Social media has become a multi-use platform. From politics, to videos and music sharing, to just simple conversation we have all found something of social value from these networks. One thing has made itself inherently clear, especially on Twitter, we’re all smart asses. Most of the humor on social media, at least the planned humor, […]
About Curtis Silver
A true captain of industry, Curtis writes all over the internet and kind of maintains a delusional travel blog called Heathens of the Plains. He can be reached by holding out your hands in a non threatening manner, or pretty much always on Twitter @cebsilver or ego tripping on FacebookAuthor Archive | Curtis Silver
Hashtagging in the Suburbs — Getting Local with Hashtags
Hashtags and trending topics are generally viewed as something of a global effect. While many hashtags are used to indicate the current activity of a Twitter party (such as #travelskills) or a current bashtag trend (#iamgoogle for instance), many more are used simply to communicate on a local level. In your town right now people […]
The Fetid Social Media Milk of #bashtags
Social media has created a wealth of opportunity for folks of many different walks of life. Doing business online has become something of a multidimensional appropriation of marketing, psychology and sales. That being said, time and time again we are shown that while social media can be used to do great things, it can also […]
The Hashtag Machine: Past, Present, and Future
Congratulations. You’ve just finished a killer social media campaign. Your director of marketing is patting you on the back, his firm black hair brushing gently against his well manicured hands as he breaths of sigh of relief. The CMO will be happy with the performance of his department. There was tons of interaction on social […]
#myNYPD Proves the Influential Power of Hashtags
It all started with an innocent enough tweet from the New York City Police department Twitter account @NYPDnews. They tweeted something seemingly positive on April 22nd, encouraging followers to hashtag photos with themselves and members of the NYPD. The photos would be featured on their Facebook page. On the surface, and for many brands, this […]
March Madness Hashtags, Predictive Analysis and You
Every time there is another major television event, especially one involving winning, the question of analytics and predictive analysis once again rises to the top. Can you predict winners using only trackable social tools and crowd mentality? Can you predict winners by cultivating and tracking a select group of hashtags? Most brands and marketers would […]
March Madness and Your Brand or #insertbrandnamehereMadness
Another major sporting event is about to kick off, so no doubt brands are stacking the papers (proverbially) in their latest marketing campaigns surrounding March Madness. If you aren’t a sports fan, then you might just know the term and not the sport. The sport is college basketball and if you are a brand, it […]
Brands Spend Big for the Oscars Hoping for Prime-Time Engagement
43 million people watched the 86th Annual Academy Awards, but how many of them were engaged with the multitude of brands all shouting at us for attention? That is the question that numerous brand managers and marketing executives are asking right now. Social media guru Gary Vanderchuk posted a timely video this week (gee, wonder […]
