Ready for the first Twitter Beer? Meet #MashTag
Who says social media isn’t practical? Check this out: a beer was created in the UK entirely by social media users. The brewery used Facebook, Twitter and its blog to allow fans to vote on every element of the beer: from the hops to the alcohol percentage.
What could be more social than grabbing a couple of buds and heading to the bar for a pint? How about harnessing the power of social media so that you and a few thousand of your buds can create a brand-new brew? That was the idea that inspired a new beer from the U.K. called #MashTag, the world’s first alcoholic beverage to be developed entirely by social media users. BrewDog brewery’s #Mashtag is a 7.5 percent American brown ale made with New Zealand hops and aged on…
Streaming News: TNT & TBS Programming Available Online This Summer
TBS and TNT will offer full live feeds online to subscribers beginning this summer, making them the first cable networks to do so, according to USA Today. Depending on the subscription package, viewers can even watch live MLB and NBA games. There won’t be many restrictions for viewers, according to Cable.tv. The TBS and TNT streams […]
A reason to smile: How a California surf dog is helping those with special needs
With so many sad and negative news events lately, I wanted to post something that will absolutely make you smile. This piece ran on ESPN SportsCenter throughout the day last Sunday and it is truly an amazing story about an amazing dog helping some amazing kids surf. It’s a few minutes long but well worth […]
Honoring Mikaela and Owen
In my last post, I wrote about the bittersweet moments that come with parenting a child with Autism. And as I usually try to do, I focused on an positive aspect – the great joy that comes from a developmental step – even a minor one. Tragically, today there are two families who will be […]
