Archive for August, 2008
Friday, August 29th, 2008
Tidbit of the Day: The Sarah Palin “little known facts” Tweme is genius
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 [...]
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
Tidbit of the Day: Moving on up to Tribune Interactive
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 [...]
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Cigar of the Week: Kristoff Criollo Churchill (Exclusive Cigars)
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. [...]
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Tidbit of the day: More (digital) ink - FaceReviews
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!
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Saturday, August 16th, 2008
Tidbit of the Day: Now featured on Mashable, Techdirt
Some more press here and here. Cool!
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
Tidbit of the Day: Guest post for Poynter Institute journalism industry blog
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 [...]
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Tidbit of the Day: Colonel Tribune — and yours truly — featured in the Huffington Post
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.
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Cigar of the Week: Bobalu 91 Aged Dominican
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 [...]
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
Tidbit of the Day: Vote for Colonel Tribune to appear at SXSW Interactive!
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 [...]
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Tidbit of the Day: Age of Conversation 2 coming next month!
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. [...]
