Kindle Fire, Eventbrite's Social Media ROI, and Super Pacs: the Social 6 for 10/26/12
Happy Friday, gang. How was your Thursday? If yours was as hectic as mine, you might have missed these stories, and we wouldn't want to have that. Today we've got plenty of tablet news & views, Eventbrite's quantifiable social media success, and even a story from my book companion site, at http://goingsoci.al. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Can Amazon's Fire extinguish the iPad mini? (Daily Mail)
#5: Super PAC Wants to Put You in Its Facebook Ad (Mashable)
#4: If You Don't Like Your Current Story, Change It (Huffington Post)
#3: How to Build Your Brand Across Multiple Social - and Editorial - Platforms (Going Social)
#2: Social Media Drive Dollars, Users to Eventbrite: CEO (CNBC.com blog)
#1: Human costs of iPad mini: chemical smells, unpaid overtime, constant work (Macworld)
Social Enterprise Trends, Rewarder, and Tips for Identifying Social Influencers and Improving your Online Branding: Today's Social 6
Hello world. I missed doing a Social 6 yesterday, and I feel horrid about that. Good thing today's recap of yesterday's news is full of great articles, from Rewarder's growth to identifying your brand's social influencers to what to look for as social enterprise trends going into next year. Let's dive into what you all clicked on, shared, and retweeted yesterday, shall we? Here's your Social 6:
#6 How To Identify Your Social Influencers (Small Business Trends)
#5 How to Make Your Online Branding Brilliant (Business 2 Community)
#4 Rewarder Closes $7 Million Round to Build a Social Marketplace (All Things D)
#3 Case Study: Clothing Boutique Collects Customer Reviews (Street Fight)
#2 Why Social Media Has Peaked and Needs a 'Sonny Corleone'-Style Demise (Forbes)
#1 The Top 4 Trends Shaping Social Enterprise in 2013 (Huffington Post)
Debate Tweets, Apple Launches, and Community Managers as CEOs? Your Social 6 news roundup for 10/23/12
Yesterday was a pretty busy day in the Twittersphere, folks. Both this very site and Going Social were among the top six more shared, clicked on, retweeted, you name it. But aside from things I've put out there, there was plenty of great news and views over the last 24 hours.
Here's your Social 6:
#6 The Five Hottest Social Media Jobs (The Social Robot)
#5 The Private Social Network: It May Be Just What Your Company Needs (Forbes)
#4 Tweet-by-tweet analysis of the Foreign Policy Debate (JeremyGoldman.com)
#3 iPad mini and refreshed Retina iPad pricing details leaked (SlashGear)
#2 Could Community Managers be our Future CEOs? (Going Social)
#1 MacBook Pro with Retina Display to Cost $1699: Report (eWeek)
The Social 6 Weekend Recap: Everything You Missed Across the Internet in One Easy Post
Well, I'm a bit crazed today, so let's just get to it, shall we? Here's your weekend recap Social 6:
#6 Givit makes iOS video editing smarter and easier than iMovie (VentureBeat)
#5 Three Questions to Measuring Social ROI (Business 2 Community)
#4 A look at some of the IPad Mini's competitors (SF Chronicle)
#3 Yelp's Real Problem Is Google (Seeking Alpha)
#2 How to Use Google Groups for Business to Minimize Email (Backupify blog)
#1 4 smart social media parody accounts you *need* to check out' (Business 2 Community)
Everything You're Ashamed You Missed Yesterday: the Social 6 Recap for 10/20/12
Folks, this past Friday saw a slew of great stuff get shared out by yours truly, and clicked, shared, retweeted, you name it from all of you. Your peers pick the top 6 stories, and I rank 'em, same as always.
Here's your Social 6:
#6: The Changing Nature of Customer Relationships (Destination CRM)
#5: Making Yourself a CEO (Bhorowitz.com)
#4: YouTube launches "Campaigns" for members of the YouTube Non-Profit Program (Mashable)
#3: A Twitter Outburst and Another Chance for Andrew Goldman (New York Times blog)
#2: Instagram now auto-translates @mentions of usernames when you share photos on Twitter (The Next Web)
#1: How To Hack An "A-Ha!" Moment (Fast Company)
The Social 6: the Top Stories You Missed Over the Last 24 Hours, 10/19/12 Edition
Man, did you miss a lot over the last 24 hours. You didn't see Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster's iPad Mini predictions, Facebook potentially making a major move into mobile, and Klout's new moves towards taking Perks more mainstream. Without further ado, here's your Social 6:
#6: The Amway Effect on Social Media Influencers (Huffington Post)
#5: Color's Epic Collapse: Why Everybody Is Loving It (ReadWriteWeb)
#4: The lure of antisocial behaviour (Financial Times)
#3: Klout Makes Perks Easier to Claim (Mashable)
#2: Could iPad Mini cannibalize "regular" iPad sales? (CNET)
#1: Facebook Mobile Ad Unit for Apps Now Available to All Developers (Mashable)
LinkedIn, Women in Binders, and Lynx in The Social 6 News Roundup
I'd normally write more of an intro, but I'm sitting here with my new Community Management Associate, Matthew Lum (AKA @matthewjlum on Twitter), and I know you want to get to the news you missed over the last 24 hours. So, let's dive in, shall we? Here's your binder-less Social 6 for 10/18/12:
#6: Case Study: Restaurant Rewards Customers With Cash-Back Promos (Street Fight)
#5: Aptitude, not influence, makes good social media pros (ZDNet)
#4: Brand Caught Handling Social Media Issue Well! (Marketing Pilgrim)
#3: Lynx Facebook Post Claims Body Spray Can Turn Lesbians Straight (Mashable)
#2: My Tweet-by-Tweet Analysis of Last Night's Debate (JeremyGoldman.com)
#1: LinkedIn's Profile Refresh Is All About the Visuals -- Just Like Other Social Giants (All Things D)
Paperless Post, iPad Mini, and...Bill Nye the Science Guy? The Social 6 for 10/17/12
We're right before holiday season, which means news is definitely picking up. Plenty of worthy candidates over the last 24 hours, but here are the victors - your Social 6 for 10/17/12:
#6: How Bill Nye the Science Guy Would Monitor Social Media (CMSWire)
#5: iPad Mini, Meet Your Ancestors (Baristanet)
#4: Paperless Post Goes Retro And Launches Paper, A New Invitation Printing Business (TechCrunch)
#3: Training Your In-House Social Media Team (Human Resources Journal)
#2: Is Your Business Popular or Influential? (Forbes)
#1: iPad Mini will come in 24 flavors, report says (CNET)
Sensegon, Gamification, and Social TV highlight the Social 6 News Roundup
Got busy at work yesterday and didn't have a chance to check out what was going on in the worlds of social media, gamification, startups, and social TV? No worries - I have you covered. Here's the Social 6 roundup of the last 24 hours:
#6: YC-Backed Referly Raises $1M To Bring Affiliate Commerce To Everyone (TechCrunch)
#5: Can social media drive real sustainable change? (The Guardian blog)
#4: Questions and Answers on How The Times Handles Online Comments (New York Times blog)
#3: Sensegon Plans To Improve Ad Targeting Based On Your Personality (TechCrunch)
#2: Are you being played? How tech companies use gamification (VentureBeat)
#1: Why Social Media Needs TV and TV Needs Social (Ad Age)
The Social 6 Weekend Edition: News You May Have Missed
Welcome back to the Internet, folks. I know some of you take breaks for the weekend, and I don't blame you. In fact, I salute you. That being said, if you were off the Internet over the weekend, you might have missed these stories. Here's your Social 6, weekend recap edition:
#6: Vocus tackles digital marketing, hires hundreds (Baltimore Sun blog)
#5: Dropbox's new Android update puts a major focus on photographs (TechCrunch)
#4: Is Google Going Cold on Zagat? (Technorati)
#3: How Harlem's small business owners are using social media to get ahead (The Uptowner)
#2: iPad Mini Event Will Have Big iBooks Component (Apple Bitch blog)
#1 How LinkedIn's Executive Editor, Dan Roth, became the most powerful digital business journalist (Business Insider)