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Re: Alex Trebek and Eric Estrada Sends Their Regards

mattbigelow — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:22:33 -0000

Alex Trebek is my hero.

That makes you, well, someone who met my hero.

Well done.

Re: Nashville A Top Drinking City, Says GQ [Mixed Reviews By People Who Don't Live Here]

mattbigelow — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:29:35 -0000

I second the Family Wash.

Re: I Want You To Want Me

mattbigelow — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:40:50 -0000

Awesome!

Let me know when those are street-ready.

Re: New Blog Direction. Critiques Welcome!

mattbigelow — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:13:39 -0000

Much better.

Puts the content front and center.

Re: Why should you get twitter?

mattbigelow — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:22:02 -0000

Good pitch.

I'd that it's fun, painless, and that some folks are predicting microblogging will supplant blogging in the near future, so you may as well know what "they" are talking about (I'm not saying "they" are right, I'm just saying).

Re: New tricks: Bring people in by … sending them away

mattbigelow — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:40:34 -0000

I applaud NYT for trying this given the immense inertia of their old media brethren, but part of me can't help but ask myself, so what? They've finally figured out what originally made Yahoo! popular circa 1994 and become a portal?

OK, OK, link journalism is quite different from being a portal, I know. But it just seems so...unimpressive...?

Re: Happy Hour: She Said Yes!

mattbigelow — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:29:25 -0000

Sorry, bum link.

Correct one: http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/

Re: Happy Hour: She Said Yes!

mattbigelow — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:28:49 -0000

Check out the Gannett Blogger (gannett.blogspot.com) for the latest and saddest on the Gannett layoffs.

All kidding aside, there's truly some sad stuff there.

Re: Bright & Early: What Recession? Edition

mattbigelow — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:26:40 -0000

Thanks for the resources - I'll definitely look into these!

Re: Bright & Early: What Recession? Edition

mattbigelow — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:33:30 -0000

Man, I'd love to read/hear some reasoned analysis of this English Only bit. I've heard one argument that it'll save money, another that it'll endanger our food safety, and that's about it. Meanwhile, all of that gets lost in the overarching theme that it makes Nashville seem anti-cosmopolitan, protectionist and downright backward.

Know of any concise summaries of this debacle?

Re: Old Media Interview: Aron Pilhofer, interactive guru, editor at The New York Times

mattbigelow — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:55:11 -0000

Hey Aron (and Dan),

Great interview.

Questions: How do you get journalists to think like developers?

For example, I've been asked to give mini-seminars at work on everything from Social Media to basic HTML (which shows a pretty great willingness on the part of the editors, in my opinion, to learn) but nothing seems to stick. We (editorial, with a strong history in print) remain in a silo and our processes remain oriented around print.

Re: You Tell Us: What Are Your Plans For Thanksgiving?

mattbigelow — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:04:44 -0000

Drive, drive, drive.

We have family up north so we'll spend most of the holiday in the car - as usual!

Re: Bright & Early: Decisions, Decisions! Edition

mattbigelow — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:46:53 -0000

Deadrick was once one of the scarier streets in Nashville when it doubled as the bus depot, but now that they’ve shipped all of the homeless people out built a new station, they want it to look nice.

Way to tell it like it is...

Re: My CBC interview - Getting locked out of the cloud

mattbigelow — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:01:53 -0000

Disclaimer: I did not listen (yet), but will later.

I've heard from people who have been locked out of Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, etc., and, while I agree that it's worth it to pose the question "Is cloud computing all it's cracked up to be?", I worry it's also futile. For the vast majority of those who've only experienced the immense convenience of Google Documents, for example, how do you convince them to go back to Word (other than having them get locked out)?

Anyway, I'll listen to the interview and see what the alternative is, how cloud computing is getting more/less secure, and all the other wonderful things I'm sure the interview addresses before piping in more.

Re: Nashvillest Guide To Getting Into Movies For Free

mattbigelow — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:45:23 -0000

Nice tips.

Just saw "Traitor" for free the other day for signing up for my credit card's entertainment e-newsletter.

Movies are much more enjoyable when they are free.

Re: Unplugging

mattbigelow — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:24:51 -0000

Enjoy.

Re: Don’t Be Fooled [Gems From The Nashville Craigslist]

mattbigelow — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:12:01 -0000

Sounds professional.

Re: The Hermitage Hotel Keeps It Classy

mattbigelow — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:28:21 -0000

Nice.

And you can get your shoes shined on top of it all?

I'll be...

Re: Bright & Early: All Uphill From Here Edition

mattbigelow — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:34:03 -0000

Bus changes, eh? Been meaning to try those one of these days? How is the transit around here anyway? (I've seen it all, from Chicago to Birmingham, in terms of public transit, so you can be honest...)

Re: Nashville Newcomers: DrinkHaus Espresso & Tea

mattbigelow — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:50:52 -0000

Gelato sounds good - thanks for the tip.

Re: Happy Hour: Where’s The Love(bug)?

mattbigelow — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:48:15 -0000

Any other ways for average folks to get into that debate?

More realistically, any know of large public viewings in Nashville?

Re: Two Years In, CNN's iReport Takes Off - mediabistro.com: TVNewser

mattbigelow — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:41:31 -0000

I second that. I don't discredit Fox for jumping on board with a citizen journalism project of their own as long as they did so after a strategic analysis of what such a venture would provide them (rather than just saying, "Oh, CNN is doing it. We should too.")

Their lack of creativity in naming it, however, makes it come off at least as the latter.

Reminds me of the recent hoopla over the Wall Street Journal's photo blog, which neatly lifted its title from the Boston Globe's photo blog.

Re: Goodbye Social Networking

mattbigelow — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:42:58 -0000

It depends on the site.

I appreciate the distinction, but on reflection I'd say I belong to a few Social Network Sites and a few Social Networking Sites.

I'll definitely watch my words from now on though.