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SXSW Panel on Local Blogging – We Need Your Vote!

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SXSW (South By Southwest) is an annual music festival held each March in Austin, Texas.  In addition to music, SXSW hosts an interactive festival and a film festival.  The programming for the interactive festivals is submitted and voted on by the community.  The SXSW staff uses the community input to make the selections for panels and speakers for the upcoming festival. For the 2012 SXSW Interactive festival we have submitted a panel on local blogging  – Local Legit: Who Blogs Local Best? Thank you to everyone who has suggested themes, ideas and questions around the idea of local coverage.  Here… Read the rest

Ideas Wanted – Local Blogging

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I am working on some ideas for a presentation or panel discussion around local blogging to submit to the SXSW Interactive Festival for 2012.  SXSW (South By Southwest) is an anual music festival in Austin, TX.  There is now an interactive festival that takes place at the Austin Convetion center before the music festival.  SXSW allows the community to submit ideas for panels and presentations for the festival each year. I have been amazed, impressed and fascinated by the community that has formed around blogging in Pittsburgh.  Lots of people are sharing great ideas, working on projects and doing good… Read the rest

A Big Thank You for Supporting the CHS Holiday Drive

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Image via Wikipedia Just getting ready to head over the the Double Wide Grill to watch the Steelers and support the CHS holiday gift card drive – CHS is working very hard to provide some holiday cheer for some Pittsburgh families that they work with. Chevy Road to the Playoffs/CHS Holiday Gift Card Drive Sunday, December 5, 2010 6-10pm Double Wide Grill – Corner of Carson and 24th Street Bring a gift card to donate to CHS Holiday Programs – more details here Test Drive Chevy Vehicles Win Raffle Prizes – Steelers Gift Baskets, Double Wide Gift Cards, Pittsburgh T-shirts… Read the rest

Contests and Giveaways – Burgh Blogs Have Lots to Giveaway

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You could be a winner! Check out some of the contests happening around the burgh blogoshpere. 2 Tickets to Zoo Brew – That’s Church is giving away 2 pairs of tickets to the Zoo Brew in August I Made It Market Tote Bags – Invite your friends to be a fan of I Made It Market on Facebook and you could win a totebags printed by The Cotton Factory Mattress Factory Urban Garden Party Tickets – Follow the Mattress Factory on Facebook and Twitter – they will be giving away tickets to their gala event. Gift Card to the Juice… Read the rest

Mary Mondays & Pittsburghy Pittsburgh Stuff – Only In Pittsburgh Photo Content

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Only In Pittsburgh is a blog featuring some of the best and most interesting photos of Pittsburgh on a regular basis.  Only In Pittsburgh offers regular features like Mary Monday – photos of statues of the virgin Mary from around Pittsburgh. This is one of the photos for Mary Monday from Only in Pittsburgh that was taken at the infamous Big Jim’s in the Run.… Read the rest

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