In the land of social media, every outlet has its bennies, be it blog, Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace. (OK, unless you’re a band, MySpace is white noise, let’s be honest.) So many businesses abuse or misuse these avenues that I’m sure you, like me, are constantly unfriending and de-following those who don’t get it. Latona Pub does. The Greenlake bar takes snapshots of its beer on special, with a time and date stamp, and posts them on its Twitter feed (@latonapub). Twitter is perfect for these quick hits of billboard-like information. If only LP (which I mention in my column tomorrow) did this like clockwork. Why isn’t your bar or restaurant doing the same thing? Some info isn’t monumental enough for a blog post or status update. Thanks to LP, I’ll be walking up for a pint of Hale’s Harvest Ale, which is on cask right now, in 5, 4, 3, 2…
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