Atlanta Public Schools Turn To Print When Everyone Else Goes Digital

The above photo displays the dubious fate of a brand new newspaper suddenly being produced (at what cost?) by the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) system. It was taken 4-21-09.

This Vol. 1 newspaper product lists a two-page directory of APS administration names in the back – yet not a single e-mail address is included in that contact information.

Yet APS has spent millions of dollars on technology over the last few years – with some of those seeking technology-related contracts now in jail. More on that issue here:

http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/240669.htm

The dubious method of distribution for this new paper product? Kids’ backpacks.

Could this be another example of wasteful contracting in the Atlanta Public Schools? FYI… I put in a call to the (Boston/NY) company contracted (was there a bidding process?) to produce this paper product for APS, and a call to the Communications Dept. for APS. No one has returned my calls as of 4-23-09.

And if there’s a Spanish-language version of Atlanta Educator, I’ve yet to see it.

Twitter For A Small Business Special Event

WaySouth Media stopped by Criminal Records in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta, GA on Record Store Day 09, 4-18-09. We asked Lillian Hughes how Criminal Records was using Twitter to engage their customers during this special event.  (And every day for that matter!) Needless to say, #RSD09 was a roaring success for Criminal Records and their highly engaged customer base.

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A Journalist Documents His Family’s Loss of Children

Please click on picture above for the Channel family’s story. Give to the Channel’s March of Dimes fundraising campaign here.

Just Your Average Joe Tea Party Paranoids

“The tea party on April 15, 2009, in Cleveland, Ohio, filled with paranoia.”

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Note For Those Seeking AJC Related Dirt

UPDATE FOR THOSE HITTING THIS BLOG WHILE LOOKING FOR DIRT ABOUT SOME JULIA “THE UNDERTAKER” WALLACE-RELATED MEMO:  THIS AJC-IS-TANKING STUFF IS OLD NEWS. I’M NO LONGER WASTING ONE MORE DIGIT OF TEXT (AND NEVER A FRAME OF VIDEO)  WRITING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT LOSES ONE MILLION DOLLARS A WEEK.

YOU WERE LED OFF A CLIFF BY INSANELY UN-VISIONARY AND ARROGANT LEADERSHIP.  IT HAPPENS TO ALL OF US FROM TIME TO TIME. NOW WIPE YOUR TEARS, DUST YOURSELF OFF, AND START CLIMBING OUT OF THE RAVINE.

IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP, I KNOW A REALLY GOOD WEB DESIGNER. EMAIL ME.

The South’s Best Spoken-Word Artist, Ayodele Heath

“As a two-time Southeastern Regional Slam Champion, and architect of Atlanta’s wildly popular SLAM CITY!, Ayodele, which in the Yoruba tongue means a joy arrives in the house, is blazing a poetic path across the South with performances that laugh, cry, dance and shout”

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Democratic Party of Georgia: 2009 Jefferson-Jackson Dinner

On May 12, 2009, the Democratic Party of Georgia honors Governor Carl Sanders and Mayor Shirley Franklin at its annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. Click here for more info.

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