Foursquare Discounts, Mailbox, Gamification & Heroic Pigs: the Social 6 for 2/26/13

Incredibly busy day all around! The social sharing around my links was probably 250% what it was on a normal day. Is there something in the water? Today we had plenty of great news, including surprisingly stats about the future of gamification, some viral marketing that tricked quite a few of us, and how not… Continue reading Foursquare Discounts, Mailbox, Gamification & Heroic Pigs: the Social 6 for 2/26/13

The Onion Missteps, Running Apps, Facebook Ad Changes, Twitter Hacks: the Social 6 for 2/25/13

Yesterday was an action-packed day, if you’re a social media nerd like me. Enough so that plenty of great contestants didn’t get onto the list. The stories left standing, of course, make up a very diverse Social 6, from a rundown of running apps, to Netflix’s use of analytics to power their programming, to a… Continue reading The Onion Missteps, Running Apps, Facebook Ad Changes, Twitter Hacks: the Social 6 for 2/25/13

Papal Twitter, Framebench, & Facebook Insights Fail: the Social 6 Weekend Edition

Hope you all had wonderful weekends! The last few days (I’m including Friday), to be honest, weren’t mindblowing with news & views. In fact, some of the links I shared were — gasp — a few days old! Nevertheless, there are kernels of gold in here, including details about collaboration platform Framebench, Facebook’s Page Insights… Continue reading Papal Twitter, Framebench, & Facebook Insights Fail: the Social 6 Weekend Edition

Highlight Updates, BillPin, Social Media Showdown, & Emily Giffin: the Social 6 for 2/21/13

I don’t know how I was able to share all of yesterday’s links given my running around for Social Media Week, but you all sure delivered on the clicking & sharing front, so I’m glad I was able to help. You all were particularly interested in Business Insider’s look at the skills that are most… Continue reading Highlight Updates, BillPin, Social Media Showdown, & Emily Giffin: the Social 6 for 2/21/13

Twitter Ads API, Square’s POS Initiative, & Tweetbot: the Social 6 for 2/20/13

Very busy day for me, between meetings and Social Media Week events, and a very busy for news all over the Internet! In case you were busy running around like I was, you might have missed great news about Tweetbot, some helpful shortcuts courtesy of Mashable, Square’s major POS initiative, and Twitter’s Ads API, which… Continue reading Twitter Ads API, Square’s POS Initiative, & Tweetbot: the Social 6 for 2/20/13

Walla Hacked, Twitter Archives, Harlem Shake, Social Media Week New York: the Social 6 for 2/18/13

Happy Washington’s Birthday, all! I’d try to make a President’s Weekend-related transition here, but honestly, I don’t have much to work with. That’s not to say there weren’t quite a few good links out there today, including some of Social Media Week New York’s top events (admittedly, I’m pushing the ones I’m involved with), how… Continue reading Walla Hacked, Twitter Archives, Harlem Shake, Social Media Week New York: the Social 6 for 2/18/13

Poland Spring, Kickstarter, Tim Cook, Graph Search: the Social 6 for 2/14/13

Busy busy day, I tell you! All you kids weren’t too busy with Valentine’s Day, it seems like – you were clicking and tweeting up a storm based on everything that I shared out today. We had quite a few good stories, including Poland Spring’s activity (or lack thereof) regarding the Marco Rubio’s parched throat,… Continue reading Poland Spring, Kickstarter, Tim Cook, Graph Search: the Social 6 for 2/14/13

Yahoo, Graph Search, Dating Apps, Getonic, & Bluefin Labs: the Social 6 for 2/13/13

February 13th saw a number of pretty interesting posts around the Interwebz, largely focused on Facebook. Let’s get to it, especially since I’m running late on this one. Here’s your Social 6: #6: Facebook’s Graph Search is great news — for Yahoo (TheStreet) #5: Happy Valentine’s Day: Top Dating Apps For iPhone, iPad And Android… Continue reading Yahoo, Graph Search, Dating Apps, Getonic, & Bluefin Labs: the Social 6 for 2/13/13

Snapchat, Nextdoor, FONYFW, & Tweet-to-Buy: the Social 6 for 2/12/13

Today was actually a pretty busy day around the Internetz, with plenty of strong stories sadly being left off of the Social 6. The good news is that the ones that made the cut are pretty sweet, including plenty of app news (Snapchat, Winston, Nextdoor), another reason to get an Amex card, and the most… Continue reading Snapchat, Nextdoor, FONYFW, & Tweet-to-Buy: the Social 6 for 2/12/13

Wellness Apps, Fashion GPS, & Facebook Selling Tickets? The Social 6 for 2/11/13

Happy Monday, everyone! Plenty of great articles abounded today, including a few late shares on my part, admittedly. Today we had Facebook’s new experimentation with selling tickets, Graph vs. Google, and how Fitbit and four other apps are improving employee health. Here’s your Social 6: #6: Just in time for NYFW, Fashion GPS Breaks Into The… Continue reading Wellness Apps, Fashion GPS, & Facebook Selling Tickets? The Social 6 for 2/11/13