For those wondering why Twitter‘s currently down, the folks at Mashable have an answer for you. BTW, the folks at Twitter are planning to keep you updated as well via their status blog.
UPDATE: Twitter says they are defending themselves against a denial-of-service attack.
Last night’s #bhamchat was unexpectedly delayed for several reasons.For those looking forward to it, especially in light of all of the news events from yesterday, I apologize for not giving adequate notice.
It’s our intention to hold it this evening instead (Wednesday, July 15) starting at 6:30 p.m. CT. If you’ve got any ideas for topics for this evening, and your suggestion to the comments section below.
For those not familiar with #bhamchat, check out this explanation over on my Birmingham.
Just wanted to remind you that our weekly online conversation about Birmingham, AL takes place tonight starting at 6:30 p.m. on Twitter. Just follow @bhamterminal to see where the conversation’s going. We’ve built a page explaining #bhamchat over on my Birmingham and will continue to make additions to it as needed.
Just so you know, so long at the #bhamchat tag is in your tweet, you do not have to reply to @bhamterminal to share your answers or thoughts about the topic. That should give you a little more space for your thoughts. One more thing, it is probably best to use a third party application like Tweetdeck, Seesmic Desktop or Nambu if you’re on the Mac to follow along in the conversation (or just use Twitter’s search function to watch from afar).
Hope to see you later on! BTW: We will post last week’s recap tomorrow with this week’s due to technical issues.
Posted in bhamchat
Tagged AL, Alabama, announcement, B'ham, bhamchat, Birmingham, conversation, Online, Twitter, update
This morning Birmingham’s mayor, Larry Langford, was involved in a car accident on Ensley Avenue. According to several reports (and his appearance during this morning’s City Council meeting), he was uninjured while the vehicle he was traveling in was damaged.
While The Birmingham News simply stated that he was on his way to work, some people thought to read into the location of the accident, including Birmingham Weekly. The mayor reported to the council that he was on the city’s west side in order to check on the progress of the Fair Park redevelopment project currently underway, a statement relayed to followers of the city’s Twitter profile (including us).
Photo: acnatta/Flickr
Posted in Larry Langford
Tagged AL, Alabama, B'ham, Birmingham, car, car accident, Fair Park, info, information, Larry Langford, redevelopment, Twitter, west side
Gusty Gulas is doing just that – keeping track of what’s going on in the local foreclosure scene for those interested in the possibilities. There has been a great deal of talk about this in recent months as several folks continue to say that it’s the best time ever to buy a home, even though some are now starting to feel guilty about taking advantage of others misfortune.
His blog is just two months old (and he’s also got a Twitter profile), but he seems to be staying on top of things pretty well.
Posted in real estate
Tagged AL, Alabama, B'ham, Birmingham, blog, foreclosure, Gusty Gulas, info, information, Online, real estate, sharing, Twitter
The word out in the Twitterverse that yesterday was your last chance to enjoy food from Johnny Ray’s – at least as we knew it. The current owners of the 55 year old local barbecue chain have decided to retire with different plans being made for all of the existing locations.
The chatter online has been sparse, though it was apparent that the changes were expected, though some early moves left folks unsure.
Thanks to @bmcgraw for the heads up on the news about the local franchise.
Logo: courtesy of the restaurant’s website.
Posted in food
Tagged AL, Alabama, announcement, B'ham, Birmingham, changes, closing, farewell, Johnny Ray's, ownership, restaurant, Twitter
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford shared his intentions with the audience assembled in The Harbert Center early this morning. He hoped that the Birmingham City Council approves his request to release funds to begin construction of the much-talked about multipurpose facility for the BJCC campus downtown.
Or to put it simply, he’s saying, “Let’s do the dome… NOW!”
Posted in The City
Tagged AL, Alabama, B'ham, Birmingham, Campaign, Do the Dome Now, dome, dothedome, downtown, information, Larry Langford, multipurpose facility, Twitter
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