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Social Media as a change agent
The right way to pay for journalism
My last post, the video of me returning the weekly ad circulars distributed by CoxOhio created a mini-viral sensation…
When congress screws up your love life
Most people still don’t like to admit they met on a dating site, although more and more do. Hoping to run into…
2 hours of your life you’ll never get back: Esrati + Gem City Podcast
This was recorded about a month ago. Libby came over to the office and we had a really long chat. You’ll have to…
First Four at UD Arena. First, look for the flag
$72 Million dollar renovation. New seats, new floor, new scoreboards, new sound system, but, wait, where do we put the…
When you’re bad, mediocre looks good: Dayton Daily news attempts at social
I had a talk with Ron Rollins last night at the Sideshow X. Ron’s an artist, and the editor of the…
In the proud Dayton tradition… nepotism explains a lot
In the long stream of comments demanding the exorcism of the V from the new UD logo, a hint of how a Philly firm…
Scabies and the Dayton VA
In today’s Dayton Daily news, the leading non-news story was about failures at the Dayton VA. Not statistically…
What brings people to esrati.com?
One of the advantages of having a website with a ton of content about Dayton, going back to 2005 is you can sense…
How to organize your neighborhood online: NextDoor.com
In South Park we know our neighbors. It’s one of the incredible things about living in this neighborhood. Not…

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