Yahoo, Graph Search, Dating Apps, Getonic, & Bluefin Labs: the Social 6 for 2/13/13
February 13th saw a number of pretty interesting posts around the Interwebz, largely focused on Facebook. Let's get to it, especially since I'm running late on this one. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Facebook's Graph Search is great news -- for Yahoo (TheStreet)
#5: Happy Valentine's Day: Top Dating Apps For iPhone, iPad And Android (ReadWriteWeb)
#4: Getonic, the mini e-commerce platform, lands $1.3M (The Next Web)
#3: We are the 16%: Why Facebook should stop charging to increase the reach of Page posts (The Next Web)
#2: Why Twitter Dropped Close to $90 Million on Bluefin Labs (AllThingsD)
#1: Why Facebook Graph & Vine won't save social media (GQ.com)
Snapchat, Nextdoor, FONYFW, & Tweet-to-Buy: the Social 6 for 2/12/13
Today was actually a pretty busy day around the Internetz, with plenty of strong stories sadly being left off of the Social 6. The good news is that the ones that made the cut are pretty sweet, including plenty of app news (Snapchat, Winston, Nextdoor), another reason to get an Amex card, and the most click & shareworthy piece of the day, my analysis of how Faces of NYFW is democratizing Fashion Week. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Winston, the iOS app that aggregates, curates, & reads you the news (The Next Web)
#5: Nextdoor (private social network) banks another $21 million, launches version 2.0 (AllThingsD)
#4: Snapchat Brings Video To Android In A Private Beta (TechCrunch)
#3: How To Hack Online Dating And Use Data To Find True Love (ReadWriteWeb)
#2: American Express Cardholders Can Now Tweet to Buy (All Things D)
#1: Experience Fashion Week Up Close with Faces of NYFW (Going Social)
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Wellness Apps, Fashion GPS, & Facebook Selling Tickets? The Social 6 for 2/11/13
Happy Monday, everyone! Plenty of great articles abounded today, including a few late shares on my part, admittedly. Today we had Facebook's new experimentation with selling tickets, Graph vs. Google, and how Fitbit and four other apps are improving employee health. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Just in time for NYFW, Fashion GPS Breaks Into The Notoriously Tech-Averse Fashion Industry (TechCrunch)
#5: The Truth Behind Your Facebook friends [CARTOON] (Mashable)
#4: Facebook is testing ‘Buy Tickets’ links for events. Is it getting into the ticketing biz? (TheNextWeb)
#3: The Mentality of Being Number Two (Business 2 Community)
#2: How Facebook's Graph Search Will Dethrone Google Search (AdAge.com)
#1: 5 Social Apps To Encourage Employee Health and Wellness (Mashable)
Fox News Gaffes, Basecamp, Rental Boyfriends, & Racial Bias in Google Ads? The Social 6, Weekend Recap
Hope you all enjoyed this past weekend! If you were off gallivanting, you may have missed some of the top stories I shared and subsequently, were re-shared/clicked on by my social audience. This weekend we had great news & views including Basecamp's official iOS debut after years and years, some troubling data about Google ads, Twitter's effectiveness as a job search guide, and more. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Upcoming tech & media events you should attend [Discounts] (The Next Web)
#5: Single This Valentine's Day? Get a Rental Boyfriend (Jezebel)
#4: Basecamp Finally Launches An “Official” iOS App (TechCrunch)
#3: Fox News Accidentally Uses Photo of Gay Couple To Illustrate Traditional Gender Roles (Jezebel)
#2: How to Effectively Use Twitter as a Job Search Resource (Mashable)
#1: Racial Bias in Google Ads? (Ecommerce Times)
Kai the Hitchhiker, Mailbox, Kred Summit, Ad-Free Facebook: the Social 6 for 2/7/13
February 7th, 2013 was a Social 6 milestone, actually: it's the first time, I believe, that two entrants into the Social 6 are pieces that I wrote. Why thank you, I think I will take a bow.
Since the Social 6 is determined based on your clicks and shares, it is pretty sweet to have two pieces in here, including my recap of the Kred NY Influencer Summit. However, there was plenty else worth reading, including Facebook's epic fail on Thursday, Mailbox's early success, and the viral sensation known as Kai. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Shrouded in Viral Mystery, Kai the Hitchhiker Gains a Cult Following (Mashable)
#5: Would You Pay Facebook For An Ad-Free Experience? (AllFacebook)
#4: Mailbox app CEO says without insane 380K person wait list, it would have crashed today (VentureBeat)
#3: Why (most) social media is here to stay (Upstart Business Journal)
#2: Facebook Hijacks Internet Sites For An Hour Thursday Afternoon (ReadWriteWeb)
#1: 5 Key Takeaways from the Kred NY Influencer Summit (GoingSocial)
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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Super Bowl, Facebook Exoduses, and Graph Search: the Social 6 for 2/4/13
As expected, Monday the 4th had plenty of news and views regarding last nights Super Bowl, but there were other interesting things to be found today across the social web, including arguments against graph search, gamification's role in revolutionizing health care, and marketing trends to be aware of in order to grow over the coming year. Here's your Social 6:
#6: 4 Powerful Marketing Trends Your Organization Must Embrace in 2013 (Business 2 Community)
#5: How Companies Are Using Gamification To Transform Health Care (Business Insider)
#4: This year's Super Bowl Generated over 24 Million Tweets (Mashable)
#3: Why Graph Search Could Be Facebook's Largest Privacy Invasion Ever (The Nation blog)
#2: How Superbowl XLVII’s Blackout Became A Marketer’s Dream (Likeable Media blog)
#1: Why I Decided To Leave Facebook (ReadWriteWeb)
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Graph Search Tumblrs, Apple Releases, & Super Bowl Ads: the Social 6 for 1/31/13
There was plenty of great articles to read around the Internet today, but out of everything I shared, the most clicked on and shared piece was my interview on Forbes.com. Of course, there's plenty more great reading, including what Super Bowl ads to look forward to, how Google+ can fit into a job search, and how Graph Search is making Tumblr a more fun place. Here's your Social 6:
#6: There's More Behind Apple's Blithe iPad Release Than Meets the Eye (Ecommerce Times)
#5: Why Job Hunters Need To Start Using Google Plus (AOL Jobs)
#4: The 5 most buzz-worthy Super Bowl ads to watch (Today.com blog)
#3: #Me: Instagram Narcissism And The Scourge Of The Selfie (ReadWriteWeb)
#2: Tumblr serves up hilariously awful Facebook Graph searches (The Age)
#1: Does Your Startup Need A Social Media Expert? Five Questions To Find Out (Forbes)
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Pinterest Redesign, Bizarre Apps, & Facebook Groups: the Social 6 for 1/29/13
Today's news roundup is interesting because it's pretty low on news per se, but rich on really useful tips to drive your business forward, from Facebook Groups to social media tools and apps both productive and bizarre. And then, of course, there's Pinterest's new redesign, which many of you weighed in on and thought might help propel Pinterest forward to a place of greater relevancy. Here's your Social 6:
#6: [EVENT] Macro Trends for 2013: Where Do We Go From Here? (SocialMediaWeek.org)
#5: Everything You Wanted to Know About Facebook Groups (Mashable)
#4: Ultimate Recap: The 12 Best New Social Media Tools from 2012 (SocialFresh)
#3: Foursquare launches dedicated iPhone app for US businesses, w/analytics, local updates, more (The Next Web)
#2: 11 Bizarre Facebook Apps You Won't Believe (Mashable)
#1: Take a Peek at Pinterest's New Redesign (All Things D)
