RSS FeedPenn Quarter Based Digital Agency Social Driver In ‘Agency Top 100’
Social Driver, a digital agency in Penn Quarter (406 7th St NW), received kudos from The Agency Post which Social Driver kindly shared with us. They’ve been named the 7th Fastest Growing Agency in the U.S. and 1st Fastest Growing in the Mid-Atlantic.
From the Social Driver press release:
Social Driver (http://www.socialdriver.com), a leading digital agency based in Washington, DC, was named the 7th fastest growing agency in the United States by The Agency Post’s “Agency Top 100 of 2013” List (http://www.agencypost.com/agency-100-2013/). Social Driver tops the list as fastest growing agency in the Mid-Atlantic Region, with a three-year growth rate of 1,755%.
Social Driver makes meaningful connections through digital solutions. Its team of industry-leading engineers, strategists and designers work together to build innovative social technology solutions that connect the world’s leading organizations to the digital future. Social Driver works with Fortune 500 companies, the associations they are members of and the nonprofits they support. The award-winning agency has been recognized for its leadership in responsive web design, mobile application development and social media marketing.
We like seeing our neighborhood be a factory of innovation, growth, and jobs, and 7th Street in Penn Quarter/Chinatown has been fertile ground for tech/Internet/web oriented startups. Living Social, Venga, The Map Network (purchased by NAVTEQ/Nokia), and Away.com (purchased by Orbitz) all put down roots on 7th Street during their history. Some of the companies we listed in our 2008 Silicon Downtown story are still in our neighborhood such as Blackboard and Living Social.
If you want to follow this up and coming company, their Twitter feed is @SocialDriver.
Well done and keep growing!
Summer Lovin’ Happened So Fast
Summer seemed to fly by faster than usual this year. Are you going out of town this weekend for the sandy shores or staying in town? Here are just a few ideas for enjoying the last days of Summer in town.
Be a Part of History – March for Jobs and Justice/March on Washington 50th Anniversary – TODAY
President Obama will speak from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial today at the culmination of the March for Jobs and Justice, which will progress down Constitution Ave. with rallying points at key government buildings.
Jazz in the Garden – the 2013 season ends Friday, 8/30
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden (700 Constitution Ave., NW)
Taste of Penn Quarter Walking Tour – Saturday
Meet at Navy Archives Metro
701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Much Ado About Nothing / Shakespeare Free for All – ends Sunday
Harman Hall, Shakespeare Theatre Company (610 F St., NW)
Labor Day Concert – Sunday 9/1
U.S. Capitol Grounds
Tuesday Concert Series – 9/3
Church of the Epiphany (1317 G St. NW)
Enjoy patio dining at a neighborhood favorite, especially these who have extended Restaurant Week Specials – ends 9/1
701
Art and Soul
Azur
Brasserie Beck
Cedar
Co Co Sala
Oyamel
Jaleo
Zaytinya
Penn Quarter Living: Heard In The ‘Hood
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Here’s what we were reading recently about neighborhood news in DC. Have something to add? Leave it in the comments!
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Mount Vernon Triangle – A number of good updates about our neighbors to the north including a new wine store on I (Eye) St NW and notes from the meeting about homeless camping out at 2nd and Massachusetts Ave NW. [The Triangle – Eye Street Cellars] & [The Triangle – Cloakroom] & [The Triangle – Recap of Public Meeting for 2nd & Mass Park]
Chinatown – Yo! Sushi that was supposed to open at 675 H St NW next to the Panera and near the Walgreens at the 7th St NW intersection will not be opening after all. No sushi for you. (No Wagamama for you either.) [DC Eater]
Downtown – Dunkin’ Donuts and Jimmy John’s sandwich shop are close to opening on G St NW between 12th and 13th. [Downtown BID]
Chinatown – Protesters descended on Wal-Mart’s DC headquarters at 8th and G St NW to protest perceived unfair treatment of Wal-Mart employees. Wal-Mart and the city are wrangling over a living wage bill that was passed by the City Council but could still be vetoed by the Mayor. [DCist] & [The Nation – Veto Decision Looms]
Penn Quarter/Downtown – A number of restaurants are extending Restaurant Week until September 1 including those in our neighborhood. Here’s the latest list. [Restaurant Association of Metro Washington]
Downtown/National Mall – Street closures for tomorrow’s Let Freedom Ring Commemeration announced by the MPD. [DC MPD] & [WaPo – map of closures]
March On Washington 50th Anniversary (& PQ/Downtown Street Closures)
Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the march on Washington when Dr. Martin Luther King gave his famous speech in 1963. In addition to the importance of the event itself, there are lots of Penn Quarter/downtown street closures to know about tomorrow between 3 am and 7 pm.The street closure list was updated this afternoon and it’s not as bad for downtown/PQ.
We’ve identified three web pages you’ll want to visit as below to stay informed about the events surrounding the anniversary:
1) 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington homepage [DC Government]
2) MLK Dream 50 homepage [The King Center]
3) Street closures associated with the Anniversary [DC Government]