Alicia Eler named top Twitterer by RedEye Chicago and Huffington Post

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@RedEyeNow added me to their list, redhot, and @HuffingtonPost put me on their list of Chicago People, which includes local celebrities, journalists and Twitterati.

ChicagoNow in Mashable article “Five Innovative Websites That Could Reshape the News”

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ChicagoNow, the network of hyperlocal blogs owned by the Chicago Tribune Media Group that I helped launch in 2009—I was the Arts & Culture Community Manager up until February 2010—has just been recognized in the Mashable article “Five Innovative Websites That Could Reshape the News.” With the media in a state of flux, I’m proud [...]

Social Media Strategies in Chicago’s Art Community [VIDEO]

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If you missed the Art Chicago 2010 panel Social Media Strategies in Chicago’s Art Community, or are just wondering what the heck happened because you were too busy tweeting while watching the sexy Twitter stream, these videos will help. Me, Alicia Eler, and Ginny Berg of the Chicago Gallery News moderated this panel.

Art Chicago 2010 Panel: Social Media Strategies in Chicago’s Art Community

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If you’re ready to get over the old hat “death of the art critic” conversation and learn about how useful and—dare I say it?—fun social media can be, find your way to this Art Chicago panel. Follow tweets about the panel by searching for #artsocialmedia during the panel discussion. To add your own tweets, just [...]

ChicagoNow Press: “The Tribune Company Finds An Audience For Homegrown Hyperlocal News Site ChicagoNow” on TechCrunch

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As AOL pours $50 million into its hyperlocal news site Patch.com to expand its sites around the country, smaller competitors are maintaining confidence that their platforms can survive AOL’s aggressive content strategy. Outside.In CEO Mark Josephson told GigaOm recently that he welcomes Patch into the space, because the site provides more content for his hyperlocal [...]

Interview for “The State of the (Visual) Art” in Newcity Newspaper by Jason Foumberg

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Where is art criticism headed? What role do social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook play in its growth? Is it the end of print media all together? This week I had the pleasure of discussing these questions with Newcity Art Editor Jason Foumberg for his article, The State of the (Visual) Art, which is [...]

Bzzzzing around SXSW Interactive

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I am thrilled to be at SXSW Interactive this year. It’s my first time and I can’t wait to learn tons and meet innovators in emerging technologies and social media. I’ll be hanging with Jenni Prokopy (@chronicbabe), the Editrix of ChronicBabe.com, an online community for younger women with chronic health issues who want to be [...]

House passes health care reform bill H.R. 3962, Twitter users react

Report on the passage of health care reform bill H.R. 3962 from credible online news sources, with reactions from Twitter users.

How we won Maine's Question 1 vote on Twitter, but lost it in real life

How we won Maine’s Question 1 vote on Twitter, but lost it in real life.

Sizing up Chicago LGBT publications' Twitter Feeds

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How do Chicago LGBT publications compare on Twitter?