Articles by Hal

• Top 10 Geekiest Decorations http://bit.ly/9IU4J4 //My fave: the welcome mat that looks like an Enter key// #mashable #
• I have not lost 20 pounds #nothacked #
• Dinner with Emma (@ Yoho Asian Diner) http://4sq.com/aTliqq #
• CC meeting with Matt Young (@ Crema Coffee Roaster) http://4sq.com/6eGHgI #
• Shooting a food story with Paul Tuorto (@ Lowes) http://4sq.com/ci2Pe6 #
• Maybe Emma’s got her kip (@ Superior Gymnastics) http://4sq.com/9SJjD9 #
• Sourcing historical photos (@ Page-Walker Arts Museum) http://4sq.com/b7×19Z #
• $3,000 Scholarship Money for Women Business Owner’s in Cary http://bit.ly/bX5fS5 #carycitizen #
• I’m at Zpizza (96 Cornerstone Drive, Cary). http://4sq.com/57uSEu #
• Economic development meeting (@ Cary Chamber of Commerce) http://4sq.com/awXzwi #
• Fried gizzards (@ stephensons bbq) http://4sq.com/9U8UF3 #
• Cary Business Report: HR on Call, Gal Pals and Garmin http://bit.ly/bzqFSN #carycitizen #
• Picking up Jill from track. (@ Green Hope High School) http://4sq.com/bPyzTc #
• I just became the mayor of Green Hope High School on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/bPyzTc #
• Talking biz with Leslie (@ La Farm Bakery) http://4sq.com/4tkkqe #

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• I’m at Sammy’s Roadhouse. http://4sq.com/9VXBz5 #
• Ice cream cake (@ Harris Teeter) http://4sq.com/blEwR6 #
• NCAA Games (@ USA Baseball Training Center) http://4sq.com/9sgQxU #
• Best Italian in westen wake (@ Daniels) http://4sq.com/aBEvIv #
• New website project (@ framer’s market w/ @lindseychester) http://4sq.com/dhUs7l #
• Pad Thai (@ Thai’s Noodles) http://4sq.com/awM1CW #
• Follow @WilliamShatner where no man has gone before #FF #
• Bit.ly re-introduces pro features http://bit.ly/pages/pro/ #
• Accidental Facebook Voyeur http://bit.ly/bVPLxE Flood of misdirected messages find their way to a #WSJ editor’s inbox. #
• Grove School Opening (@ the grove school) http://4sq.com/amhhdG #
• Screening UMall footage. Canon 5D baby! (@ Studio 400-D) http://4sq.com/aHkLOG #
• I just became the mayor of Studio 400-D on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/aHkLOG #
• Stupid Facebook #
• Light snow in NC this morning. Pretty. Meaningless. #
• Busy day - Editing in the morning, photographing a Town Councilor in the afternoon and interviewing ABDC Mom Sh’ay Perez before dinner. #
• Tribeca Tavern - Now Open in Cary http://bit.ly/cfegwu #carycitizen #
• I’m at Chick-fil-a (Cornerstone, Davis Rd, Cary). http://4sq.com/54IXrB #
• I’m at Hal &Lindsey’s (106 Blythewood Ct, Cary). http://4sq.com/b7BNw2 #
• Caffeine (@ Cup A Joe) http://4sq.com/8KnPsI #
• Editing at SteadyFilm (@ Studio 400-D) http://4sq.com/aHkLOG #
• I just unlocked the “Explorer” badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/9YmIPz #
• Cary Business Report: SAS, Rabbits & the Town Budget http://bit.ly/9dfk2f #carycitizen #
• New on Flickr: Colonel Hal Shook http://bit.ly/bbNmJn #
• Sunset pictures (@ Tribeca Tavern) http://4sq.com/acbbEF #
• It’s a wrap. Good times today. (@ University Mall) http://4sq.com/4HplqH #
• More shooting at U Mall (@ Cameron’s) http://4sq.com/ac4b33 #
• Love the cheese (@ A Southern Season) http://4sq.com/8nnsry #
• I just unlocked the “Super User” badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cb3K95 #
• Shooting here today! (@ University Mall) http://4sq.com/4HplqH #
• I just became the mayor of Carolina Legacy on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cUgi1j #
• Cary YMCA: It’s a Team Effort http://bit.ly/cJ1EXa #carycitizen #
• Shooting at University Mall tomorrow. #
• Meetings (@ La Farm Bakery) http://4sq.com/4tkkqe #

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• Party! (@ Prestonwood Country Club) http://4sq.com/7Hbgiz #
• I just ousted Howard L. as the mayor of Prestonwood Country Club on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/7Hbgiz #
• Sam’s Bar Mitzvah (@ Temple Beth Shalom) http://4sq.com/99VtuE #
• I’m at Superior Gymnastics. http://4sq.com/9SJjD9 #
• I just became the mayor of Superior Gymnastics on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/9SJjD9 #
• Taking a few photos (@ veterans freedom park) http://4sq.com/d1eatw #
• Veteran of the Year (@ Rallypoint Sport Grill) http://4sq.com/8oeTJe #
• Band practice with SHMaK #
• Are Your Links Naked? http://bit.ly/bb76Oy //Advice on making proper links// #wordpress #goodtree #
• I’m at La Farm Bakery (4248 Northwest Cary Parkway Cary‎, High House Road, Cary). http://4sq.com/4tkkqe #
• With Jennifer Robinson (@ La Farm Bakery) http://4sq.com/4tkkqe #
• I’m at Superior Gymnastics. http://4sq.com/9SJjD9 #
• I’m at Biyrani House. http://4sq.com/b5776C #
• Cary Business Report: Sneakers, Pie and Win a Car http://bit.ly/drdCnW //A new column by Brenda Larson// #carycitizen #

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• Get A Better Tag Cloud for your blog http://bit.ly/9g2afD #goodtree #blogging #wordpress #
• I’m at WakeMed Soccer Park (201 Soccer Park Drive, Cary). http://4sq.com/c9AzWq #
• I’m at University Mall (201 S Estes Dr, Chapel Hill). http://4sq.com/4HplqH #
• Scouting out locations today in Chapel Hill, NC #
• Earth Day Photo Contest - $1000 Prize http://bit.ly/burGdo #carycitizen #
• I’m at carolina legacy. http://4sq.com/cUgi1j #
• I’m at West Regional Library - Cary (4000 Louis Stephens Rd, Cary). http://4sq.com/9Zk170 #
• Project “My Pal” Brings Comfort to Kids in Emergencies http://bit.ly/ccTVsm #carycitizen #
• I’m at The Food Factory (211 E. Chatham St., Walker (I think), Cary). http://4sq.com/4VFa4v #
• I just became the mayor of The Food Factory on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/4VFa4v #
• I’m at frantz automotive. http://4sq.com/ckeH9X #
• I just unlocked the “Adventurer” badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/bUox08 #
• Cary Business Report Edited by Brenda Larson Coming Feb 16 http://bit.ly/b91gmP #carycitizen #

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• Lochmere Swim & Tennis: Future Hangs in the Balance http://bit.ly/btTQ6S #carycitizen #
• David Bowden, the man who painted a message to the Town of Cary his own house, has 5500 Facebook fans// http://bit.ly/9zFxCd #carycitizen #
• I’m at Connolly’s Irish Pub & Restaruant (1979 High House Rd, Davis Drive, Cary). http://4sq.com/8vDydS #
• I’m at La Farm Bakery (4248 Northwest Cary Parkway Cary‎, High House Road, Cary). http://4sq.com/4tkkqe #
• Checking out Siri, a new digital assistant for iPhone https://siri.com/ #siri #
• New site for Olive Chapel Park in Apex http://bit.ly/aaYYxw #realestate #wordpress #
• RT @VicHoon: “In the year 3000, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook will merge into one site called ‘You Twit Face’” http://bit.ly/bPmMqa #
• Marketing Follow: @TheBeanCast //Bob Knorpp gets great guests. And the occasional turkey like me. #followfriday in reply to TheBeanCast #
• RT @JeanneRose: http://bit.ly/beUAVj //Finally accurate reporting that library staff recommended Garner library be closed (via @hal990) #
• John Murden runs a great community blog in Richmond VA called Church Hill People’s News. http://chpn.net/news/ #hyperlocalism #
• RT @smashingmag: Conversation Is Essential. Listening is Optional. Is it the Future of Blogging? - http://bit.ly/9xY3mi Interesting post. #
• My Follow Friday is @commsking (aka Neil Simpson), CEO of Publicis London. Entertaining and interesting. #followfriday #
• I’m at lochmere swim & tennis (, ). http://4sq.com/9jXDNJ #
• My hyperlocal CaryCitizen is over 50,000 page views http://bit.ly/8KFmtz #
• I’m at adcock’s nursery (, ). http://4sq.com/b88328 #
• New on Flickr: Carpenter Feed & Supply in the Snow http://bit.ly/bHNCj1 #beautifulnc #
• New on Flickr: Upchurch in the Snow http://bit.ly/bgtZmS #
• Report on the Wake County Commissioner’s Retreat http://bit.ly/beUAVj #carycitizen #

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• Snow Chance: Tips from a Yankee If It Actually Snows http://bit.ly/aNdRsy #carycitizen #
• Spending the day in the darkroom (Photoshop, ectually) and waiting for the Great Blizzard of ‘10 to hit Raleigh. #
• Mayor Weinbrecht delivers State of the Town Address http://bit.ly/aVLRa1 #carycitizen #
• Cary Chamber meeting this morning, then a shoot in downtown Apex, NC. #
• I’m at pineapple tea room (, ). http://4sq.com/b9Avit #
• I’m at Prestonwood Country Club (300 Pestonwood Pkwy, Cary). http://4sq.com/7Hbgiz #
• Mayor Weinbrecht addressing Cary Chamber http://yfrog.com/33l6xaj #CaryCitizen #
• Impact Owner Arrested on 14 Counts of Fraud http://bit.ly/dwyHzB #carycitizen #
• RT @TheBeanCast: The World’s Best Marketing Podcast. This week with @socialnerdia @saulcolt @hal990 and @themshow http://is.gd/6YWKk #
• Spent the day photographing at http://olivechapelpark.com #
• RT @psbx: Another Pregnant Dude. Oy http://j.mp/dzOXkt HuffP Looks painful. #
• I’m at olive chapel park (, ). http://4sq.com/bdaPKz #
• I’m at Rallypoint Sport Grill (1837 N Harrison Avenue, Harrison Oaks Boulevard, Cary). http://4sq.com/8oeTJe #

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• Lots going on this weekend in Cary http://bit.ly/6lsK6f #carycalendar #
• RT @greggvm: Will this ripple through the rest of the US “Why Open Source is the New Software Policy in San Fran” http://j.mp/58i9sA Hope so #
• RT @ConversationAge: The reason why so many blog strategies fail is wanting to do too much, too early in process. Me: exactly right. #
• Fortune Top 100 Places to Work - Two are in Cary http://bit.ly/8hiCve #carycitizen #
• Go Local: Get Your ‘Gator, Elk and Other Delicacies at the Meat House in Cary http://bit.ly/4DsV4c #carycitizen #
• Lucy’s Book Club for Children http://bit.ly/8O2qTy Great list for pre-schoolers #carycitizen #
• Sledding this Weekend in Cary! http://bit.ly/5L8QEG #carycitizen #
• Spent a great hour (ok, maybe 2) with the fabulous @HeatherO - practical, down to earth advice about social media & marketing. #rebarcamprdu #
• Donate to Haiti Relief in Cary / Rotary Club http://bit.ly/5ryJPL #carycitizen #
• RT @lindseychester: looking into joining some local business networks? this one’s cool http://inside919.ning.com/ Good call :) #
• Gonna be on @thebeancast next week with @socialnerdia @themshow and @saulcolt Should be lively ;) #
• One Last Look at Old Cary Elementary This Saturday http://bit.ly/5OBKrf #carycitizen #
• Welcome @BillGates - foundation news and other interesting stuff from the founder of Microsoft. Yep, Bill’s own twitter stream. #
• Western Wake Development News: What’s Up at Park West Village? http://bit.ly/83zPu7 #carycitizen #
• I’m at The Food Factory (211 E. Chatham St., Walker (I think), Cary). http://4sq.com/4VFa4v #
• I just unlocked the “Newbie” badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/6q6lqO #

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• Western Wake Wedding? Cary Mulls a Merger with Morrisville http://bit.ly/6f5Bp0 #carycitizen #
• Dreamfest 2010, A Weekend Celebration of Martin Luther King http://bit.ly/5qk0ef #carycitizen #
• RT @damondnollan: NCCU Adopts Facebook Connect For Campus Portal. Read more here: http://bit.ly/7T5DOq Good work Damond! #
• Lochmere Burglaries in Cary: Lock Your Garage http://bit.ly/6GQZ3T #carycitizen #
• Great meeting this morning @CaryChamber #
• Cary Filmmaker is Finalist for Doritos Slot on Superbowl http://bit.ly/6VOdzg Funny stuff - vote for his clip. #
• Cheap Trick’s Coming Back to Cary! http://bit.ly/8P0scv Tickets go on sale this Friday. #

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• Music tonight: SHMaK at Rally Point in Cary http://bit.ly/I18We Rock & roll B-sides from the Stones, Traffic, Kinks and more. #
• Lost Dog Near Wessex http://bit.ly/4tcXeZ Do you know this pooch? #
• SHMaK at Rally Point in Cary on Friday http://bit.ly/I18We Off to the last practice. #
• RT @badbanana: Snowing again. I’m going to need some Hollywood starlets to snort my driveway. #
• RT @leeclowsbeard: Ads need two things: A reason to pay attention and a reason to be glad attention was paid. Me: Respect The Beard ;) #
• Coffee this morning with veteran publisher Brenda Larson. See ya later tweeps. #
• Six String Cafe is Back as a Music Hall http://bit.ly/6tRawA New on CaryCitizen. #
• “Re:” is Not a Subject Line http://bit.ly/8jJfa3 New from the blog. #
• Gary Cooper’s Coming to Cary http://bit.ly/6vNyQ0 From CaryCitizen #
• RT @jowyang: Although a year old, I keep on coming back to this Air Force Diagram on “How to Respond to Blogs” http://bit.ly/j21K Brilliant #
• RT @stevesnbc17: For pet owners, homeowners, skaters; the Triangle deals with the cold snap. http://mync.com/site/46359/ Good story Steve! #
• Here’s a new blog site we just finished for a couple of Realtors http://bit.ly/6OsrJj #
• This is for you @HeatherO - Blog Sites: Cheaper Than You Think http://bit.ly/62dary #
• Thanks @HeatherO and @RaleighOnline. You girls is da best. #
• Got a new website http://bit.ly/4ZJ54o Yep, WordPress as a CMS. What do you think? #
• Web Trends for 2010: Blog Sites http://bit.ly/62dary #

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• has read Three Cups Of Tea by Greg Mortenson and rated it 4.5 stars - http://bit.ly/EJ7E5 #
• has reviewed the book Three Cups Of Tea - http://bit.ly/EJ7E5 #

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• New on Flickr: Page Walker in Winter http://bit.ly/6crrIO #

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• Impact Gymnastics - A Team Without a Home http://bit.ly/6vpzlM New on CaryCitizen. #
• Hiding Your Email Address from Spambots: http://bit.ly/8k2YrS Downloadable white paper tells you how to use “email obfuscation.” #
• is reading Three Cups Of Tea by Greg Mortenson - http://bit.ly/EJ7E5 #
• has read Chicano: A Novel by Richard Vasquez and rated it 3 stars - http://bit.ly/7oQ5N2 #

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• The DMB&B Alumni Group on Linked In has grown to more than 500 members. Mr. Whipple would be so proud. #

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• New on Flickr: Hizzoner http://bit.ly/4KK5Pv #
• Ad Guy as Journalist - My community newspaper has grown to 10,000 page views a month in less than 120 days. http://bit.ly/8KFmtz #
• New on Flickr: chamber http://bit.ly/5gxoMZ #
• has read Last of the Amazons by Steven Pressfield and rated it 3 stars - http://bit.ly/164RO6 #
• CaryCitizen: Consignment shopping is more than a bargain http://bit.ly/7Lda3D #
• Cyber safety tips from Cisco’s Lori Bush http://bit.ly/8VC9SE - read it on CaryCitizen. #

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• There’s a new community garden in Cary http://bit.ly/8oiGim #
• Cary Photographic Artists contest draws over 280 entries http://bit.ly/5tmfVu #
• Advice about writing an About Page http://bit.ly/6hNrcu #
• Scandal at the Gym http://bit.ly/71ww3G Citizen journalism at its finest #cary #
• Read CaryCitizen’s Expose of Impact Athletics - bounced paychecks, false promises and stolen health care premiums http://bit.ly/71ww3G #
• New on Flickr: Best of Mosiac http://bit.ly/2qZ7g7 #

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This is a pet peeve and I just had to sound off about it. When writing an About Page, it’s important (crucial) to say something about yourself.

This seems basic, but time and again I see About Pages that are vague and make no mention of the people behind the enterprise. As a reader, I inevitably find this unsatisfying. Read the rest of this entry »

• New on Flickr: Ghostbuster http://bit.ly/y88y5 #

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• Here’s the correct link for the band tonight http://bit.ly/I18We I hate Facebook links #
• My band’s playing tonight at MoJo’s in Apex http://bit.ly/QuJzJ Be there! #
• Great to have @waynesutton at #rebcrdu. Brought a lot of buzz to the event and packed the house at his presentation. #
• RT @TreyRatcliff Incredible photos of Mars. Really. Incredible. http://bit.ly/4b0IBH #photog #
• Good time participating in a panel today with @ThomAbbott and @communitygirl at #rebcrdu. #
• Props to @PennyStantonHom @RaleighOnline @melissarmoore @raleighstager and my pal @MikeJaquish #rebcrdu #
• A few of the ReBarCampRDU superstars behind the scenes @MMorganTriangle @HeatherO @AmyShair #rebcrdu #
• Give it up for Eleanor for pulling off a MAJOR show. She’s the quiet rock star. @isellmoney #
• RT @CaryNCHomes #rebcrdu was excellent today! organizers did a great job. Me: Thx for coming Nellie. Nice to meet you! @isellmoney #
• is drinking bourbon. Two cubes. @isellmoney #
• RT @kathysperlbell @hal990 Wish you had been miked so we could hear out here #rebcrdu [ya didn’t miss much :] Find me at lunch? #
• Great questions at the Facebook session of #rebcrdu Got more questions? Got some answers? Anybody see my parole officer? #
• My Pokem rocks #rebcrdu #
• #rebcrdu is on #
• RT @wordpress 20,000 downloads of WordPress for iPhone 2.0: http://wp.me/pgi3r-8a #rebcrdu #
• I’m syncing my Poken at #rebcrdu. Poken me! #
• Checking in at #rebcrdu Wayne is in the house :) http://yfrog.com/ca53161191j #
• #rebcrdu Let the show begin! http://yfrog.com/17vhsugj #rebarcamprdu #
• Autumn on the tree farm, new on Flickr http://bit.ly/3qvy7z Outside Louisburg, NC #
• We just finished a new website for a group of farmers in eastern NC. Check it out: http://jocoplants.com #
• I’m bringing my Poken to #rebcrdu tomorrow. Do you Poken? #
• I’m a TL tomorrow at #rebcrdu on the topics of photos and video. Wonder if anybody wants to talk about that stuff. #
• Need to stream tweets for a live show? Try http://monitter.com/ or http://twitterfall.com/ Both excellent. #rebcrdu #
• Thanks people! #rebcrdu tomorrow is gonna be great! #
• #rebcrdu #rebcrdu #
• Help a brother test hastag #rebcrdu pls RT #
• Setting up a projector at #rebcrdu #
• New on Flickr: Autumn on the Farm http://bit.ly/37Lt1z #

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We just finished a video our local dentist, Dr. Allan Acton, shaving his head for charity. $20,000 worth. That’s some haircut.

Thanks to Dr. Acton and everyone at Cary Family Dental.

• CaryCitizen rolls out ad program http://bit.ly/2EecxG #
• It’s Friday. Have a cocktail http://bit.ly/41FzZd #
• Hand with Caked Henna http://bit.ly/nHDCp See at Cary Diwali. #
• well, that was strange #
• Stuff to do in Cary this weekend: http://bit.ly/17ZFJ3 CaryCitizen Calendar. #
• Playing with my mates tonight in A Fifth of Blues. Fan us on Facebook http://bit.ly/jTbnq #
• More of the people behind RebarCampRDU http://bit.ly/17LBhX @MMorganTriangle @AmyShair. It’s really been great to be on the committee. in reply to MMorganTriangle #
• The people behind RebarCampRDU http://bit.ly/17LBhX @isellmoney @RaleighOnline @melissarmoore @MikeJaquish @PennyStantonHom @raleighstager in reply to RaleighOnline #
• RT: @photomatt @laughingsquid - the new @wordpress iPhone app is great, makes it easy to moderate comments & edit posts http://bit.ly/2Cy4n0 #
• Shooting a farm outside Louisburg NC http://yfrog.com/0p50ej #

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