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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Social Media Fails, Facebook and Google+ Redesigns, SXSW: the Social 6 for 3/8/13
Unsurprisingly, there was plenty of conversation today about Facebook and Google+, given yesterday's announcements regarding both of those platforms. Besides those major stories, there were plenty of other gems today, including iOS making its way into cars, whether or not this SXSW will yield the next killer app, and some of 2013's most epic social media misses. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Apple Is Quietly Turning Every Car On The Road Into An 'iCar' (Business Insider)
#5: Is Facebook the New Google+? (Mashable)
#4: This Year at SXSW, the Next Killer App ... Maybe Isn’t (AllThingsD)
#3: Why You Should Embrace Google Plus (The Whir)
#2: In Facebook's News Feed Redesign, the Focus Is on the Photos (AllThingsD)
#1: Worst Social Media Fails Of The Year So Far (Business Insider)
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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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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)
Twitter Profiles, Social Highlights, iPad Mini: the Social 6 roundup
Trying to streamline the Social 6 by only providing you guys with the links and publications of the articles that attracted the most clicks, shares, retweets, and so on over the last day or so. Today we've got an interesting mix, from social highlights to Twitter's new profiles to -- shocker -- more Apple news (this time it's the iPad Mini). Here's your Social 6 news roundup for 9/19/12:
#6: How Social Media Made Us Narcissists (EBONY.com)
#5: Buying Followers On Social Media Sites (San Francisco Chronicle)
#4: The Designers Who Got The Most Social Media Buzz During Fashion Week (Business Insider)
#3: iPad Mini Release Date, Price: Why Screen Size, Retina Display Crucial to Compete with Apps on Kindle Fire 2, HD (Books & Review)
#2: How to change your Twitter header image (Mashable)
#1: Why Book Highlights Are Anti-Social (ReadWriteWeb)
