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Multnomah County

Wheeler Social Media Hire on Hold

by Betsy Richter

After the media firestorm of the past few days, I should have seen this coming. From Willamette Week (via a heads-up from Byron Beck on Twitter):
Twittering for Ted? Not So Fast. Wheeler Pulls a Reversal on New Media Job
When he (Wheeler) was confronted by angry county staffers at a brown-bag lunch he attended [...]

05.12.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Why I support Ted Wheeler and his ‘crazy flying machines’ cause

by Betsy Richter

At first glance, most people I knew were skeptical and/or disbelieving when they heard the news that County Chair Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler on Twitter) is now looking for a Social Media Coordinator. And I have to admit that I was as well.
The conversations I was part of (whether on Twitter, in email, [...]

05.09.2009 See the rest → 9 comments

NOT the cover of Rolling Stone…

by Cosmic Charlie

Anyone here old enough to remember the Dr Hook song, The Cover of the Rolling Stone? Before the high-tech age, getting your picture on the cover made you a counter-culture hero. (Or hated villain.) Nowadays fame, or infamy, is everywhere. Just look what’s hanging out at the local newsstands! Probably not the magazine you’d want [...]

03.25.2009 See the rest → 1 comment
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