Daniel DeMoss

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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor

 

While out on a bike ride, I snapped this picture of some old cars in Oklahoma City’s Hubcap Alley district.

While out on a bike ride, I snapped this picture of some old cars in Oklahoma City’s Hubcap Alley district.

Today, I saw my name in lights… thousands of tiny little LED lights. In Oklahoma City we have a billboard company, Lamar Outdoor, who has electronic billboards around the city. When they have unsold time on the boards, they post tweets. How do you get your tweet on the billboards? It’s one part social media strategy and two parts chance. First, you follow @LamarOKC, then they follow you back. They look through their Twitter timeline every day and, if they like a tweet, they retweet it, placing it on the billboards around the city. I was lucky enough to have that happen. People talk about “the billboard tweets” all the time, here in OKC. It’s brilliant public relations, and it makes for some great fun.

Today, I saw my name in lights… thousands of tiny little LED lights.

In Oklahoma City we have a billboard company, Lamar Outdoor, who has electronic billboards around the city. When they have unsold time on the boards, they post tweets. How do you get your tweet on the billboards? It’s one part social media strategy and two parts chance. First, you follow @LamarOKC, then they follow you back. They look through their Twitter timeline every day and, if they like a tweet, they retweet it, placing it on the billboards around the city. I was lucky enough to have that happen.

People talk about “the billboard tweets” all the time, here in OKC. It’s brilliant public relations, and it makes for some great fun.

The Real Best of OKC - This is OK

Here’s an interesting alternative to the Gazette’s Best of OKC. I must agree with This is OK on the Best Pizza and Best Shopping Center points. I’m also thinking that Bricktown might not be the best place for a first date (not that I’ve had a date in a while). I would much prefer to go to Cuppies and Joe on a first date.

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The Summer sounds of an inner-city neighborhood in Oklahoma City.

What can I say? The bell tower on the Oklahoma river looked climbable. Thanks to @icebourg for the photo.

What can I say? The bell tower on the Oklahoma river looked climbable. Thanks to @icebourg for the photo.

The Dead Center Film Festival screened Man on a Mission outside. It was awesome to be downtown with the skyline at our backs and the Heartland Flyer train behind the screen.

The Dead Center Film Festival screened Man on a Mission outside. It was awesome to be downtown with the skyline at our backs and the Heartland Flyer train behind the screen.

Stairs to nowhere. I found these on Shartel Avenue. I wish I knew what was there before those stairs became so lonely.

Stairs to nowhere. I found these on Shartel Avenue. I wish I knew what was there before those stairs became so lonely.

This is a train underpass in OKC that has some interesting shadows. The amber streetlights and cool-white lights underneath create a really cool look.

This is a train underpass in OKC that has some interesting shadows. The amber streetlights and cool-white lights underneath create a really cool look.