Fullsteam Signs a Lease
The guys behind the Fullsteam Brewery signed their lease on their new space in Downtown Durham, North Carolina. They are bringing local ingredients and the North Carolina agricultural tradition to craft brewing beer. Read more
Lunch at OnlyBurger
The OnlyBurger Hamburger Truck travels around Durham, North Carolina and serves burgers and fries. Read more
Social Media and State Government
Brian Long is the Director of Public Affairs for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. He talked about the challenges of implementing social media in a state-run agency. Read more
Dave is Learning to Play Guitar
Nashville’s Dave Delaney has embarked on an online journey to learn to play guitar on daveislearninghowtoplaytheguitar.com. I caught up with him at the Mashable-Regator Mixer in Atlanta. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveDelaney.
Today’s Rant about Twitter @Replies
Last night Twitter changed their functionality in the way they served tweets from one’s followers. Before you could choose whether or not you wanted to see the @replies from your followers to people you did not follow. Read more
Helping Associations Learn Social Media
Lisa Sullivan helps associations and non-profits understand social media, so they can growth and strengthen their communities. She talks about some of her challenges and successes. Read more
Embrace Your Next Idea
You need to be open to your ideas as they come to you, because you don’t know which ones are great and which ones aren’t until you run with them. During the course of a Twitter conversation, I came up with an idea for a North Carolina Barbecue Camp. Read more
Social Media and Six Plates
Six Plates Wine Bar in Durham NC has been successfully using Twitter to increase business in their establishment. I chatted with Matthew Beason, one of the owners, about Social Media and connecting with their local patrons. Read more
Have Gloves, Will Travel
Lisa is training for her first amateur boxing bout and I am documenting the process on video. We realized that she could use video to ask for a sparring partner or a bout in the Southeast to get some extra practice. Read more
I Heard Bronto was Hiring
Email marketing firm Bronto, located in downtown Durham NC, is hiring and I just wanted to give them a shoutout and let them know that I am interested in the Director of Account Management position.