Archive for August 2nd, 2008

• From out of town & with only 8 hours in Raleigh, where would you go & what would you do?

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  Discovered August 2, 2008 at 11:24 pm

  With all these new “social media” tool available who uses forums anymore? Well, this Orange County, CA resident did, user “mrslloydchristmas” will be visiting Raleigh, NC for a wedding in October and asked where should she go and see while in the area. A few suggested the State Fair and others the local colleges. What would you suggest [...]

  From: Wayne Sutton | (3) Comments

• Can you predict the future of Social Media?

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  Discovered August 2, 2008 at 11:08 pm

  Well it started with a blog post, then the conversation went to twitter, next the conversation when back to another blog post, then back to the original blog post in the comments.  Either posting topics about Social Media can lead to some very in-depth conversations. The topic? “5 PREDICTIONS ON THE FUTURE OF SOCIAL MEDIA” Do you have any?

  From: Wayne Sutton | (0) Comments

• Do people judge you for driving an itty-bitty smart car?

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  Discovered August 2, 2008 at 7:22 pm

  Those small smart cars are being spotted more often around the Triangle. I’ve wondered before what it must be like to drive one, since they’re not much bigger than a child’s Power Wheels. One driver answers that question in the Triangle’s “Missed Connections” on craigslist.

  From: Ginny Skalski | (1) Comment

• Will three of Durham’s historic buildings be torn down?

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  Discovered August 2, 2008 at 7:07 pm

  A debate is brewing on Endangered Durham: What’s going to happen to 3 historic buildings in downtown Durham? If you make it through Gary’s essay, you’ll better understand his desire to save them. But the developer sheds more light in the comments section. At least take a peak at the then v. now pics.

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• Breastfeeding recently got a little easier for lawmakers and lobbyists

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  Discovered August 2, 2008 at 1:06 pm

  There’s a new room at Raleigh’s legislative building that’s meant to make life easier for breast-feeding moms, the News and Observer reports.

  From: Ginny Skalski | (1) Comment

• It’s so hard to say goodbye … to social bookmarking

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  Discovered August 2, 2008 at 9:36 am

  Earlier this year I was sitting in a session at the Blog Carolinas unconference where Kevin fiercely defended Twitter to someone who didn’t get it. Now it looks like he’s pondering when it’s time to give up certain social networking sites, particularly bookmarking.

  From: Ginny Skalski | (2) Comments