Top five tweets of August 2010: Jawa hugs, answers, Tribune Tower fire, p-mail
For August’s top tweets, here’s one hand-picked tweet from each account that I use regularly in the past month.
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New stamps in the Maldre postal store on 14th floor of the Tribune Tower
In addition to such stamp greats like 50s cars, Yoda, and Hawaii; the Maldre stamp store now has new stamps available. And there is also measuring scale available to weigh your letters. Letters: 0 – 1 ounce: $0.44 1.01 – 2 ounces $0.61 2.01 – 3 ounces $0.78 3.01 ‚Äì 3.5 ounces: $0.95 Large Envelopes: …
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A Chicago Blackhawks logo painting on the WGN window at Tribune Tower
The Tribune Tower is getting a new tattoo. Performance artist Elliott From painted a Blackhawks logo on the WGN window at the Tribune Tower today. It was a cool live painting performance as Elliott was playing music and splashing paint on the window. A crowd gathered around to watch Elliott in a Blackhawks jersey with …
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Overheard in a Tribune elevator
While waiting to board an elevator in the Tribune Tower, a fella was walking out and saying to the people around him, “I like to read the WHOLE paper, but y’know, you can’t get that feeling with the web.” As an employee of Tribune Company, let me say that I don’t know who this person …
The Tribune Tower Walgreens cookie run adventure (tweeted live)
Here’s a funny story that happened to me yesterday. I live tweeted a cookie run to Walgreens. Making a cookie run to the walgreens. Chips Ahoy cookies are 4 boxes for $5. #walgreens #deal Okay, so I bought FOUR boxes of cookies. I’ll walk up the 14 flights of stairs at Tribune Tower to make …
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Notes from SND Chicago 2009 at Tribune Tower
Here are my notes from the Society of News Design meetup on May 16, 2009. (Pictured above is Theresa Carter, Audarshia Townsend, Whet Moser, Brad Flora, and Jeff Daugherty on the Social Media Roundtable) ———————— Matt Mansfield (president of SND) Rev. 2.0 and the road ahead Long traditional narrative not popular anymore. Need to get …
My run-in with Ronnie Woo Woo at the Tribune Tower
October 2008. A week after the Chicago Cubs disgraced themselves in the playoffs. Less than one month before the Obama election. I’m hungry. For lunch. I leave work and walk through the the Tribune Tower lobby. Occasionally in the lobby there are celebrity sightings. That day in October was a most unusual‚ yet most appropriate …
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This idea will save the Chicago Tribune
(Disclaimer, this is just an idea. This is not for real) Every newspaper has a unique number printed in it. At night on the 9pm WGN News they announce the winning number with a $1,000 prize. People love to gamble. People love the chance to maybe win something. And you get that chance EVERY DAY …
I am the wrestling champion of Tribune Company
My wrestling alias Stegosaurus Smash on Facebook is the wrestling champion in Tribune Company. Nobody touches me! Rar! Check this out: AWWWWW YEAH! TRIBUNE COMPANY WRESTLING CHAMPION. C’MON CHALLENGE ME. BRING IT ON! BRING IT ON!
I own Tribune Company, and I just met the new CEO Sam Zell
Tribune Company with new CEO Sam Zell is now owned by the Tribune employees and nobody else. This morning the Tribune Tower features a new banner in the lobby stating, “YOU Own This Place Now!” What a great sign! Everyone is walking around the tower stating that he or she owns the company. Later in …
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Woodpecker on Tribune Tower
While at work on the 14th floor of the Tribune Tower our copywriter spotted a woodpecker outside our windows! The little birdie was just hanging onto the outside of the wall. So I carefully walked over and snapped some photos. He was quite the photogenic bird, not flying away even when we opened the blinds. …