‘Since the beginning of beer vendors, we’ve been walking up and down the aisles seeing who wants a beer. I’m going to try to change that,’ says Kevin Zelco. He’s a a vendor at Safeco Field, home to the Seattle Mariners, and he hopes the new venture will revolutionise his beer trade.
Talk about customer service! They take orders directly via Twitter and hand deliver drinks to fans at their seats.
A service like this may ease some of the sting of paying $8-14 for a beer at a professional sports arena. Would you tweet for beer?
Professional wrestling- you either love it or hate it. But there’s something to be learned from WWE’s extensive use of social media in strengthening their brand beyond the ring fans see on TV.
The hard work of the WWE community team has led them to win two Mashable awards. Get the full story over at Mashable.
This screen capture by Sociological Images of the Washington Post site begs the question: How much is too much Facebook integration on a site?
No, I’m not being pessimistic here. I’m merely wishing all of you a Happy New Year, and telling you about the latest and greatest thing the interwebs have to offer: Who’s Pooping On Twitter?
That’s right, a site that keeps track (in real-time) of who is tweeting while sh*tting, about sh*tting. Proof there’s hope for mankind…
You may be surprised with the findings of a Pew Research Center report on Twitter usage- it’s not all nerdy white dudes! In fact, the report portrays more users as female, 18-29, and black and hispanic. It also mentions most user check in multiple times throughout the day.
Read the full report at Pew Internet.
People who use social media gravitate toward urban areas, are more highly educated, compensated, and more open to diversity.
This post from Creative Class has more charts, numbers and facts to back it all up. Stick this in your next PowerPoint as more proof that social media can be beneficial to your business marketing plan.
This is what the Twitterverse is currently made up of. More awesome infographics here.
Facebook fan pages aside, you might want to take a serious look at the privacy settings for your personal profile.
Openbook is a great resource to see what exactly it is you’re sharing with the rest of the world through your Facebook account, using Facebook’s own search service.
