Rockit Ranch Productions and www.aChicagoThing.com win 4 Telly Awards with Billy Dec Avatar Social Media Anniversary Benefit Video!

What if my avatar literally came to life and spoke to people about a gigantic party to celebrate his 2nd birthday as the "person" behind all my social media platforms (facebook, twitter, blog..) that had been communicating with tens of thousands of people with similar interests for the last 2 years? And what if he explained in a really fun way that this huge party would benefit one of our favorite philanthropic missions, feeding people in need. Well, that was the crazy idea we came up with at Rockit Ranch Productions 6 months ago when we produced the attached video- we just never thought we would actually win awards for it!!??!

Chicago Celebrates “Social Media Week” for the 1st Time!

For the first time ever Chicago is celebrating what's called "Social Media Week" as area businesses and some of the top social media names in Chicago will get together for a week long series of events revolving around every facet of social media. Included in the board of advisors for Social Media week is Adam Brown, currently at Dell computers, who was at one point one of the masterminds behind one of the most popular brands on Facebook, Coca-cola.

Come to my 1st night on stage at Chicago’s infamous iO Improv Olympic!

Ever try something that you never thought you could do? This Monday night, I'm jumping on the infamous improv olympic (iO) stage where people I have loved like Chris Farley, Tina Fey, Mike Myers, Jack McBrayer, Rachel Dratch, Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers.. Just to name a few, all got their start! Ya, I'm kind of freaking out- not gonna to lie.. Want to come see it?!?!
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Billy Dec on new FOX's new TV show "Chicago Code"

here's some fun quick behind the scenes video of my day filming my part on fox's new tv show "chicago code" by shawn ryan ("the shield"), starring jennifer beals ("flashdance"), jason clarke, matt lauria.....