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Thicket hits shelves in January

Posted on December 20, 2007 | Leave a comment

Thicket Magazine logoThicket will be the newest magazine about Alabama to hit area newsstands and bookstores when it arrives early January. If you want to know how and why Todd and Julie Keith (formerly of Portico Magazine) settled on that name for the new publication, check out this entry (and then all of the other ones) on the magazine’s blog.

The magazine will thrive to focus and celebrate the good that exists here in Alabama. Here’s to hoping that they succeed.

We’re about to embark on a new journey ourselves – one closer to what was originally intended when we got started. The wake up call came when I took a look at an old email…

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Two chances to vote for local projects online, and a reminder

Posted on December 14, 2007 | Leave a comment

Of course, we’ll do the reminder first – if you haven’t yet, go over to http://www.winanmri.com, look up Cooper Green Mercy Hospital, watch the video (and laugh!) and then vote to help them win an MRI machine that they desperately need. And then follow that routine every day through New Year’s Eve. Now for the other two voting opportunities:

RealtorClix screenshot   Christmas is Near screenshot
Realtorclix.com Screenshot    Christmas is Near WordPress theme screenshot
 

First, you’ll want to head on over to How to Split an Atom and vote for realtorclix.com, a website designed by a local web company named Slamwire. They’re up for an Open Web Award in the niche social networks category .

Then you’ll want to head on over to LunarPages to cast a vote for our own Nicki Faulk’s WordPress template design. It’s pretty cool considering the time of year and all. You can even see the theme in action if you click on the image of it over on the LunarPages post (or you’ve already figured out that you can get to it from here too). You’ve gt until Sunday to vote in this one.

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From the Stationmaster: Blogging from Vegas

Posted on November 8, 2007 | Leave a comment

Yeah, I’m in Vegas, baby!

No, I’m not trying to win money to run the site (though I’m still thinking about it Smile), I’m making connections and working on updates and improvements to the site in the coming months by attending BlogWorld Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

It is being called the largest blogging and new media conference that has ever been held. Right now I’m listening to a conversation with the creator of the platform used to run our site – Matt Mullenweg of Automattic (WordPress.org). We’ve already struck some verbal commitments on some great additions to The Terminal in the coming months. I’m going to write about his comments on my personal blog either later today or tomorrow morning (for those that are wondering, yes this will be the official relaunch of Dre’s Ramblings – even though I’m not quite finished laying out the site).

Part 2 of our survey results review will be up this evening beginning at 7:30 p.m. Part 1 is already up and it’s been referenced by Sam Davidson at Cool People Care (thanks!).

Enjoy the ride over there!

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Travelogue: The other Patrick Cooper

Posted on October 23, 2007 | 2 comments

Patrick Cooper VA screenshot

Screenshot of Evanston, Illinois’ Patrick Cooper’s website.

Well, he’s finding the whole situation quite interesting. The Patrick Cooper in Virginia that is. He was the one that came up first when you would look up the name of the former Birmingham mayoral candidate and current contester of the election during the early days of his campaign to get into City Hall.

This Patrick Cooper decided that he would begin to track the happenings of the man who shared his name on his site after he was not listed in the top spot.

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Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, blogging, Election '07, politics

So what’s this new section?

Posted on October 22, 2007 | Leave a comment

Welcome to The Rumble

Screenshot of The Rumble.

I was actually surprised when I was stopped several times over the weekend and asked just what this new section I hinted at was going to be. Well, it’s live as of right now and it’s called The Rumble.

There’s a method to the madness here, so you can either go on over and start using it OR you can read on after the jump and get some crazy explanation about why we’re doing it.

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It’s Storytime at UAB

Posted on October 22, 2007 | Leave a comment

UAB Stories screenshot

Screenshot of UAB Stories blog.

Get a look (or a listen) behind the scenes at UAB with the new podcast series UAB Stories.

It’s updated each week with a new interview featuring a renowned researcher, physician, professor or basketball coach discussing topics ranging from the psychology of lying to computer forensics to the lessons of old age.

You can subscribe to the podcasts via iTunes (search for “UAB Stories”) or using the links on the UAB Stories blog.

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New blog focuses on Intown

Posted on October 15, 2007 | Leave a comment

The Intown site capture

Yes, that’s what I said. The author of The InTown Green/Urban Upscale Minute wants you to move and pay attention to some of the historic neighborhoods in Birmingham. It also sounds like we may have another suggestion for what to call the Magic City’s city center.

It’s still early, but it looks as if the author’s focus is going to be the northern areas of the city. Time will tell though as it is brand new.

Go on over and check it out! You might also want to check out this website about Historic Norwood.

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