Archive for July, 2008
Kansas State University anthropology professor Michael Wesch has an understanding of the Web 2.0 world in a way that few digital types could dream. He understands the nuances of how technology has changed global culture. He gave this presentation, “An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube,” last month at the Library of Congress. (Thanks, Greg Verdino, for [ READ MORE ]
I did an interview a couple of months ago with word-of-mouth marketing evangelist Andy Sernovitz about the social media work I’ve been doing over at the Chicago Tribune. Well, he posted the video portion of our interview. Enjoy: [ READ MORE ]
Brand: Rocky Patel Line: Edge Lite Vitola: Torpedo (6 x 52) Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Natural Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan/Honduran Body: Mild Strength: Medium Box Price: $89.00 (Box of 20) Blue Havana in Chicago has a free monthly smoke that I enjoy attending. But to truly get an idea of the type of shop it is, consider this: It’s part of The Alley group [ READ MORE ]
Got a word you need to make shorter? Try this handy thesaurus on Ironic Sans, which takes any word and finds out a shorter synonym. Useful for Twitter and other microformatted sites. Play around with it a bit! [ READ MORE ]
Brand: Graycliff Line: 1666 Vitola: PGX (Toro) 6 x 50 Origin: CAN’T FIND WHICH FACTORY IT’S MADE IN Wrapper: Costa Rican Binder: Ecuadorian Filler: Peruvian, Columbian, Brazilian and Mexican Body: Full Strength: Full Box Price: $219.95 (Box of 20) Graycliff is an interesting cigar company: The factory, run by Master Torcedore Avelino Lara, is part of the historic Graycliff Hotel in the Bahamas. And, as [ READ MORE ]
A funny thing happened right outside my window Saturday night: A family of ducks, probably from nearby North Pond, walked over to the corner of Clark Street and Arlington Place and just…hung out. About a dozen folks from nearby bars gathered around the ducks. I started snapping photos, but Momma Duck got a bit nervous and [ READ MORE ]