Author Archives: Buffy Andrews

About Buffy Andrews

Assistant Managing Editor of Features and Niche Publications for the York Daily Record/Sunday News. Also, Social Media Coordinator.

Kittens stuck in car engine top YDR video of the week

Kittens stuck in car engine top YDR video of the week.   1. Kittens, woman stuck in car 2. Saving William Penn 3. Smarty fans 4. Wildcats wake up for first district victory 5. Hepler, Toomey lead West York to … Continue reading

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Using 5 platforms to report/curate social media from one event: Geofeedia, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Storify

Here’s an email I sent to my staff and editors at York Daily Record/Sunday News today. I thought it might also be helpful for readers of my blog. ………….. We have some upcoming events that we might want to consider … Continue reading

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I created this Penn State slideshow using Pinterest and Storify

I did this quick Penn State slideshow by taking an RSS feed of photos on my Penn State Pinterest board and adding it to Storify. After publishing it on Storify, I added “/slideshow” to end of url. Just like magic, … Continue reading

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Don’t miss: Penn State football to cool cars to Scouts mystery photo to men in high heels

1. Meet entertainment editor Pat Abdalla. Pat is in charge of all things FlipSide-related, but he also blogs about baseball via Southpaw. He lives in West Manchester Township and graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Journalism – minors in … Continue reading

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A few digital notes: Twitter and Storify

Some new things from the digital world: 1. Twitter announced it will start sending weekly email digests that “feature the most relevant Tweets and stories shared by the people you’re connected to on Twitter.” 2. You can now pin any … Continue reading

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Top free app downloads

Here are the top 5 free app downloads: ANDROID 1. Street View on Google Maps 2. Voice Search 3. Facebook for Android 4. Gmail 5. Adobe Flash Player 11 APPLE 1. 100 Floors 2. I’d Cap That 3. Are You … Continue reading

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Create Geofeeds for future events: football stadiums, entertainment venues, schools and more

As I continue to explore Geofeedia, I come up with more and more tips and ideas of how to use it. Big thanks to chief technology officer Scott Mitchell, who is probably sick of hearing from me (Sorry, Scott), but has been uber … Continue reading

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Geofeedia tips from chief technology officer Scott Mitchell

I’ve only just began to explore Geofeedia (see my previous post), but I’ve asked chief technology officer Scott Mitchell to share some tips. One thing I asked Scott was if I put the exact address in the search bar if I … Continue reading

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Men walking in high heels is top YDR video for the week

1. High heel heroes 2. Truck crashes into building in Manchester, Pa. 3. 45 foot sub  4. Olde York Street Fair 5. Dallastown girls’ soccer 6. Full game: Central York at Northeastern boys’ volleyball (livestream) 7. The “flag guy” runneth … Continue reading

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You can pin any photo or tweet you see on Storify

Totally doing happy dance. Now you can pin tweets and photos from Storify. YAY! Here’s the skinny. EPIC: Here’s how to pin any photo – or any tweet! – you see on @Storify bit.ly/JeVqZC cc #JRC #DFM #MNG #DigitalFirst — … Continue reading

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