Category Archives: Technology & Internet Media

Detroit Pistons 2009-2010 Season Preview

October 27, 2009 – 12:21 pm

Pistons Shoe by Kevin.Ward
The almost completely revamped Detroit Pistons open the 2009-2010 season tomorrow night at Memphis (who will possibly be sporting their brand new Allan Iverson). On the subject of the dramatically changed Pistons including the not-so-dearly departed AI,  Natalie at Need4Sheed (repping the D regardless of where Sheed is now) had a great [...]

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Very Cherre – Michigan grown cherry juice

October 15, 2009 – 11:40 am

Leelanau Tarts (fo-lomo) by farlane

Old Orchard Brands debuts 'Very Cherre' premier line of cherry juice on mLive begins:
Move over exotic pomegranate, acai and mangosteen. The All-American tart cherry could be the next rage in superhealthy “superfruits.”
Old Orchard Brands is giving the simple pie fruit a chic makeover with its introduction of a premier line of [...]

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Michitwitter October 2009

October 5, 2009 – 12:51 pm

Read a good article or blog post about Michigan? See a cool picture or video? Listen to a great podcast? Attend a fun event or find a new web site?
Scroll down to tell folks in the comments. Please keep them brief and friendly! Subscribe to Michitwitter via RSS or check out Absolute Michigan on Twitter!
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Assignment Detroit: A year in the Motor City

September 24, 2009 – 8:51 am

Is reality the next reality show?
The Nature Bar by SCOTTS WORLD
Time, Inc. bought a house in Detroit:
Why would we ever do such a thing? Because we believe that Detroit right now is a great American story. No city has had more influence on the country's economic and social evolution. Detroit was the birthplace of both [...]

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2000 photographers in the Absolute Michigan pool

September 16, 2009 – 9:25 am

On Monday the 2000th photographer (Sam Mrdeza) joined the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr.
The pool is where we get most of the photos for Absolute Michigan and Michigan in Pictures and it's not at all a stretch to say that without Sam and the other 1,999 shutterbugs who have contributed almost 80,000 pictures, Absolute Michigan [...]

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Report from the 2009 Michigan Downtown Conference

September 15, 2009 – 11:30 am

Michigan downtowns, courtesy the photographers of the Absolute Michigan pool.

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Today I'm at the Michigan Downtown Conference in Lansing. This morning I'll be posting some updates from the conference as I'm able. This afternoon I'm on a panel with Julielyn Gibbons, Ryan Knott and Bigby Coffee co-founder Bob Fish, talking about [...]

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Seeking Michigan: Hot dogs, Strohs and the President

September 7, 2009 – 7:43 am

by Bob Garrett, Archives of Michigan, courtesy Seeking Michigan. The goal of Seeking Michigan is simple: to connect you to the stories of this great state. Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan’s cultural heritage.
On September 1, 1980, Emil and Mary Petri hosted a Labor Day picnic to remember. Their guests [...]

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Michigan Rated #1 in Social Media Tourism Promotion

September 2, 2009 – 1:46 pm

Travel Michigan has announced that it has earned the top-ranking amongst the 50 official US tourism office Web sites in the use of social media. In a recent study, How Social is Your State DMO (national break down pdf), How Social is Your State DMO (Michigan by city break down pdf) conducted by Gammet Interactive, [...]

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Michitwitter September 2009

September 1, 2009 – 4:26 pm

Read a good article or blog post about Michigan? See a cool picture or video? Listen to a great podcast? Attend a fun event or find a new web site?
Scroll down to tell folks in the comments. Please keep them brief and friendly! Subscribe to Michitwitter via RSS or check out Absolute Michigan on Twitter!
Photo: [...]

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Photo Friday: #75,000 is Grand Portal by [JARED]

August 21, 2009 – 7:12 am

Welcome to a very special Photo Friday on Absolute Michigan, the 75,000th photo in the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr!! I can't tell you how amazingly cool it is that so many people have graciously allowed us to use their photos to help tell the stories of Michigan. Thank you, all of you.
[ JARED ] [...]

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