Earlier today, the website of a relatively new Ann Arbor brewery was taken down and replaced with the above message. And, since then, their Yelp reviews have gone into a tailspin. At last count, they had eight new one-star reviews, all calling for people to boycott the business on account of what one person called […]
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Pay your graphic designers, folks… or suffer the consequences
Posted in Ann Arbor, Local Business Also tagged creative control, creative professionals, customer reviews, design, graphic design, websites 51 Comments
Bonnie Bucqueroux on the Lansing Online News
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 […]
Posted in Media, Michigan, Other, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged advertising, Al Gore, alternative press, Alternet, Ann Arbor News, B. L. Bucqueroux, Bill Castanier, Bonnie Bucqueroux, Bringing the Thunder to Southwest Lansing, Broadside, BSQUEAKY, Caron Creighton, Chris Savage, citizen journalism, Clarice Thompson, Community Policing, Dana Casadei, Detroitblogger John, digital divide, digital media, Eclectablog, Erin Slayter, Flint, Frank Feska, future of journalism, Gone Wired Cafe, industrial agriculture, interviews, iPhone apps, Jonah Maygar, Justin Tadlock, L.A. Free Press, Lansing, Lansing Area Capital Gains, Lansing City Pulse, Lansing Community College, Lansing State Journal, Livestream, Michigan State University, MLive, MSNBC, new media, Okemos, open source, print, Print is Dead, public access television, Rachel Maddow, Raw Story, retirees, Runner's World, Samuel Rose, Santos Ramos, shoes, spitting cat, survivalist, Sustainable Farmer, tea party, The Citizens' Communique, The Climate Project, the shameful state of the American press, Therese Dawe, Todd Heywood, Traveler's Club, Truth-dig, Truthout, Virg Bernero, WLNZ, Ypsi Sentinel, ZeroHedge 11 Comments
7 days, 10 states, 2,0000 miles… Yee Haw!
I’d like to tell you all about this summer’s big road trip with Linette and Clementine, but right now I just need to sleep. Check back tomorrow for details on Pittsburgh, Savannah and Knoxville… In the meantime, leave a comment and let me know if I missed anything interesting. (I seem to recall having heard […]