About Me
Hi, my name is Jon Hickey, and I’m interested in social media and how modern communication models are disrupting traditional communications in business, nonprofit, and government.
I graduated from the University of Washington with a Master’s in Public Administration 2008. My Master’s Degree project won an award for innovation. The project studied the YouTube campaigns being run by the presidential candidates in the primary elections. The project was published in the form of a website, which can be viewed here.
My work with social media began in the summer of 2008 when I started working for the Univeristy of Washington’s Center for Communication and Civic Engagement. I have also done work with the Jimmy V Foundation, University of Washington Department of Global Health, and the Run of the Mill 5k charity run. I’ve also done some freelance social media consulting for small businesses in the Seattle area.
I am currently working on my Master’s of Communication in Digital Media at the University of Washington.
In addition to my studies, I am an assistant brand manager at Wizards of the Coast.
I created this blog to display and discuss current and past works, and to explore current trends in social media, digital video, and web design.
Around the web
Social Media:
Writing:
- Evans School Degree Project
- Blog post on Flip the Media: “Why the iPad won’t revolutionize the market”
- Blog post on Flip the Media: “Can social media disrupt the NCAA’s control over student athletes?”
- Center for Communication and Civic Engagement: “The 2008 YouTube Election”
My Cancer Experience:
- Run of the Mill
- Seattle Times: “Washington runner discovers life of substance through illness”
- The Daily: “Winning the toughest race”
- The Daily: “Banding together”
- Pac-10.org: “The race of his life”
- HeraldNet: “Mill Creek footrace to aid cancer fight close to home”
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