Never Say Never to Social Media! Even Brad Pitt Bowed to Google+

Those of you who still think social media is a about poking, wake up!

Even, Mr. private Brad Pitt finally bowed to power of social media. He just set up his page on Google+. Given his passion for New Orleans, not surprisingly, his first social media post was about his Make It Right venture in New Orleans.

“Making a big announcement later this week about an event in New Orleans in March to raise money to build safe, sustainable homes for disadvantaged families and disabled veterans.

The big announcement released last night is this:
“On March 10 at Hyatt Regency New Orleans, Brad Pitt and Ellen DeGeneres will host “A Night to Make It Right” with special guests Randy Jackson and performances by Rihanna, Sheryl Crow, Seal and local favorite Dr. John and friends. The benefit gala will raise vital funds for the completion of 150 environmentally friendly homes. Read more of this post

Angelina Jolie Promotes Her New Film ‘In the Land of Blood and Honey’ in Washington DC


Wearing her vintage dress from The Way We Wore, Angelina Jolie attend the “In the Land of Blood and Honey” premiere at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC yesterday.

And, of course Brad was also here in town to make sure Angela doesn’t see me :(

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Madame Tussauds Wax Museum In DC – The Scavenger Hunt This Weekend



First time, I heard of Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, I was in London back in Spring of 2003. I always thought Madame Tussauds was a English thing, till I found out there was also one right here in our nation’s capital and Amsterdam, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Berlin and believe it or not Las Vegas. Not sure anyone in Vegas goes these though.

Madame Tussauds is part of Merlin Entertainment, an international company that owns and operates 57 attractions including LEGOLAND, Madame Tussauds, British Airways London Eye, SEA LIFE, Dungeons, Gardaland and Alton Towers. If you plan to visit Madame Tussauds Washington DC (which you should), don’t expect to just mingle with politicians. In the Glamour section, you can mingle with celebrities such as Will Smith, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez. In the Sports section, you can interact with lifelike sports idols such as Evander Holyfield and of course, Tiger Woods with his 14 mistresses :-) There is also a section dedicated to history.

The place is truly an interactive attraction that brings historical figures and events to life through wax figures that visitors can touch, see and hear. Madame Tussauds is a new “must see” attraction for families with a great location in the historic Woodies Building in the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington, DC.

The Museum is located at North of Pennsylvania Avenue, halfway between the White House and the U.S. Capitol Building and just south of Chinatown
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AOL to Acquire the Brad Pitt of Social Media, Pete Cashmore


There is going to be more buzz popping out in social and online media space in our nation capital soon. It is still a rumor, but most likely it is going to happen within the next few weeks. Referring to my previous coverage comparing the Potomac River in the East with the Silicon Valley in the West, this will be an Awesome News for us.

It was just about a month ago AOL spun-off from their parent company Time Warner and went solo. It looks like they are getting off to an interesting start already. They are in talks to acquire Pete Cashmore’s company, Mashable, the popular blog that covers Web 2.0 and social media. The company or better say the blog was founded in 2005.

If this rumor turns out to be true, I have no doubt, Pete will be surrounded with more chicks in his next photo :-) Well, Good for him! Very handsome dude, why not?

I met Pete during one of his early events in London for the first time back in 2006 when his company was still based in Scotland, then in Washington, DC for the second time in another social media event. Mashable was the host. Back in 2007, they moved their headquarter to Silicon Valley, the main hub for Web 2.0 and social media.
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