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Posted on 11.12.09

Lessons in Creativity II: Tonight’s Neo-Futurists Event

by Stacy

Get inspired tonight Chicago at The Neo-Futurists Event, Lessons in Creativity. Find out how The Neo-Futurists, home of the longest running show in Chicago, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, create new work every week. This event includes a reception, performance and post-show presentation of how The Neos work. Details: Nov. 12, 2009 7p.m. to 10p.m. Neo-Futurarium 5153 N Ashland Ave Chicago, IL 60640 Buy tickets Check out our prior conversation with The Neo-Futurists about creative process. Enjoy the…

Posted on 11.10.09

Social Media News: LinkedIn integrates with Twitter

by Stacy

LinkedIn and Twitter announce the integration of status updates, where users can set up their accounts to post status updates across both outlets in real-time. The feature begins tonight and rolls out gradually over the next couple of days. How to do it LinkedIn: check the Twitter box under the Network Updates box and click through the brief set-up process. Twitter: Choose to send all or your selected tweets only to LinkedIn as a status update. If you choose selected tweets,…

Posted on 11.06.09

Post-Twitter Hack: Social Engagement Guidelines

by Stacy

A follow-up to yesterday’s post on our Twitter phishing hack. Here’s how we all pick up and proceed with caution. What to do next? Our Own Little Social Engagement Guidelines (aka: How to Clean Up and Not Feel Dirty After Getting Hacked on Twitter) 1. Clean thyself. Follow the Twitter Compromised Account settings changes. 2. Notify your partners. Immediately put a status message warning about it. 3. Don’t rush. Take time to read messages and notice URLs. Gregg Jaffe of Big…

Posted on 11.05.09

Twitter Phishing Hacks: What to Do

by Stacy

Twitter hacks have been on the rise since October and here are the things to do to protect yourself or recover from a hack immediately: - log out of twitter - clear your cache - close your browser - log back in - change your password - deactivate suspect connections. We feel dirty cause we got hacked on Twitter. How do clean-living, intelligent, digital-savvy folks get hacked? It happens. Our wake-up call this morning was mobile notifications that we (but not…

Posted on 10.30.09

Halloween Show: Bumpus at the Elbo Room

by Stacy

Halloween is here…what better way to spend it than hearing things go Bumpus in the night? MB’s own James Johnston and Travis Chandler are in Bumpus, a Chicago music group that plans to “go old school and return to their roots” at this weekend’s show. Halloween show info: Elbo Room 10/31/09 10 p.m. 2871 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL Q: James, what can we expect by spending Halloween at the Bumpus show? James: Scary music, a giant zombie banana, something to…