The Social 6: Key Stories of The Last 24 hours, 8/16/12

Without any further ado, here’s a roundup of what I shared, and what you guys found interesting, over the last 24 hours: #6 AfterCollege Relaunched, Looks To Build A LinkedIn For College Students And Recent Grads AfterCollege is now looking to be, in essence, the “young LinkedIn.” There’s more to it, of course, and Rip Empson writes… Continue reading The Social 6: Key Stories of The Last 24 hours, 8/16/12

The Social 6: Key Stories of The Last 24 hours, 8/15/12

#6 Done Deal: 10 Weeks Later, Salesforce.com Owns Buddy Media Peter Kafka delivers a great article for AllThingsD sharing that Salesforce.com now officially owns Buddy Media. The deal was said to have closed at $750 million. All in all, a pretty quick acquisition as these deals tend to go. Congrats to my friends at Buddy Media for officially… Continue reading The Social 6: Key Stories of The Last 24 hours, 8/15/12

The Social 6: Key Stories of The Last 24 hours, 8/14/12

#6 Now In 20 Cities, Startup Grind Aims To Inspire The Next Generation Of Global Entrepreneurs Rip Empson writes for TechCrunch profiling Startup Grind, an event-based community for entrepreneurs. #5 How Maker Camp uses Google+ to give teens a behind-the-scenes look at tech and science Now here’s a pretty cool initiative: a new summer camp is in the… Continue reading The Social 6: Key Stories of The Last 24 hours, 8/14/12

The Social 6: Key Stories of The Last 24 hours, 8/10/12

#6 Facebook turns to its army of users to report phising attacks using new public email address Facebook’s success unfortunately makes it a target for phishers and scammers. Matt Brian writes a great article on TheNextWeb explaining how Facebook is turning to its users to cut down on Facebook-related phishing. Solid move for the company to get the rise… Continue reading The Social 6: Key Stories of The Last 24 hours, 8/10/12

The Social 6: Key Stories of The Last 24 hours, 8/9/12

As you guys may be aware, I’m a pretty voracious reader and generally share a bunch of news & reviews via my social platforms. Here’s a countdown of the top six most important articles I’ve shared in the last day. I curate this top six based on number of retweets, clicks, favorites, and mentions, so… Continue reading The Social 6: Key Stories of The Last 24 hours, 8/9/12

The Social 6: Key Stories of The Last 24 hours, 8/8/12

#6 The Pitfalls of the Unmanaged Customer Experience What makes your brand, ultimately, is the experience you give to your customers, not just the product you actually sell them. Yes, we all know this. No, most companies still don’t adhere to this somewhat important rule. Malcolm Carlow writes for E-Commerce Times, and provides some nice, high-level… Continue reading The Social 6: Key Stories of The Last 24 hours, 8/8/12

The Social 6: Key Stories of The Last 24 hours, 8/7/12

#6 Underemployed? Social Networking Can Help Most people agree that having a job is better than not having a job. Social networking can actually be of great assistance for those among us who are underemployed. In this helpful Mashable piece, Sudy Bharadwaj outlines how social networking can help. #5 ShoeDazzle Steps Up Fashion E-Commerce Competition, Adds 1M… Continue reading The Social 6: Key Stories of The Last 24 hours, 8/7/12

The Social 6: Key Stories from This Past Weekend, 8/6/12

As you may know, I’m a pretty voracious reader and generally share a bunch of news & reviews via my social platforms. Here’s a countdown of the top six most important articles I’ve shared in the last day. I curate this top six based on number of retweets, clicks, favorites, and mentions, so you guys… Continue reading The Social 6: Key Stories from This Past Weekend, 8/6/12