Facebook Hashtags, Veronica Mars & Kickstarter, and Pi Day: the Social 6 for 3/14/13

Busy busy day out there today, I tell you! I had about 4-5 great links that didn't even make it today into our top six. The ones that made it were great picks, including Veronica Mars and the power of crowdfunding, a great Pam Moore analysis of Google's odd ways of servicing customers, and how Facebook's rumored launch of hashtags may affect Twitter in some surprising ways. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Aggregift Turns Anything On Amazon Into A Crowdfunded, Group Gift (TechCrunch)

#5: Facebook study shows users who message close friends and family are more likely to find a new job (The Next Web)

#4: Happy Pi Day, everyone!! Here are 10 YouTube Videos for Math Geeks (Mashable)

#3: Veronica Mars Movie Budget Coming Entirely From Kickstarter, More Rewards To Be Added (Bleeding Cool)

#2: Google, Who Are you? (Pam Moore blog)

#1: Facebook to introduce hashtags...good or bad for Twitter? (AllThingsD)

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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, Kickstarter's push towards mobile, and whether or not IT or Marketing really is at the helm with respect to new technology adoption. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Tempo Smart Calendar for iPhone launches as a digital assistant to prepare you for your next meeting

#5: In Tech, Does IT or Marketing Rule? (New York Times blog)

#4: Things to like about Facebook Graph Search (The Droid Guy)

#3: The Patient and Telling Vocabulary of Apple CEO Tim Cook (Ecommerce Times)

#2: Poland Spring Missed A Realtime Social Media Splash, And It Doesn’t Matter (SocialFresh)

#1: Kickstarter launches its mobile offensive with a new iOS app (The Next Web)

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