America's North Shore Journal

Channel 8, local CBS affiliate, did something very cool with their home page yesterday. They had what they called a live “blog” running. It was actually more of a Twitter stream, but it worked whatever you call it. Folks could comment on the weather, send in photos and converse in a way that is not the usual interaction between television and consumers. I was a part of it for a while and I enjoyed it greatly. Also spent some time on Twitter, talking with folks locally and from Channel 13 and Channel 8. At Channel 8 I was able to chat with on air weathermen, producers, the assignment desk and their web guru. They updated us with official statements and reports they received from other sources. We updated them with snow depths, wind … Read entire article »