by Brian Wallace | Nov 18, 2009 | Reddit
In what may be the first of its kind in the social media world, the little used and subscribed /r/football subreddit of Reddit.com was overthrown by the /r/soccer subreddit. Though things seem to have died down, yesterday’s events can only be described as a social media coup.
by Brian Wallace | Nov 11, 2009 | Social Media
Some of you may have noticed a new Twitter Retweet logo marking your friends’ RT’s. Since users, the originators of the term, have been utilizing “RT” (followed by the author’s @name) almost as long as Twitter’s been around, and... by Brian Wallace | Nov 2, 2009 | Social Media
Image via CrunchBase I remember when Plurk first came out. At first glance its user interface was different but once you got to spending some time on the site, it was pretty cool. As luck would have it, Plurk also came around when Twitter was having some of its... by Brian Wallace | Oct 29, 2009 | Facebook
As Facebook comes in to become one of the largest population groups in the world, it still finds its own flaws. Thanks to what can easily be assumed to be the influence of other social media sites, such as Twitter and Digg, the folks at Facebook have added yet another... by Brian Wallace | Oct 22, 2009 | Offbeat
While visiting Austin, Texas, I came across this ingenious sign being utilized by a homeless man. Judging by the fact he had set this sign down and was instead using a second sign he’d fashioned, the one pictured here may just have been too snarky for the passersby.
by Brian Wallace | Oct 21, 2009 | Twitter
The Twitter Translation Community project is up and running! Now, thanks to your fellow Tweeple, you will soon be able to have Twitter in French, German, Italian, and Spanish, which are in addition to the currently implemented Japanese and English. The announcement... by Brian Wallace | Oct 20, 2009 | Social Media
The New Community Rules is one of the latest social media books out there, written by Tamar Weinberg. Tamar and I are friends and enjoy debating the finer points of social media. While we don’t always agree 😉 she has outdone herself in this book. New and... by Brian Wallace | Oct 16, 2009 | Social Media
If you’ve signed into Reddit recently, you may have noticed a new feature in your sidebar. Perhaps taking a note from Mixx, Redditors are now capable of being rewarded for their contributions to the community.
by Brian Wallace | Oct 16, 2009 | Twitter
The customer is always right. This a phrase that anyone working in customer service should be fully familiar with. While frequently known, albeit infrequently implemented in the “real world,” the saying has taken on a new meaning with the dawn of a... by Brian Wallace | Oct 7, 2009 | Google, PPC
You may or may not be aware, but in New York City this week is a little convention called SMX East. This is one of the famous conferences put on by Danny Sullivan and team. SMX East usually draws a big agency crowd, but as with so many conferences, is a great place...