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Super Bowl, Facebook Exoduses, and Graph Search: the Social 6 for 2/4/13

As expected, Monday the 4th had plenty of news and views regarding last nights Super Bowl, but there were other interesting things to be found today across the social web, including arguments against graph search, gamification's role in revolutionizing health care, and marketing trends to be aware of in order to grow over the coming year. Here's your Social 6:

#6: 4 Powerful Marketing Trends Your Organization Must Embrace in 2013 (Business 2 Community)

#5: How Companies Are Using Gamification To Transform Health Care (Business Insider)

#4: This year's Super Bowl Generated over 24 Million Tweets (Mashable)

#3: Why Graph Search Could Be Facebook's Largest Privacy Invasion Ever (The Nation blog)

#2: How Superbowl XLVII’s Blackout Became A Marketer’s Dream (Likeable Media blog)

#1: Why I Decided To Leave Facebook (ReadWriteWeb)

by jeremygoldman

Pinterest Redesign, Bizarre Apps, & Facebook Groups: the Social 6 for 1/29/13

Today's news roundup is interesting because it's pretty low on news per se, but rich on really useful tips to drive your business forward, from Facebook Groups to social media tools and apps both productive and bizarre. And then, of course, there's Pinterest's new redesign, which many of you weighed in on and thought might help propel Pinterest forward to a place of greater relevancy. Here's your Social 6:

#6: [EVENT] Macro Trends for 2013: Where Do We Go From Here? (SocialMediaWeek.org)

#5: Everything You Wanted to Know About Facebook Groups (Mashable)

#4: Ultimate Recap: The 12 Best New Social Media Tools from 2012 (SocialFresh)

#3: Foursquare launches dedicated iPhone app for US businesses, w/analytics, local updates, more (The Next Web)

#2: 11 Bizarre Facebook Apps You Won't Believe (Mashable)

#1: Take a Peek at Pinterest's New Redesign (All Things D)

by jeremygoldman

Timehop, Graph Search, and Vine: the Social 6, Weekend Edition

Over the last few days, the number of stories about Facebook's Graph Search hasn't abated that much, but the velocity at which I've seen new stories about Twitter's new Vine app has been pretty tremendous. We've also got a story about Timehop's timely (sorry, couldn't help it) upgrades, a great analysis of Instagram's top hashtags, and more. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Crowdsourcing: It's Always Been About the Benjamin (Forbes)

#5: Vinepeek Is The Most Addictive New Site On The Internet (Buzzfeed)

#4: Timehop taps USA Today to show you news from today’s date in history, adds ‘Friendversaries’ (The Next Web)

#3: Top 10 Most Popular Tags On Instagram (ReadWriteWeb)

#2: Tumblr Blog “Actual Facebook Graph Searches” Goes Viral (TechCrunch)

#1: 15 Brands already using Twitter’s New Vine App (Social Fresh)

by jeremygoldman

Tumblr, Taylor (Swift), and Turbulence (Over Graph Search): the Social 6 for 1/25/13

Yesterday I shared a lot, and you guys clicked and shared even more, making it really tricky to curate the Social 6, since quite a few noteworthy stories & pieces got left out. Still, we had a great 24-hour news cycle, highlighted by Keds' big Taylor Swift campaign, quite a few Facebook Graph Search pieces -- including two that disagree with one another -- and the most clickworthy of the day, a new guest post on the Going Social site by content & community standout Tanya Barrios. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Keds' Taylor Swift campaign spends across traditional & social media channels (New York Times)

#5: No, Facebook's Graph Search Is Not Turning Up Racists and Cheaters (New York Magazine)

#4: You Can't Hide from Facebook Graph Search (Businessweek)

#3: Tumblr launches quicker, Twitter-like post creation for a smaller and more streamlined experience (The Next Web)

#2: Facebook Graph Search Shows You 'Married People Who Like Prostitutes' & 'Employers Of People Who Like Racism' (Forbes)

#1: 3 Essential Steps to Handling a Social Media Crisis (Going Social)

by jeremygoldman

Foursquare Upgrades, TweetTV, & Alicia Keys: the Social 6 News Roundup

A pretty busy day around the social web, with plenty of great examples of social media best practices from the likes of Likeable (pun intended), Alicia Keys, and Arlington Highlands' Instagram campaign. Here's your Social 6:

#6: 3 Tips To Improve Your Social Media Content Strategy in 2013 (Likeable Media blog)

#5: Social TV guide TweetTV launches HTML5 mobile apps, now offers rewards to incentivize activity (The Next Web)

#4: Foursquare beefs up local venue data for 11 cities in data syndication deal with Voice Media Group (The Next Web)

#3: Give-a-Gram Instagram Campaign Case Study (Agency Entourage)

#2: Alicia Keys just joined Pinterest in style, with boards building on her individual songs (Mashable)

#1: Facebook Now Owns Over 25% Of Total Time Spent On Mobile Apps (ReadWriteWeb)

by jeremygoldman

Influencers, Storify, France's Social Data Tax, & More: the Social 6 News Roundup for 1/22/13

Starting today, we (and by we, I mean me) will be posting the Social 6 the same day news happens as opposed to the next morning. So today, January 22nd, we saw plenty of great news stories, including more on the Storify privacy loopholes, France's ideas for taxing personal data collectors such as Google and Facebook, and how some employers' social media policies may not be 100% legal. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Influencers vs. Advocates in New Media (Huffington Post)

#5: Storify Loophole Publishes Private Facebook Updates (Mashable)

#4: Should Google and Facebook be taxed for collecting your personal data? France thinks so (The Next Web)

#3: 16 Inspiring Examples of Interactive Maps in Web Design (Web Design Ledger)

#2: Employers' social media policies come under regulatory scrutiny (New York Times)

#1: The power of brand marketing as a floor (Christopher S. Penn blog)

by jeremygoldman

3D Facebook Profiles, Inbox Annihilation, and Instagram User Agreement: the Social 6 for 1/17/13

Yesterday was admittedly not one of the busier days around the Internet, but that's OK. We still have a slew of news and views for you, including the value of completely annihilating your email inbox, SocialFresh's take on Facebook's new search initiative, and how The Creators Project is can transform your Facebook identity into printable 3D artwork. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Think Context Not Platforms, Says Google’s Tim Reis (Street Fight)

#5: Finish Is A Simple Way For Teens To Manage Their Angst-Ridden, Homework-Riddled Lives (TechCrunch)

#4: The Digital Purge: How (And Why) To Nuke Your Email Inbox (ReadWriteWeb)

#3: Instagram's Updated User Agreement Goes Into Effect This Week (All Things D)

#2: Is This The Facebook Search We’ve Been Waiting For? (SocialFresh)

#1: Turn Your Facebook Profile Into a 3D-Printed Sculpture (Mashable)

by jeremygoldman

Yammer's new HQ, Aaron Swartz Investigation, and Pentagon's Twitter Love: the Social 6 for 1/15/13

Busy Monday for you? I'm sure. In case you didn't have time to browse the Web enough, rest assured it was a busy day all around the Internet yesterday, with more news coming out about Aaron Swartz's tragic death, Yammer's impressive new digs, and my announcing that we'd start to dole out bite-sized chunks of Going Social for those who (shockingly) don't have a copy yet. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Done Not Done: This app helps you remember movies, books and music you plan to check out (The Next Web)

#5: Yammer's new massive SF headquarters (The Next Web)

#4: The Pentagon is seeking ways to predict the future by monitoring Twitter, blogs (Mashable)

#3: The Facebook Measurement Landscape In 2013 (Likeable blog)

#2: MIT To Launch Internal Investigation Following Death Of Aaron Swartz (ReadWriteWeb)

#1: Going Social begins giving away free book excerpts via Email Signup (Going Social blog)

by jeremygoldman

iPhone Anniversary, LinkedIn Milestone, & F-Commerce: the Social 6 for 1/10/13

Another big Business 2 Community day for my social sharing, as you guys definitely clicked on and shared plenty of B2C articles. However, that's not all we have in store for you, with LinkedIn hitting another major milestone, as well as my Going Social piece for iPhone productivity apps to celebrate the Apple device's sixth anniversary. Here's your Social 6:

#6: 4 Social Media Sales Tips (Business 2 Community)

#5: Generate Sales with Facebook (Business 2 Community)

#4: LinkedIn vs the Recruiting Industry (Business 2 Community)

#3: LinkedIn hits 200 million members from more than 200 countries (The Next Web)

#2: Twitter + Print: Combining the New and the Old to Grow Your Business (Business 2 Community)

#1: Top 8 Apps for Better iPhone Productivity in 2013 (Going Social)

by jeremygoldman

Fotobar, 2013 Predictions, and Apple+Waze: the Social 6 News Roundup for 1/3/13

Welcome back, and a happy 2013 to all. This is the first Social 6 of the new year, which means we'll likely see plenty of 2013 predictions over the next few days. We have a few of those today -- including one by yours truly -- but also rumors about the excellent mapping app, Waze, possibly on Apple's acquisition list, Polaroid's innovative Fotobar stores, and the best health-related apps to kick off the new year with. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Polaroid to launch Fotobar stores designed to print photos from our smartphones (The Next Web)

#5: 2013 Prediction: Suffering from Information Overload, Consumers to Say No to Mediocre Content (SocialFresh)

#4: The Best Health And Fitness Apps For Your New Year’s Needs (TechCrunch)

#3: Rumor: Apple May Buy Crowdsourced Mapping App Waze (Search Engine Land)

#2: Will Twitter Become The ‘De Facto’ Communication Tool For World Leaders In 2013? (Mediabistro)

#1: 7 Bold Predictions for Social & Mobile in 2013 (Going Social)