About Us

A daily review of international and national policy as it relates to emerging technologies.  As technology and online communities evolve, new legislation and regulations will follow.  Conversations about new policies must be equally driven by CEO’s, Community Manager, and consumers of new media.  This is a nonpartisan venue to help facilitate this discourse.  We are a collection of new media professionals, lobbyists, and lawyers.

Kevin Spidel

Kevin Spidel has over 10 years of experience in strategic development, management, and communications. His track record has included successful roles in executive management ranging from Presidential campaigns (National Field Director) to international nongovernmental organizations (Campaign Director, Amnesty International, USA.)

He has helped build, from the ground up, several national organizations (Co-Founder Progressive Democrats of America) and local nonprofits that have since grown in effectiveness with his continued involvement.

His expertise in social media, online marketing, and new media has been recognized by Web 2.0 industry leaders.  As a Founding Partner of BlueDynamic, LLC, Kevin created new media marketing strategies for public agencies and varios federal and state political campaigns.  Marketing strategies focused on utilizing semantic and traditional data to target, scrape, and audit digital footprints on the social web through Activating Word of Mouth.

He currently serves as the Managing Director of Emerging Media for Patriot Strategies, LLC in Washington, DC.

Jennifer Kindred

Jennifer Kindred is a licensed attorney who shifted her focus from traditional law firm work to social marketing.   Jennifer has litigated cases in defense and plaintiff work, written complex business contracts and interpreted federal legislation. Working for a Member of the British Parliament and for a State Senator Jennifer gained experience analyzing proposed legislation; drafting and reconstructing portions of a proposed bill; and drafting letters and talking points.

As a Founding Partner of Activating Word of Mouth, LLC, Jennifer worked closely with Kevin Spidel to create social online marketing strategies for clients.  Jennifer has a Bachelors of Science degree in political science from Illinois State University and Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of law.