It’s with a heavy heart that I pass along that Neulife Aloe Drink and Natural Wayz Beverages have been closed for business due to the passing of owner Chuck McCormick. Chuck was an amazing person to work with, always something positive to say, never casting judgment and extremely patient. You will be missed…
If you think you know where NBA fans of each team live, you may be surprised. The new NBA Twitter fan map shows the followers of all 30 teams in the U.S. and Canada.
In October, Twitter posted a map showing where @NFL team fans on Twitter are located. They built this @NBA map in the same way, by looking at the official Twitter accounts for each team, using their followers as an indicator of allegiance (as opposed to, say, instances in which people mention a team while watching an interesting matchup or talking about a team’s rival). Fans of basketball may be interested in using FanDuel’s nba and wnba fantasy platforms to increase their enjoyment of their favorite sport.
Explore this new interactive map, which was built by Twitter data visualisation scientist Krist Wongsuphasawat, that reveals which teams dominate each U.S. county, and how their reach can spread across North America.
Here’s the full map:
The primary view shows you which team is followed most in every U.S. county or Canadian regional district:
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The map illustrates where one team’s fan base ends and another’s begins, and how it varies across the continent.
Here are several more ways to view and explore the map:
Each view of the interactive visualization has its own unique URL for you to share. For example, look at this map for the San Antonio @Spurs, the winners of last year’s @NBAfinals.
Here are a few (of the many) trends they noticed during our own exploration of this visualization:
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The San Antonio @Spurs may be the reigning champions, but they have to share Texas with four other teams showing strong support in the area. The @dallasmavs own the counties around Dallas (up to the Oklahoma border where it turns into @OKCThunderterritory), while the @HoustonRockets are the top team in the eastern counties surrounding Houston. Other portions of the state see loyalties divided between the@Lakers and the @OKCThunder.
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When LeBron James (@KingJames) announced he was leaving the @MiamiHeat and returning to the Cleveland @Cavs back in July, it caused a storm of conversation on Twitter and certainly helped boost the national Twitter following of the Cavaliers. However, as it stands now, he has moved from a team with national support on Twitter to a team which mainly dominates Ohio, almost within state lines.
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From Montreal to Vancouver to the wilderness of Nunavut, there’s one team ruling northernmost North America: the Toronto @Raptors, the only Canadian team to play in the NBA. While that support is concentrated around Toronto, the whole country appears to be rooting for the Raptors – except, that is, for British Columbia. B.C. is split almost evenly between the Raptors and (the LA) @Lakers, which has also made inroads into Manitoba.
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The @Lakers dominate the state of California (a state with a league-high four @NBAteams), to the extent that the city’s other team, the @LAClippers, do not top a single county in the U.S. The patterns for Twitter followers mostly follow regional lines around the team’s home – with the Golden State @Warriors having the most followers in the strip east, north and south of San Francisco and the @SacramentoKings leading in the counties around the state capital.
The story of the @Lakers in California is replicated across the whole of the United States: the team is no.1 in more counties than any other team in the @NBA.
First and foremost I would like to thank all of the bars for jumping on board for this! I know that giving away alcohol was a lot to ask but all of the bars that participated followed through with the agreement which resulted in a LOT of toys being donated just in time for Christmas. I would like to give a very special shout out to Gunner’s Run, JD McGillicuddys Manayunk, JD McGillicuddys Roxborough, Flat Iron and Tashan for going above and beyond in their collection efforts and contributing over 80% of the total toys collected. We look forward making Shots for Tots bigger and better next year by adding more locations throughout the entire Delaware valley!
Here’s a few pics from Shots for Tots:
I filled my SUV with toys, Twice!
4 of the boxes filled
Some little lady will be riding in style in the Spring
They do 2,000 toys in and out of this warehouse everyday in December
Our poster in the window at Crow and the Pitcher
Cavs Rittenhouse doing their part with a flyer on every table
We’re excited to be working directly with Hartzell Insurance to make the Philadelphia Toy Run “for the kids” bigger and better than ever before. This event has been around for 34 years with it almost coming to an end last year after some push back from the city. Now with a great team onboard and lead sponsor Hartzell insurance putting up a $50,000 prize to the person who can guess the number of registrants it promises to be a BIG year for the Toy Run!
Here’s the full press release which includes all event info:
Local Insurance Company Seeks & Secures The
Future of The Legendary Motorcycle Charity Event
34th Annual Toy Run “For The Kids”
Sunday, November 2, 2014 9AM Columbus Boulevard & Spring Garden Street
Delaware Valley A.B.A.T.E. Alliance of Bikers Aimed Toward Education
Hartzell Insurance Associates Presents
$50,000 Grand Prize For Online Registration
HATFIELD, PA 09/17/14 — The legendary Delaware Valley A.B.A.T.E. TOY RUN “For The Kids” holds the record as the largest one day assembly of motorcyclists in America! If you’re a motorcyclist and have an interest in buying and selling such vehicles, see options here.
The TOY RUN “For The Kids” is a phenomenal charity success, delivering mountains of new unwrapped toys to hospitalized kids battling for their lives over three decades. The event is supported by the U.S. Marines Toys for Tots program which helps distribute the enormous volume of toys collected.
For this year’s TOY RUN “For The Kids” motorcyclists from around the region are encouraged to again show their support and take a shot at winning $50,000 just by registering for the event FREE online at www.hartzellinsurance.com/
For the last 34 years an army of motorcyclists have assembled in Philadelphia for a Sunday ride in early November. Not just a last hurrah before putting the bikes away for the long cold winter, the driving force behind the TOY RUN “For The Kids” event has always been a mission to help the kids!
To say that the Delaware Valley A.B.A.T.E. TOY RUN “For The Kids” has been successful would be an understatement. At its height over 90,000 motorcycles showed up for the TOY RUN “For The Kids” — each participant carrying a new unwrapped toy — creating a thundering parade from the Delaware River waterfront through the city to bring joy and smiles to kids in need.
This year, due to traffic control limitations required by Philadelphia Police and City officials, the TOY RUN “For The Kids” will begin at Columbus Boulevard and Spring Garden Street and take an abbreviated parade route to the ELECTRIC FACTORY at 421 N 7th St, Philadelphia, PA.
To pump up the excitement level up for TOY RUN “For The Kids” local insurance and real estate entrepreneur Scott Hartzell of HARTZELL INSURANCE ASSOCIATES of Hatfield PA has created a $50,000 Grand Prize Contest for the event.
Though in the past TOY RUN “For The Kids” has been a spontaneous event with no formal sign-up or registration process, the HARTZELL Group has set up a FREE online registration page offering a $50,000 Grand Prize for the person who guesses the total number of motorcyclists who register online for the 2014 event.
The Grand Prize drawing will be held at the ELECTRIC FACTORY at 421 N 7th St, Philadelphia, PA at the Special Toy Run “For The Kids” FREE Concert with Allman Brothers tribute band Live At The Fillmore.
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Contest Details
Toy Run participants will register online www.hartzellinsurance.com/
The guesses will be stored and tabulated by computer which will generate the results, providing an electronic record for verification.
In the event that no one selects the exact total number of online registrants, the computer program will give us the registrant with the closest numerical guess to the actual number.
That registrant will be notified and given an opportunity at the ELECTRIC FACTORY Event on Sunday November 1st to choose from one of 100 envelopes, one of which contains a $50,000 Prize!
Delaware Valley A.B.A.T.E.
Alliance of Bikers Aimed Toward Education
34th Toy Run “For The Kids”
Day/Date: Sunday, November 2, 2014
Meet: 9 AM Parade: 12:00 NOON
Location: Columbus Blvd. & Spring Garden St. Philadelphia, Pa
Destination: Electric Factory
Upon entering Signs you won’t be greeted by a hostess that says, “How many people in your party” instead you’ll be waived at by a deaf hostess with an ear to ear smile. That’s right, the entire staff is deaf and the only way to communicate with them is through sign language. As I’m sure you know, it’s hard for people who are def to find work. This is a great new way for them to work a full time job in an environment where they’re surrounded by people are also deaf and diners that are interested in their culture.
Crow and the Pitcher is a brand new restaurant just one block off of Rittenhouse Square on 19th street in Philadelphia. For those of you not familiar with Philadelphia, the Rittenhouse neighborhood is very affluent. Other restaurants in the area have the highest prices and some of the best cuisine in the city. The last thing the neighborhood needed was another BYOB or Stephen Starr restaurant, enter Crow and the Pitcher. Crow and the Pitcher has created a unique vibe that pairs excellent food and drinks with a rustic decor and relaxed vibe.
As their newly hired bar, restaurant marketing firm the first order of business was a great website. I knew that the food had to be front and center as their image would depend on it in a neighborhood with so much competition. I wanted a site that is built on the WordPress CMS, is completely image based, has social media integrated, has a built in reservation system and is very simple to use. Below are some screenshots of what we came up with. So far the traffic has been constantly growing and I can see that google is now reading the site more often resulting in better SEO.
For a quote on your next website or even just some project management tips please contact us.
Crow and the Pitcher Philadelphia Bar and Restaurant Marketing Agency
Crow and the Pitcher Philadelphia Bar and Restaurant Marketing Agency
Crow and the Pitcher Philadelphia Bar and Restaurant Marketing Agency
Crow and the Pitcher Philadelphia Bar and Restaurant Marketing Agency
This is a great article originally from Mashable. Easily one of my favorite sites.
Google Drive is here to make your life easy, but we’re here to make it even easier.
The multifaceted feature that allows you to create documents, photos, spreadsheets, drawings and more has boundless abilities. However, with Drive’s constant updates and added hacks, we’re only scratching the surface of what it can really do. You can learn how to improve your workflow with Google Drive, I bet you didn’t know that!
Here are eight tip and tricks to maximize your Google usage.
Facebook recently introduced the discretionary “Nearby Friends” feature that allows you to track friends, proving that the company has not shifted from their fundamental competency of essentially enabling stalking. Facebook users can whether their precise location is revealed. This can mean that you will be able to track friends down to the half mile.
Facebook tracking through iPhone
Facebook tracking through iPhone
Facebook tracking through iPhone
We’re constantly managing each of our clients databases and putting out great newsletters and dedicated emails. Here’s a few that we’ve done recently. If you’d like a quote please contact us.
Here’s a dedicated email that we sent out for our client The Royal in New York City. This was short and to the point trying to get past customers to make a reservation for an upcoming boxing event.
The Royal NYC Pacquiao vs Bradley dedicated email
G Lounge Newsletter
One Up Events Newsletter
One of the most common questions we get here at Smalltalkmessaging is “How does it compare to HootSuite?” HootSuite is a great tool, but it does have limited capabilities for someone who really wants to dive deep into social media as well as online marketing or manage several clients. HootSuite is used primarily as a Twitter tool (although it does more than just Twitter), whereas Smalltalkmessaging is an all-around online marketing tool.
I have put together a list of the features and services that Smalltalkmessaging supports as well as those that HootSuite supports below.
| Small Talk Messaging | HootSuite | |
| Social Streams | ||
| Facebook Fan Page Stream | x | x |
| Facebook Group Stream | x | |
| Facebook Stream | x | x |
| LinkedIn Stream | x | x |
| Twitter List | x | |
| Twitter Search | x | x |
| Twitter Stream | x | x |
| Status Updates and Microblogging | ||
| Bebo | x | |
| Brightkite Status | x | |
| Facebook Fan Page | x | x |
| Facebook Group | x | |
| Facebook Note | x | |
| Facebook Page Note | x | |
| Facebook Post | x | |
| Facebook Status | x | x |
| FriendFeed | x | |
| Google Buzz | x | |
| LinkedIn Status | x | x |
| Myspace Status | x | x |
| Ping.fm | x | |
| Plurk | x | |
| x | x | |
| Autoresponders | ||
| Email Auto Responder | x | |
| Facebook Auto Responder | x | |
| LinkedIn Auto Responder | x | |
| Twitter Auto Follower | x | |
| Twitter Auto Replies | x | |
| Twitter Welcome Messages | x | |
| Blogs | ||
| Blogspot | x | |
| MetaWeblog | x | |
| MovableType | x | |
| Ning | x | |
| Posterous | x | |
| Sendiblog | x | |
| SquareSpace | x | |
| Tumblr | x | |
| TypePad | x | |
| WordPress (self-hosted) | x | |
| WordPress.com | x | x |
| Photo and File Sharing | ||
| Facebook Page Album | x | |
| Facebook Photo Album | x | |
| Flickr | x | |
| MobyPicture | x | |
| Scribd | x | |
| SlideShare | x | |
| Link Sharing and Bookmarking | ||
| Delicious | x | |
| Diigo | x | |
| Identi.ca | x | |
| Instapaper | x | |
| Read It Later | x | |
| Location-based Services | ||
| Foursquare | x | x |
| Brand Monitoring | ||
| Brand and Keyword Monitoring | x | |
| Reviews | x | |
| Social Media Messaging | ||
| Facebook Wall Post | x | x |
| x | x | |
| CSV Importers | ||
| Contact Importer | x | |
| Message Importer | x | |
| SMS Messaging | ||
| Sms Auto Responder | x | |
| RSS | ||
| OPML Importer | x | |
| RSS Auto Poster | x | |
| AOL | x | |
| Gmail | x | |
| Hotmail | x | |
| Mail.com | x | |
| Yahoo Mail | x | |
| Social Media Monitoring | ||
| Backtype | x | |
| Bizcommunity | x | |
| Blip.tv | x | |
| Brightkite | x | |
| Citysearch | x | |
| Complaints Board | x | |
| Delicious | x | |
| Digg | x | |
| x | x | |
| Flickr | x | |
| FriendFeed | x | |
| Google Blogs | x | |
| Google News | x | |
| Hello Peter | x | |
| Identi.ca | x | |
| lol | x | |
| x | x | |
| News24 | x | |
| Photobucket | x | |
| Picasa | x | |
| Plurk | x | |
| Pressbox | x | |
| Quora | x | |
| x | ||
| Tripadvisor | x | |
| Truveo | x | |
| Tweet Photo | x | |
| x | x | |
| WordPress | x | |
| Wordpronline | x | |
| Yahoo Answers | x | |
| Yahoo News | x | |
| Yelp | x | |
| YouTube | x | |
In summation, HootSuite is a very useful social media tool, but if you are looking to do more than just basic social media and want to delve into online marketing, Small Talk Messaging will be your best bet.
If you’d like to submit your own review comparing Sendible with other products, please send an email to rob@smalltalkmedia.com and we’ll be sure to link to your site from this post.
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