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)
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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)
Instagram Drama, Google Plus Upgrades, and More: the Social 6 for 12/19/12
Morning, team! Yesterday was a bit too busy to run a Social 6 as usual, but the continuing drama around Instagram's privacy policy make a few appearances on today's roundup of yesterday's most important stories. Also noteworthy is Google's continuing moves to, essentially, turn Google Plus into a monster that touches upon all of your Google-related interactions. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Running a competition on Twitter or Facebook? How to get the basics right (Memeburn)
#5: Google Plus pushes more improvements (better photos, Hangouts, mobile apps) (MakeUseOf)
#4: Google Plus Testing Social Sharing Bar (Mashable)
#3: The case for choosing Flickr over Instagram (ReadWriteWeb)
#2: Is Facebook Advertising Worth The Investment? (Business 2 Community)
#1: Instagram Responds: 'We Hear You' [but offers little in way of apologies] (Mashable)
Instagram Commerce, the Death of the URL, and Tweet Archives: the Social 6 for 12/17/12
Of course, it's been a very sad weekend as we stay on top of all the news related to the Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut. Here are some of the more important links shared this weekend as most news touched on the massacre. Obviously not much news is shared on the weekend per se, but we have plenty of interesting and important views to stay on top of. I love the top two especially. Here's your Social 6:
#6: On Instagram, a thriving bazaar taps a big market (Waterloo Record)
#5: Why's Apple stock in the pits when analysts have good things to say about the iPhone & iPad lineup? (Business Insider)
#4: Does Facebook’s future rests on lessons from Wal-Mart campaign? (All Things D)
#3: How Music Streaming Service Songza And Audyssey Just Upgraded Your Headphones For Free (TechCrunch)
#2: Directed Browsing And The Death Of The URL (Forbes)
#1: A Few Reasons Why You’d Want To Download All Of Your Tweets (TechCrunch)
Contrail Systems, Bunchball, and Hi-Tech Jeans: the Social 6 for 12/14/12
Folks, yesterday we had a pretty mixed bag with respect to stories being shared. Between bluetooth clothing, viral film marketing, and incredibly profitable (and quick) exits from the market, yesterday had it all. Here's your Social 6:
#6: The 'Pacific Rim' Trailer Lays Bare All of Guillermo Del Toro's Viral Secrets (The Atlantic Wire)
#5: Bunchball shows off the 'rock stars' of gamification (VentureBeat)
#4: 5 Ways to Build Your Brand On Twitter with Meaningful Followers (Resource Nation blog)
#3: Case Study: Behind Instagram's Growth
#2: These Jeans Will Update Facebook for You (Mashable)
#1: 2 Days After It Launched, This Startup Sold For $176 Million (Business Insider)
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Facebook's Privacy Chances, Photo Wars, and Kevin Smith: the Social 6 News Roundup for 12/13/12
Lots of news regarding Facebook's privacy changes over the last 24 hours, as well as the ongoing disagreement between Facebook and Twitter with respect to photo sharing. There's also a goingsoci.al piece built off of a segment from my Going Social book which seemed to get quite a good chunk of your clicks as well. I'm humbled. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Kate Upton was the #6 most searched person in US in 2012 (TIME Style)
#5: Facebook's Privacy Evolution Crawls Another Step Out Of The Ooze (ReadWriteWeb)
#4: Who leads the world in mobile web use? If you guessed UK, you'd be right (The Guardian)
#3: Kevin Smith, and the Problem with Influencer Identification (Going Social)
#2: As Facebook and Twitter Feud Over Photos, Yahoo & Flickr Play Well With Others (All Things D)
#1: Here's how Facebook's privacy changes bring it closer to being the one sole social network (All Things D)
Google+ Communities, Instagram Photos in Twitter, & Social Media Gaffes: The Social 6 News Roundup for 12/11/12
We're almost as 12/12/12! Hang in there folks. In the meantime, here are the most clickworthy, shareworthy things I posted across my social channels yesterday. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Google Plus launches Communities and Snapseed features (Castleford)
#5: Customer Behavior Can Unlock the Marketing Kingdom (CMSWire)
#4: How To Perform A Competitive Blog Analysis (CHECKLIST) (Business 2 Community)
#2:Take This Job, Shove It, Post About It on Facebook (All Things D)
#1: Instagram Launches Advent Calendar Contest (Mashable)
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Pinterest as Law Enforcement, Instagram Photos on Twitter, & Nook Price Cuts: the Social 6 News Roundup for 12/10/12
It was a very visual weekend with respect to social media news. We had news of the White House's Pinterest ambitions, Instagram's "skirmish" with Twitter, creative Pinterest usage by Pennsylvania newspaper The Mercury, and Iran's new user-generated content site, Mehr.ir. Here's your Social 6:
#6: For those of you waiting for Iran to debut its own version of YouTube, the wait is over (All Things D)
#5: Local Newspaper Uses Pinterest to Find Wanted Criminals (Mashable)
#4: When social media is (and isn't) the answer (iMedia Connection)
#3: The White House to Debut on Pinterest with Holiday Social (CNET)
#2: Bargain shopper? Barnes & Noble's Nook just got slashed to $79 (Mashable)
#1: Say Goodbye to Instagram Photos on Twitter (All Things D)
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LivingSocial Layoffs, Social CMOs, & Twitter's List of No-Nos: The Social 6 News Roundup for 11/30/12
Folks, we did it. We made it to Friday. Thursday, however, had plenty of interesting stories clicked on & shared on my social radar, including the troubles at LivingSocial, a guest post by yours truly on Young Upstarts, and a look at how "Social" certain CMOs are. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Street Fight Daily: LivingSocial Layoffs, Google Buys Coupon Platform (Street Fight)
#5: Should Your Small Business Engage In Newsjacking? (Young Upstarts)
#4: The Fortune 100 Top Social Brands -- Are Their CMOs Social? (CMSWire)
#3: This Is How Much Time You Spend on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr (Mashable)
#2: The 3 Things You Can't Do On Twitter (ReadWriteWeb)
#1: 1,000 jobs gone at Groupon & LivingSocial; can daily deals turn things around? (Business Insider)
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Cyber Monday, Pitch Engine, Lanyrd, and Twitter Archives: the Social 6 News Roundup for 11/28/12
Lots of good stuff you might have missed yesterday, which is why I'm here to curate it all for you. Today we've got some Cyber Monday ramifications, the FBI's forward-thinking use of social media, some innovation courtesy of Lanyrd (one of my favorite apps), and more. Here's your Social 6:
#6 Social-Media Shaming About A Dumb Photo Gets Dangerous (ReadWriteWeb)
#5 On Cyber Monday, Mobile -- Not Social -- Takes All the Glory (All Things D)
#4 FBI Using Twitter to Crack Down on Securities Fraud (Mashable)
#2 As LinkedIn closes its Events app, social conference service Lanyrd steps in with new integration (The Next Web)
#1 Will Twitter follow up on its promise for downloadable tweet archives by year's end? (Search Engine Watch)
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