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… Continue reading Helping Jessica and Patrick

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… Continue reading Gay Marriage, Women Entrepreneurs, YouTube Shutting Down: the Social 6 Weekend Edition

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… Continue reading Duane Reade, Pandora Jewelry, Songdrop, and Apple’s War Chest: the Social 6 for 3/4/12

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… Continue reading iPhone Anniversary, LinkedIn Milestone, & F-Commerce: the Social 6 for 1/10/13

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,… Continue reading Spotify Apps, Cover Photo Crackdown, and the Rise of the PANK: The Social 6 News Roundup for 12/3/12

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… Continue reading LivingSocial Layoffs, Social CMOs, & Twitter’s List of No-Nos: The Social 6 News Roundup for 11/30/12

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,… Continue reading Instagramming Ballots, Sergey Brin’s “dread”, & 4 more: The Social 6, Election Recap Edition

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… Continue reading The Social 6: News You Missed Yesterday, 8/23/12 Edition