Matthew Hurst - Latest Comments

Re: Relationship status: How social media is changing weddings

Magento Developer — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:17:04 -0000

looking cool both guys...
i m feeling jealous...

Re: Social Media 101: Why not to cross-post the same message

Matthew Hurst — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:28:22 -0000

To be honest, I've tried cross-posting on my personal profiles and received some backlash from my own network. So I can speak from both personal and professional experience that cross-posting has negative consequences on many levels.

Re: Is Google vs Facebook is a false dichotomy?

Matthew Hurst — Fri, 20 May 2011 12:16:40 -0000

Thanks "S",
Your feedback helped me find a couple spelling errors in the post, so I've updated the post. Lesson learned: no more late-night publishing w/o a proof-reading. As your comment points out, expectations can play a large role in how we evaluate writing, so it's my responsibility to live up my own title.

What your general thoughts were about the gist of the article itself? I'm only speaking from my own perspective on this subject, so I'm sure reasonable minds can disagree about the competition between the two companies and how they are covered in the news media.

Re: Is Google vs Facebook is a false dichotomy?

S Markowitz — Fri, 20 May 2011 08:46:33 -0000

Wow, for someone who bills himself as a communications pro, there sure are a lot of typos and grammatical errors in this post!

Re: How to become a social media marketing professional (or at least how I got a job)

Matthew Hurst — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:26:20 -0000

Thanks @ChrisCampbellG, it's good to know my experience matches up with what other professionals might suggest as well.

Re: How to become a social media marketing professional (or at least how I got a job)

Christopher Campbell — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:00:51 -0000

Well said Matt! Great Article!

Re: 7 Trends I Won’t Miss in 2011, and a Resolution for the New Year

Jackson Jamel — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:35:36 -0000

Great post Matt. This blog is great so keep up the good work. By the way, Lebron James and food trucks aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.

Re: 7 Trends I Won’t Miss in 2011, and a Resolution for the New Year

Matthew Hurst — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:06:54 -0000

Glad you liked the post, and thanks for your recommendations! I'm interested in WiiThings, as well as Fitbit to optimize my new fitness routine. Look for more self-measurement, including lots of media metrics, to come in the year ahead on this blog.

Re: 7 Trends I Won’t Miss in 2011, and a Resolution for the New Year

Chris Kennedy — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 12:39:47 -0000

Great post Matt, agreed with your predictions.

If you're interested in measuring your daily activity to lose weight and be healthier, I highly recommend adding withings.com to the mix. Works great by itself and also integrates with runkeeper.

Re: Why I joined Myspace (again), and why you should too

Matthew Hurst — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:36:03 -0000

Update: This post was a featured article on Brazen Careerist's website, excerpted to share with that community. http://www.brazencareerist.com/2010/08/09/why-i-joined-myspace-again-and-why-you-should-too

Since this post, MySpace has been re-designed and overhauled as a social media portal of sorts. How do you think MySpace might be used by their audience now? Are you able to reach your target audeince using MySpace?

Re: Happy Birthday to me: Matthew Hurst and dot-com domains turn 25 years old

Karla Porter — Thu, 06 May 2010 08:01:15 -0000

Matt - Congratulations on so many fantastic accomplishments in 25 years!

Re: How to become a social media marketing professional (or at least how I got a job)

Joe Von Gerichten — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:39:17 -0000

Great article! These are some of the techniques I use to brand my clients. It is ironic how simple these processes are, yet very few people know how to leverage these platforms/practices.

Re: Twitter by the Numbers: measuring influence within my own social network

Matthew Hurst — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:33:00 -0000

The honor is all mine ;) I think you might have been the first person to introduce me to Twitter.

Re: Twitter by the Numbers: measuring influence within my own social network

Matthew Hurst — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:32:07 -0000

Thank you for Retweet of this blog post (it helps).

Re: Twitter by the Numbers: measuring influence within my own social network

Matthew Hurst — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:28:37 -0000

You're welcome! I'm glad to count you among my friends.

Re: Twitter by the Numbers: measuring influence within my own social network

Tony Mazzarella — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:28:02 -0000

Great job Matt!

Re: Twitter by the Numbers: measuring influence within my own social network

Courtney Chesley — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:21:00 -0000

This is awesome! I feel honored to be your first follower (;

Re: Twitter by the Numbers: measuring influence within my own social network

lolololori — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:13:56 -0000

Dude, just saw this! THANK YOU :)

Re: January’s 7

kylecameron — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:48:54 -0000

Nostalgia: I'm very bullish on nostalgia as something we tend to overlook as a powerful influencer. I spent awhile last year collecting anonymous things that people miss through a simple webapp; you remind me that I need to do something with all the statements and bits of nostalgia I ended up with.

Re: Blog Action Day: Changing Minds (and Climate)

Katie B — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:55:46 -0000

Hey Matt! Thanks for the post -- I'm glad you participated in Blog Action Day, too! AAUW participated in BAD09, and I contributed an entry as well: http://blog-aauw.org/2009/10/1...

Re: Moving On

Pamela Joan — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:03:36 -0000

Good luck in NY! I'm down in Montclair NJ.

Re: Why The Twitter Backlash Proves Its Influence

Matthew Hurst — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:10:47 -0000

Thank you. It has been especially interesting seeing the uses of Twitter as a public media, the effects it is having around the world for political communication.

Re: September’s 7

Matthew Hurst — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:56:03 -0000

Thank you for your kind words and encouragement. I'm really looking forward to moving to NYC, having finally signed a lease! Do you have any more favorite spots I should check out?

I wanted to thank you for all your help while I've been here in DC, because I earned my talents learning from you. I want to wish good luck to a smart, experienced man with a great big heart!

Re: September’s 7

LBellinger — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:52:22 -0000

Congratulations on successfully completing your internship and on your move to NYC! Do you have a residence in the City? Some of the best times in life were my days spent living and working in NYC!

Best wishes to you, Matt! You have a lot of talent and you're a great guy!

Re: Why The Twitter Backlash Proves Its Influence

NKeim — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:35:08 -0000

I really like how you portray Twitter as an agenda setting media. Especially in times of media censorship in countries like Iran or China, Twitter has become a crucial communication channel on a grassroots level. Information that could not get through via "old media" still has chances of being put on the agenda.

I recently wrote a research report on how social media can be used to organize, publicize and implement citizen reporting projects. Here is a link to "Public Media 2.0 Field Report: Building Social Media Infrastructure to Engage Publics"

http://www.centerforsocialmedi...