November 2012 – James Sims

November 30, 2012April 26, 2020

Twitter Erupts as Carrie Underwood Joins NBC’s The Sound of Music

Blog, Broadway, Television By James Sims

When news broke of country star Carrie Underwood's casting as Maria von Trapp in NBC's live broadcast of "The Sound of Music," the Twitterverse responded.

November 20, 2012April 26, 2020

10 Questions for Erica Moss

Blog, Digital By James Sims

I recently took part in a Q&A for Erica Moss, a fellow journalist turned digital marketer that I "met" on Twitter. It was a mutual fascination with reality television that first got us chatting. Outside of her professional work, Erica runs a blog that includes a series of posts featuring various digital people.

November 15, 2012April 26, 2020

Following a Broadway Show’s Demise on Twitter

Blog, Broadway By James Sims

As the official Twitter account for The Performers has strong social media activity and has built up a small but avid fan base, I thought it interesting to take a look at the Twitter timeline starting on opening night and ending with the news of closing hitting the internet.

November 11, 2012April 26, 2020

Sofa Snark: Alicia Silverstone Does Porn on Broadway

Blog, Broadway By James Sims

Sofa Snark: Alicia Silverstone joins Henry Winkler and Cheyenne Jackson in Broadway's "The Performers," a play about the porn industry. It's a gang bang of a good time.

November 4, 2012April 26, 2020

Separation of Twitter and Facebook in the Age of Obama

Blog, Opinion By James Sims

Get into a verbal fight on Facebook, and I still have to see you in our elevator the next morning. I'm all for embracing awkward moments, but not when that initial verbal brawl is seen, and judged, by my republican-minded in-laws. It is far easier agreeing to avoid heated political debates with people I love than to risk damaging a lifelong relationship because I felt snarky that day. There's not enough Advil in Duane Reade to take on that battle.