Google Wave

Succinct low-down of Google's Wave from Mashable.com

Plus, the video of Wave's unveiling and demo

Social Media Sites for College Students

This blog was pretty interesting, it lists the top 10 “Must-Try Social Media Sites for College Students.”

1. Cramster
   Whether you’re having trouble with a math problem, need answers to textbook questions, need study help, or are just looking for resources to learn more, Cramster is the site for you.
2. InternshipRating.com
   This site offers you reviews from students that have already been through internships and know how valuable they are.
3. Zimride
   Whether you’re looking for an economical way to get to class every day, need some company while driving, or just trying to help save the earth one rideshare at a time, this is the service for you.
4. Box.net
   This is a great tool for individual students or for groups and organizations. The site’s interface is very simple and straightforward. Just upload any files that you need and access them from any computer, anywhere.
5. Twitter
   We should all know what Twitter is now, but it's also a great place to connect with people, either friends, acquaintances, clasmates, celebrities or strangers.
6. Remember the Milk
   A neat to-do list application. Just click “add task” and you can choose a title, a due date, location, website, tags and task duration. It will also tell you how many times you’ve postponed each task so you can track your procrastination!
7. Gradefund
   Doesn't everyone want to get paid for good grades? With Gradefund, you can sign up, get sponers (family and friends) and have them pay for your good grades. That is...if they want to. :)
8. Evernote
   A cool tool that allows you to capture information and access it later, from any computer. You can clip a webpage, a business card, a picture, class notes, quotes from a book, a voice recording or whatever else you might need to find later.
9. Zumeo
   Online job search/online resume site
10. CampusBooks
    Since we all know that the campus books store charges way too much for textbooks, which most of us don't really want and possibly never even open up until finals, CampusBooks is a great alternative, allowing students to trade, sell and buy books from other strudents.

Blog Post: 10 Must-Try Social Media Sites for College Students

Following up on the post about Maggiano's...

NPR's Morning Edition (2003 3 23) ran an item on:

"Kogi, which offers a unique combination of Mexican and Korean food, is a modern variation of the taco trucks that have long been popular on the streets of L.A."

whose location hungry diners track on Twitter, where they also check out specials of the day. Twitter proved so successful for the Korean BBQ taco truck that rivals even set up a deception Twitter account to send customers to the wrong location. Listen or read ------>

A Tweet Worth $100

What is a tweet worth to you?  To Maggiano’s, it could be worth a $100 gift card.  The Italian restaurant ran a simple social media promotion entering anyone who tweeted “Follow @Maggianos by 5pm CST to be entered to win $100 in Maggiano’s gift certificate”.  Thanks to their promotion the restaurant has already become a Twitter trending topic.  It doesn’t take much to tweet a simple message, and with the chance to win free food, who wouldn’t participate?

 

Blog Post: Maggiano’s Gives Away Food to Gain Twitter Followers

How Companies Can Use Social Media

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While teenagers and college students strive to remain connected to their friends 24/7 through the internet via blogging, micro blogging and social networking, companies are moving forward and trying to stay connected to consumers. This blog entry lists 10 companies/brands who have embraced the internet and various tools in order to market and/or address consumer problems. Burger King with their “Sacrifice ten friends” Facebook application, Starbuck’s consumer feedback site “My Starbucks Idea,” and CEO blogs and twitters from Comcast, Zappos and IBM. These brands were able to successfully take advantage of WEB 2.0 tools and not only help themselves, but were able to do it in an interesting or humorous way.

Blog: Presenting: 10 of the Smartest Big Brands in Social Media