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Monday, April 18, 2011

Essential Chicago apps and tweeps

 
Time Out Chicago: the app

Incur roaming charges in Chicago? I don't mind, I don't mind.

Here they are: the essential apps and tweeps you need to be following on Twitter, in advance of RRC's Creative Communications student trek to the Windy City:

Chicago Tweeps:
  1. Chicago Tribune
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
  3. Red Eye Chicago
  4. Michael Phillips
  5. Chaser Chicago
  6. Chicago Art Magazine
  7. Chicago Magazine
  8. Roger Ebert
  9. Chicago Art Institute
  10. Broke Hipster
  11. Chicago Architecture
  12. Chicago Current 
  13. NBC Chicago
  14. Navy Pier
  15. The Second City
  16. Time Out Chicago
  17. Oprah
  18. The Field Museum
  19. ChicagoBites
  20. Threadless
  21. Shedd Aquarium
  22. Timothy O'Toole's
  23. Adler Planetarium
  24. Chicago Watch
  25. Rahm Emanuel
  26. Huffington Post Chicago 
Apps:
  1. Chicago 2Go
  2. Chicago Map and Walking Tours
  3. Foursquare
  4. Yelp
  5. CBS 2 Chicago
  6. Time Out Chicago
  7. Chicago Way
  8. iTrans Chicago CTA
  9. Chicago Tribune
  10. Broadway in Chicago
  11. Police Radio Chicago
  12. Buster: Chicago Bus Tracker
  13. The Prairie Architect Around Chicago
  14. Urbanspoon
  15. EveryBlock
  16. Art Institute French Impressionists
  17. Chicago Gangland Tour
  18. Front Desk Chicago 
  19. Chicago Press Release
Posted by Kenton Larsen at 11:27 PM
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