Today I was a bit out of it, putting out fires at Firebrand Group (no pun intended, pinkie swear) — but that didn’t stop all your clicks & shares. Here’s your Social 6: #6: Peter Thiel On Not Selling Facebook – And Much, Much More (ReadWrite) #5: Subscriptions, Social and CRM (Ecommerce Times) #4: At long last, US… Continue reading Pinterest Analytics, SoundCloud, Netflix on Facebook: the Social 6 for 3/13/13
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SXSW Lessons, SimpleWash, & Why People Get Unfriended: the Social 6 for 3/11/13
Who cares about SXSW, anyways? Oh, right, you’re all there right now. Kidding aside, though there has been some great news coming out of the festival in Austin, there’s plenty more great pieces that have been clicked & shared today, including a parody of the new Yahoo! employee policy, how SimpleWash can help with Facebook… Continue reading SXSW Lessons, SimpleWash, & Why People Get Unfriended: the Social 6 for 3/11/13
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… Continue reading Social Media Fails, Facebook and Google+ Redesigns, SXSW: the Social 6 for 3/8/13
Michael Vick, Pages Manager, FiveHundredPlus, & Medium: the Social 6 for 3/6/13
Well, it’s not often I post more sensationalist, general interest posts, but maybe I should, as the Michael Vick story I shared ran away with the most number of clicks and shares. Given that, I just had to give it the top spot. Plenty more news you can use, however, including an analysis of Apple’s… Continue reading Michael Vick, Pages Manager, FiveHundredPlus, & Medium: the Social 6 for 3/6/13
SXSW Prep, Pinterest Strategy, EasilyDo, and Klout vs. Kred: the Social 6 for 3/5/13
Busy, busy day out there! Today’s clicks and shares were off the charts, I tell you. If you have ten minutes to kill — or more — we have plenty of great pieces for you. Today we have a buffet of great stuff, from the battle between Klout & Kred, the ramp-up to SXSW, why… Continue reading SXSW Prep, Pinterest Strategy, EasilyDo, and Klout vs. Kred: the Social 6 for 3/5/13
Chris Hadfield, LinkedIn Marketing, and Facebook Redesign: the Social 6 Weekend Edition
Happy Monday, everyone! Over the weekend (I’m including Friday) there was plenty of activity around the Internet, with a good deal of attention, unsurprisingly, on Facebook’s unveil of a new news feed this coming week. Besides news on the Facebook front, we also have how 20-somethings are being put to their limits in today’s workplace,… Continue reading Chris Hadfield, LinkedIn Marketing, and Facebook Redesign: the Social 6 Weekend Edition
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… Continue reading The Onion Missteps, Running Apps, Facebook Ad Changes, Twitter Hacks: the Social 6 for 2/25/13
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… Continue reading Papal Twitter, Framebench, & Facebook Insights Fail: the Social 6 Weekend Edition
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… Continue reading Walla Hacked, Twitter Archives, Harlem Shake, Social Media Week New York: the Social 6 for 2/18/13
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,… Continue reading Poland Spring, Kickstarter, Tim Cook, Graph Search: the Social 6 for 2/14/13