obama’s campaign, and myself speak. One of the excerpts shown from my keynote was on the rise of social commerce. Virtually every aspect of how we buy will be social.

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Facebook is now Meta: Social media giant rebrands to focus on the future amid criticism in the present

GeekWire

Facebook announced a name change on Thursday intended to bring together everything that it works on under a single brand called Meta, and in turn take some of the focus off the social media company that started in 2004. “Feeling truly present with another person is the ultimate dream of social technology. . ”

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New virtual reality gaming and entertainment venue Mirra opening in Bellevue

GeekWire

(Mirra Image) Virtual reality entertainment startup Mirra plans to open its first location in Bellevue, Wash. Mirra is a “social entertainment venue” that offers an assortment of unique VR games that attendees can play for an hour at a time. We’re merging VR technology with a vibrant social scene to create unforgettable events.”

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It’s GeekWire Awards day! Here’s how to watch our one-of-a-kind virtual event at 4 p.m. Pacific time

GeekWire

In a few hours, we’ll bring the Pacific Northwest tech community together for the first-ever virtual GeekWire Awards — an epic celebration of the top innovators, entrepreneurs, scientists and non-profit leaders in the region. A big thanks to GeekWire Awards presenting sponsor Wave Business , as well as each of our category sponsors.

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GeekWire Awards 2020 revealed: Big winners, celebrities and surprises power virtual event

GeekWire

We couldn’t get together in person, but we still found a way to celebrate the best in Pacific Northwest tech on Thursday as the GeekWire Awards went virtual. Startup of the Year, presented by BCRA. Young Entrepreneur of the Year, presented by ALLTech. Deal of the Year: IPO and Acquisitions, presented by WSGR.

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Register for GeekWire’s virtual roundtable: Tackling Public Policy Challenges During a Covid Economy

GeekWire

From housing to education to rebooting the economy to social justice, we face a daunting number of public policy challenges. To help make sense of where we go from here, GeekWire is excited to kick off a new virtual event series called Civic Conversations, presented by Microsoft.

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Engaging Students with Interactive Social Studies Simulations

Kitaboo

Among all the subjects taught at school, social studies remains a challenge for most teachers to teach in an engaging way. It is possible to leverage many other forms of interactive teaching methods – like social studies simulations – to achieve the desired outcomes from a lesson. Table of Contents I. What is a Simulation?

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