Connect to the Pittsburgh Organizations via Social Media
out Image by Gary Hayes via FlickrPittsburgh Parks Conservatory is a non profit organization that supports the parks in the city of Pittsburgh. They have been doing some great things in Schenley Park. Pittsburgh Parks Conservatory has set up on…
What visitors are loving in Pittsburgh on Yelp
Image by sarabear via FlickrYelp.com is a great website where you can read and write reviews of local businesses (see my other post on Yelp here). I was just looking around at some of the recent reviews in Pittsburgh here…
Pittsburgh Tweet Up #2
For this month’s Tweet Up, we have joined forces with the Mattress Factory. Jeffrey Inscho has been instrumental in planning a Social Media Meet Up in conjunction with the opening reception for the MF‘s newest exhibit, PREDRIVE: After Technology. In…
Public Art Gets into Google Maps
Image via WikipediaThanks to Laura without Labels for blogging about this project today. Pittsburgh is one of those cities on Google Street View – basically google drove around the city taking panoramic photos of allmost every street and used fancy…
So you have a business idea…
Image by mbfulk via FlickrPittsburgh has some resources for people that want to start businesses, especially technology businesses. I have attended some of the work shops at the Tech Council, definitely worth a few hours of your time. I just…
PodCamp Pittsburgh 3 – Free UnConference This Weekend
If you want to learn about blogging and podcasting – PodCamp is for you. PodCamp is an unconference that was started a few years ago and has been popping up around the country – there is even a PodCamp Hawaii….
Give Girls Tools
A big three cheers for Fresh Heirlooms‘ owner Lindsay Woge for holding these classes for Lawrenceville girls in her shop. Stop by this Saturday 1-3PM to check out the fruits of their labors. 5218 Butler Street, Lawrenceville.
Primary Pittsburgh Project: Emoticons
The Primary Pittsburgh Project is a cross blog project to share the primary stories of why Pittsburgh is great in a 5 day blogging marathon before the PA Presidential Primary. Please visit Primary Pittsburgh to share you story. I found…
COMING SOON! THE COMMUNITY 2.0 CHALLENGE
CROWDSOURCING COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION The communities of Braddock, North Braddock, Rankin, and Swissvale—through the Tri-Boro Development Forum (TBDF)—are sponsoring an open contest to find practical solutions to pressing problems. Because no matter how hard we try, the problems we face are…
Best Holiday Commercial EVER!
Of course it is from Pittsburgh! According to the YouTube comments this commercial has been running since 1982. I was thinking that I had not seen this commercial on TV yet this holiday season. A quick search of YouTube solved…
WhereTheMusicMatters.com
WYEP has a new website – WYEP.org. It is one good looking new website. I hope that someday IheartPGH looks half as good as this! Another great thing is that they have a little tag line at the bottom –…
Charity Gaming Event This Saturday
Looks like there’s lots of fun charity events this weekend. If your interests fall more towards electronic entertainment, I’d recommend dropping by Gamers Give Back. All proceeds from the tournament and sale will benefit the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Take…
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