Deep Fried Mashup and Branded Communities at SMC Triangle
Last week the Triangle Social Media Club had two guest speakers, Karlie Justus (@karliej) and Jason Peck (@jasonpeck). I’ve had the pleasure of meeting both the speakers and interacting with them on Twitter over the past several months. I was glad to see Karlie speak about the NC State

Is Google Becoming the Next Wal-Mart?
As a long time web addict, I have watch Google’s rise to power from a distance at first. I started with Yahoo! and even bought stock in the company. To me they were the first and I was happy with my search results. When I first heard of Google I thought, great name but there are plenty of search engines and I’m happy with Yahoo!However much has changed since the 90s and Google has evolved from much more than just a search engine. Google

10 Twitter Lists Questions and Answers
I watched the roll out of the new Twitter Lists feature last week with some anticipation. With the growth of Twitter there’s a lot of clutter to cut through and Lists offer a great way to do that. At the same time there has been some ho-hum reaction to what has been needed for some time, an ability to group and filter content on the Twitter web interface. So I thought I would tackle 10 questions I’ve had either asked of me by friends or have asked myself in the past week. With the help of the lazy web and my own testing here are my 10 Twitter Lists Questions and Answers.1.  What are Twitter Lists?Twitter Lists are a new feature that allow user

Deep Fried Fun at NC State Fair
Last Thursday Triangle Tweetup was held at the NC State Fair for the first ever Deep Fried Tweetup. Sponsored by the NC State Fair and Our Hashtag, the gathering was a fantastic event for everyone that attended. I was able to combine my kids’ trip to the Fair with the Tweetup and ended up spending eight hours at the Fair. Some people would say that eight hours is a long time at the Fair but if you plan correctly the time goes by fast, even with two kids in tow. So after several hours of rides, food and exhibits we headed over to the Folk Festival tent at 7 pm for the start of the Tweetup. A

Foursquare: What's All the Hype About?
I have been reading about Foursquare over the past few months on Twitter. Several people I follow in New York City had been raving about it so when Foursquare came to Raleigh I was excited to see what the hype was. Foursquare is a mix of location based social network and fantasy football without the professional athletes. Users check in at a location using their smar