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Pinterest Analytics, SoundCloud, Netflix on Facebook: the Social 6 for 3/13/13

Today I was a bit out of it, putting out fires at Firebrand Group (no pun intended, pinkie swear) -- but that didn't stop all your clicks & shares. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Peter Thiel On Not Selling Facebook - And Much, Much More (ReadWrite)

#5: Subscriptions, Social and CRM (Ecommerce Times)

#4: At long last, US users can share Netflix history on Facebook (Mashable)

#3: How to get your coworkers to share company news on social networks (Social Fresh)

#2: SoundCloud: the Twitter of Music? (The Verge)

#1: 4 Things to Try with the New Pinterest Analytics [VIDEO] (Social Media Today)

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Michael Vick, Pages Manager, FiveHundredPlus, & Medium: the Social 6 for 3/6/13

Well, it's not often I post more sensationalist, general interest posts, but maybe I should, as the Michael Vick story I shared ran away with the most number of clicks and shares. Given that, I just had to give it the top spot. Plenty more news you can use, however, including an analysis of Apple's time as a dominant stock, FiveHundredPlus' contact management solution, and the ongoing success of Facebook's (admittedly imperfect) Pages Manager app. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Why brands must embrace the role of editor (Marketing Mag UK)

#5: Ev Williams: Medium Wants To Help Build A Sustainable Economic Model For Journalism (TechCrunch)

#4: Facebook's Pages Manager app has now reached 8 million downloads (TheNextWeb)

#3: Remember to stay in touch with all of your best LinkedIn contacts by using FiveHundredPlus (TheNextWeb)

#2: Are Apple's glory days over -- and will a smartwatch help? (Ecommerce Times)

#1: File this under WTF - Michael Vick & his puppy spotted at puppy training classes at Petsmart (Gothamist)

by jeremygoldman

SXSW Prep, Pinterest Strategy, EasilyDo, and Klout vs. Kred: the Social 6 for 3/5/13

Busy, busy day out there! Today's clicks and shares were off the charts, I tell you. If you have ten minutes to kill -- or more -- we have plenty of great pieces for you. Today we have a buffet of great stuff, from the battle between Klout & Kred, the ramp-up to SXSW, why most of today's social media is going to be around in one way or another in the future. Here's your Social 6:

#6: To-Do List's EasilyDo App Launches A Tool For Creating Automated Tasks (TechCrunch)

#5: Klout Vs. Kred: Which, If Any, Is Better For Your Business? (Forbes)

#4: Warming Up for South by Southwest Interactive 2013 (New York Times blog)

#3: Pinterest Strategy: Are You Pinning with Purpose? (Social Media Today)

#2: 10 top trends and tips for social and mobile in 2013 (Eye For Travel)

#1: Why (So Much of) Social Media is Here to Stay (Going Social)

by jeremygoldman

Duane Reade, Pandora Jewelry, Songdrop, and Apple's War Chest: the Social 6 for 3/4/12

Today was a busy busy day, which is par for the course for a Monday, and we have plenty of great reading material. Some of the highlights included the launch of Pandora in New York City hosted by Pretty Connected, the rise of Songdrop, how Duane Reade is getting hyperlocal right, and more. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Songdrop Is Like A Delicious For Music For That Lives Outside Of Paywalls (TechCrunch)

#5: Are You Targeting the Wrong Social Influencers? 3 Mistakes Brands are Making (BlogWorld)

#4: The UK's Guardian is boasting a new ad campaign to loop in American readers (New York Times)

#3: Case Study: Duane Reade Uses Local Brand Advocates to Promote Neighborhood Stores (Street Fight)

#2: Join Pretty Connected + Lucky Magazine for the Pandora 3/7 Grand Opening in NYC (Pretty Connected)

#1: 10 Things Apple Could Buy with its $137 Billion (AllThingsD)

by jeremygoldman

Pandora Listening Limits, CRM Tools, Mobile Security, Chinese Social Media: the Social 6 for 2/28/13

Happy March, everyone! Yesterday ended February on a high note, with enough in the way of interesting news & views that some stellar stories didn't even hit the top six. There's plenty below worth a few minutes of your time, from which mobile devices are safer for your business computing, CRM tools of all sorts that you can use to propel your business forward, and the changes to Pandora that might affect your music streaming habits. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Appthority finds iOS Apps Leak More Personal Info Than Android Apps (ReadWrite)

#5: Chinese citizens turn the tables & use surveillance + social media to expose corrupt officials (The Verge)

#4: Aliza Sherman's Pinterest 5-day intro course on Pinterest starting March 4 (Ruzuku)

#3: The perils of living our lives online (ReadWrite)

#2: 7 Social CRM Tools You Need to Know About (Social Media Today)

#1: Pandora forced to put limits on free music listening (ReadWrite)

by jeremygoldman

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 everyone is jumping on the Mailbox bandwagon (I personally like it, but I'm not bowing at its altar). Here's your Social 6:

#6: Foursquare Partners with Visa, MasterCard for Discounts (Ad Age)

#5: Really Cute, but Totally Faked (New York Times)

#4: After Waiting Two Weeks For Mailbox, The Massively Hyped Email App, I Deleted It After Two Days (Business Insider)

#3: 50% of companies will gamify innovation by 2015 (MarketingMag AU)

#2: How I Got @JCrew to Start Tweeting Again (Likeable Media blog)

#1: LinkedIn compiles testimonials from 70 leaders in its latest series (LinkedIn)

by jeremygoldman

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 rare apology from The Onion regarding an unfortunate joke aimed at a nine year-old. Here's your Social 6:

#6: What real-time marketers should learn from Frost Mages (Christopher S. Penn blog)

#5: Twitter Hackings Put Focus on Security for Brands (New York Times)

#4: Three Running Apps to Shake Up Your Routine (AllThingsD)

#3: The Onion apologizes for Quvenzhané Wallis Comment (Mashable)

#2: Netflix is using Big Data to ensure House of Cards' popularity (New York Times)

#1: Facebook is decreasing image size for non-social page post ads. Here's what you need to know (Sprout Social blog)

by jeremygoldman

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 lucrative to possess in today's job market, but we had other gems as well: Highlight's upgrades, my recap of Wednesday's Social Media Showdown event, and author Emily Giffin's Pay it Forward program. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Amid Online Furor, Sheriff Responds to Death of Man With Down Syndrome New York Times (blog)

#5: Highlight unveils location-focused photo sharing tool and event feature with an eye for spontaneity (The Next Web)

#4: Social Media for Social Good: Emily Giffin's Pay It Forward Program (Huffington Post)

#3: BillPin app can help friends split bills with ease (The Next Web)

#2 :Recap: Econsultancy's Social Media Showdown (Going Social)

#1: 30 Top Tech Skills That Will Net You $100K+ (Business Insider)

by jeremygoldman

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 should have a major impact on the platform. Here's your Social 6:

#6: 5 Brilliant Ways to Staff for Community Management (Likeable Media blog)

#5: Tweetbot for Mac gets some sweet upgrades (The Next Web)

#4: What's Missing From The New Digital Classroom? (ReadWriteWeb)

#3: 25 Clever Twitter Keyboard Shortcuts (Mashable)

#2: Square rolls out “Business In A Box”, A turnkey POS experience For $299 (TechCrunch)

#1: Twitter launches Ads API to give companies more ad control, announces five initial partners (The Next Web)

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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, Kickstarter's push towards mobile, and whether or not IT or Marketing really is at the helm with respect to new technology adoption. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Tempo Smart Calendar for iPhone launches as a digital assistant to prepare you for your next meeting

#5: In Tech, Does IT or Marketing Rule? (New York Times blog)

#4: Things to like about Facebook Graph Search (The Droid Guy)

#3: The Patient and Telling Vocabulary of Apple CEO Tim Cook (Ecommerce Times)

#2: Poland Spring Missed A Realtime Social Media Splash, And It Doesn’t Matter (SocialFresh)

#1: Kickstarter launches its mobile offensive with a new iOS app (The Next Web)