Month: October 2012

LinkedIn, Women in Binders, and Lynx in The Social 6 News Roundup

I’d normally write more of an intro, but I’m sitting here with my new Community Management Associate, Matthew Lum (AKA @matthewjlum on Twitter), and I know you want to get to the news you missed over the last 24 hours. So, let’s dive in, shall we? Here’s your binder-less Social 6 for 10/18/12: #6: Case Study:… Continue reading LinkedIn, Women in Binders, and Lynx in The Social 6 News Roundup

Paperless Post, iPad Mini, and…Bill Nye the Science Guy? The Social 6 for 10/17/12

We’re right before holiday season, which means news is definitely picking up. Plenty of worthy candidates over the last 24 hours, but here are the victors – your Social 6 for 10/17/12: #6: How Bill Nye the Science Guy Would Monitor Social Media (CMSWire) #5: iPad Mini, Meet Your Ancestors (Baristanet) #4: Paperless Post Goes Retro And Launches… Continue reading Paperless Post, iPad Mini, and…Bill Nye the Science Guy? The Social 6 for 10/17/12

Highlights from the Debate

As many of you know, I was a Political Science major at Emory University, that fine institution that brought us Kenneth Cole and Newt Gingrich. Given my background, I thought you might want some of my intellectual analysis of last night’s Presidential Debate between Barack Hussein Obama and Willard Mitt Romney. Quick aside: imagine if… Continue reading Highlights from the Debate

Sensegon, Gamification, and Social TV highlight the Social 6 News Roundup

Got busy at work yesterday and didn’t have a chance to check out what was going on in the worlds of social media, gamification, startups, and social TV? No worries – I have you covered. Here’s the Social 6 roundup of the last 24 hours: #6: YC-Backed Referly Raises $1M To Bring Affiliate Commerce To Everyone… Continue reading Sensegon, Gamification, and Social TV highlight the Social 6 News Roundup

The Social 6 Weekend Edition: News You May Have Missed

Welcome back to the Internet, folks. I know some of you take breaks for the weekend, and I don’t blame you. In fact, I salute you. That being said, if you were off the Internet over the weekend, you might have missed these stories. Here’s your Social 6, weekend recap edition: #6: Vocus tackles digital marketing,… Continue reading The Social 6 Weekend Edition: News You May Have Missed

Seriously? A Saturday Social 6 Saturated Sans iPad Mini Stories

Dear Apple: can you please announce the iPad Mini already so people can talk about something else? Seriously, folks. I try to keep the Social 6 to the six stories most clicked & shared over the past 24 hours, and for better or for worse, that seems like the top thing y’all care about. There’s… Continue reading Seriously? A Saturday Social 6 Saturated Sans iPad Mini Stories

Baby Boomers, iPad Mini Accessories, and Facebook Follower ROI in the Social 6 for 10/12/12

Hey look, it’s the Social 6! This is the first time in awhile not a single one of the articles came from Mashable, oddly enough. There’s plenty of good reading below, capped by a very nice piece by @sarahneedleman & @EvelynRusli. Here’s your Social 6: #6: ComScore: Instagram attracts more site engagement than Twitter on smartphones (Brafton)… Continue reading Baby Boomers, iPad Mini Accessories, and Facebook Follower ROI in the Social 6 for 10/12/12

Gamification, Jobhunting, iPad Mini, and. . . Cats? The Social 6 News Roundup for 10/11/12

I hope you guys were doing your jobs yesterday, as opposed to scouring Twitter, Google+, and the like for social media-news. Not to fret if you missed anything, since I have the 6 links that were most shared, liked, and clicked on within my social circles yesterday. Never saw a social media list featuring forum… Continue reading Gamification, Jobhunting, iPad Mini, and. . . Cats? The Social 6 News Roundup for 10/11/12

The Social 6, Birthday Edition!

No, silly, it’s not the Social 6’s birthday – it’s mine! I thought I’d spend my birthday bringing you some of the best stories of the last 24 hours, including Twitter’s new VP of design’s choice in Twitter clients, how Zynga continues to slide, and analyst expectations of the iPad Mini. Here’s your Social 6:… Continue reading The Social 6, Birthday Edition!