Check out this neat Burger King campaign!
Here’s the 411:
Go to this website and type in a command to the chicken. Press ’submit,’ and watch him do what you told him to do!
Here at BuzzTxt, we’re beginning to see a trend–first the Old Spice personalized YouTube videos, and now Burger King’s Subservient Chicken. What’s coming next?!
Facebook hit the 500 million user mark yesterday! Here’s the 411:
The 500 millionth user signed up for Facebook yesterday, which marks a huge milestone for the company and for social media.
The people at Facebakers made this awesome inforgraphic to commemorate the milestone!
Happen to have an ex on your Foursquare friends list? Don’t want to be seen with him/her, and want to simply avoid an awkward situation?
Here’s the 411:
Luckily for you Foursquare users, a plugin is now available that allows you to avoid specific people, whether it’s an ex or not.
Avoidr gives you the power to hand-select Foursquare friends who you choose to not run into. The plugin will yield a list of places where they are currently checked into. You’re able to label your Foursquare friends with a various terms, such as “jerk,” “doofus” and “stink breath” and then choose to hit “Avoid.”
Here at BuzzTxt, we’re wondering what useful Foursquare plugin will come out next! But for now, we’ll be sure to avoid awkward run-ins by using Avoidr.
A film about the beginnings of Facebook? We knew this one was gonna come eventually!
Check out the trailer for The Social Network below!
Here’s the 411:
Today on Twitter, you may see that the “Promoted” Trending Topic is for men’s grooming products company, Old Spice. So, what marketing strategy does this company have up their sleeves?
Promote their brand through personalized commercials, of course!
By tweeting anything to @OldSpice, you may be lucky and have your own commercial with your name mentioned in it by Old Spice Man!! Check out one of BuzzTxt’s finest, Caitlin, get mentioned in her own commercial!
Smart marketing, don’t you think?
Love Chatroulette?
Here’s the 411:
Luckily for you iPhone 4 owners, a free application similar to Chatroulette was recently released in the Apple App Store.
iChatr features instant random face-to-face interaction just like Chatroulette. Our friends at Mashable have tested this app out, and to our surprise, no creepy old man have been spotted using iChatr. Let’s see how long it takes for them to discover this portable webcam application.
The application is easy to use—just select the application and your iPhone’s front camera will automatically start and you will see a random stranger on the bottom half of your screen. Simply swipe them to switch to a new person.
Check out this video of someone testing out iChatr!
Will you be using iChatr? Let us know what you think about it!
Yesterday was Social Media Day, but today is almost more important. Here’s the 411:
Today marks an important milestone in Starbucks history. It is July 1, 2010, and the first day that the coffee chain is offering FREE WI-FI in every location!
Previously, Starbucks cardholders could access 2 hours of Internet access (total) through AT&T in the US and through Bell Canada in Canada. Now, Wi-Fi is available to anyone without registration.
Seems like this should have happened a long time ago, but any progress is commendable. Then again, every person and their laptop will be inside Starbucks all the time.
Do you think this is awesome, or do you think Starbucks locations will get too crowded?
Hey everyone, Happy Social Media Day! Here’s the 411:
Mashable has declared June 30 as the international Social Media Day. By visiting http://mashable.com/smday/, you can find Mashable Meetups in your area where other social media nerds having a great time.
According to the Mashable report, “Social media has changed our lives. It has not only changed the way we communicate, but the way we connect with one another, consume our news, conduct our work, organize our lives, and much more. So why not celebrate?”
Learn more by checking out this message from Mashable’s founder, Pete Cashmore, about our new favorite holiday!
Google Maps’ Street View may have been invented to help with our navigation, but apparently it can provide us some quirky entertainment as well. Here’s the 411:
A mysterious man in a horse mask was caught on Street View film standing againt a wall in Aberdeen, Scotland. According to Mashable, dozens of people have contacted BBC claiming to know the true identity of Horse Boy. Google previously removed an image of a couples’ first kiss caught on Street View so we wonder what they will think about Horse Boy!
Here are some other things caught on Street View:
Getting a cat out of a tree
Marriage proposal
Airplane landing
Oh, the famous fail whale. For Twitter users, the illustration that shows up when the site stops working feels like the pending apocalypse. Although cute, seeing the whale proves to be entirely inconvenient (especially for those of us that work in social media).
And lately, the World Cup has helped the fail whale resurface on a daily basis.
What are you supposed to do when Twitter doesn’t work? We found some ideas! Here’s the 411:
When Twitter fails you, try doing these things!
Bake a cake
..or two!
Create graphic art
Make jewelry
Build a lawn ornament
Play with Legos
Carve a pumpkin
Paint eggs
Go to the beach
Invent an imaginary beer
Make a fashion statement
Wear a costume
Have a cocktail
Get a tattoo
Which of these do you like best? Let us know!
