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Spotify, Pandora, Nexgate, Vine, Webby Nominees: the Social 6 for 4/9/13

Interestingly enough, today it seemed like plenty of the new that's trending (Webby Awards, Spotify, Pandora, Colbert pushing Bill Clinton to Twitter) is much more pop culture than I normally go with my Social 6, as we normally lean more business-y. Then again, that's the way the cookie crumbles sometimes, no? Here's your Social 6:

#6: Check Out the 2013 Webby Award Nominees (Mashable)

#5: Pandora Surpasses 200 Million Registered Users, 140 Million Access Via Mobile (TechCrunch)

#4: Nexgate scores $3.5m to help firms avoid social media embarrassment (The Next Web)

#3: Spotify officially launches its Follow tab, step one in its mission to become more social (The Next Web)

#2: Stephen Colbert Helps Bill Clinton Send First Tweet (Mashable)

#1: Vine tops App Store as #1 free & #1 social app - but only in US (The Next Web)

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Twitter and Vine Upgrades, Facebook Quitters, and the Gun Debate: the Social 6 for 2/6/13

Over the last 24 hours, we had six great stories from six different publications, covering everything from the gun debate's divisiveness on Twitter to an interview with Erik Lautier of Lacoste on the Going Social site, to stats about Facebook quitters to updates to Twitter and Vine. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Things Get Rough on Twitter over Gun Debate (New York Times blog)

#5: Twitter Tweaks Search and Discover Products (All Things D)

#4: Vine gets 17+ age rating, option to report users; finally enables social sharing after videos are posted (The Next Web)

#3: Most Facebook Users Have Quit For At Least A Few Weeks (ReadWriteWeb)

#2: Going Social with...Erik Lautier of Lacoste (Going Social)

#1: 9 Things We'd Change About Vine (Mashable)

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Vine, Virtual Workers, & the About.me Spinoff: the Social 6 for 2/5/13

Today (2/5/13) wasn't the busiest day around the social newsosphere (I realize that sounds awkward and no, I'm not taking it back). Yet, we still had some good reads to be found, including About.me's move towards (re)independence, why you should care about Twitter's acquisition of Bluefin, and the more creative uses of Vine thus far. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Why you shouldn't rush to gamify (Real Business)

#5: How Facebook Graph Search didn't *actually* break your privacy settings (TechCrunch)

#4: 10 Works of Art on Vine (Mashable)

#3: Why The Twitter-Bluefin Deal Matters (ReadWriteWeb)

#2: Virtually There: Working Remotely (New York Times)

#1: About.me spins out as an independent company again, 2 years after AOL acquisition (TheNextWeb)

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Vine, Graph Search, #CMAD, and Google+ Rising: the Social 6 for 1/28/13

Today was a busy day out there, with more views about Facebook's Graph Search, a great Likeable post in honor of Community Manager Appreciation Day, and more on Vine (Christopher S. Penn's first line made me laugh out loud. Here's your Social 6:

#6: 3 Reasons Facebook Graph Search Is Not A Marketer's Dream (Fast Company)

#5: How to make the most of Vine 6 second videos (Christopher S. Penn blog)

#4: 5 Things Every Community Manager Must Have (that’s not in their job description) (Likeable blog)

#3: 6 Trends Reshaping Small Businesses In 2013 (Forbes)

#2: What Multilocation Brands Need to Do to Prepare for Facebook’s Graph Search (Street Fight)

#1: Google Plus Becomes World's No. 2 Social Network After Facebook, Knocking off Twitter (International Business Times)

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Timehop, Graph Search, and Vine: the Social 6, Weekend Edition

Over the last few days, the number of stories about Facebook's Graph Search hasn't abated that much, but the velocity at which I've seen new stories about Twitter's new Vine app has been pretty tremendous. We've also got a story about Timehop's timely (sorry, couldn't help it) upgrades, a great analysis of Instagram's top hashtags, and more. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Crowdsourcing: It's Always Been About the Benjamin (Forbes)

#5: Vinepeek Is The Most Addictive New Site On The Internet (Buzzfeed)

#4: Timehop taps USA Today to show you news from today’s date in history, adds ‘Friendversaries’ (The Next Web)

#3: Top 10 Most Popular Tags On Instagram (ReadWriteWeb)

#2: Tumblr Blog “Actual Facebook Graph Searches” Goes Viral (TechCrunch)

#1: 15 Brands already using Twitter’s New Vine App (Social Fresh)