Tammy Green » Archive for July 2008
Reflections on the Chicago Tribune Twitter Tour
A few weeks ago, Dan Honigman, the Chicago Tribune’s social media guy, invited fellow Twitter users to tour the Tribune building and sit in on a morning news meeting. It was great to see the newsrooms, etc. and I’m very glad I went. However, I wasn’t sure what the point of the tour was and why local Twitter users had been targeted. After I asked, Dan shared that they hoped to give … Read entire article »
Filed under: Twitter
Know how to market through bloggers
Because Bridget & I review restaurants, we occasionally get invited to promotional and media events. Some of these happen because we’ve gotten onto lists for P.R. firms, and others happen for no apparent reason. I’m always fascinated why we get invited. While I have good table manners, an appreciation for fine dining and a zest for talking about it online, I know I’m not sitting on the hottest Web site this side of Digg. So I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Online Life
Il Mulino
Chicago Bites Podcast #114
The exterior of Biggs Mansion. We ate at the fancy-schmancy Il Mulino, located in the former Biggs Mansion. Though the surroundings were beautiful and romantic, the food didn’t quite live up to the hype. Listen to the details here. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dining in Chicago
Cuil thinks I’m a blonde
The first search I try on any new search engine is my own name. I’m not narcissistic, just very familiar with the results. How did Cuil do? Cuil returns Linked In and Twitter on top which is good, but my blog didn’t make it onto the first results page. Stranger than that, the images it returns with the results are of other people. I like the mix of site summaries and images, but I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Online Life
Bad Packaging Design from South Beach Living
I received this South Beach Living sample with my last Peapod order and stuck it in the freezer for one of my meat-eating friends. It wasn’t until one of those carnivorous friends mentioned her mistake of putting this in the freezer instead of the fridge, that I realized it wasn’t a frozen food box. It’s the exact same size as Lean Cuisine, Weight Watchers, and a host of other frozen dinners. I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Usability