Archive for May, 2007
Sunday, May 20th, 2007
Good quiz plugin for Wordpress?
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.
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Sunday, May 20th, 2007
Site of the Day: CommunitySpark.com
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 - [...]
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Sunday, May 20th, 2007
Update: Free Frango mints until May 31
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: [...]
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Friday, May 18th, 2007
Mets rebound, take final two games of series vs. Cubbies
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 [...]
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Thursday, May 17th, 2007
YouTube to co-sponsor next offical debate for Democratic presidential candidates
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 [...]
Comments - Posted in Media news by Daniel
Thursday, May 17th, 2007
Chicago 2016 Update: Polish, Greek languages not part of Chicago 2016 welcome
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 [...]
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
Free Frango mints until May 31
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!
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
Mets killed by Cubs in Game Two of series, 10-1
‘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.)
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
Chicago 2016 Update: R.I.P. Chicago 2016 logo (2006-2007)
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. [...]
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
Free access to Wall Street Journal, Financial Times articles (Congoo.com)
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. [...]
