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Thursday = Fun Day in Cleveland this Summer

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June 4, 2009

Downtown Cleveland is celebrating summer this year with the expansion of their Sparx Concert series. In addition to the free live Thursday night concerts, local restaurants will be offering promotions and other fun activities. The concert and promotions start today (June 4) and go until Sept. 11. Restaurant promotions will…
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My Life, social media

My New Favorite Commercial

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June 3, 2009

I’ve really been liking the new Intel “Sponsors of Tomorrow” ad campaign. I first noticed it when they took out a full page ad on NYTimes.com, a mockup of what the paper would look like in 31 years. Last night, I saw this commercial, featuring Ajay Bhatt, one of the…
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social media, Tools

San Francisco Uses Twitter to Support 311 Services

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June 2, 2009

I read on Mashable today that effective immediately, the city of San Francisco will be using Twitter to support all of the city’s 311 services. San Francisco’s Mayor Gavin Newscom announced this new use of Twitter via a press conference, viewable on YouTube. All SF residents need to do is…
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Cleveland One of Top 25 Fittest Cities

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May 28, 2009

I just came across a new Forbes list, America’s Fittest Cities, and was both excited and surprised to see Cleveland listed as #24. Go us! There were also 2 other Ohio cities listed, Columbus (#29) and Cincinnati (#14). Forbes used varying criteria to come up with its rankings, including obesity…
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cleveland, Public Relations and Marketing

WMJI Rebrands Itself (or has some fun during playoffs)

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May 24, 2009

I listen to the radio in the shower every day – I can’t help it, I’m a shower singer. And I always to 105.7 in the morning. Last Monday, I kept hearing what I thought was a “Beeeeep” on the radio, as if someone had said an expletive. Which to…
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NightTline: More Proof That Twitter is Going to Rule the World

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May 12, 2009

ABC just announced that “Nightline” is increasing its involvement in social media with the introduction of NightTline, their newest program that uses Twitter for real-time discussion with its viewers. The show will use Twitter as a vehicle for viewers to discuss and debate topics with the show’s correspondents. The first…
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cleveland, social media, Tips

What Is Social Media? The Cleveland Social Media Club Has Some Thoughts…

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May 11, 2009

It seems like people asking are always me, “What IS social media?” Whether it’s a question on a panel (and it was the first question Michael DeAloia asked us at this panel!), part of a presentation, or part of every day conversation, someone is always going to be looking for…
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Tips of the Trade

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May 7, 2009

Last week I attended my first trade show – Windpower 2009 – on behalf of some of my clients in the wind industry. Not only was it a great experience to see everything happening with renewable energy and wind power throughout our country, but simply attending the show was a…
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social media, Tips

Domino’s : Another case study for the files…

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April 16, 2009

As a PR practitioner interested in social media, I’m always looking for case studies and best practices, so I thought I’d share another case study for your files. If you’re a social media “junkie” like myself, you probably heard about the Disgusting Domino’s video that swept the Web. If not,…
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Tips, Tools

Meet me halfway!

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April 14, 2009

Are you constantly trying to meet up with friends but tired of taking turns of whose place you’re going to? I live on the West side of Cleveland, and it’s always a drag getting the East-siders to come over, so we’re constantly taking turns which side of town we’re meeting…
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I’m Melissa

Welcome to I Crashed The Web — proof that I’ve been oversharing online since the early days of blogging. It started as a blog (back when that was cool), morphed into a mom blog (when that was cool), and now it’s my happy place for all the things I love: running, baking, reading, traveling and life with my family of five.