The World’s Largest Virtual Popcorn Party

If you haven’t heard, Thursday is National Popcorn Day and our client, Kernel Season’s does not treat this holiday like any other day. They are doing it BIG!..with the World’s Largest Virtual Popcorn Party! Social media is a perfect way to bring all the popcorn lovers of the world together for this special day. The Twitter and Facebook fans of Kernel Season’s are some of the most enthusiastic fans I have seen and that is why we love them here at Gossip Genie. We created a Facebook event for the big day and within 10 minutes already had 100+ RSVP’s! We will also be using the hashtag #VirtualPopcornParty so feel free to give them a shout out this week. Not only do these people love their popcorn, they are huge supporters of the Kernel Season’s tag line “No More Naked Popcorn,” promoting the use of their exceptionally delicious sweet, salty (and sometimes both)  seasonings.

If  you want to join the “No More Naked Popcorn” Revolution and celebrate National Popcorn Day with Kernel Season’s, RSVP here. All day long they will be giving away some amazing prizes and up until the big day,  be sure to enter to win a Popcorn Cart! http://ow.ly/8vJtG

The Least Fascinating Person of 2011

 

What was Barbara Walters and the rest of the ABC staff thinking when they decided  the Kardashians would be a wise pick for the most fascinating people of 2011. Set aside the fact that they are famous for being …well famous, this family never seems to miss an opportunity for their name to be in the press. Whether that stems from making a sex tape with rapper, Ray J  or conjuring up a fake wedding, bad publicity is still publicity on Planet Kardashian.

In all seriousness,  I would have liked to see Kourtney’s 2 year old son, Mason make  the list. This little guy lived with Kim, Kris, Kourtney, AND Scott in one apartment.  Now that is fascinating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#The {Social Media} Voice

I will proudly admit that although I do not watch American Idol, I am a huge fan of the new hit show “The Voice” or otherwise known as #TheVoice in the Twitterverse. This show has had a bigger social media component to it than I have seen in any other shows thus far. The hashtag  #TheVoice is heavily promoted throughout the show and  tweets are shown at the completion of each artist’s performance.

Throughout the show, co-host Alison Haislip , manages the “V-room” backstage where the contending artists can read tweets from their fans & tweet back to them.  Host, Carson Daley frequently checks in with the V-Room to encourage viewers to tweet to their favorite singers using the hashtag #TheVoice and mentioning @NBCTheVoice. The judges, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, use real-time interactions to find out what the viewers are saying in order to assist in their decision process.  They also encourage their followers to follow the artists on their team giving each artist their first sneak peek at fame as some of them have already reached up to around 20,000 followers. We have seen the role of Twitter in a plethora of hit shows in the past but #TheVoice brings the impact of social media to the forefront, offering viewers an interactive experience and a chance to engage with the contestants and coaches like never before.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Osama Bin Laden found in Abbottabad is Notta Bad for Social Media.

Where were you when JFK died? Where were you when the World Trade Centers collapsed?  And now another memorable one for Americans, where were you when you found out Osama had been captured & killed? It used to be that we would find out from a friend watching the news or overhear someone talking about it. Now thanks to Twitter & Facebook, it is safe to say this is where most people will remember hearing about the significant moments in history.  Below are some statistics that can give you a better understanding on what was happening on the Internet that fateful Sunday night.

-From a poll posted on Mashable.com,  31% found out about Osama’s death on Twitter and 20% found out on Facebook.; both mediums beating out T.V., text, and other sources.

-12.4 million tweets about Bin Laden were sent out per HOUR.  And 3,000 tweets were sent out per SECOND between the hours of 10:45 p.m. and 2:20 a.m. ET.

-Foursquare users are creating check-ins like “Osama’s Grave.”  Also, an Osama joke has already been circulating:  “Looks like Osama Bin Laden signed up for Foursquare on the wrong day.“

-There are currently over 474,000 “Likes” for the Facebook page “Osama Bin Laden is Dead” and has increased by 167 since I began writing this post.

-There were over 13,000 videos uploaded to YouTube-mostly of reporters as well as cities where huge celebrations were taking places.

-“Bin Laden” searches on Google were up 1 Million percent on Sunday night.

-13 Minutes elapsed Sunday night between the first tweet credited with breaking the news of Osama bin Laden’s death, and the change to his online Wikipedia entry reflecting that he had died.