http://socialwebshow.com - visual social media magazine - Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:47:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Twitter is a social utility tool that has gained popularity in the last year. Starting from usage in the tech crowd, it has jumped over to mainstream use by companies, people, public officials, and even some pets. After you watch the semi-official Twitter introduction on video from Common Craft (below), ... http://socialwebshow.com/how-twitter-works/ Another fun video from CommonCraft - about social media: The video is embedded above. http://socialwebshow.com/explaining-social-media/ We had the opportunity to meet with Scott Heiferman and Douglas Atkin, from Meetup. Scott is the CEO and co-founder, and Douglas is the Chief Community Officer. They were in Washington D.C. this month to meet with some of the meetup organizers, and after the meeting we did ... http://socialwebshow.com/interview-with-meetup-ceo-chief-community-officer/ Due to online social networking & interaction, we learned about a Washinton DC lunch with Gary Vaynerchuk, and joined in.   Gary's a great guy, and very personable, and agreed to do an interview.  Besides running a family wine business, Gary is the author of the about-to-be-released book "Gary Vaynerchuk’s 101 Wines Guaranteed to ... http://socialwebshow.com/interview-with-author-gary-vaynerchuk-from-wine-library-tv/ Welcome to the Social Web Show special Valentine's Day edition... Enjoy the video... here are some additional notes (links open in a new window and should not interrupt the video playback): In Singapore, there is a government-sponsored event around Valentine's Day called "Romancing Singapore", and one event is "Love In A ... http://socialwebshow.com/valentines-day-show-the-social-valentine/ So, have no date for Valentine's Day?  But, maybe you have a lot of creativity?  This man created a pumped-up Facebook profile with over 600 dating-related apps, part of 1500 applications installed in his profile.  Then, he made a video to attract attention... it caught ours! FaceSpace Valentine Facebook Profile Screencast ... http://socialwebshow.com/external-clip-facebook-valentines-day-dating-profile/ Today's episode showcases 3 sites you may not have heard of, including a social networking site that launched today (www.Corners.in), and the social web word of the day is "Unfriending". Show urls: (open in new windows - video should keep playing) www.Corners.in - Social Networking site launch www.JuiceCaster.com - mobile uploading & social ... http://socialwebshow.com/2008-feb-11-social-sites-unfriending/ Our first episode (after the one we called Episode Zero) will be about online friends. To get warmed up, here is a video made by CommonCraft about social networking that covers how friends link up online, via social networking. http://socialwebshow.com/episode-1-friends/ While the show is not currently taking sponsors, we are talking to potential sponsors.  Contact the Social Web Show for more information. The following link is not a sponsor, and is the claim for our Technorati Profile. http://socialwebshow.com/sponsors-of-the-show/ Watch it before it goes away - tell your friends, too - the first episode of the Social Web Show. We discuss social networking, Twitter, web 2.0, and other topics. It's just under 5 minutes, and seems like it's shorter. Or longer, if you are impatient. http://socialwebshow.com/social-web-show-episode-zero/