Tammy Green » Archive for March 2008
Kuma’s Corner
Chicago Bites Podcast #100
B & I made it to our 100th podcast today on Chicago Bites. We reviewed Kuma’s Corner, a place famous for its outstanding burgers and mix of heavy metal music. Drop by the site to get the details and to wish us well on our way to another 100 podcasts! … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dining in Chicago
What’s wrong with “the people you may know?”
You may have noticed “the people you may know” feature crop up on social networking sites. Facebook and Linked In both use it. In fact, Linked In defaults this to display on your homepage. What is it? It’s a service that riffles through the connections you have on-line to other people, between other people, and to organizations you have in common with others to spit out a list of probable matches. I’m not sure … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Social Media Therapy Session
Moo Cards…How very exciting!
You remember that scene in A Christmas Story where Ralphie checks the mail every day for his Little Orphan Annie decoder pin? And then it finally arrives and he rushes to open the package and can’t wait to use it? Yeah, it was just like that except I didn’t feel ripped off. Thanks, Moo Cards! If you’d like one of my snazzy new cards, please ask next time you see me. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Odds & Ends
Here Comes Everybody
Here Comes Everybody starts off with a story of a stolen sidekick and how a group formed via commonly available social networking tools tracked down the thief, changed the NYPD’s approach to the problem, and subsequently got the property returned. I remember when that particular story broke, and I remember visiting the site set-up to handle the hoopla. At the time, I couldn’t tell you why it had a larger significance. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Books
Going into reputation together
I’ve been podcasting with my friend Bridget for about two years now. We were friends before we started podcasting and despite dining out together together several times a week and arguing to agreement about area restaurants, we’re still friends. We thought about a lot of things when we started, including using our real names and e-mail addresses. Transparency and openness were important considerations, particularly since we were venturing into the realm of restaurant reviews. Chicago … Read entire article »
Filed under: Online Life