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Why bots make it nearly impossible to get affordable tickets to the Taylor Swift RED Tour

admin — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 06:07:10 +0000

This is the story that makes me “RED” when it comes to one of my favorite performers – Taylor Swift. And I’m not alone. Thousands of Taylor’s fans are finding out what happens when scalpers use computer bots to snatch up the majority of tickets to her big arena shows and then resell them minutes [...]

My journalist heart breaks a little more as The Durham Herald-Sun moves copy desk to Kentucky

Ginny — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:01:07 +0000

When I worked at The Herald-Sun we had a food critic. We had a religion reporter. A health reporter. A court reporter. A cops reporter. A county government reporter. An associate editorial page editor. An illustrator. A librarian. An obituary clerk. And we had a lot more. When I worked at The Herald-Sun we had [...]

Good Morning America and Chrysler team up to scare you into buying your kid a new car

Ginny — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:15:23 +0000

I just heard this on Good Morning America and had to get it off my chest because it bothered me. There was a “Good Morning America” quick tip commercial that came on after George Stephanopoulos finished telling us about the Royal Wedding. It was presented as a Public Service Announcement-style commercial and features Ann Pleshette [...]

What to do in the Triangle this weekend

Ginny — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:15:14 +0000

I’ve got the Austin blues. After spending a week in Austin, Texas, for the SXSW Interactive conference, I’m back in the tamer Triangle. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy to be home, but I definitely left a piece of my heart in Austin. To remind myself that the Triangle still has it going on, I [...]

I turned my cat into a color palette

Ginny — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:03:52 +0000

I’ve been turning to ColourLovers for color inspiration since 2007. It’s hard to stop clicking through palettes because I always think the next page will have an even better one. I recently created my first palette on the site because I couldn’t get these colors out of my mind. Anyone can do it, you don’t [...]

Raleigh R-Line turns into “Love Bus” to celebrate second anniversary

Ginny — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:17:04 +0000

If you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day in downtown Raleigh, you may want to make plans to ditch your car and ride the R-Line. The free city circulator bus is celebrating its second anniversary by turning into a “Love Bus.” But don’t worry, it’s totally PG. All riders will receive a Valentine’s Day gift bag and the option [...]

Ignite Durham enlightens 650 people at the Carolina Theatre

Ginny — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:20:28 +0000

The only problem with Ignite Durham is that organizers are going to have a hard time topping themselves next year. The two-hour event at the historic Carolina Theatre in downtown Durham featured 14 micro presentations ranging from the Lost Art of Political Cartooning to highlighting our year of the Camahueto. Cama what? Yes, Camahueto. Five-minute, [...]

NHL All-Star game commercial changes Raleigh skyline, moves RBC Center

Ginny — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 03:02:17 +0000

I saw a side of downtown Raleigh tonight that I’ve never seen before, and chances are you haven’t either. There’s a new commercial on TV advertising this weekend’s All-Star NHL game in Raleigh, NC that makes our downtown seem a lot bigger (and more snowy) than it really is. The commercial is by the VERSUS [...]

New Starbucks drive-thru menu omits tall size drinks and prices

Ginny — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:08:05 +0000

I rolled through the Starbucks drive-thru this morning on my way to work to order a latte and noticed that the drive-thru menu got a facelift. The newly-designed three-panel menu featured pictures of all the major pastries and drinks but it was missing one thing — the listing and pricing for tall sizes. The new [...]

Benefit concert for North Carolina musician and music teacher scheduled Sunday in Cary

Ginny — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:09:02 +0000

North Carolina musician Jan Johansson needs a heart transplant, and in the meantime, he’s been living with a heart pump. Jan, who has mastered the guitar, fiddle, and mandolin, is fortunate to have health coverage through is wife’s employer, but with the cost of a transplant totaling about $750,000, his family is seeking help to [...]