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What I learned today on Twitter
Friday, Sep 11, 2009 - Posted by Rich Miller * Great news from Carlos Hernandez-Gomez. He’s out of the hospital…
* Infamous media critic Howie Kurtz once gushed that the Chi-Town Daily News was “pioneering a new form of low-cost, street-level reporting.” Apparently, that’s no longer the case. From Gapers Block…
I can just hear the Sun-Times and Tribune now: “See? We’re not the only ones with horrific business models!” UPDATE: The C-TDN owner says everybody got it wrong. I asked him why he was laying off people if he wasn’t really folding. His response: “The new product isn’t going to launch immediately — the plan is in the next 8 weeks. While we expect to be better funded than Chi-Town, we’re not in a position to pay reporters when we don’t have anywhere to publish their work, or one that we can sell ads in to support their salaries.” …Adding… Ironically, the latest Tweet from Chi-Town Daily News’ owner was: “Rolling in green!” * Follow the link in this Ramsin Canon Tweet for some hilarity…
* Speaking of hilarity…
Pathetic, but hilarious. UPDATE: Oops. NBC5 got punked…
* More pathetic hilarity…
I bet you didn’t even know that Doc Walls was running for governor. Yep. True. * And speaking of Illinois politics, this Tweet is from Alexi Giannoulias…
* Dan Hynes Tweeted several times yesterday that he was live-blogging at Daily Kos…
But then a few minutes after that last Tweet, came this announcement…
Oops. * Wish I could be there for this…
* But there’s always these…
Did you learn anything on Twitter today?
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- Niles Township - Friday, Sep 11, 09 @ 1:09 pm:
No. I think it is a passing fad as I am already growing annoyed with it.
- Skeeter - Friday, Sep 11, 09 @ 1:22 pm:
Yes, that Tillman is questionable for Sunday.
- Shore - Friday, Sep 11, 09 @ 1:26 pm:
from roll call-coulson was endorsed by shimkus and biggert. The 10th is closer to Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana and missouri and minnesota than parts of the 19th so I don’t know how much that will help.
- Third Generation Chicago Native - Friday, Sep 11, 09 @ 1:32 pm:
Thanks for the update on Carlos!
Wishing you a speedy recovery Carlos!
- St.Andrew's Buddy - Friday, Sep 11, 09 @ 1:38 pm:
Carlos, hope for a quick recovery!
- hilarious - Friday, Sep 11, 09 @ 1:45 pm:
From Giannoulias’ dailykos post: “I’m a financial guy at my core— I’m currently the State Treasurer of Illinois. Before that, I was Vice President of a community bank. I have a degree in economics, so I’m interested in the solution that makes the most moral and economic sense.”
He should have gone on to say: “And pay no attention to the fact that my family bank, where I was the chief loan officer, is about to fold under the weight of bad loans.”
- hilarious - Friday, Sep 11, 09 @ 1:58 pm:
I should also add that Illinois families have lost $85 million of their college savings under his brilliant leadership as Treasurer. He’s the last person who should be allowed anywhere near the health care system.
- Matt McGrath - Friday, Sep 11, 09 @ 2:15 pm:
Rich - Oops, indeed. Forgive us, we ran into the perils of liveblogging, or live anything, really. We will try it again soon, though. And we mean it this time.
- wordslinger - Friday, Sep 11, 09 @ 3:54 pm:
God bless, Carlos.
Twitter is the lowest form of communication yet. Are we done regressing?
- fedup dem - Friday, Sep 11, 09 @ 5:58 pm:
Too bad about that “Waitle Nex Yeare” baby story. I’m sure someone at Juvenile Court would have relished ruling on that form of child abuse!