It’s been a very busy few days following Business 2 Community, as B2C as just been on fire with great content lately. A lot of news on Facebook’s new Poke app, which will compete against popular sexting app Snapchat (and I already feel bad for having to type “sexting.”) Not to mention, a big roundup… Continue reading Poke vs. Snapchat & Social Media Hoaxes: the Social 6 for 12/22/12
Month: December 2012
2012 Lists, Eloqua Acquisition, and Flipboard: the Social 6 News Roundup for 12/21/12
Happy Friday, folks. We made it! We made it, that is, through a day that had plenty of interesting “Top ___s of 2012” lists, as well as news about Eloqua’s new corporate parent, Facebook’s new privacy settings, and more. Overall, a pretty eventful day, as it was hard to limit myself to just six stories… Continue reading 2012 Lists, Eloqua Acquisition, and Flipboard: the Social 6 News Roundup for 12/21/12
Blog Tips, Gamification, and Tasti D-Lite: the Social 6 for 12/20/12
Today we’ve got a heavy dose of Business 2 Community, which is typically a fascinating read — if you’re not following B2C generally I recommend it, as it contains plenty of very practical tips and thought. Actually, overall this is probably one of the least “newsy” days I’ve had on record, but still plenty of… Continue reading Blog Tips, Gamification, and Tasti D-Lite: the Social 6 for 12/20/12
Instagram Drama, Google Plus Upgrades, and More: the Social 6 for 12/19/12
Morning, team! Yesterday was a bit too busy to run a Social 6 as usual, but the continuing drama around Instagram’s privacy policy make a few appearances on today’s roundup of yesterday’s most important stories. Also noteworthy is Google’s continuing moves to, essentially, turn Google Plus into a monster that touches upon all of your… Continue reading Instagram Drama, Google Plus Upgrades, and More: the Social 6 for 12/19/12
Instagram Commerce, the Death of the URL, and Tweet Archives: the Social 6 for 12/17/12
Of course, it’s been a very sad weekend as we stay on top of all the news related to the Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut. Here are some of the more important links shared this weekend as most news touched on the massacre. Obviously not much news is shared on the weekend per se, but… Continue reading Instagram Commerce, the Death of the URL, and Tweet Archives: the Social 6 for 12/17/12
Newsjacking Sandy Hook, Google Plus Upgrades, and Airline VIPs: the Social 6 for 12/15/12
It’s hard to imagine anything eclipsing yesterdays horrific shootings in Connecticut – and at least on the Social 6, nothing didn’t. But it was the story of the day by a large margin, with idiots even pretending to be the now-dead shooter on Facebook. KMart got in on the newsjacking fun in our top spot… Continue reading Newsjacking Sandy Hook, Google Plus Upgrades, and Airline VIPs: the Social 6 for 12/15/12
Contrail Systems, Bunchball, and Hi-Tech Jeans: the Social 6 for 12/14/12
Folks, yesterday we had a pretty mixed bag with respect to stories being shared. Between bluetooth clothing, viral film marketing, and incredibly profitable (and quick) exits from the market, yesterday had it all. Here’s your Social 6: #6: The ‘Pacific Rim’ Trailer Lays Bare All of Guillermo Del Toro’s Viral Secrets (The Atlantic Wire) #5: Bunchball shows… Continue reading Contrail Systems, Bunchball, and Hi-Tech Jeans: the Social 6 for 12/14/12
Facebook’s Privacy Chances, Photo Wars, and Kevin Smith: the Social 6 News Roundup for 12/13/12
Lots of news regarding Facebook’s privacy changes over the last 24 hours, as well as the ongoing disagreement between Facebook and Twitter with respect to photo sharing. There’s also a goingsoci.al piece built off of a segment from my Going Social book which seemed to get quite a good chunk of your clicks as well.… Continue reading Facebook’s Privacy Chances, Photo Wars, and Kevin Smith: the Social 6 News Roundup for 12/13/12
Wink, Material Wrld, Facebook Gifts, & Cardfree: the Social 6 News Roundup for 12/12/12
Happy 12/12/12 folks! For some reason, most of the news across the social web yesterday – or at least the news that I shared and you all clicked on and re-shared – had to do with money. Here’s your Social 6: #6: Top Domains: Forexpros Buys Investing.com For $2.45M, Launches One-Stop Financial Portal For Everyday Investors… Continue reading Wink, Material Wrld, Facebook Gifts, & Cardfree: the Social 6 News Roundup for 12/12/12
Google+ Communities, Instagram Photos in Twitter, & Social Media Gaffes: The Social 6 News Roundup for 12/11/12
We’re almost as 12/12/12! Hang in there folks. In the meantime, here are the most clickworthy, shareworthy things I posted across my social channels yesterday. Here’s your Social 6: #6: Google Plus launches Communities and Snapseed features (Castleford) #5: Customer Behavior Can Unlock the Marketing Kingdom (CMSWire) #4: How To Perform A Competitive Blog Analysis (CHECKLIST) (Business 2 Community) #3: Forget… Continue reading Google+ Communities, Instagram Photos in Twitter, & Social Media Gaffes: The Social 6 News Roundup for 12/11/12