On one side of the bracket we have the behemoth Facebook facing off against fast-growing upstart Foursquare. On the other side of the dance we have the 140 pound Twitter against the viral videos of YouTube. Again, all you have to do to participate is vote right here on the blog, tweet us @9Clouds, or leave a comment on our Facebook page.

Deadline to vote for the Final 4 is noon on Friday, April 1. Tip off now!

Now it’s time to determine what four social networks will make the Final 4. You have until noon on Monday, March 28 to vote for your favorite networks. Remember you can leave a comment here, tweet @9clouds, or leave a comment on our Facebook page. Game on!

If you like social media and want to see your favorite team, or in this case network, get voted to the final four all you have to do is tweet @9clouds, leave a comment or like on our Facebook page, or leave a comment right here on the blog for which network you like better between the two. That’s easy enough right?

Deadline to vote for the round of 16 is noon CST on Friday. Then we’ll reformat the bracket for the Elite 8 and start another round of voting. Now to the field…

We had great attendance on the webinar and some really good questions as well. If you couldn’t attend on Thursday have no fear because below is a recorded version of what Scott and I talked about that you can catch up on and share with your friends. If you still have questions on Facebook Page changes after the webinar feel free to email us at info@9clouds.com or simply ask us a question on our Facebook wall.

We will also host a webinar on March 1st discussing Facebook Marketing including strategy and best practices for you and your business. Sign up by clicking here.

Enjoy!

Google, not one to be out-done, created their annual Zeitgeist for 2010 looking at the top events, news stories and fastest rising searches. It’s been a good year if you’re Chatroulette, the iPad or Justin Bieber, the three searches with the greatest increase over last year. However, swine flu, wamu and New Moon had it a little rougher this year as the fastest drop in searches from 2009 to 2010.

You can see the complete list of the top searches in 2010 here.

In the meantime, enjoy Google’s look back at the year that was 2010:

For all the details click here to view the Facebook event page.

The secret documents known as the Afghan War Diary provides dates, locations, and details about everything from missions to civilian casualty downplays and cover-ups. This information was provided to other news sources such as The New York Times and The Guardian several weeks before the release on WikiLeaks. Sources were removed from the documents before publication to protect their identity.

This is the first time in history that government information of this magnitude has been leaked on such a large scale. People around the world are able to read these documents, send links to their friends about it, and comment on it at the click of a mouse. WikiLeaks has even provided a Google Map that links documents to the corresponding locations.

Obviously, this information would never have been released so quickly, and on a global scale if it weren’t for the Internet. WikiLeaks operates in several nations, therefore avoiding censorship or jurisdiction from any one nation. I am undecided if this will have any significant impact on the current state of the Afghan War, but I do think it will affect decision-makers in the future. If persons are more likely to be held publicly accountable for their actions, I feel it will have a positive impact over time. Sites like WikiLeaks are redefining the way we receive the news. What do you think? Do you think this will have any significant impact on the Afghan War and future conflicts, or will this blow over in time?