Archive for May, 2007
Hey, folks. Not sure how many of you guys use Wordpress for your sites, but if anyone knows of a reliable quiz plug-in, please let me know! Thanks a lot. [ READ MORE ]
If you’re looking to build any sort of online community, I suggest checking out Community Spark, created by Martin Reed, who seems to be some sort of freelance Web marketer. Reed offers up all sorts of useful advice, from interviews with Web developers to profiles of new Web tools to the importance of ad selection – [ READ MORE ]
Hey, folks – So Mollie and I went down to the Macy’s on State Street in Chicago to see if we could get some free Frango chocolates, as per my post on May 16. Turns out, getting the free chocolates is as simple as taking candy from a baby…or chocolates from Macy’s. Here’s the setup: [ READ MORE ]
Ha. It figures, no? The day after the Mets got killed by the Cubs, they come back to win the next two games. On Wednesday, we won 8-1. In the bottom of the ninth inning yesterday, the Mets scored five runs off Chicago reliever Scott Eyre and closer Ryan Dempster, coming back [ READ MORE ]
How about this nugget? According to a story in today’s San Jose Mercury News, YouTube will co-sponsor the first of six Democratic Party-sanctioned debates. Presumably, this will be somehow tied into YouTube’s YouChoose campaign, in which presidential candidates post videos and speak directly to viewers. (Well, maybe an intern or something.) Word is, says Pete [ READ MORE ]
Are you kidding me? John Kass, a columnist for the Chicago Tribune, wrote in today’s paper that the Chicago 2016 bid campaign dropped Polish- and Greek-language greetings from its “Welcome to Chicago” mini-campaign. This is insane. The Polish have enjoyed a 150-year history here in Chicago and the Olympics originated in Greece. Greek was dropped [ READ MORE ]
Hey, folks. Until May 31, Frango’s is offering a free 1 lb. box of Frango Mints to anyone who completes an in-store survey at the Macy’s Chicago location. Here’s a recent Chicago Tribune piece on the Frango rebirth. You heard it here, folks! [ READ MORE ]
‘Nuff said. Thanks, Mollie, for so kindly pointing this out to me. Maybe the Cubs should have saved some of their runs for a game in which the bullpen lets them down…perhaps later in this series… (Audible grumble.) [ READ MORE ]
Chicago Tribune Olympics reporter Philip Hersh, as always, is on the ball. And he brings some sad news. The Chicago 2016 logo is history, according to International Olympic Committee rules. The rules state that logos “shall not contain the Olympic symbol, the Olympic motto, the Olympic flag, any other Olympic-related imagery (e.g. [ READ MORE ]
I just got a tip from one of my readers about a way to get free access to stories from the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Morningstar, etc. Congoo.com, the person suggested, is a great way to do it. A bit skeptical – and thinking the post may be spam – I checked it out. [ READ MORE ]