DISQUS

Agreed, Gary - in fact, I stopped following @ABC13News for that reason. Well, tat and the fact that I'm not following much news out of Lynchburg.

I like your example of on-site Twittering, that makes a lot of sense AND would likely go a long way to encourage folks who use Twitter to ALSO follow the newscasts from that particular station. I know that I'd watch Natasha Ryan's reports on WDBJ7 with more interest because I'm also connected with her on Twitter. If she were reporting live from the field, that only engages me even more.

As I wrote to Anne Clelland earlier today, in fact - the limits of these kinds of mediums at this point are held at bay only by our imaginations. There are so many ways to use social media in our everyday, professional lives - it's exciting to see all the applications!

Well, at least I know now that breakfast at McD's ends at 10:30 and not 11:00. One of life's greatest mysteries now solved ...

Hey, a shout out from Stuart! I appreciate that!

You're right, we've been doing it for some time here in Blacksburg, and to a small degree in Radford - I wrote about it a few months ago (http://nrvliving.typepad.com/nrvliving/2008/04/...). There really is something to "the connection to youth, fresh beginnings each fall ...", I really honestly believe that - it's what makes college towns such unique centers of thought, art, culture <insert descriptor here>.

I have dozens of folks I work with every year who buy places for their kid to live in while in school, rent out the other rooms to pay the mortgage, and they've seen solid gains when they've gone to sell them. It's probably 20% of our business every year. But the idea that buying a second home in a college town to be close to your child just seems completely off to me, though. College should be four - or five, or six - years of finding yourself, it's a major maturation period for a young person. Financial gains aside, it doesn't seem like this makes solid social sense for your child.

Interested to see what other comments you might see on this one. Just saw Marty's - looks like he and I are drinking the same Kool Aid.

Thanks for posting this, Stuart!

So sorry to hear, Stuart - this thing really affects everyone very close to home, in one way or another. Today in Blacksburg there's a little more spirit in everyone's step, it seems - perhaps it's due to Nikki's inspiration?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cSuidxE8os

Great tip - this was driving me crazy as well and I had no idea where to start. Thanks a bunch.

Thanks for the pub, Stuart! I can't make the conference due to appointments but I'm hoping to catch the highlights. Keep up the good work.