Social Software and Tagging

Poor little Phil Gordon only has four friends!

Steve Haworth, Jr., son of PHX bod-mod guru, dies in auto accident.

See Pennywise for free tonight

Abigail Williams

Melodic possession

Asperity

Writing the Pages
(self-released)

How to Quit MySpace

Hell is a place for friends

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, January 29, 2009

Hell is a place for friends

Shaq is Really on Twitter, and He’s Following My Mom

Twitter is a social networking site where people send updates from their computers and cell phones about what they’re doing and where they are at any given moment. There have been plenty of faux accounts where people have posed as celebrities (there was a guy pretending to be Stephen Colbert early ... More >>

Shaq and the Suns Give Game Tickets Away on Twitter

Yesterday, we reported that Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O’Neal had an account on Twitter, a social networking site where users post updates about their activi ... More >>

Phunk Junkeez to Release Live Album in Spring

The Phunk Junkeez announced on their MySpace page that they will release a new live album sometime this spring. The disc, a follow-up to 2007's "Hydro Phonic," will feature new and unreleased tracks from the local high-energy rap/rock band. The group recently posted "Come to Party," a new track, ... More >>

Jimmy Eat World Is on Twitter

Hey, Tweeps! One of Arizona's finest, Jimmy Eat World, is on Twitter. The band is joining the ranks of popular local groups such as The Loveblisters, Miniature Tigers, and The Maine who use the social-networking site to Tweet about band news, share fun anecdotes, and photos in 140 characters or fe ... More >>

Facebook Will Revamp Web Site Terms Due To Public Outcry

After a mass backlash from its users, Facebook is trying to make nice after the Consumerist posted an item stating that the social networking Web site owns everything its users upload, even after deleting their profiles. The site will revert back to its old terms of use, according to a blog post ... More >>

Shaq Meets Fans at 5 & Diner in Phoenix Through Twitter

As we reported on this blog back in November, Suns star Shaquille O'Neal's on Twitter, the "micro-blogging" site where users can post short messages on the Internet (through computers or their cell phones) that detail what they're doing at any given moment. (For example, Shaq Twittered on January 16 ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Impersonator Posts Funny Updates on Twitter

Faux Joe captured on screen.   There's no way it can be the real Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Twitter -- we doubt he's anywhere near tech-savvy enough to micro-blog on a social networking site with applications like "Twitterfox" and "Twim," and the Twitter updates he's been posting are way t ... More >>

Phoenix Suns' Twitter Takeover Continues With a Suns Tweets Web Site

Sunstweets.com gathers together all Twitter updates related to the Suns. The Phoenix Suns have built a presence on social networking site Twitter, and now some local Twitterers and Suns fans are helping to bring Suns players and fans together via a site called sunstweets.com. Several months a ... More >>

A New Way to Tell Who Was Buzzing at SxSW

If you are like most people reading about SxSW on every blog out there, it can be a bit overwhelming. But that is nothing compared to how overwhelming it can be to actually be at a festival where 300 bands are playing at every minute (how many stages does Coachella or EdgeFest have going at any one ... More >>

Groove Candy Lands at Doc's Place

Less than a week after getting booted from the now-extinct Lyte Lounge & Bistro, Wednesday night hip-hop throwdown Groove Candy will take up residence at CenPho restaurant/jazz spot Doc's Place starting on April 8. Power 98.3 mid-day jock Karlie Hustle, who hosts the weekly event, made the ... More >>

Pete Wentz is in Phoenix and Giving Out Fall Out Boy Tickets on Twitter

It looks like some of Fall Out Boy - bassist and band sound piece Pete Wentz - have arrived in the Valley early. Wentz has been twittering about being in Phoenix on his page (Pete Wentz), noting that baby Bronx is with him, which means wife Ashlee Simpson - whose uncle is owner of the Arizona-cha ... More >>

The Maine Achieved National Success Thanks to Twitter, MySpace, and Buzznet

It looks like some of Fall Out Boy - bassist and band sound piece Pete Wentz - have arrived in the Valley early. Wentz has been twittering about being in Phoenix on his page (Pete Wentz), noting that baby Bronx is with him, which means wife Ashlee Simpson - whose uncle is owner of the Arizona-cha ... More >>

Move Over, MySpace

Friends like these

Jack's Mannequin

See you at the Rec Center

Various Artists

Snakes on a Plane: The Album
(Decaydance/New Line)

Electric Avenue

MySpace Music is virtual community of artists, fans

Meghan McCain Calls (Faux) Joe Arpaio a "Twitter Creep" Just Like Karl Rove (w/Update)

from WikimediaCommons Sheriff Joe's keeping watch on Meghan McCain via Twitter... UPDATE: Sadly, Meghan McCain's "Twitter creep" isn't the real Slim Shady (read, "McCoy.") Rather, it's the faux Joe Arpaio that New Times has blogged about in the past. Score one for faux Joe. After painstakingl ... More >>

"Mike Frick’s Twitter Show": Could Your Twitter Photo Become Art?

from WikimediaCommons Sheriff Joe's keeping watch on Meghan McCain via Twitter... UPDATE: Sadly, Meghan McCain's "Twitter creep" isn't the real Slim Shady (read, "McCoy.") Rather, it's the faux Joe Arpaio that New Times has blogged about in the past. Score one for faux Joe. After painstakingl ... More >>

Media Male

Valley businessman signs the bible of social networking

Home, Tweet Home: Jeff Moriarty Is Trying to Create a Cultural Identity for Phoenix, 140 Characters at a Time

Valley businessman signs the bible of social networking

Social Media Panel Discussion

Valley businessman signs the bible of social networking

"Locals Only: Phoenix" Shows Off the Valley

​What to do when you're sick of staying up late and waking up early as a news anchor, but don't want to give up the opportunity to spotlight the Valley? Why not jump on the social media bandwagon and start your own show? Former FOX 10 and ABC 15 anchor Jenn Burgess did just that with her new progr ... More >>

Chef Talk: Takeshi Hosoda of Radio Cafe

photo by Claire Lawton​"Trust Me," says the sign above Chef Takeshi Hosoda's head in Radio Cafe as he busily chops ginger for tonight's sushi orders. You can trust the sign. Hosada was raised in a suburb of Tokyo and moved to Phoenix because he needed a change of scenery ... More >>

Jan Brewer, Dean Martin Now (Former) Facebook "Friends" of Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready

FacebookA screenshot of JT Ready's Facebook page as of May 5, 2010Mesa neo-Nazi J.T. Ready's been getting around lately, earning play in the local media by calling Cinco de Mayo "Report an Illegal Day" on behalf of his beloved National Socialist Movement, or showing up to support Sheriff Joe Arpaio' ... More >>

Facebook Band Pages: The Good, The Bad, The Annoying and The Non-Existent

This isn't your uncle's MySpace...​MySpace is slowly becoming the abandoned amusement park of the internet. What does that mean? Well, for one thing, it means Facebook is primed to become the best way for fans to get information on their favorite bands, thus totally pwning us, social media-wise. ... More >>

Going Postal on the Web: More Lessons From the CrazyAmy Saga

When I called it a "shit show," I had no idea just what kind of vague de merde was heading our way. My jaw dropped yesterday when I noticed a local restaurant owner's name-calling tirade in response to a negative Yelp review, and when I wrote an impromptu blog post, readers responded in dr ... More >>

John McCain Considered a "Top Tweeter;" Study Finds He Has Highest "Digital IQ" in Senate

www.hypericum.comJohn McCain apparently learned how to use a computer since the 2008 presidential campaign.​Senator John McCain's back-and-forth banter with "Snooki" -- of Jersey Shore shame -- seems to have earned him high marks as far as his digital prowess goes.In a joint study conducted by Ge ... More >>

Facebook Went Down For Second Time in Two Days. Time to Freak Out

www.worldphotocollections.com​The world of virtual friendship was at a standstill this afternoon.If you went to your Facebook page today to update your status, plant crops (you weird Farmvill-ians, you), or flip through photos of hot chicks you barely even know, you may have had some trouble.  ... More >>

Joe Watson, Former New Times Scribe/"Salon Bandit," is Probably Not Actually on Facebook

This photo is from Joe Watson's, a.k.a. the "Salon Bandit's," Facebook page, which is weird because he's currently a guest of the state with no access to the Internet. ​Several New Times staffers were stunned this week when they received Facebook friend requests from Joe Watson, a former New Times ... More >>

Love Bytes

This photo is from Joe Watson's, a.k.a. the "Salon Bandit's," Facebook page, which is weird because he's currently a guest of the state with no access to the Internet. ​Several New Times staffers were stunned this week when they received Facebook friend requests from Joe Watson, a former New Times ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Wants Everyone to Know How Many Internet "Friends" He Has -- Quick Check of Interwebs Shows Joe's Cookin' the Books

Sheriff Joe: Promises he has friends.​Like a 15-year-old girl, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio reached unprecedented levels of media sluttiness today when he not only felt compelled to announce how many cyber friends he has, but went so far as to lie about it, too. The Maricopa County Sheriff' ... More >>

The Secret Password to Bombay Spice's Fan Appreciation Weekend

vortistic/Flickr Get some free dough from Bombay Spice this weekend. We love it when local restaurants take advantage of the benefits of social media while also clueing us in on their goings-on. Because really, we don't need to hear about your new marketing plan or your kids' birt ... More >>

Events at Carly's and Free Food from Il Vinaio

​ It's officially Friday and that only means one thing: another list of awesome food tweeters compiled by Chow Bella. This time around our list is filled with the top four restaurants who fill their timelines with deals, free stuff, and food porn aplenty.

Jennifer Wright, Phoenix's "Only True Tea Party Candidate," Enters Mayoral Race

facebook.com Tea Party candidate Jennifer Wright is the latest candidate to make a bid for Phoenix mayor.​Add another name to the list of Phoenix politicos who want to run the town: Jennifer Wright.Wright, a Phoenix attorney and longtime member of the Tea Party, joins Lobbyists Wes Gullett, ... More >>

Lady Gaga to Debut New Songs on Farmville

Wikimedia CommonsLady Gaga invites you to "GagaVille."​Apparently, any corner of the Internet is free game for music promotion these days. Facebook users accustomed to hearing drizzling midi banjo when they log into Zynga's Farmville game will be in for a surprise this month -- Lady Gaga will be d ... More >>

Grant Woods is Way Better at Twitter Than Congressman Anthony Weiner

Former Attorney General Grant Woods has a "PRIVATE" photo waiting for you on his Twitter page.​Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods could teach New York Congressman -- and star of "Weiner-gate 2011" -- Anthony Weiner a thing or two about Twitter and other venues for social media.For starter ... More >>

Glendale's Keanu Yazzi Gets Crap Beat Out of Him in Trending YouTube Video; Credits Thumping With Being Too Drunk

Keanu Yazzi's Facebook pageKeanu Yazzi got knocked the fugg out! And now it's all over YouTube.​There's a new candidate for the Valley's dumbest social media sensation: Glendale's Keanu Yazzi.Yazzi got his ass handed to him in a street fight Saturday night, and video of the brawl (if you could eve ... More >>

Follow Friday: Phoenix Indian Fare on Twitter

http://sareedreams.com/​It's that time again. We've compiled a small but meaningful list of great Twitter accounts for any Phoenix foodie to follow. In honor of all this crazy Haboob-y monsoon weather, we thought we'd feature Indian (where they also have monsoons) food twitterers in the Valley. ... More >>

Grant Woods: "Twitter Account Hacked. Anthony Weiner Told Me This Could Happen."

Grant Woods: the New Times-declared Mayor of Twitter-town.​It appears the Twitter account of former Arizona Attorney General/Current Mayor of Twitter-town Grant Woods has been hacked.Woods currently holds New Times'' coveted "Best Twitterer" award, so, of course, he took the hacking in stride."Sor ... More >>

Phoenix Mayoral Candidates: Who's Most Popular in Social (Media) Circles?

New Times​Poor Newt Gingrich won't be sitting in the Oval Office anytime soon.The former Speaker of the House boasted about his 1.3 million followers on twitter, but was quickly exposed by a former staffer for hiring a firm to create fake accounts to make it look like he was far more popular than ... More >>

Russell Pearce Operative Matt Tolman's Bag of Dirty Tricks

Christopher Bradley via FacebookPhoto of one of the sleazy, pro-Pearce placards going up in MesaIf you need a sign of state Senate President Russell Pearce's desperation, look no further than above: one of the placards sprouting up around Mesa, smearing the recall effort, Citizens for a Better Arizo ... More >>

Great Cajun Cook-Off Canceled for November, with Big Plans for Spring

phoenixnewtimes.com You'll have to wait for spring for the likes of this. ​Late last week, Phoenix fans of Cajun food were likely crushed to hear about the cancellation of this year's Great Cajun Cook-Off and Foodfest, originally planned for November 6 at Heritage Square. The annual charit ... More >>

Valley Fever Joins the 21st Century With New Facebook Page

​Good news, Valley Fever-ers: You can "like" us now.Valley Fever has officially joined the 21st century with the addition of its own Facebook page.New Times already has a Facebook page for the publication as a whole. However, if all you're after is news, our new "Bastard Fever" Facebook page will ... More >>