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Only the good news about Dorchester

adamg — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:06:09 -0500

The motto at Son of Codman Square is "Positive Media Should Never Be Hard To Find!" So far, it seems to be concentrating mainly on local school sports.

Via Whalehead King.

New sports blog covers Boston public-school action

adamg — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:02:22 -0500

Justin Rice reports his BPSsports.com will cover all the activity at local public schools - and give high-school and college students a chance to commit some journalism. He starts with a look at South Boston High's only female varsity football player.

The All-Powerful Adam

massmarrier — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:35:34 -0400

So, there we were at the Westin Waterfront hearing Adam on the Rail-Volution panel telling truth about the power and/or impotence of blogs. When is Adam going to blog about blogging?

Blogtoberfest wrapup

adamg — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:25:39 -0400

Jenny Frazier recounts, links to other reports from the event.

Neighborhood social networking gets city imprimatur

adamg — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:48:46 -0400

Mayor Menino, Police Commissioner Ed Davis and other city officials gathered at the Milky Way this morning to announce a partnership with Neighbors for Neighbors, a social-networking effort setting up online gathering spots for 18 Boston neighborhoods.

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Be on the lookout for a good logo for police Web site

adamg — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:29:40 -0400

Boston Police are looking for somebody who'd like to design a logo for BPDNews. No money, but they will issue a press release and photo.

BPDNews gets an update

adamg — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:07:40 -0400

The venerable police blog has a new logo and now links to all the other online services Boston Police offer, including crime maps, district e-mail alerts (which seem mostly unused these days), but also YouTube copies of the "Call the Cops" cable show and Neighbors for Neighbors, an effort by former E-13 community liaison Joe Porcelli to build a social network for each of Boston's neighborhoods.

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Blue Mass. Group seeks development director

adamg — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:16:22 -0400

Blue Mass. Group is looking to hire - at least part-time:

... We're looking for someone to help us raise money to build BMG and integrate original reporting and an improved technology platform with the robust debate for which our esteemed commentariat has become famous.

Your job will be to research potential funding supporters, from foundations to individuals, and help prepare and present applications for support. ...

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Hey, FTC, she got a couple of free bottles of fruit juice

adamg — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:11:17 -0400

Rather than face an $11,000 fine from the FTC, Rhea Becker comes right out and admits: The people who make Pom pomegranate juice sent her two bottles of their new kiwi and nectarine juices.

And they were awful, she reports: Only when she diluted them with seltzer did they stop overwhelming her with sugar (Ed. note: Hey, what a horrible waste of seltzer!).

Blogging with Will Hunting

adamg — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:11:45 -0400

Blog Will Hunting is a blog whose authors only discuss "Good Will Hunting." Well, with an occasional digression, such as a photo of Ben Affleck dressed as a T worker.

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