As you’ve no doubt heard, the 85th annual Academy Awards Ceremony is being hosted this weekend on ABC. Unfortunately, and to our complete surprise, we failed to garner an invitation. But there's no need to fret. There are other exciting ways to watch The Oscars. Some people host Oscar Parties. Which are fantastic - if you’re [...]
National Margarita Day 2013 is Feb. 22! Loved and consumed by millions, friends and families around the world honor this sacred tequila, triple sec and lime drink every year on February 22. At Ghost Tweeting, we give tribute to the margarita with an infographic that will help you rock your social media marketing. Social networking on [...]
Here's what's new in Social Media this week: Twitter Cutbacks So you think it’s hard to fit your thoughts into 140 characters? How about 117? Twitter has recently revamped its t.co link wrapper, which will extend the length of wrapped links from 20 to 22 characters - meaning that your commentary on the link will have [...]
Did you celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week last week? Unfortunately, we confess, we forgot to blog about it until today. Luckily, however, being kind doesn’t have an expiration date. Here are some random acts of kindness that you can do any day of the year. How to perform Random Acts of Kindness on Social Media: [...]
Have you heard about the new Twitter metadata changes? No, you haven't? Well, we have! (sort of) (If you'd rather watch a quick video about everything we've learned about the new changes, watch here) Word on the street is that Twitter is going to be ranking our Tweets "high", "medium", and "low". This is a bit [...]
New platforms, apps, and networking sites come out about every second, and you gotta keep up, right? While it isn't possible to adopt every new strategy, it's good to be in the know about current trends and news. Here is what is new and hot right now: VINE Last week, Twitter introduced Vine: a mobile service [...]
Pancakes, crepes, griddle cakes, Frixuelos, or short stacks. Whatever they're called, they are certainly delicious! Yes, today is National Pancake Day, a celebration launched in 2006 by International House of Pancakes. Since the event's inception, IHOP has raised more than $10 million to support charities. Today, you can enjoy a free short stack of Buttermilk pancakes [...]
The big game was a huge affair on Twitter, with users posting 24.1 million tweets - about the plays, the halftime show, the power outage... Beyonce was apparently the biggest star of the event, with her show generating 268,000 Tweets per Minute (TPM). The most mentioned players during the game were Ray Lewis (@Raylewis), Joe Flacco [...]
After seeing my daughter safely get onto the school bus, I shut the front door quickly. A check of the weather app showed it was 16 degrees (but "it feels like 4"). I shivered and put on a heavy sweatshirt, then got to work. As I checked in online, I understood why a new study found [...]
Well, it happened. Last night, Justin Bieber surpassed Lady Gaga to become the Twitter user with the most followers. All hail the King. Gaga was the most followed since she blew past Britney Spears in 2010. She and Justin have been the two most popular users on the social networking site, but Bieber had always lagged [...]