Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Video of the Day: An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube
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 […]
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Video of the Day: Interview with Andy Sernovitz
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:
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Sunday, July 27th, 2008
Cigar of the Week: Rocky Patel Edge Lite torpedo
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 […]
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Site of the Day: Ironic Sans: Thsrs
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!
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008
Cigar of the Week: Graycliff 1666 PGX
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 […]
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Tidbit of the Day: Family of ducks hangs out on Chicago’s Clark Street
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 […]
