A California-based senior writer for a prominent tech news site provides a chance to "say nice things about Detroit," as pigtailed boostrer Emily Gail urged way back before social media and online journalism made it easier.
Daniel Terdiman of CNET.com, part of CBS Interactive, posts that he has "started the planning for Road Trip 2013, my eighth annual journey to highlight some of the best destinations around for technology, military, architecture, science, nature and so on." Past destinations include Europe and varied parts of America -- but not yet Michigan or neighboring states.
That changes this year, and the 43-year-old journalist from Sausalito invites itinerary suggestions.
Daniel Terdiman, senior writer at CNET.com, is coming our way this summer.Road Trip 2013 will be taking place in the Midwest, starting in Chicago. . . . I've already got a long list of potential destinations, but as I do each year, I wanted to canvas my readers for what I'm sure will be some excellent suggestions of places I never would have thought of myself. . . .
Here's what I'm looking for: a place in any of the Midwestern states that would appeal to a national audience, that has a heavy tech or geek element, and that is highly visual, lending itself to a big photo gallery.
Some things that might work are manufacturing facilities for iconic brands . . . large-scale works of art or architecture . . .
Toss your pitch to daniel.terdiman@cnet.com or his Facebook page.
In his tech e-newsletter Tuesday, Matt Roush CBS Detroit says: "I’ve already written him suggesting downtown Detroit. You should too."
Two local loyalists pipe up in comments under Monday's CNET post:
- "Come to Ann Arbor or Detroit!"
- "I'd definitely suggest the emerging tech hub in downtown Detroit. . . . Gazillionaires like Dan Gilbert and Josh Linkner are banrkrolling the redevelopment of dozens of abandoned downtown buildings, and young people are moving in by the thousands to live and work there, mostly in technology-based companies. Really vibrant tech scene there at places like the Madison Building and TechTown."
-- Alan Stamm
