When it comes to the worlds of branding and social media, Jesse Thomas is always pushing the limits and exploring new frontiers. Nonick 2010 presents another key note speaker: Meet Jesse Thomas. Jesse Thomas is CEO and founder of the creative, interactive DC-based agency JESS3 specialized in Social Media. They design branding and interactive projects. If it is a product that exists online, JESS3 are able to build it.

Prior to his work as CEO, Jesse Thomas had a number of creative, interactive and PR-related professions at Qorvis Communications, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (360 Digital Influence) and AOL (Experience Prototype Lab). Jesse Thomas is as much an entrepreneur as he is an innovator, designer, visionary and eager learner. When it comes to the worlds of branding and social media, Jesse is always pushing the limits and exploring new frontiers.

JESS3
Jesse Thomas and JESS3’s story kicked off in back in 2000. “Busboys and Poets, a restaurant in Washington, was one of my first freelance clients. I pitched my ideas to owner Andy Shallal and landed the account. From literally before the restaurant existed, I consulted with Andy and gave him key creative input. I helped come up with the name, designed their logo, mural, signage, and built the website. Partnering with Andy Shallal was another very important experience in my career. We still do lots of work for Busboys and I am their Creative Director”, Jesse Thomas said in an interview with Technosailer.

Recently, JESS3 has developed interactive websites and did the branding for big companies such as Intel, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, MySpace, Classmates.com, NASA, C-SPAN, Dow Jones / Wall Street Journal, Marriott, Huffington Post, American Express, Pepsi, Nestle, Pfizer, Discovery Channel or Mashable. JESS3 is more than just a creative interactive agency, Jesse Thomas wants people to know how passionate they are about design and technology. “We truly put our blood, sweat, and tears into this business”.

The State of The Internet
The State of the Internet is a funny video created by Jesse for the 2010 AIGA conference in Baltimore. The video is a visual summary of the growth of the Internet from its inception up until the present day.
During the five-minute video you can get an idea of the truly exorbitant figures that are handled on the Internet and how in just a few years it has become an indispensable means of communication. So indispensable that it is difficult to imagine life without it.

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