Thousands of South Carolinian's are expected to capitalize on and use the power of social networking tools to stage an online rally aimed at voicing their opinions to state legislators.

Opinions abound on Social Media. How it works, where it works best, how individuals and businesses can use it best, etc. Each of these opinions have their own intrinsic value, but sometimes, nothing beats cold hard numbers.

There’s no arguing that 2009 was a banner year for online social networking platforms. Obviously, the big players in the field, Facebook and Twitter, saw a healthy increase in user activity. A new report from eMarketer might just point to the reason why.

Save the Date looks to be solved. Apparently one Palm Desert, California hotel might have let the cat out of the bag as to where Phish's halloween festival is going to be taking place this year.

These data visualizations below represent to me the most meaningful and useful tools available. They cover everything from Digg activity to Network connectivity, to simply watching the world tweet the day away.

I caught this video the other day via a mention on twitter. Naturally, I had a good laugh and that moment of 'that's awesome!'-ness, but then filed it and moved on to the regular day's activities. Later that night I sent it over to a few friends, and watched it again. Again a smile came to my face, but something else happened. I started thinking about group dynamics, and how this example could apply to the marketplace.

Greenville, South Carolina small business owner Big Jon Evans has lost his ride. He's running a social media experiment, whereby he's auctioning off 1 x 1 squares for $10 a piece to allow contributors have their image on the scooter. At summer's end Jon will be auctioning off the scooter and donating all proceeds to charity.

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Twestival Vienna event comes off as a success!

Dan Taylor @MountainDan is the official organizer of the Vienna Twestival event, and he needs your help!