Who’s ready for comic con?

This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. Kurt Greenbaum (@KGreenbaum) and I (@EricaSmith) will be reporting (and tweeting) live from Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con. That’s a mouthful — we’ll be using the hashtag #wwstl, and encourage you to join us. Tweets about “#wwstl OR #stlww OR #stlouiscc” We’ve also created a Twitter list of… Continue reading Who’s ready for comic con?

No lights, no problem for digital conference

This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. What happens when the lights go out at a digital conference? Participants tweet about it, and stick to the schedule. No power doesn't stop us digital folks…. #batteries #allchargedup #umsldigital pic.twitter.com/S6e3Axcysc — Marisa Lather (@VogueRhythm) April 2, 2014 Wednesday’s State of Digital Media Marketing conference featured speakers from several… Continue reading No lights, no problem for digital conference

Oh, hail: Photos from Wednesday’s storm

This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. A shift in the weather always leads to weather tweets. (I love ‘em.) Here are a few hail and flood photos from Wednesday’s storms. Riverview shut down #stlwx copyrighted photo St. Louis Post-Dispatch pic.twitter.com/xvmNokdvCt — David Carson (@PDPJ) April 2, 2014 Only in STL – De Smet Jesuit's campus… Continue reading Oh, hail: Photos from Wednesday’s storm

Fire and baseball: Creating a cover illustration

This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. St. Louis Post-Dispatch photographer David Carson tweeted several behind-the-scenes photos, sharing how he and St. Louis Cardinals reporter Derrick Goold put together the cover illustration for the paper’s Cardinals section. It started over dinner and drinks with @dgoold at a bar in Jupiter #coverpic pic.twitter.com/I6t8xpmFtY — David Carson (@PDPJ)… Continue reading Fire and baseball: Creating a cover illustration