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Twitter Security, Mobile Facebook Pages, iPhone Commercials, Chrome Secrets: the Social 6 for 4/24/13

Today's Social 6 certainly feels a bit scattered - but in a good way. We have iPhone commercials, Facebook Pages going mobile-er, Chrome features to make you even more productive, and Twitter's reported move to hopefully step up their security big time. Here's your Social 6:

#6: The Best Experimental Chrome Features You Should Check Out (Lifehacker)

#5: Is this the first TV commercial to be entirely filmed using an iPhone? (Business Insider)

#4: More Women Own Smartphones Than Men [Infographic] (ReadWrite)

#3: Samsung Galaxy S4: Sometimes, More Is Less [Review] (ReadWrite)

#2: Facebook rolls out new action-oriented mobile Pages, making it easier for users and brands to interact (The Next Web)

#1: In a big move, Twitter Is reportedly working on Two-Factor authentication (Mashable)

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Twitter + Starcom, Bad Careers, Gamification in Healthcare: the Social 6 for 4/23/12

Plenty of good links out there all over the web today. Come to think of it, most days I find great content with your help. My only wish is that I had more hours in the day to read. Speaking of reading, let's get started, shall we? Here's your Social 6:

#6: If Planet Earth Used a Social Network (Comic) (AllThingsD)

#5: A look at the future of gamification, mobile apps & social media in the health industry (Money Marketing)

#4: 26 Mobile Apps to Improve Your Business and Networking (Social Media Examiner)

#3: Anyone Can Be Found on Social Media in 12 Hours (Mashable)

#2: Twitter Signs Lucrative Deal With Ad Agency Starcom (New York Times)

#1: Want to know what careers to avoid? Here are the worst jobs of 2013 (CareerCast)

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Dove, LinkedIn's Mobile Strategy, Kenneth Cole Tweets: the Social 6 for 4/19/13

There's nothing in here about Dzokhar Tsarnaev, the world's most awful person, even though that obviously took up a good deal of people's time today. That being said, I tried to keep up with everything else interesting the tech & social media world today, including LinkedIn's mobile ad strategy, another Kenneth Cole controversy, and how Brightnest can be a huge boon to the right person. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Hate Keeping Up With Home Maintenance? Brightnest Can Help (TechCrunch)

#5: RW10: Six Things ReadWrite Will Cover In 2023 (ReadWrite)

#4: 5 Fascinating Facts We Learned From Reddit This Week (Mashable)

#3: Here's what ads will look like on LinkedIn's new mobile app (Business Insider)

#2: Ad About Women's Self-Image Creates a Sensation (New York Times)

#1: Yet another controversial Kenneth Cole tweet, this time about gun control (Mashable)

by jeremygoldman

Twitter Advertising, LinkedIn Mobile Revamp, $174 Facebook Fans: the Social 6 for 4/18/13

It's been a pretty busy week, and a very busy 24-hour period out there. LinkedIn's mobile overhaul isn't insignificant, so I'd advise you to pay attention to that, though Twitter did take a pretty big step forward in solving their advertising model -- and I'd have to salute them for that. Here's your Social 6:

#6: UK Online Payments Platform GoCardless Raises $1.5 Million Series A, Plans To Expand Across Europe (TechCrunch)

#5: LinkedIn Revamps Mobile App (AllThingsD)

#4: A Syncapse study claims a Facebook fan is worth $174 (Mashable)

#3: How To: Engage Successfully on Twitter (Likeable Media blog)

#2: Five Creative Uses for Google Alerts (Lifehacker)

#1: Twitter's advertising capabilities take a huge step forward, with keyword targeting (AllThingsD)

by jeremygoldman

Bieber Debit Cards, Biz Best Practices, Social Media Hostility

Well it's a busy day, so it's a short post from me. Sorry, I'm boring today. But...you still love me since you're still reading this :).

Here's your Social 6:

#6: On being a hero (Christopher S. Penn blog)

#5: Hostility on social networks rises to 78% of users (Slashgear)

#4: The Wild and Wonderful Future of Wireless (Ecommerce Times)

#3: With Social Media, the Proof Is in the Payoff (Everything PR)

#2: Bieber Backs a Debit Card for Teenagers, From Parents (New York Times)

#1: Several social networks open up portals for business best practices (Social Fresh)

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Spotify, Pandora, Nexgate, Vine, Webby Nominees: the Social 6 for 4/9/13

Interestingly enough, today it seemed like plenty of the new that's trending (Webby Awards, Spotify, Pandora, Colbert pushing Bill Clinton to Twitter) is much more pop culture than I normally go with my Social 6, as we normally lean more business-y. Then again, that's the way the cookie crumbles sometimes, no? Here's your Social 6:

#6: Check Out the 2013 Webby Award Nominees (Mashable)

#5: Pandora Surpasses 200 Million Registered Users, 140 Million Access Via Mobile (TechCrunch)

#4: Nexgate scores $3.5m to help firms avoid social media embarrassment (The Next Web)

#3: Spotify officially launches its Follow tab, step one in its mission to become more social (The Next Web)

#2: Stephen Colbert Helps Bill Clinton Send First Tweet (Mashable)

#1: Vine tops App Store as #1 free & #1 social app - but only in US (The Next Web)

by jeremygoldman

Twitter for Business, SEC & Social Media, and Digital Resumes: the Social 6 for 4/2/13

Folks, I'm not going to lie to you: April 2nd had a flew of good news & views around the social web. Now, I know the boss of your boss' boss called you in for a four-hour meeting and you didn't get caught up on your reading. No worries! I've got you covered. Here's your Social 6:

#6: A Google Plus Overview: Breaking Through Misconceptions [INFOGRAPHIC] (Social Media Today)

#5: 9 Social Media #Workhacks To Make Your Company More Likeable Online (Likeable Media blog)

#4: Goodbye, Paper Resumés. Now You Can Tweet To Get Hired (Refinery29)

#3: 10 Reasons You're Not Getting a Raise (& What You Can Do About It) (Lifehacker)

#2: Reimagining SEC disclosure for a social media world (Wall Street Journal)

#1: Twitter Relaunches Twitter for Business (Mashable)

by jeremygoldman

Facebook Home, Feedly, Twitter Paid Edition, Vine Competition: the Social 6 for 4/1/13

Happy April, folks! Since it's the first day of April, I think we can all assume that one of the below stories is a joke, and I'll leave it up to you to figure out which it is. Either way, the leak of Facebook Home blew away everything else as the top story of the day. That being said, there's plenty more must-reads below. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Step inside the (social) arcade of the future (Eurogamer)

#5: Feedly updates mobile app, reports 3 million Google Reader refugees (Slashgear)

#4: How Social Media Marketing is Driving a NYC Advertising Renaissance (New York Times)

#3: Call For Entries: Tribeca Film Festival's #6SecFilms Vine Competition (Tribeca Film)

#2: Twitter Announces “Twttr” - Will Start Charging $5 A Month If You Want To Tweet Using Vowels (TechCrunch)

#1: 'Facebook Home' leak suggests FB will reveal Android homescreen replacement this Thursday (The Verge)

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Tweetdeck Upgrades, Storify VIP Service, Klout + Instagram, Amazon + Goodreads: the Social 6 for 3/29/12

It's funny: there are slow weeks, and then there are weeks -- days, actually -- like yesterday. Pretty much everything that makes up the Social 6 from the last 24 hours is a must-read if you want to keep on top of mobile, digital, and social happenings. Between the Goodreads move, Klout's added focus on Instagram, Facebook's new cover photo rules, and everything else, I'd advise you to get some popcorn and strap in. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Storify debuts its VIP Service for publishers (Mashable)

#5: Cody for iPhone, the exercise journal that lets you record & share workouts with friends (TheNextWeb)

#4: Twitter tricks out TweetDeck for Mac: content & user filters, advanced search options, more (TheNextWeb)

#3: Facebook Changes Cover Image Restrictions (Again) (SocialFresh)

#2: Amazon buying Goodreads! Is the retailing giant going social? (ReadWrite)

#1: Klout starts tying in with Instagram data (AllThingsD)

by jeremygoldman

Visual.ly, KitchMe, BBC Hacks, Twitter & TV Ratings: the Social 6 for 3/21/13

Crazy crazy day, running from meeting to meeting, and yet the links I shared today seemed to go nuts with you guys. Visual.ly's Google Analytics capabilities actually ran away with today's top link by a large margin, but there's plenty more great reading to be found here, so let's dive in, shall we? Here's your Social 6:

#6: Coupons.com Acquires Pinterest-Like Recipe & Meal Planning Service KitchMe (TechCrunch)

#5: Twitter Untangles Its Overgrown Org Chart (AllThingsD)

#4: BBC Weather’s Twitter account has been hijacked by anti-Syrian hackers (The Next Web)

#3: Street Fight Daily: Pinterest Buys Livestar, Starbucks' Shoddy Square Rollout (Street Fight)

#2: More Twitter Chatter Correlates to Higher TV Ratings, Study Reveals (Mashable)

#1: Visual.ly’s new Google Analytics tool sends you weekly Web metric reports as infographics (The Next Web)