Tag Archive | tweet

Sheep to Shawl domination

Jan11

Yesterday, I talked with Libby Beiler of the Time Warp team from Montour County, which won their second consecutive Sheep to Shawl competition.

The team works pretty much year-round to design and perfect their technique for the Farm Show, she said.

There’s selecting the sheep, selecting the theme, practicing new techniques, making sure everything’s lined up and sketched out.

Apparently, the Valley rocks at this competition, taking home 4 of the top 6 places.

Read more at dailyitem.com.

Here’s what all that hard work looks like when it comes down to it, courtesy of tweets from the scene:

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Snowy weekend

Dec31
The Valley was hit by 3 to 5 inches on Saturday – and people were tweeting about it! Here’s some Twitter highlights and portraits of snow from around the region.
Updated 21 hours ago
  1. #snow #december #road #trees #blizzard #2012 http://instagr.am/p/T1oyVYza2V/

    Bryanna Taylor@baybeedahll

    Sat, Dec 29 2012 15:00:00

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Some holiday cheer

Dec24

Because it’s down to crunch time, and everyone’s a little stressed, here’s some of my favorite Christmas-themed tweets to cheer you up.

I’ll be in the newsroom on Christmas Day – so send me some Christmas wishes from your family celebrations!

Tweet, Tweet

Nov2

I’m a huge Twitter nerd. I love the microblogging site, and can be found tweeting at all times of day and night, depending on what’s happening … or, more likely, what’s on TV.

But seriously, Twitter is a great tool for businesses, brands and individuals alike. It’s become like a Facebook for many us Twi-hards: the first site you check in the morning and the last you look at before bed.

But now comes the hard part: convincing others to tweet too.

How do you describe the feeling of seeing events unfold in real time? How do you describe the thrill of being the first to release information?

But seriously, Twitter helps journalists do their jobs. You can find out what happens, when it happens.

You can also be the first to let people know what’s happening – if something big happens, it’s easy to put it in 140 characters and send that info out to the public.

Those are my main reasons for Tweeting, anyway. But I’ve seen these events in action.  For skeptics, it’s harder to imagine.

So I’m asking for help: how would you describe Twitter to someone who doesn’t use it? What are it’s benefits? Let me know – I’d love to hear from you in the comments or via e-mail!

Best of Twitter: Hurricane Sandy photos

Oct30

We spent most of the day Monday here at the Daily Item monitoring and reporting on the progression of Hurricane Sandy.

The storm wasn’t scheduled to peak in the Valley until later in the evening, but I saw some pretty amazing photos on Twitter from other places where Sandy was in full swing.

Below is a collection of some of the best photos from the day.

  1. wisashl
    RT @michellebjork: Check out this view of Sandy from space. Wow! http://twitpic.com/b8hvy5
    Ashley Wislock
    Mon, Oct 29 2012 08:37:38
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