Social Software and Tagging

Wanna Tour the World with Alicia Keys?

Last Night: Langhorne Slim at the Tractor

Clicking Up the Charts

Promoting For Promoters Just to Party (?!)

Confirmed: Ian MacKaye Not Dead

Reason to "Smile"

Big Business at the Grammys

New Afghan Whigs

Photo of the Day: Tulips and Monks

Cat, $1,000. Bagpipes? Priceless

Sam Reed's Got Your Top-Two Primary Answers Right Here

Not Nada: Susie J. Lee at Strikethrough

Sims Leads the King County Twittevolution

Councilmember Jean Godden on Facebook's Distinguished Dames

The fastest growing demographic on Facebook over the last two months has been women over 55. Naturally, we checked in with city councilmember/longtime avid Facebooker/woman-over-55 Jean Godden. Her thoughts on why so many of her demographic cohorts have joined the 'book:

More Dawgs on The Web, Starring Venoy Overton's Grill

First, Coach Sark set up a Twitter page, then Dubs the Mascot got his own blog. Now Jon Brockman is tweeting, saying his goal is to get more followers than Sark. Brockman has also apparently maxed out on the site's 5,000 friend limit, and last week's Fox Sports broadcast of the UW/UCLA game actually ... More >>

Twitter: Good for Something, Seattle's Earliest Happy Hour

Like a needle in a haystack or a diamond in the rough, enough monkeys typing out 140 characters each (cough, Twitter, cough) can produce a worthy nugget. I was going to write a little ode to the joy that is the Baranof (8549 Greenwood Ave N.) when gotime.com justified my unfettered time spent on Tw ... More >>

The Connection Between RA Scion, Baby Goats and Jonathan Zwickel

Okay, confession time: I have grown to loathe social networking sites, and still participate in them only as a matter of professional necessity. At first, I thought they were a fun novelty. Now I wish I'd never heard of Facebook apps or 25 things or any of that crap. Still, they are (unfortunately f ... More >>

Tonight's Show Suggestions

Donavon Frankenreiter, who plays Neumos tonight At Nectar tonight, there's going to be an excellent hip hop show, The Peace Project, to benefit victims of gun violence; click the title to read Jonathan Cunningham's earlier post about it. with Big World Breaks (okanomodé aka SoulChilde, SiriuS, Ton ... More >>

Last Night: Clues At Vera Project

Like most everyone else at last night's show, I had pretty much no idea what to expect from Clues, a Montreal band that made a very deliberate decision to completely eschew social networking sites (that photo is of their self-titled debut album, which comes out May 19 in the US). Which I support-- t ... More >>

Facebook Fails on Facelift

If you're one of the fellow online denizens addicted to Facebook, you're probably well aware of its new look. And are pissed off because of it. A simple Google search of the move brings up dozens of articles citing "mixed reviews" or worse. The social networking site was redesigned so that users ar ... More >>

Neil Young Partners with MySpace for Music Video Release

Neil Young - Cough Up The Bucks There's a headline I didn't think I'd ever write. But sure enough, folk rock legend Neil Young has teamed up with MySpace who exclusively released the music video to his new song, "Cough up the Bucks" earlier today. It's an odd video and shows Young has a sense of hu ... More >>

Why MySpace Music Won’t Succeed

Rupert Murdoch’s toy is trying to go legit; mayhem may ensue, and success may not.

Won't You Be My Friend?

MySpace sensation Lily Allen banks on cuteness, upbeat charisma, and a voice that won't quit.

Steinbrueck Dumps Seattle, Still Wants To Be Friends

897 people joined the Facebook group: "Peter Steinbrueck, for the love of Seattle, RUN FOR MAYOR!" Sorry, those people. According to the Seattle Times, that's not going to happen. Instead he accepted a one-year urban design fellowship at Harvard. His current Facebook status: "Go East, Young Man!" ... More >>

Tess Henley Tonight at the Sorrento Hotel

So some musicians out there are trying to figure out if social networking sites like Twitter are for them or not. Personally, I think that every case is different and it's honestly not for every musician out there. But at the local level, it can be really helpful to get your name out. A few weeks ... More >>

You Damn Penguins Get Off My Phone!

​Has it come to this? Are we so besotted with penguins and other cute animals that the Woodland Park Zoo insists on our monitoring them via smartphone? The answer, apparently, is yes. The zoo announced today that it's offering a 99-cent application via iTunes for your iPhone. Developed by som ... More >>

Mourners Turn to Facebook to Honor Slain Lakewood Police Officers

A Facebook page becomes an online memorial for four Lakewood police officers​As was the case with previous public tragedies, mourners of the the Lakewood police officers murdered last weekend have turned to their online social networks for solace. A Facebook page dedicated to the four slain ... More >>

Reader: Social Media Doesn't Sleep In on Christmas Morning, and Neither Can You

"No opening presents 'til you update your LinkedIn accounts, kids."​Reader and social media blogger Kristy Bolsinger responds to 107.7 The End's Religious Profiling Twitter Post. "Fine. It was hacked. Now the problem is that someone there doesn't understand social media. You are not allowed ... More >>

DragNet: FBI Tweets and Be-Friends on Social Media, But Also Tracks Down Accused Seattle Bank Defrauder in Mexico

Maxi, whose max may be 30 years.​The FBI is Your Friend. Literally. A government document released today by a San Francisco watchdog group shows how deeply entrenched the agency is in the social media, seeking out criminal suspects on MySpace, Twitter and Facebook, posing as fellow Spacers, Tw ... More >>

Please Hammer, Don't Tweet 'Em: MC Hammer's Coming to Emerald Queen Casino On June 26

Yeah, that Hammer. Tickets are $30 to $50. The assumption is that he's going to be performing his hits at EQC, not talking about social media, like he did at Stanford (clip). Speaking of social media, he has 1.8 million followers on Twitter.

Readers Respond: Best Cinco De Mayo Party Spots

Cinco de Mayo - we don't know what it means, but we love it anyway!​ In addition to our own suggestions here at the Seattle Weekly, we want to know where our readers celebrate Cinco de Drinko. Thanks to our Twitter followers and Facebook friends, we have had mucho feedback on where Seattle loc ... More >>

Molly Norris, "Draw Mohammed Day" Cartoonist, Didn't Mean to Start Controversy

The cartoon that started it all.​It's a sign of an interconnected world when a Facebook post in Seattle can lead to a court order in Pakistan. It's also a sign that maybe Molly Norris should have thought twice before declaring today, May 20, "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day." Speaking to Monica G ... More >>

And the Winners Are...

Seattle Weekly's Best of the Web 2010 Awards.

Study Says Seattle Sucks at Twitter

​A new study says Seattle is the sixth most social media-savvy city in the country. But this good news (it is good news, right?) is tempered by the fact that we're ranked 20th (behind Boise!) when it comes to Twitter use amongst business people. That depressing calculation was based on the num ... More >>

Zynga's Farmville and Other Facebook Apps Are Sharing Your Personal Info

​According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Facebook's most popular applications have been sharing user information with advertisers. How is this happening? Why is this happening? To answer those questions go here. If you're a web developer, that link should give you a helpful explanati ... More >>

UPDATED Canlis at 60: Best Use Of Twitter by a Restaurant EVER

​Twitter, people keep telling me, has become a vitally important tool for restaurants to keep in touch with their fans, their friends and their regulars. I follow maybe 50 different local restaurants on Twitter. 50 or 60, plus some of the bigger out-of-state operations, a few from back in Denv ... More >>

If Elections Were Decided By Facebook ...

​ ... there'd be a lot more Republicans in office. As candidates continue to cajole voters to turn out at the polls, a different popularity contest is just winding up. With the advent of Facebook and similar social networks, campaigns have tried to tap into American's use of the Internet to s ... More >>

Don't Expect SPD's New Twitter Feed to Find Your Stolen Car

​There's probably no downside to the Seattle police department's new Twitter feed, @getyourcarback, that sends out an alert every time a car is reported stolen. At most it takes only a few seconds for a dispatcher to type out the make, model and license number. And an extra set of eyes (or, at ... More >>

Canlis: Best Use of Social Networking By A Restaurant Ever, Part 2

​About 6 months ago, Canlis did something very smart. They used their Twitter feed to host a city-wide scavenger hunt in celebration of their 60th anniversary. The hidden items were all menus from the 1950's. The prize: a dinner for two at 1950's prices. Not only was this a brilliant way for t ... More >>

The Social Network: John Howie Lifts A Trick From the Canlis Brothers

Something tells me this is not what Mark Zuckerberg (or Jesse Eisenberg) had in mind...​It seems that I have been writing an awful lot lately about Facebook, Twitter and other digital stunts and gimmicks being pulled by restaurants in order to gin up a little extra support in the community. Th ... More >>

Marizela Perez, UW Student and Michelle Malkin's Cousin, Still Missing

​For four days now, UW freshman Marizela Perez has been nowhere to be found. She left the Rainier Beach neighborhood around noon on Saturday, likely headed for the light rail station en route to the UW campus. At this point most of Seattle has likely seen her photo, but it never hurts to have ... More >>

Old Pequliar Perfect for Hardcore Trivia Buffs

David Goehring, 2009.​ The Bar: The Old Pequliar is the near-timeless dive located conveniently (although hopefully not TOO conveniently) across the street from Ballard's Swedish Medical Center. With its plain yet robust food menu, a relatively austere interior, its long years of remaining mos ... More >>

Last Chance: Seattle Web Award Nominations Close Today

Cheezburger Network CEO Ben Huh humbly accepts his 2010 Seattle Web Award for "Most Shameless Self-Promoter".​If you haven't yet entered your favorite web sites/blogs, Facebook pages, Twitter feeds, apps, etc., for the Seattle Web Awards - you better get to it because nominations end today. On ... More >>

Mark Canlis Shares His Social Media Thoughts With Eatocracy

​CNN's Eatocracy web site, which daily hits up culinary sorts for food-related top five lists, today offers five ways to "stay connected to your guests in the digital age," courtesy of Mark Canlis. "Mark and Brian Canlis - with the help of James Beard finalist Jason Franey in the kitchen - ar ... More >>

Cast Your Vote for the 2011 Seattle Web Awards

​Mark Canlis may be a social media expert in CNN's estimation, but does his restaurant make better use of Facebook and Twitter than Marination Mobile and Where Ya At Matt? That's not a rhetorical question: It's one of the choices facing voters casting ballots for the 2011 Seattle Web Awards, ... More >>

Weinergate Nontroversy Cock-Blocks Real News All Weekend Long

​It couldn't have been more perfect. Outspoken liberal Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) was "caught" Tweeting a photo of his engorged and underwear-smothered manhood to a 21-year-old WWU student in Seattle. In effect, the politician with the most hilarious name in Washington had done the most ... More >>

And the 2011 Seattle Web Awards Winners Are...

​We know you've been breathless with anticipation, waiting anxiously to find out just who are Seattle's superstars of the web. Well, you nominated them, our judges reviewed them, and now it's time to announce the winners of the 2011 Seattle Web Awards.

Seattle Web Awards Honor a Truck, an App, a Sandwich Shop and a Tweeter With a Dirty Mind

​Fans of Matthew Lewis' mobile Cajun cookery pinched and sucked 750 pounds of mud bugs at Where Ya At Matt's final boil of the crawfish season, an outdoor party made possible by social media. Lewis used Facebook and Twitter to alert his followers to the Fremont shindig, interspersing beignet ... More >>

Seattle Police Department's Mass Tweet Plan Drives Away Hundreds of Followers

​For most of the day on Tuesday, anyone following @seattlepd on Twitter had their feeds dominated by hundreds of Tweets ranging from "Assault with a weapon in the 4700 block of 9 Ave NE" to "Fireworks in the 1900 block of E Yesler Way." The Seattle Police Department's plan was to use Twitter ... More >>

Behold! The Creepiest Blog of All Time

​Seattle sound engineer Michael Walker--like seemingly everyone else these days--has a blog. It's a typical blog, filled with pictures, videos, screenshots and mini-rants, and it would be rather unremarkable except for one fact.