Each week we take a look back at what us and others around the web had to say about the previous week in social media, and take a quick look ahead to items that should be on your radar.
- Become a fan of the effort to bring Google Fiber to St. Louis on Facebook and help the cause.
- The IABC St. Louis social media seminar is next Thursday…have you signed up yet?
- Friend of The Report Patrick Powers tells me Webster U is now on Foursquare.
- Did you blink? Then unfortunately you missed the chance to attend David Siteman Garland’s Lunch and Learn next week, as it sold out quick – but keep an eye out for the next one, on May 5th. Stay tuned for more information.
- The team over at The Loud Few is hosting a Social Media “Merit Badge” contest starting on Monday. Stay tuned or follow them on Twitter for more details.
There was a poll conducted recently by Retrevo Inc., a Sunnyvale company that runs a consumer electronics shopping site, and reported on in the San Francisco Chronicle, about our addiction to social media and by extension, the gadgets we all carry around these days.
There were some interesting findings, including that some of the respondents reported interrupting sex to check their messages.
Given that the survey was given to 1000 people that I can only assume are not from around here, I thought it may be fun to reproduce the survey here, and see how St. Louis feels about the always on nature of electronic messaging and social networking.
Your answers are anonymous.
Yesterday, the RFT reported on a tweet by Lewis Reed, president of the St. Louis Board of Alderman, that the popular dueling piano bar Jive and Wail was going to be opening a downtown location. Mr. Reed went so far as to give an address (13th & Washington), a size (8700 square feet) and an opening date (July 2010).
Now comes a tweet from the Jive and Wail saying not so fast…nothing is a done deal. And for now that is pretty much all there is to it.
Not the biggest Twitter spat I have ever seen, but it is interesting to note how quickly information can spread on Twitter. I also think it is worth noting the kind of authority Twitter has seemingly gained over us. How many tend to readily accept tweets as facts? I know I am sometimes guilty of that. And in this case, Mr. Lewis’ tweet sure looked factual, so it can be hard to tell.
Do you verify tweets before sending them out or re-tweeting them? Let me know in a comment.
(And I mean, verify where applicable, we will take you at your word that you really ran 10 miles last night and that you weren’t actually on your couch watching American Idol.)
