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Follow Maryland Heights Patch with Social Media

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Social media comes naturally to people of my generation. Facebook launched at the end of my undergraduate career at Creighton University, and at first I was reluctant to join. It just seemed like another MySpace, at the time, and I didn't want to associate with that site. Though I don’t recall why, exactly. But eventually I joined Facebook before leaving college, and have been hooked ever since. Then in graduate school I started tweeting. Twitter confused me at first; I didn’t know who to follow and didn’t see any of my peers using the new social media tool. But once I started following random people, it made more sense. In the final days of my graduate education I started “checking in” via Foursquare. Like others, I was at first worried …

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Maryland Heights Social Media: Cecil Whittaker's Pizza

Each week we show you how Maryland Heights businesses, non-profits and organizations use social media.

Cecil Whittaker's Pizza in Maryland Heights offers Facebook Friends special deals at least twice a week. Paul Gitland, owner and manager of Cecil Whittaker's, personally updates the Facebook page. "The Facebook Special is always something I'd never have on a regular coupons. I like to find a way for somebody to eat well for themselves. Regular coupons are combinations with pizzas and appetizers, something for a big group. The Facebook Specials are a way for me to give a discount to individual customers so they can eat well for five or six bucks." Looking through the feed, his most common Facebook Special is a dozen toasted ravioli, normally $6.99, for $3.33 or $4.44 — depending on the day. He also commonly offers discounts on wings or the …

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