tdhurst

(you can call me tyler)
“It's time to stop hiding behind brands, corporate policies or the way things used to be. Evolve. Get better. Let's learn from each other. It's called the Collaboration Revolution. Welcome to the Relationship Age.” - Tyler Hurst

Birthday celebration!

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Are you real?

Had a fantastic time today at #rebcphx. Good people, good conversations and much to be learned. Something stuck out. In the last presentation, a round table with @dpatricklewis, @chrislee, @aussieheather, @raillife, @evo_terra and a bunch of other people very interested in social media and Twitter especially, I was treated to a ...

Social Media IS NOT advertising

Read the headline again. Now repeat it. It's PR, people. Stop putting ads up and claiming it's social media. Don't tell me that a YouTube video has anything to do with social media. And for the love of God, stop going to review sites and writing good reviews for the place ...

Enough about the celebs

Social media works because we're all on a level playing field. We're judged not by our fame, but what we say, what we accomplish and how we contribute to others around us. Seeing some dude being introduced as "TV's Ryan Stiles" this morning by Scott Monty is ridiculous. Monty, seemingly one ...

Internet fame doesn’t mean a damn thing

Whiner. Show off. No shit. Really? Do you really think followers matter? Now that we have Ashton versus CNN, too many newbies to social media and Twitter thinks followers are the most important thing they can get. Shut up. Stop telling me about your followers. Big media, stop telling me how popular ...

Marketing to other races (by @stevenbshaffer)

Proud to call this man a colleague. Steve is one funny dude and a helluva good guy. Here's his preview for the April 16th presentation. Please excuse the god awful color scheme Phx Marketers used for the site. Phoenix Marketer's - Steve Shaffer from Forty on Vimeo. Arkayne = window.Arkayne || {}; Arkayne.baseurl = ...

In Crow we (dis)trust?

The Obama Scholarship. Crow explaining away his PR department's gaffe. ASU State Press not understanding that it wasn't the snub, but rather the way it was handled, that was the real issue. Virgil Renzulli, who is apparently so bad at his job that we never heard a peep from him this entire time. ...

XPS to Mac upgrade

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Obama not worthy of honorary degree…from ASU?

First black president of the United States. Wrote two best sellers. One of the most successful persons in this country. And yet not worthy of an honorary degree from ASU. I'm not exactly sure how these honorary degrees work, but it can't be much more than a PR ploy. Don't tell ...

Can you keep up?

Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it. The internet allows us to do this. We are more connected, better informed and more apt to try new things. We are smarter, more adaptable and equipped to deal with nearly anything. Problem is, ...

March 12th 2010
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Why I don’t use Foursquare, Gowalla or any other location-based services (anymore)

The concept behind location-based services like Foursquare and Gowalla is fantastic. Check in using GPS, see who you know (or who you don't) is around and maybe even earn a free drink or discounted meal. It's like playing a massive game of bingo and it's fun. For a while. (Now that ...
March 10th 2010
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What can 100 people do with their love of art?

Art is a gift. It changes the giver AND the recipient. But art, like a a true straight line, doesn't actually EXIST. All we can see is the physical representation of the artist's true vision of the world. And for this, we should all be grateful. I've purchased ONE piece of art ...
March 9th 2010
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What revolution?

So you say you want a revolution...yet you have no idea what the word means. According to Scott Dadich, the creative director of Wired, "there's a revolution in the way ppl consume journalism." WHAT? Are readers demanding that journalism change? Do you remember asking? The way we consume media is EVOLVING and ...
March 8th 2010
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Make me proud

My dad is a 61-year-old safety trainer and salesman. He's owned his own business, helped raise three kids and has been in the same house since 1981. He's the hardest-working person I know, is never late and hasn't ever given up in the 30 years I've been alive. This past August, ...
March 7th 2010
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Going bare

We wear expensive shoes because we're told they protect our feet. We wear certain styles of clothing because we're told we'll be accepted if we do. We act a certain way in order to fit in. All of these act as barriers to what's really there. Similar to force-feedback on any ...

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