Although I'm considerably biased, the North Carolina food trucks scene around the Triangle is one of the best. I figured I'd combine my two loves of social media and food trucks into one blog post. Here are 10 North Carolina food trucks (in alphabetical order) you should...

07 August, 2014

The NBA is certainly winning this summer. Even during the off-season the Association has been a huge topic of conversation, in no small part due to LeBron James. Yesterday, many of the Association's teams started to spontaneously engage in a hashtag known as #NBASitcoms. For any...

25 July, 2014

One of the best advantages of social media is that it gives everyone a voice. People everywhere want their opinions to be heard and that is especially important in local government. Yesterday, the mayor of Pittsburgh and his staff hosted a Reddit AMA session. It's one of...

18 July, 2014

What used to be a symbol of poor eyesight and nerdom has now become a fashionable accessory and status symbol. And showing off your specs via social media is de rigueur. Brands have gotten in on the action as well. Here are 11 fantastic eyewear brands...

24 June, 2014

In the past half-decade or so, crowdfunding has become a popular way of socially raising funds for just about everything – from small arts and crafts projects to big-budget movies. While I was at SXSW, I learned about a crowdfunding company called Fundrise. As opposed to...

11 April, 2014

From February 22 to 25, the NFL Combine showcases top collegiate talent. Despite the fact that the 2014 NFL draft isn't until May 8th, every team (and many fans) will be analyzing every college player in every way imaginable until then. What else do they...

25 February, 2014

In late December, I reached one of my proudest milestones as a blogger for Ignite Social Media: I published my 100th blog post. Here are a few tips to help you reach the century mark. 1. Train Your Brain to Find Blog Posts Time for an exercise...

18 February, 2014

Recently, I was browsing Reddit and one of the top posts featured a video about how much higher health care costs are in the United States compared to other countries. A Reddit user commented that to combat high costs, someone should build a website that uses...

11 February, 2014

"Only one thing in the world could've dragged me away from the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window" is truly one of the all-time great quotes from one of the most quotable movies in holiday-movie history. A Christmas Story and it's leg...

17 December, 2013

As much attention as brands get for clever tweets, I'm always interested in how the social networks themselves use Twitter. Ever wondered which social network has the best Twitter account? No? Well, I put together a list anyway. The "Science" Behind the Rankings I put the word...

05 December, 2013

Analytics are a beautiful thing. They can tell you so much about a demographic, brand, program performance, and more. However, if you don't know how to read the data correctly, analytics can trick you. Have you ever looked at the social media metrics after a campaign...

26 November, 2013
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