Archive for August, 2008
The Sarah Palin “little known facts” Twitter meme is genius. Michael Turk, a political consultant, created PalinFacts.com, a site that retrofits some of the Chuck Norris jokes for Palin, the just-announced veep candidate. Ben Domenech, a conservative writer and blogger, registered the domain. He’s also on Twitter. The Sarah Palin “little known facts” meme was a stroke [ READ MORE ]
About five months ago, I announced my transition to the Chicago Tribune. While I was there, I helped the Tribune with some things in the social media space. Now comes a bigger challenge: figuring how to do this across multiple Tribune Company properties. My title will pretty much remain the same, but I’m moving on up to [ READ MORE ]
Brand: Exclusive Cigars (Kristoff) Line: Criollo Vitola: Churchill (7 x 50) Origin: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Criollo Binder: Cuban seed Orlor Dominican Filler: Cuban seed Orlor Dominican, Nicaraguan Body: Medium Strength: Medium As you know, not every cigar is a Cohiba or Montecristo, and part of what makes cigar smoking an interesting hobby, I believe, is when one discovers new and boutique brands. [ READ MORE ]
Okay, now it’s getting ridiculous. Rodney Rumsford from FaceReviews is getting in on the action. I wasn’t quoted for this one, but it’s good to see that the Colonel has Rodney’s Twitter seal of approval! If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed![ READ MORE ]
Some more press here and here. Cool! If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed![ READ MORE ]
Amy Gahran from the Poynter Institute’s E-Media Tidbits Blog asked me to write a guest post for the site about how the Chicago Tribune has used social media to break news. I was honored by her request, but little did I know that my picture would also be on the front page. It’s on the bottom [ READ MORE ]
Unfortunately, the Colonel couldn’t quite make the photo shoot himself, but we were able to sneak him in. You can read the story here. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed![ READ MORE ]
Brand: Bobalu Line: 91 Aged Dominican Vitola: Toro 6 x 52 Origin: United States Wrapper: Dominican Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Body: Medium Strength: Medium Box Price: $165 (box of 25) Once again, I find myself back with a cigar from the Austin, Tex.-based Bobalu Cigar Company. Bobalu rolls about a dozen of its own lines, and the company prides itself on its rollers. (Check out [ READ MORE ]
My good friend Colonel Tribune has been invited to appear on a panel at the 2009 SXSW Interactive conference in March. Basically, if the Colonel goes, I’ll go. So please vote for the panel. All you need to do is register — it’s quite painless — and then you can vote! Also, if you get a [ READ MORE ]
It’s almost here. The Age of Conversation 2 is almost a reality! Over 200 social media gurus, marketers, academics and other professionals got together, each writing a chapter for The AOC 2. What is it? A book about online community and social technology, among other things. And all proceeds go to Variety International, a children’s charity. [ READ MORE ]