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Papa John's receipt calls Asian customer 'lady chinky eyes' - Franchise apologizes [News]
Louisville based restaurant and the third largest take-out and pizza delivery chain in the United States, Papa John's, recently apologized to customer, Minhee Cho, after a cashier wrote "lady chinky eyes' on her receipt. She went for a slice of pie and left with a side of racism.
Following the incident, Minhee (@mintymin), took to Twitter and tweeted,
Erik Deckers addresses the ‘Bullshit’ surrounding social media [Tech]
Zach Everson and I sat down with Erik Deckers for a candid chat about his naughty-titled book, just a couple of hours before he’d be speaking about it at The Olmsted for a Louisville Ad Fed luncheon. Where’d you get your start in social media? How’d you meet Jason Falls? Did you meet on Twitter? Those are all questions I asked, but what I really wanted was the heart of the message buried underneath the bullshit on the cover.
The Louisville.com “Twitpic Your Pride” Contest [Contests]
Have a favorite picturesque spot in Louisville? How about a favorite bar or an awesome Louisville t-shirt you’ve been breaking in for years? Whatever it is that gives you that warm fuzzy feeling of pride about your awesome city, we want you to show us. Here’s what you have to do:
1) Follow @louisvillecom on Twitter
2) Take a fun picture of you and/or your friends and family showing us your Louisville pride
3) Mention @louisvillecom in a tweet and include a twitpic of your prideful photo
The social media monster wants to devour you, stop fighting it [Technology]
Social Media isn’t just for the casual user anymore. As you walk around the city of Louisville (or any city for that matter) you’ll be hard pressed to find advertisements and billboards that don’t say somewhere on them “Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.”
Search for missing IU girl Lauren Spierer goes social on Facebook and Twitter [Technology]
The search for missing IU student, Lauren Spierer, has gone social. They've taken their search efforts to social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter.
Mayor Greg Fischer engages Twitter and fellow Louisvillians [Technology]
It's been a little over one hundred days since Greg Fischer has been in office as Louisville's new mayor. One key aspect I've been watching for is if Mayor Fischer will engage and use social media as a platform to communicate and engage the local community.
After an intial tweet to Mayor Fischer, a few weeks after he took office as Louisville's new mayor, about whether or not he'll be leveraging Twitter and not hearing a response back, I almost gave up hope; but not entirely.
UFC Live at the KFC Yum! Center in Tweets [Sports]
Social Media is still growing and maturing, as is the Ultimate Fighting Championship. On press row, many reporters were not only writing stories, but keeping the Web updated with the latest information from UFC Live at the KFC Yum! Center.
To showcase the emerging medium with the emerging sport, here are the Top 10 #UFCLive Tweets from last night, along with the "Octogonside" tweets from by @louisvillecom and your humble correspondent.
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