Do you have good Facebook manners? Timmy and Alice don't. Watch their bad behavior to learn the dos and don'ts of Facebook breakups.

I recently read a post from Joshua Kerievsky at Industrial Logic entitled "Product Metaphor" that was so spot on I wanted to pass it along. According to Joshua, "A product metaphor shapes the look and behavior of a product, integrates the product's features and inspires new functionality." It's always been somewhat of a mystery to me why Twitter doesn't seem to have a strong product orientation along the lines of what Joshua is proposing. I understand they have some pressing issues regarding scaling and reliability, but I've never gotten the sense that they have a strong vision of where they want to take the product.

You can read the entire post here, but I wanted to share his specific points on the "channel" metaphor (below). In my opinion this is precisely the direction Twitter needs to head in order to build a "must have" product for the masses.  Let's hope that someone at Twitter is tuned in.

If Twitter were TV, then everyone I follow would be a channel.

Strong Vs Weak Ties Within Multiple Groups

If you're serious about Social Networks / Social Media do yourself a favor and go through this entire presentation from Paul Adams at Google. View in full screen by clicking "full" in the SlideShare tool bar.

WARNING - Totally NSFW!

Update #2: 7/6/2010 TechCrunch is reporting that Best Buy Issues Reprieve For Employee Behind Videos — But He Declines Reinstatement.

Update #1: 7/1/2010 TechCrunch is reporting that Best Buy is trying to fire it's employee who made this video. “They felt it disparaged a brand they carried (iPhone/Apple) as well as the store itself and were fearful of stockholders & customers being turned off to Best Buy Mobile”. Getting fired will probably be the best career move ever for the guy.

HT @edkohler

I know I'm a couple days late to the party on this but I wanted to pass along this awesome graphic from Robin MacRorie over at The Red Monkey Blog. Robin tells the story behind the effort and then offers up some desktop versions of the "instant folk art". Great work Robin!

This is hilarious!

"In his new movie, Ralph Macchio faces his toughest challenge yet; to become a Hollywood bad boy. With Karate Kid returning to the big screen, his career fading his friends and family are forced to stage an intervention. In order to re-establish himself in the entertainment industry he hits the streets of Los Angeles to show everyone how tough he can be. Coming soon, "Wax On, Fuck Off".

Adidas Originals has partnered up with LucasFilm to recreate the famous StarWars "Cantina" scene in preparation for the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup later this week. Working with celebrities including David Beckham, Franz Beckenbauer, Snoop Dogg, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown, Ciara, Jay Baruchel, Daft Punk and DJ Neil Armstrong, a set was constructed to the dimensions of the original movie set and included props and stand-ins to create one of the most creative re-edits ever.

Although the commercial is not set to launch on TV until June 12th, the video has already gone viral, generating over 1.5 million views on YouTube in just it's first 3 days.

According to Tom Ramsden, Adidas Originals Global Director of Communications: