Question of the Day: Can Poetry and Twitter Thrive Together?

Do you think social media is a realm where creative writing, literature and poetry can flourish? Let us know in the comment section below.

Today is World Poetry Day. It’s also the sixth anniversary of the first ever tweet, sent by software developer Jack Dorsey.  March 21 was established as World Poetry Day during the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s 30th session in 1999. The idea was to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression, promote teaching poetry and restore dialogue between poetry and other arts, according to UN.org. Observances of World Poetry Day happen in schools, bookstores, coffee shops and performance places across the globe and on the Internet. While poetry’s been around, like, forever, Twitter, at the ripe old age of 6, is the epitome of the present. Billing itself as “the fastest, simplest way to stay close to …

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Week in Review, Aug 14 to 20

Wet weather, West Nile, fun features and a bunch of Blue Sox baseball this week in Lexington.

Wet weather, West Nile Virus, road work, some fun features and a bunch of Blue Sox baseball made headlines this week here in Lexington. It started on Monday morning, when rainfall and more in the forecast prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Flood Watch for Lexington and surrounding communities. Also on Monday, Patch introduced "Dispatches," a series telling stories of people chasing a changing American Dream in challenging times. It was also a callout, asking readers to submit ideas of their own. Tuesday came the verdict of our Lexington Center Sandwich Tour, which named Tutto Italiano's specialty, "The Lexington," tops in town. And that morning's About Town column shared info from Town Manager Carl Valente, including that …

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Question of the Day

Question of the Day: Embracing New Media?

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The Lexington Historical Society this week took an old-school approach to new media, creating a Twitter account that will tweet out daily entries from the diary of the Rev. Jonas Clarke.  Their creation of the handle @JonasClarke is the latest sign that social media is not some silly circus, but rather an evolving avenue for any number of organizations and individuals to connect with friends, family, followers and the general public. Local businesses, like Ranc's and Ride Studio Cafe, use Twitter and Facebook to promote flavors of the day and events. And the Recreation Department uses Facebook to let friends know about things like hours of operation and Summer Fun Fests.  And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Any number of individuals …

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Carmen Mandel

2:37 pm on Saturday, August 20, 2011

I use LinkedIn to build a professional circle. Then, I expand my charitable work on animal welfare through other social media platforms, such as Facebook, Care2, Google Buzz, Google Reader, Newsvines, Google+ and several blog platforms. Through my social streams I share my conservation works. I follow animal welfare charities, exchanging information from legislation to events. To Google Reader …   more ›

It's Social Media Saturday

A roundup of activity on our social media platforms.

Here at Lexington Patch, we take social media seriously. It's another way we look to interact with you, answer questions and get to see what’s on your mind. “Social Media Saturday” is a new feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you’ve shared on Facebook, Twitter and other media throughout the past week. We’ll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Found on Facebook Crafty Yankee on July 6 posted a photo on its wall of a bench planted in its courtyard by the family of Mudge Hall, a favorite customer who died last summer. Twelve people "Like" the post. Tweep of the Week @rancatore's By following Ranc's, purveyors of homemade ice cream in Lexington and Belmont, you're in line to …

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It's Social Media Saturday

A roundup of activity on our social media platforms.

Here at Lexington Patch, we take social media seriously. It's another way we look to interact with you, answer questions and get to see what’s on your mind. “Social Media Saturday” is a new feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you’ve shared on Facebook, Twitter and other media throughout the past week. We’ll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Found on Facebook Elephant's Trunk Bookshop, which often uses its Facebook page to promote in-store events, updated several times June 29, while Carlisle author and chicken keeper Terry Golson stopped by with Tilly, one of her more famous hens.  And, on June 27, Dave Miranda shared some strong feelings about Lexington Center on Patch…

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It's Social Media Saturday

A roundup of activity on our social media platforms.

Here at Lexington Patch, we take social media seriously. It's another way we look to interact with you, answer questions and get to see what’s on your mind. “Social Media Saturday” is a new feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you’ve shared on Facebook, Twitter and other media throughout the past week. We’ll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Found on Facebook On its facebook page -- and also in its blog -- last week, Ride Studio Cafe announced, "It's Affogato time!" and provided the following advice for a deliciously sweet drink/snack. 1. Head to Rancatore's a few doors down from the Studio and order a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream 2. Cross Waltham street and stop here…

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It's Social Media Saturday

A roundup of activity on our social media platforms.

Here at Lexington Patch, we take social media seriously. It's another way we look to interact with you, answer questions and get to see what’s on your mind. “Social Media Saturday” is a new feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you’ve shared on Facebook, Twitter and other media throughout the past week. We’ll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Found on Facebook In response to a May 23 Wall post looking for barbecue recipes in anticipation of Memorial Day weekend, Audra Boettcher Myerberg  posted "Beer can chicken! So easy and so good....just turn the chicken upside down over an open can of beer and cook for almost 2 hours on a medium grill. Roasted vegetables go well with …

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Patrick Ball

12:34 pm on Sunday, June 5, 2011

Hi Harry, Thanks for your comment. I'll keep the suggested headline in mind next time we post this kind of piece. While I see your point, I'd be interested to hear the reasoning behind your quotation marks around social media. Care to share?   more ›

Introducing Social Media Saturday

A weekly roundup from our social media platforms.

Here at Lexington Patch, we take social media seriously. It's another way we look to interact with you, answer questions and get to see what’s on your mind. “Social Media Saturday” is a new weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you’ve shared on Facebook, Twitter and other media throughout the past week. We’ll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Found on Facebook With all of the wet weather this week, the Lexington Recreation Department used Facebook to keep people posted on cancellations of T-ball and tennis lessons. Keeping with the rain theme, Michelson's Shoes parlayed the dreary forecasts into marketing material for the soggy sneakered with this wall post. On …

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