I just wanted to quickly remind everyone that the big Beer with Bloggers event will be taking place this Thursday evening at the Corner Brewery, in Ypsilanti. In addition to myself, we’ll be joined by the likes of Chris from Eclectablog, Ben from Damn Arbor, Murph from Common Monkeyflower, Anne from The Savage Feast, Sam […]
As I think I’ve demonstrated here in the past, I’m intrigued by what’s going on around the United States in the emerging field of citizen journalism. I like the idea of regular people rising up, motivated by the ever-decreasing quality of local reportage, and launching their own online news communities. As some of you may […]
If tonight’s posts are less coherent than normal, it’s the fault of Chris Savage, the man behind the highly acclaimed website, Eclectablog. He and I went out this evening, accompanied by his wife, Anne, to discuss the state of the progressive blogosphere in Michigan over beers. While I’m not at liberty to tell you much […]
Resurrecting “Beer with Bloggers”… May 31, 7:00 to 9:00, at the Corner Brewery
A long time ago, in the early days of blogging, back before most of you were born, I used to host events designed to lure painfully-akward bloggers out of their parents’ basements, so that they might drink beer and attempt to mate with their readers. This reoccurring event was called Beer with Bloggers, and, from […]