Helping Jessica and Patrick
Guys: I'd so, so much appreciate you taking a look at this fundraiser for my cousin Jessica and her husband Patrick and considering offering your support. They were both severely injured this week while watching the Boston Marathon near the finish line.
While it's so sad we live in a world where things like Monday's tragedy occur, it makes me so happy to know we also live in a world where good people have one another's back in whatever possible. Thanks for visiting their Give Forward page.
Gay Marriage, Women Entrepreneurs, YouTube Shutting Down: the Social 6 Weekend Edition
Wow, a pretty busy weekend in terms of the quality of the links that were being passed around. Of course, given it happens to be the first of April, the YouTube story simply had to be in the top spot (and it's fun to watch). Yet the two marriage equality links, content sharing techniques, and more shared below are definitely worth more than a look as well. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Facebook's Gay Marriage Map (AllThingsD)
#5: Walmart's Latest Bright Idea: Let Customers Do the Schlepping (Ecommerce Times)
#4: The Strategy Behind the Viral Red Marriage Equality Campaign (Mashable)
#3: Why are there not more women entrepreneurs? (Forbes)
#2: 43 Proven Content Shares That'll Help You Start Conversations In Your Social Networks (Business 2 Community)
#1: YouTube Announces It's Shutting Down & Picking a Winner (Going Social)
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Duane Reade, Pandora Jewelry, Songdrop, and Apple's War Chest: the Social 6 for 3/4/12
Today was a busy busy day, which is par for the course for a Monday, and we have plenty of great reading material. Some of the highlights included the launch of Pandora in New York City hosted by Pretty Connected, the rise of Songdrop, how Duane Reade is getting hyperlocal right, and more. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Songdrop Is Like A Delicious For Music For That Lives Outside Of Paywalls (TechCrunch)
#5: Are You Targeting the Wrong Social Influencers? 3 Mistakes Brands are Making (BlogWorld)
#4: The UK's Guardian is boasting a new ad campaign to loop in American readers (New York Times)
#3: Case Study: Duane Reade Uses Local Brand Advocates to Promote Neighborhood Stores (Street Fight)
#2: Join Pretty Connected + Lucky Magazine for the Pandora 3/7 Grand Opening in NYC (Pretty Connected)
#1: 10 Things Apple Could Buy with its $137 Billion (AllThingsD)
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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)
Spotify Apps, Cover Photo Crackdown, and the Rise of the PANK: The Social 6 News Roundup for 12/3/12
Welcome back, everyone! I know a lot of you take a breather from being deeply embedded in news sources the entire week and I don't blame you. That being said, we had a very useful stories last week, from how to leverage apps to improve your Spotify music discovery, to the risk of the PANK, to Facebook's crackdown on certain types of cover photos. Here's your Social 6:
#6: 9 Key Elements Of A Successful Social Media Strategy (Social Strand)
#5: New Study Uncovers 23 Million Powerful American Women -- and They're Not Moms (Huffington Post)
#4: Top 5 Spotify Apps For Music Discovery (ReadWriteWeb)
#3: Let the Gamification Begin (TIME)
#2: Beware, folks; Facebook is cracking down on promotional cover photos (Mashable)
#1: 3 Unexpected Mobile Tips (iMedia Connection)
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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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Instagramming Ballots, Sergey Brin's "dread", & 4 more: The Social 6, Election Recap Edition
Busy day yesterday! In case you didn't know, we elected a new president. It just happened to be the same guy as the last one. Still an exciting day, all in all, with the top 2 stories today relating to the election, and the third very interesting with respect to the current Sandy-related gas shortage, and how digital media has played a part in addressing the issue. Without further ago, here's your Social 6:
#6: The Two Sides Of Social Media Marketing (Social Media Explorer)
#5: How Much Have You Invested In Your Social Media Education? (Business 2 Community)
#4: Social Media Marketing - Part 1 (Business 2 Community)
#3: Finding Gas on Long Island: Hess and Business Intelligence (The VAR Guy)
#2: Google co-founder Sergey Brin: "I am dreading today's elections" (CNN Money)
#1: If You Want to Stay Out of Jail, Don't Instagram Your Ballot (All Things D)
The Social 6: News You Missed Yesterday, 8/23/12 Edition
#6: How the Toilet Paper Entrepreneur Branded Himself Too Well - New York Times (blog)
Mike Michalowicz branded himself “The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur” back in 2008, yet now he's trying to rebrand himself -- and social media is pushing back! Very interesting story detailing #1 how to brand yourself, and #2 how to think about social media may play a part in making it difficult to rebrand if you're successful at #1.
#5: It's Not Too Soon to Think About Crowdfunding - New York Times (blog)
Another NY Times blog piece that resonated with many of you. Tom Szaky, CEO of TerraCycle, offers up some tips for social entrepreneurs looking to turn to crowdfunding.
#4: How Social Media plays a role in the B2B sales process
Kevin Jorgensen offers up a very useful Business 2 Community piece for understanding how social media fits into the B2B sales cycle.
#3: Progressive’s social media fail may be warning
Haven't heard about Progressive's recent social media crisis? The insurance giant had to deal with a social media firestorm in the past week after a consumer, Matt Fisher, used Tumblr to voice complaints about how Progressive treated his family poorly when the family tried to collect on his deceased sister’s Progressive policy.
#2: Thanks to Verizon's vacation blackout window, we know when iPhone 5 is launching
It's always fun trying to figure out when the latest Apple releases are hitting stores, and with the iPhone 5 it's no exception. Read this piece to get a sense of when you'll be able to purchase your iPhone 5 at Verizon.
#1: YouTube will be offering mobile ads
YouTube will at long last be actually offering up mobile ads, giving Google another revenue stream, and helping to lead the way in monetizing mobile. This is going to be huge. Mark my words.
