Social 6 Daily Recaps

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

foursquare Visualization, 3D Printed Buildings, and Social Media Education: the Social 6 for 1/22/13

What constitutes a social media story? After all, this is the Social 6, where I collect my most shared, retweeted, and commented-upon links every day. Needless to say, I define it pretty broadly, with stories that touch upon social (and technology) even in a smaller way. Today we have whether or not social media should be covered in schools, great visualization of foursquare check-in data, Sergey Brin sighted trying out his awesome Google Glass specs on the NYC subways, and more. Here's your Social 6:

#6: What Is Middle-Class in Manhattan? (New York Times)

#5: 10 Common Sense Ideas To Raise Your Klout Score (Business 2 Community)

#4: Do We Need Social Media Education in Schools Now? (Social Media Today)

#3: Interactive Map Shows Worldwide Foursquare Check-In Data (Mashable)

#2: Sergey Brin Takes His Google Goggles For a New York City Subway Spin (All Things D)

#1: The World’s First 3D Printed Building Will Arrive In 2014 (And It Looks Awesome) (TechCrunch)

by jeremygoldman

TrendSpottr, CloudMagic, Productivity Hacks, and Conferences for Entrepreneurs: the Social 6 for 1/18/13

What'd you miss around the Internet yesterday? Oh, just the latest guest post by Rosemary Sitler on the Going Social blog, spotlights on TrendSpottr and CloudMagic (two companies that actually have a shot at sticking around for the long haul), how investors feel about the long AAPL stock decline, and more. Here's your Social 6:

#6: TrendSpottr Launches Predictive Trend Alerts For Lean-Back, High-Level Monitoring Of Popular Content (TechCrunch)

#5: Investors Unnerved by Apple Stock Slide (Ecommerce Times)

#4: The Observer Effect: Where Philosophy, Photons, and the Social Network Collide (Going Social)

#3: Personal Data Search Engine CloudMagic Goes Pro, Hopes Users Find It Useful Enough To Pay (TechCrunch)

#2: 2013's Top Conferences for Entrepreneurs (Forbes)

#1: 11 Productivity Hacks From Super-Productive People (FastCompany)

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

Monitoring Tools, Social Media Superstars, and Internet Privacy: the Social 6 for 1/8/13

As we close out the first week of 2013 and about 2% of the year, there's plenty of news to get to. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Blind Man Uses Instagram To Share Images (Mashable)

#5: Nielsen Report Shows Explosive Pinterest Growth (Business 2 Community)

#4: Top 20 Free Social Media Monitoring Tools For 2013 (Business 2 Community)

#3: Instagram Flap Shows Confusion Over Control of Content (New York Times blog)

#2: 2012′s Ten Worst Social Media Disasters (Business 2 Community)

#1: 7 Top Social Media Personalities to Follow in 2013 (Going Social)

by jeremygoldman

PumpUp, QueSocial, & "New" YouTube: the Social 6 for 1/5/13

As you might have noted, in my daily link sharing, I'm trying to focus on posting more tips & tactics that you can use for social media success this year, as opposed to just today's news highlights. While we still have a few news items for you (PumpUp & QueSocial are two good names to watch), today we have YouTube's new layout, ways to become a better blogger in 2013, and probably most importantly, a great piece on why you need to stop ignoring Google+. Here's your Social 6:

#6: PumpUp Launches Personal Fitness App To Tackle Workout Bordom (BetaKit)

#5: QueSocial Finds Your Social Media ROI (Tech Cocktail)

#4: 5 Ways to Stay in Front of your Blogging Goals (Business 2 Community)

#3: Meet Tumblr's First Artist in Residence (Mashable)

#2: YouTube's New Layout: What is New and How It Affects You (Business 2 Community)

#1: Stop Whining And Embrace Google+ Already (ReadWriteWeb)

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)

by jeremygoldman

Poke vs. Snapchat & Social Media Hoaxes: the Social 6 for 12/22/12

It's been a very busy few days following Business 2 Community, as B2C as just been on fire with great content lately. A lot of news on Facebook's new Poke app, which will compete against popular sexting app Snapchat (and I already feel bad for having to type "sexting.") Not to mention, a big roundup of social media hoaxes, which seem to be more commonplace ever time we have a school shooting, superstorm, or anything else of similar magnitude. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Blogging for Business: Are Comments Dead? (Business 2 Community)

#5: Pinterest’s Latest Change Set to Better Businesses (Business 2 Community)

#4: Fun fact: Facebook’s new Poke app was built in just 12 days (The Next Web)

#3: The History of Social Media (Business 2 Community)

#2: Will Facebook Make Snapchat And WhatsApp History? Maybe Not (Forbes)

#1: 5 Social Media Hoaxes That Went Viral in 2012 (Business 2 Community)