In the land of social media, every outlet has its bennies, be

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…