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5 to Follow: Healthcare in Nashville
According to Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, the healthcare industry is Nashville’s largest employer - and the fastest growing. The industry employes over 210,000 people among an estimated 250 companies throughout Nashville! Among this fine group of companies, there are quite a few social media powerhouses. We picked 5 that we think you should check out:
5 to Follow: Tourist Attractions
Nashville is Music City USA. Visitors come here to hang out in the honky-tonks, listen to the buskers on Lower Broadway and cruise around Music Row looking for their favorite singers. (Country music superstars don’t live on Music Row, but let’s not tell the tourists; why spoil their fun?) But once the out-of-towners get here, [...]
5 to Follow: Nashville Sports Teams
Historically, Nashville has been known for its music, food and southern hospitality more than its ever been called a sports town. But recently, Nashville has become home to some of the leagues' best sports teams and the best fans in the game.
5 To Follow: Let’s Scream for Ice Cream!
Nashville can be one hot, sticky city in the summertime. To combat the oppressive heat, Southerners have learned to keep the air conditioning on high and ice cream shops programmed into their GPS. What better way to keep up with all the latest flavors than through social media? These five shops not only feature the best in traditional ice cream, soft serve and frozen ices, they also serve up a wealth of examples of how to use social media to drive sales.
5 to Follow: Solo Artists
For many artists, social media is the medium they turn to to share their music and gain new fans. Here are five Nashville-based artists who have caught our ears with their music and our eyes with their social media presence.
Cinemagram: The Next Big Thing?
With Facebook's acquisition of the photo-sharing program, Instagram, the popularity of creative apps continues to grow - especially when it comes to video. Social video apps allow users to upload and share videos with followers. Unlike these crowd pleasers, Cinemagram is somewhere in the middle of photo and video - and people are paying attention.
Brands of the World
Over the weekend my daughter introduced me to a new game app called Logos Quiz Game. Apparently we're not the only ones enjoying this addictive game as it is ranked as one of the top free Apple App Store downloads this week. The game involves identifying over 500 corporate logos past and present as you advance to increasingly difficult levels. Key parts of the logos are missing to make the game more challenging. You can also utilize Twitter and Facebook to get help from friends when you get stuck.
Zombies and Google
Everyone who knows me knows I have a survival plan in place for the Zombie Apocalypse. I am always on the lookout for new information and tools to use once the dead start to rise and take over our world.
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