The Cincinnati Junior Makers group started as a bunch of bike riding fathers with young kids. The group used to go on rides hauling their cherubs around on bike trailers and tagalongs. Now the kids are old enough to ride on their own, but not quite up for the challenge of traffic. Since they like each others' company and are raising clever kids, they have turned to Make to help provide some worthwhile activities. Brad Writes: Our group - the Cincinnati Jr Makers, got together and made the air rockets detailed in Make 15 makezine.com/15/airrocket/ . These are really...
This week at the Digital Non-Conference, a program put on by the Ad Club of Cincinnati, Ted McConnell, General Manager of Interactive Marketing and Innovation at Procter & Gamble shared his perspective on marketing on social media in general and Facebook in particular, AdAge reports. A couple of interesting quotes: “What in heaven’s name made you think you could monetize the real estate in which somebody is breaking up with their girlfriend? … We hijack their own conversations, their own thoughts and feelings, and try to monetize it.” And: McConnell cited Facebook applications as a potentially valuable vehicle for advertisers,...
With Job Cut, Ohio Town Looks to Green Economics Wilmington, Ohio got word this week that DHL would cut 9,500 jobs. The small town in farm country lays at the center point between Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus and is a central distribution hub for the shipping company. DHL's announcement means 7,000 job cuts in Wilmington, more than half of the city's total population. Locals believe, though, that this devastating news may bring the opportunity for a greener Ohio, starting with the creation of thousands of...
Halloween weekend is nearly over and many of you likely have a stash of sugary loot left over. What can you do with a pile of candy besides going on a bender of confectionery goodness that will end with you crashed out on the couch watching reruns of WKPR in Cincinnati? Brenda from the parenting blog Alphamom came up with a kid friendly and fun way to dispense the candy. By combining tissue paper and paper condiment cups, she was able to make an Advent style calendar where each tissue-paper-guarded cup holds a delicious treat. You may not have...
Filed under: FoxCincinnati's Fox 19 has come a long way over the years, but it's still lagging behind in one huge area: HD newscasts. Thankfully for residents of the Ohio city, all that's about to change... at least, according to news director Steve Ackermann. Reportedly, WXIX will move this week into its high-def-ready news set, and if all goes as planned, it could become the second station in the area to broadcast local news in HDTV within "a couple of weeks." We'll be watching.[Thanks, Eric]Cincinnati's own WXIX gears up for HD news transition originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed,...
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