Hi everybody, and happy Monday! Hope you had a good weekend, and didn’t spend it reading news across the Internet from a myriad sources. After all, that’s what I’m here for. This weekend had a few gems; here are some of the highlights: #6: Gamification: where play meets productivity and engagement (Opinno) #5: Is the Social Media… Continue reading Microsoft & Klout and Facebook & Gifts: Your Social 6, Weekend Edition
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Gilt, Pepsi, Wilcoxson, iPad Mini, & Social Scoring dominate the Social 6 roundup
Wow, yesterday was a pretty packed day on the Interwebz. In fact, it was tight enough that ReadWriteWeb’s piece on how journalists are using SoundCloud or The Next Web’s Can TV go social without being ruined? article didn’t make the cut. Oh, and there’s the list of 100 Worst Songs Ever from AOL radio that… Continue reading Gilt, Pepsi, Wilcoxson, iPad Mini, & Social Scoring dominate the Social 6 roundup
Klout, iPad Mini, and Facebook Top the Weekend’s Social 6 Roundup
I’d be lying if I said this was the most action-packed weekend on the Interwebz ever. It wasn’t. In fact, a few of the stories I shared over the weekend (and you guys clicked on, shared, repinned, etc.) were published on Friday. Still, I think there are some gems in here – two apiece for… Continue reading Klout, iPad Mini, and Facebook Top the Weekend’s Social 6 Roundup
Facebook Plugins, Animated GIFs, and Social Media Myths: Today’s Social 6
I got flack from some of you guys for being excited about Twitter blocking animated GIFs in profile pictures, but sorry; I hate them. That was clearly one of the bigger stories of the last 24 hours, but Napkin Labs and my post on Facebook’s Shared Activity plugin made waves too. Here’s your Social… Continue reading Facebook Plugins, Animated GIFs, and Social Media Myths: Today’s Social 6
Mixing sharing with privacy: Facebook debuts its Shared Activity plugin
Via its Developers blog, Facebook today announced the launch of its Shared Activity plugin, which gives users the ability to control the activities they share to Facebook directly from any web app. The plugin offers developers a simple way to implement user controls needed to work with Facebook’s Open Graph built-in actions. More from the Developers blog: “The Shared… Continue reading Mixing sharing with privacy: Facebook debuts its Shared Activity plugin
Klout, Unfriending Experiments, and iTunes: Today’s Social 6 News Roundup
Of course there’s still some Apple news that was widely clicked on and shared yesterday, but we’re past “the worst” of it. Today we also have some news about tools that can help optimize your social media posts, the need to stay within Facebook’s promotional guidelines, and also new upgrades to a popular storefront called… Continue reading Klout, Unfriending Experiments, and iTunes: Today’s Social 6 News Roundup
Quora, Chain.ly, Coca-Cola, The Walking Dead: The Social 6 News Roundup for 9/6/12
The last 24 hours saw a nice mix of news, from Coca-Cola and The Walking Dead’s major milestones to a hot new startup, a great piece on how to best leverage Google+ to make connections, and more. Let’s get to it: #6: Chain.ly Is the Craigslist for Finding People Who Can Help Out “Chain.ly is a… Continue reading Quora, Chain.ly, Coca-Cola, The Walking Dead: The Social 6 News Roundup for 9/6/12
The Social 6: News Roundup, 9/5/12
MistoBox aims to boost your morning Cup of Joe w/the “@birchbox of Coffee” “A new monthly delivery service, MistoBox, describes itself as “the BirchBox of the micro roasted coffee industry”…the company, which was founded by Connor Riley and Samantha Meis while in an entrepreneurship program at the University of Arizona, launched in June after just… Continue reading The Social 6: News Roundup, 9/5/12
The Social 6: Stories You Missed This Past (Long) Weekend, 9/4/12
Welcome back to work, guys! Not surprisingly, there wasn’t a tremendous wealth of news & views out there to curate from the long weekend, but here are some of the highlights you may have missed: #6: My1Login’s test page is a nifty way to see exactly how weak your password choices are “The password management service… Continue reading The Social 6: Stories You Missed This Past (Long) Weekend, 9/4/12
The Social 6: 8/31/12 News Roundup
The last 24 hours or so had a bunch of news (& views), considering it’s late August. Here are some of the highlights: #6: The #1 Oversight in Social Media Community Building “No matter now compelling your content, how widespread your reach, how generous your reward, community attrition will be the undoing of any social media… Continue reading The Social 6: 8/31/12 News Roundup