Web 2.0
Why Crummy Contests Hurt Your Brand
Buffer This morning, I saw 75 people “Like” El Al’s new contest on Facebook, “Hamantaschen eating championship.” Â While I commend EL AL for running a fun contest for Purim and... Read More »
Jew in the City wonders…do God and science have chemistry?
Buffer “I couldn’t help but wonder…†Sound familiar? It may be Carrie’s popular phrase of wonderment on Sex and the City, but way before the popular series hit HBO, Allison... Read More »
Is Blogging Good for the Jews?
Buffer Two weeks ago I received a number of frantic phone calls and messages. Â A well-trafficked Jewish blog published a story that was factually untrue. Â The ignorance and hatred in... Read More »
Pre-Rosh Hashanah Jewish Social Media Round-Up
Buffer I always find it interesting to look at which stories are popular in the Jewish social media world. Admittedly, this is not a scientific study. Instead, I rely on... Read More »
Thriving on Turmoil, a TEDxTelAviv production
Buffer Israel is now officially 62 years old. While the Israeli banks were extremely prepared for the economic turmoil America caused and while Israeli start-ups continue to become major... Read More »
“Getting Back in Touch” via Facebook – Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants
Buffer Lately, my wife Jody and I have spent a lot of time getting in touch with old friends via Facebook. It started when I received a friend request from... Read More »
A Jeff Pulver Breakfast in Tel Aviv
Buffer Yesterday morning, while going through the 150 or so feeds I try to keep up with, I came upon this video. A report on Jeff Pulver‘s breaksfast in Tel... Read More »
NonProfit 2.0 DC: Embracing the New Web
Buffer While we normally don’t post events or promote outside or inside events here on Jewneric, I think this is appropriate to many of you, our readers. I am producing... Read More »
Seeking a Different Birthright Israel experience
Buffer Over the past decade over 100,000 Jews from around the world have participated on Taglit Birthright Israel’s amazing 10-day trip. Each trip offers participants a unique experience to meet... Read More »
What do you do when someone you know gets a new job?
Buffer Over the past number of years I have seen numerous friends and networking partners get new jobs. I usually send an email congratulating them, if I know the industry... Read More »
Young Geeks gather in Israel
Buffer Israelis are full of ideas. The Silicon Wadi is only behind the Silicon Valley in terms of sheer numbers startups. One guy, Shai Agassi, is working on a viable... Read More »
The Jewish Leadership Series: Jeremy Epstein
Buffer Jewneric recently had the opportunity to speak with Jeremy Epstein, Word of Mouth & Social Media Consultant and a prominent Jewish leader. We asked him a series of questions... Read More »
Gary Vaynerchuk is a Real Mentch!
Buffer Last night I had the unique opportunity to hear from and talk to web personality, wine expert, and tremendously nice guy, Gary Vaynerchuk, of Wine Library TV. I first... Read More »
MashBash Tel Aviv – The Official Jewneric.com Report
Buffer MashBash TLV the Official Jewneric.com Media Partner Report Last night, as previously reported, I had the pleasure of being a sponsored guest to MashBash TLV. For those who still... Read More »
What Would You Do For $1 Million?
Buffer I’ve been tagged in a meme post by Jason Unger and now have to keep the progress going. The trick is figuring out how to tailor this question to... Read More »
Google’s Holocaust Memorial Portal
Buffer I wish I had seen this last week. It’s good to see that Google is using its resources as one of the largest and most powerful information gateways to... Read More »
Shutdown Day – “Could You Survive Without Your Computer for One Day?”
Buffer WebWorkerDaily wrote a post today, “Could You Survive Without Your Computer for One Day?” asking if it would be possible to live one day unplugged from society. As Shutdown... Read More »
FreeTheSoldier – Gone Viral
Buffer A few days ago, I noticed a posting by a friend on Facebook about a free download for the United Jewish Communities (UJC): FreeTheSoldiers. Just as in years past,... Read More »
The Huffington Post Goes to Israel
Buffer Several influential bloggers have been taken on a tour of Israel courtesy of the Solomon Project. Writers from DailyKos, The Huffington Post, MyDD and several other progressive blogs were... Read More »
Google, Yahoo & Facebook Officials to Attend Jerusalem Tech Conference
Buffer Sergey Brin, one of the founders of Google, will be attending the upcoming technical conference arranged by President Shimon Peres, to be held at Jerusalem’s Binyanei Ha’uma International Convention... Read More »
