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Columbia takes to the skies
Next time you fly on U.S. Airways, you might see something familiar, according to this heads-up from the Greater Columbia Chamber: The Midlands Authority, Columbia Chamber of Commerce, Lexington Chamber of Commerce, Richland County, Lexington County, Town of Lexington and … Continue reading
Some newspapers figuring it out, others falling behind
The Pew Research Center reports the following: The search for a new revenue model to revive the newspaper industry is making only halting progress, but some individual newspapers are faring much better than the industry overall and may provide signs … Continue reading
Have you decided on YOUR ‘Google Maps pose’ yet?
Never mind what was said here about LinkedIn earlier today. LinkedIn brought this to our attention, and this is pretty cool…
Give thousands of stickers to thousands of kids, and this is what you get
Here’s the explanation: This December, in a surprisingly simple yet ridiculously amazing installation for theQueensland Gallery of Modern Ar, artist Yayoi Kusama constructed a large domestic environment, painting every wall, chair, table, piano, and household decoration a brilliant white, effectively serving as … Continue reading
Sorry about the LinkedIn thing, friends…
I slipped and did something the other day that I didn’t mean to do. Normally, I keep two browsers running (with multiple tabs going on each) at the same time, and it helps me keep track of what I’m juggling. … Continue reading
Ow, that’s gotta hurt! Google+ gets less love than MySpace
The Wall Street Journal today shared some unpleasant news about Google+: To hear Google Inc. Chief Executive Larry Page tell it, Google+ has become a robust competitor in the social networking space, with 90 million users registering since its June launch. But … Continue reading
Yep, that’s our Commerce Secretary all right
Secretary Bobby Hitt is back at work at the Department of Commerce, after having fallen seriously ill before Christmas. That’s good news. Meanwhile, if you go to Commerce on the 16th floor of 1201 Main, you can see Bobby whether … Continue reading
USC’s Harris Pastides takes the Twitter plunge
I was very interested to see Harris Pastides take the plunge into Twitter today. His first Tweet? Here: Can’t wait for the baseball journey that begins tomorrow. Tweet the Three-peat! And I think most of us would be happy to reTweet that. … Continue reading
Even now, you can put your state on your plate
Here it is the dead of winter, and yet there are SC products you can put on your table fresh right now. Asparagus, for instance. And barley. And beef. And black bass. And that only gets us through the Bs. … Continue reading
Mayors speak optimistically of new community unity
This morning — very early this morning — Lanier and I attended the latest “Power Breakfast” sponsored by the Columbia Regional Business Report. So did a lot of other people, packed into a ballroom at Embassy Suites. I’d like particularly to thank … Continue reading