February, 2012 - Westchester Social Media

Yorktown Reporter Brian Howard Named Social Media Editor at LoHud.com

WSM has learned that Brian Howard will take over the newly created position of Social Media Editor for LoHud.com and The Journal News. Howard, who has worked at LoHud for 12 years, has served as Yorktown Reporter since 2006. “We’ve had a social media presence, but (now) a commitment has been made to have someone managing the organization’s social media all the time,” said Howard. “It (social media) can no longer be secondary — it’s a full-time job.” Howard will begin his position Monday, March Continue reading →

Westchester Restaurants, Food Businesses Ready to Take Social Media to the Next Level

More than two years ago, I wrote a column on TwitterProfessor.com about the seemingly small number of Westchester-area restaurants that were using social media to promote their business objectives. At the time, I was only able to find 10 Westchester restaurants that were using Twitter with any degree of consistency, and my recollection is that not many were using Facebook. Last week, I attended the launch of the Hudson Valley Food & Beverage Alliance at the Culinary Institute of America’s Hyde Park campus. The event Continue reading →