Tag: JESS3

JESS3 releases the State of Cloud Computing

It seems that wherever we turn these days we hear this word: “Cloud”. Working from the cloud, collaborating in the cloud, computing from the cloud – it sounds dreamy, but what does it all mean? Thankfully, JESS3 has the answer. As the third installment of our “State of” Series, we bring you “The State of […]

a Primer in Data Visualization

This is a presentation I gave last night at Refresh Baltimore. I have also embedded the videos that I played below. A Primer in Data Visualization View more presentations from JESS3. A big thanks to everyone who came out and to the organizers Mike Brenner and Javier Rios for including me in their main fall […]

Why JESS3 is the Agency of the Future

When I was first asked to guest lecture at Georgetown University’s Integrated Marketing Communications course taught by Susan Nickbarg, it was under the auspice of what do marketing efforts of the future look like? Are they totally disruptive? Is it a fusion of old and new in a truly “integrated” way? Yes and, well, yes. […]

NASA and GM advancing robotics through collaboration

Ro-bot: noun \ˈrō-ˌbät, -bət\: a machine that looks like a human being and performs various complex acts (as walking or talking) of a human being; also : a similar but fictional machine whose lack of capacity for human emotions is often emphasized –Source: Merriam-Webster Like aliens and unicorns, I think we all have some fascination […]

real time Election Day foursquare check-ins visualized by JESS3

As of 5:30 PM EST, there have been 28,959 check-ins at 16,233 polling locations with 59% of the check-ins coming from men and 41% coming from women. Check out the map we designed and are powering with foursquare’s API data, which was geocoded with help from Voting Information Project (Pew / Google / Engage). More […]

the Future of Pot

It’s an ongoing debate: the legalization of marijuana. A new twist on the hotly contested debate came in the form of a typical branding challenge, but with a very atypical client: The Washington Post. As one of the most reputable newspapers in the world, Washington Post recently explored the State of Pot in America 2020. […]

I Voted

The JESS3 team has made no secret about its interest in and passion for geosocial. And, with our roots in DC, civic participation through voting is close to our hearts. We also pride ourselves in helping C-SPAN leverage social media in their coverage during the 2008 Elections, where we designed and developed the Convention Hubs […]

Pop Tech 2010 and authentic branding

JESS3 had the pleasure to attend Pop Tech, in Maine last week. The Pop Tech conference speaks to a clear authentic movement of people interested in solving global problems using innovative technology. There are speakers like Pieter Hoff, founder of Groasis, an agriculture product designed to help trees grow in deserts. The big idea behind […]

the first check-in from space [VIDEO]

Today NASA astronaut and International Space Station Commander Douglas H. Wheelock made history by executing the first check-in from space using Foursquare. Published to his Twitter feed, @Astro_Wheels officially unlocked the NASA Explorer Badge. NASA TV captured the footage, Houston confirmed it over the radio and JESS3 helped produce the video. All in a day’s […]