Tara Nolan » Design*Sponge https://www.taranolan.com Freelance writer / editor / author Thu, 07 Nov 2019 20:29:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Design*Sponge: Hamilton City Guide https://www.taranolan.com/designsponge-hamilton-city-guide/ https://www.taranolan.com/designsponge-hamilton-city-guide/#comments Mon, 29 Feb 2016 18:19:20 +0000 http://www.taranolan.com/?p=682 Back in December, I saw a tweet from Design*Sponge founder Grace Bonney saying that the popular design site was looking to update their city guides. I instantly replied and “tweet-pitched” my new hometown of Hamilton, Ontario.

The reply I received marks the first time I’ve been assigned via Twitter.
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I quickly got to work compiling my city guide and gathering images to accompany it. The piece was published towards the end of February. I was alerted to that fact via none other than Twitter. I have to say out of anything I’ve ever written, this article has gotten more social media love via Twitter and Facebook from proud Hamiltonians and many of the businesses I featured. Even my alumni association shared the article and my Twitter handle!

Here’s a link to my .

Design*Sponge Hamilton City Guide

 

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