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Facebook News Technology Twitter

Search Dominance – Everyone Seems To Be Chasing Twitter

Is it just me, or is everyone (Google, Facebook, etc…) trying to catch up to Twitter? Just yesterday, Facebook acquired FriendFeed for $50 million or so and then within hours, released a news update about their new search function. Then within hours of that Google comes out and releases Caffeine, their new search functionality. Yet […]

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Facebook News Technology Twitter

Facebook Search Rolling Out To All FB Users

Facebook has just announced they are rolling out Facebook site-wide search to all Facebook users.’ However, as their press release states, it may take a few days to roll out to all Facebook users: We’re rolling these changes out over the course of the next few days, so you may not see the new results […]

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Facebook Technology Twitter

Great Video on Twitter, Facebook, Social Media For Business

Just saw a great Twitter update from @socialnetdaily that shared a short, simple, yet powerful video about Twitter, Facebook, and social media but business. But more importantly, this video shows the power of connecting, connections, networks that are naturally established, and how even the speakers 16 year old daughter with 1000 friends is in a […]

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News Technology Twitter

Why Google Trends Is A Lagging Indicator Behind Twitter Trends

Recently I’ve been interested in comparing Google Trends and Twitter Trends, and what I’ve found is there is really no comparison whatsoever! What I find is the following: Google Trends:  A lagging indicator of what is popular on the web.  As blogs, Twitter, and other content sites launch breaking news, the word spreads and then […]

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Sports Technology Twitter

Twitter Launches NFL Football With Bills vs. Titans & Vince Young

Well, if you wanted an early indication of the impact that Twitter will have on the upcoming football season, take a look at the trending topics at 9:30pm eastern time: 4 out of the 6 trending topics are directly related to the Bills / Titan game making reference to “NFL” “Football” “Bills” and “Vince Young”. […]

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News Technology Twitter

Billy Mays Had Cocaine In His Blood – Twitter Trending At #8

The television sales guru who died suddenly on July 9th in Tampa, Florida apparently had cocaine in his blog – an autopsy found. From Fad.ly: The Discovery Channel aired an hour long tribute special. August 7th: It was revealed that cocaine use contributed to his sudden death on June 28th. And Twitter is currently trending […]

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Facebook iPhone Technology Twitter

*COMING SOON* New Facebook App For The iPhone

One of the most popular iPhone apps (or category of apps) out there are the ones for Facebook. We are about to get a new Facebook app for the iPhone – directly from Facebook themself – but we have to wait just a little bit longer for it: “The app is pretty much done – […]