Visual.ly, KitchMe, BBC Hacks, Twitter & TV Ratings: the Social 6 for 3/21/13

Crazy crazy day, running from meeting to meeting, and yet the links I shared today seemed to go nuts with you guys. Visual.ly’s Google Analytics capabilities actually ran away with today’s top link by a large margin, but there’s plenty more great reading to be found here, so let’s dive in, shall we? Here’s your… Continue reading Visual.ly, KitchMe, BBC Hacks, Twitter & TV Ratings: the Social 6 for 3/21/13

Lookalike Audiences, Klout for Business, Coke’s Social Media: the Social 6 for 3/20/13

Well, it’s been a busy day with me at a photo shoot for up-and-coming brand Jude Connally all day, but I still found the time to share some pretty, shiny links with you guys — and you certainly weren’t shy with your clicks & shares today. Today’s top story had to be Klout’s renewed push… Continue reading Lookalike Audiences, Klout for Business, Coke’s Social Media: the Social 6 for 3/20/13

Flattr, Listly, Foursquare, Flickr’s iOS app, Pinterest’s New Look: the Social 6 for 3/18/13

Busy Monday in real life and on the Interwebz, folks! I kid you not. What’s interesting is that today really didn’t have any runaway winner for first place, but we’ve got plenty of great links today. Interestingly enough, for the most part they’re all focused on visuals and startups. Here’s your Social 6: #6: Flattr… Continue reading Flattr, Listly, Foursquare, Flickr’s iOS app, Pinterest’s New Look: the Social 6 for 3/18/13

Agencies: Here is the Problem with Saying “the Client”

I work with a lot of companies who consider themselves to be agencies. There’s not really anything wrong with that, even though there are a lot of things that I don’t really love about how agencies operate. There are actually a lot of things, that’s probably for another point in time. The agency practice I… Continue reading Agencies: Here is the Problem with Saying “the Client”

Facebook Hashtags, Veronica Mars & Kickstarter, and Pi Day: the Social 6 for 3/14/13

Busy busy day out there today, I tell you! I had about 4-5 great links that didn’t even make it today into our top six. The ones that made it were great picks, including Veronica Mars and the power of crowdfunding, a great Pam Moore analysis of Google’s odd ways of servicing customers, and how… Continue reading Facebook Hashtags, Veronica Mars & Kickstarter, and Pi Day: the Social 6 for 3/14/13

Pinterest Analytics, SoundCloud, Netflix on Facebook: the Social 6 for 3/13/13

Today I was a bit out of it, putting out fires at Firebrand Group (no pun intended, pinkie swear) — but that didn’t stop all your clicks & shares. Here’s your Social 6: #6: Peter Thiel On Not Selling Facebook – And Much, Much More (ReadWrite) #5: Subscriptions, Social and CRM (Ecommerce Times) #4: At long last, US… Continue reading Pinterest Analytics, SoundCloud, Netflix on Facebook: the Social 6 for 3/13/13

SXSW Lessons, SimpleWash, & Why People Get Unfriended: the Social 6 for 3/11/13

Who cares about SXSW, anyways? Oh, right, you’re all there right now. Kidding aside, though there has been some great news coming out of the festival in Austin, there’s plenty more great pieces that have been clicked & shared today, including a parody of the new Yahoo! employee policy, how SimpleWash can help with Facebook… Continue reading SXSW Lessons, SimpleWash, & Why People Get Unfriended: the Social 6 for 3/11/13

Social Media Fails, Facebook and Google+ Redesigns, SXSW: the Social 6 for 3/8/13

Unsurprisingly, there was plenty of conversation today about Facebook and Google+, given yesterday’s announcements regarding both of those platforms. Besides those major stories, there were plenty of other gems today, including iOS making its way into cars, whether or not this SXSW will yield the next killer app, and some of 2013’s most epic social… Continue reading Social Media Fails, Facebook and Google+ Redesigns, SXSW: the Social 6 for 3/8/13

Michael Vick, Pages Manager, FiveHundredPlus, & Medium: the Social 6 for 3/6/13

Well, it’s not often I post more sensationalist, general interest posts, but maybe I should, as the Michael Vick story I shared ran away with the most number of clicks and shares. Given that, I just had to give it the top spot. Plenty more news you can use, however, including an analysis of Apple’s… Continue reading Michael Vick, Pages Manager, FiveHundredPlus, & Medium: the Social 6 for 3/6/13

SXSW Prep, Pinterest Strategy, EasilyDo, and Klout vs. Kred: the Social 6 for 3/5/13

Busy, busy day out there! Today’s clicks and shares were off the charts, I tell you. If you have ten minutes to kill — or more — we have plenty of great pieces for you. Today we have a buffet of great stuff, from the battle between Klout & Kred, the ramp-up to SXSW, why… Continue reading SXSW Prep, Pinterest Strategy, EasilyDo, and Klout vs. Kred: the Social 6 for 3/5/13