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)
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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 issues, the Papal Twitter account's exit from the stage, and more. Here's your Social 6:
#6: 5 Business Lessons From Yahoo! (Likeable Media blog)
#5: Posterous is shutting down 4/20. Time to backup your Posterous Content (Social Media Today)
#4: Pope's Twitter shutting down when Benedict XVI Leaves Office (Mashable)
#3: Framebench, a Google Docs-like platform for creative collaboration (TechCrunch)
#2: Why Most Startups Fail (Business Insider)
#1: Facebook confirms Page Insight bugs led to misreported analytics with fix rolling out today (The Next Web)
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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)
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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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 businesses can market towards women, and Walla's recent problem with hacking. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Hacker allegedly linked to Anonymous dumps 583,000 email addresses and passwords from Israeli portal Walla (The Next Web)
#5: Twitter Archives: A Window on Social Media's Rise and My Past (Mashable)
#4: Winning women over (Business Standard)
#3: Readers Respond to Porn Ban and Submit Their Harlem Shake Videos (Mashable)
#2: Facebook's Graph Search is in search of ads (USA Today)
#1: Top Events to Check out During Social Media Week New York (Going Social)
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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)
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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 (ReadWriteWeb)
#4: Getonic, the mini e-commerce platform, lands $1.3M (The Next Web)
#3: We are the 16%: Why Facebook should stop charging to increase the reach of Page posts (The Next Web)
#2: Why Twitter Dropped Close to $90 Million on Bluefin Labs (AllThingsD)
#1: Why Facebook Graph & Vine won't save social media (GQ.com)
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 click & shareworthy piece of the day, my analysis of how Faces of NYFW is democratizing Fashion Week. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Winston, the iOS app that aggregates, curates, & reads you the news (The Next Web)
#5: Nextdoor (private social network) banks another $21 million, launches version 2.0 (AllThingsD)
#4: Snapchat Brings Video To Android In A Private Beta (TechCrunch)
#3: How To Hack Online Dating And Use Data To Find True Love (ReadWriteWeb)
#2: American Express Cardholders Can Now Tweet to Buy (All Things D)
#1: Experience Fashion Week Up Close with Faces of NYFW (Going Social)
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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 Notoriously Tech-Averse Fashion Industry (TechCrunch)
#5: The Truth Behind Your Facebook friends [CARTOON] (Mashable)
#4: Facebook is testing ‘Buy Tickets’ links for events. Is it getting into the ticketing biz? (TheNextWeb)
#3: The Mentality of Being Number Two (Business 2 Community)
#2: How Facebook's Graph Search Will Dethrone Google Search (AdAge.com)
#1: 5 Social Apps To Encourage Employee Health and Wellness (Mashable)
Fox News Gaffes, Basecamp, Rental Boyfriends, & Racial Bias in Google Ads? The Social 6, Weekend Recap
Hope you all enjoyed this past weekend! If you were off gallivanting, you may have missed some of the top stories I shared and subsequently, were re-shared/clicked on by my social audience. This weekend we had great news & views including Basecamp's official iOS debut after years and years, some troubling data about Google ads, Twitter's effectiveness as a job search guide, and more. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Upcoming tech & media events you should attend [Discounts] (The Next Web)
#5: Single This Valentine's Day? Get a Rental Boyfriend (Jezebel)
#4: Basecamp Finally Launches An “Official” iOS App (TechCrunch)
#3: Fox News Accidentally Uses Photo of Gay Couple To Illustrate Traditional Gender Roles (Jezebel)
#2: How to Effectively Use Twitter as a Job Search Resource (Mashable)
#1: Racial Bias in Google Ads? (Ecommerce Times)