Category Archives: Meta

New feature: CLT Blog Columns

11 Feb 10 – 4:29 am

Here’s something new: columns.
Columns on a blog?! Why not!
Columns are the next logical step for us along the path of providing the quickest and easiest way of promoting and distributing quality local news and information in Charlotte.
Posts in Columns are independent of the main site: we promote the best content, but not all, to the [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Comments (8)

Hello new readers!

28 Jan 10 – 1:57 am

I spoke at at a Mecklenburg Ministries event today about finding work by building awareness around your ideas online. That’s Mayor Foxx in the iPhone snap above, he said a few words to kick it off.
A lot of people were interested in CLT Blog and what we do here, so I thought it only polite [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Comments (0)

Local media Mad Libs

26 Dec 09 – 4:34 pm

I was waiting on an order of Bunny Rancheros at Zada Janes, flipping through a Creative Loafing, when I had an amazing idea. Are you ready? Wait for it…Local Media Madlibs! Right? Right?!
Okay, so you already knew that from the title but, get excited anyway. Local Media Madlibs…yippee!
Wait, what are madlibs? Since I know you [...]

By Meck | Also posted in City, Entertainment, Feature, Humor | Comments (6)

Behind the scenes at CLT Blog video podcast

15 Dec 09 – 12:31 am

video: James Willamor; watch this video on Vimeo
Now that you have seen the first CLT Blog video podcast, get a view behind the scenes at the taping.
This stillmotion was created from around 1,200 frames at Area Fifteen. Adding to the difficulty is the fact that my 50mm f/1.8 lens does not autofocus with the Nikon [...]

By James Willamor | Also posted in Feature, Photography | Comments (2)

Holiday party & our first video podcast, this Sunday!

4 Dec 09 – 4:57 pm

image via Google via this guy’s blog who got it who-knows-where
The party
If you’ve been coming to our monthly blogger/journo meetups, you’ll definitely want to come to this one. If you haven’t been coming to our monthly meetups, you’ll definitely want to come to this one.
Free drinks including the alcoholic variety. Potluck! Bring some holiday goodies [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in City, Events, Holiday | Comments (16)

FoJ Meetup tonight w/ Jeff Elder

12 Oct 09 – 11:04 am

Come out this evening and hear Charlotte Observer columnist Jeff Elder discussing the finer points of social media, including things he’s learned from his year-long fellowship studying the topic at Stanford, and his experiences meeting people like Biz Stone & Ev Williams (Twitter), Craig Newmark (Craigslist) and Loic Le Meur (Seesmic).
This is another one of [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Events, Media | Tagged | Comments (1)

Desiree Kane will be on Fox News tonight, talking hairstyles

8 Oct 09 – 7:33 pm

Fox News came out to interview Desiree Kane as a followup to her post a couple days ago about men’s hairstyles in Charlotte — specifically, the hairstyle of one Brotha Fred.
Here’s a sneak peak. She’ll be on tonight at 10:30, and we’ll post video of it here afterwards.

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Fashion, Media | Comments (3)

Show us some love in Creative Loafing’s Best of Charlotte Awards!

25 Jun 09 – 12:21 pm

You know the drill. Y’all came through for us in Charlotte Magazine’s BoB awards and we are eternally grateful. Hows about some love in Creative Loafing’s Best of Charlotte Awards for Best Local Blog?
There are 135 award categories this year, and you have to submit a choice in at least 45 for your vote to [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in City, Contest | Comments (0)

Blogger/Journo group meetup Monday, 7pm at Amelie’s

15 May 09 – 3:57 pm

day: Monday, May 18time: 7pmplace: Amelie’s French Bakery
The next blogger/journo meetup is this coming Monday, 7pm, and Amelie’s in NoDa. Our guest is blogger/writer Dave Munger (@davemunger on Twitter) of Cognitive Daily, and founder/president of ResearchBlogging.org.
Join us for casual discussion about the present and future of journalism and media. And pastries. We’ll meet in the [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Events, Media | Tagged | Comments (0)

Five Ventures finalists announced

5 Apr 09 – 6:22 pm

We talked about Five Ventures a little bit last week, saying we had been selected (CLT Blog) as finalists. Five Ventures is an early-stage, high-growth business competition for the Southeast US. Companies compete in one of five different sectors: Biotechnology-Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology-Devices, Information Technology/Software-as-a-Service, Service/Retail and Student/Non-Profit.
$100,000 in professional services are up for grabs, and all [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Business, City | Tagged | Comments (3)