Social Costumes

Firebellymarketing.com gives great suggestions for Halloween costumes that relate directly to our everyday lives.


Wear all red with a "1" attached to your stomach and you've got yourself a Facebook notification costume.






Simply write the word "WINNING" on a T-shirt and you can be the infamous Charlie Sheen; he took over twitter with this one word! You can even print out a picture of his face.

Have any unique ideas? Send them to my email and I'll upload them for the world to see:
mlatham01@gmail.com

Have a creepy Halloween!

Master of the Craft

D.A. Wallach was one of the first few thousand people to use Facebook, and he's been a user of social media ever since.

Wallach's band, Chester French, was discovered at Harvard University by music legends Pharrell Williams and Kanye West.

Since then, the band has prospered. Recently, Wallach has toured with the Lady Gaga, Blink 182, and Weezer.

As an early user of Facebook, Wallach says that social media has been beneficial because it gives musicians a way to be in direct contact with their fans.

Wallach is still a user of Facebook, and has over 1 million followers on Twitter. Wallach continues to utilize social media as a way to notify fans about Chester French, as well as his friends' music.

One of the first to use social media to promote music, Wallach is truly a master of the craft.

The Underdog is on Top

J Cole is one of Hip Hop's newest artists who came to shake up the game.

J Cole was the first artist signed to JayZ's Roc-Nation in 2009. J Cole released his first album Cole World: Sideline Story on September 27,2011. J Cole has never released an album prior to this one, and never had a song on the charts, yet he has the number one album. How did he did he do it? The fans.

J Cole gained fans from his mix-tapes: The Come Up, The Warm Up and Friday Night Lights.

Although J Cole isn't a big artist, and is still considered an underdog, he reaches out to his fans through social media. Using twitter and his live video chat, Cole promotes his music and release dates to his fans all over the country. J Cole is amiable, and social media allows him to be just a mouse-click away.

May 2011, Cole stated: "All singles done. Album ridiculous. Title Perfect. Music incredible. Thank you for your patience. Let's change the game."
Bravo, J Cole, you've made your mark.

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