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. I'm humbled. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Kate Upton was the #6 most searched person in US in 2012 (TIME Style)
#5: Facebook's Privacy Evolution Crawls Another Step Out Of The Ooze (ReadWriteWeb)
#4: Who leads the world in mobile web use? If you guessed UK, you'd be right (The Guardian)
#3: Kevin Smith, and the Problem with Influencer Identification (Going Social)
#2: As Facebook and Twitter Feud Over Photos, Yahoo & Flickr Play Well With Others (All Things D)
#1: Here's how Facebook's privacy changes bring it closer to being the one sole social network (All Things D)
Facebook Monetization, MyHeritage, Banjo, & Reddit: the Social 6 for 11/29/12
There was just so much goodness going around yesterday that this story about 500px's arrival on iPhone got crowded out - and 500px is a pretty sharp site/platform/service. I'd have put it in the top 6, but alas, the rules are the same as always: whatever I share that you guys click on & share the most, that's what I then rank and sort out to determine the Social 6. My piece on Banjo's new release topped the list, but we also have MyHeritage's new trove of cash, Facebook monetization efforts, and much more. Here's your Social 6:
#6: 5 Fascinating Facts We Learned From Reddit This Week (Mashable)
#5: Family-oriented social network raises $25 million and buys its main rival Geni (The Next Web)
#4: Facebook's new tactics to convince page owners to run ads (Inside Facebook)
#3: Box VP Sam Schillace: People won’t tolerate crappy enterprise apps anymore (VentureBeat)
#2: Facebook's new push for getting its users credit card numbers (Mashable)
#1: Why Banjo is the Future of Social Networking (Going Social)
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Yammer, Data Visualization, and the Facebook Stock Rally Top the Social 6 for 11/15/12
You know the drill by now: I share what you guys clicked on, shared, and retweeted the most yesterday, which was actually a doozy of a day. I especially recommend #2, though I'm admittedly a bit biased since I'm an entrepreneur worried about his health. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Social media overwhelming some SMBs (BizReport)
#5: 75 things @pammktgnut learned on her journey to 100,000 Twitter followers (Business 2 Community)
#4: Yammer + SharePoint: Microsoft's Social Strategy Isn't Social, It's Collaborative (ReadWriteWeb)
#3: Facebook’s Stock Rally & How The Company Can Have More of Them (Going Social)
#2: New study finds that entrepreneurship is good for your health (Business Insider)
#1: Seven data visualization lessons from Visualized NYC (World Bank Data blog)
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Newsjacking, HowDo, and more Kindle Fire vs. iPad Mini Comparisons Top the Social 6 for 11/1/12
Morning, team. In the wake of Sandy, newsjacking has become a very popular topic, and my post discussing it on my companion site, Going Social, took the top spot today. You'll notice plenty of great stories from The Next Web, too, and more of the ongoing Kindle Fire/iPad Mini debate, as the latter is still scheduled to be in stores tomorrow. Here's your Social 6:
#6: 500 Startups unveils its Fall 2012 accelerator lineup (The Next Web)
#5: HowDo lets people share everyday knowledge, lands seed funding from Wellington Partners and Horizons (The Next Web)
#4: How Australia's Advertising Standards Board became the Facebook police for business (Crikey)
#3: Kindle Fire vs. iPad Mini: 10 Reasons to Choose the Amazon Tablet (eWeek)
#2: Facebook confirms it's testing new Timeline design w/just 1 column for posts (The Next Web)
#1: Newsjacking – and its Ramifications for Your Brand’s Social Media (Going Social)
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Kindle Fire, Eventbrite's Social Media ROI, and Super Pacs: the Social 6 for 10/26/12
Happy Friday, gang. How was your Thursday? If yours was as hectic as mine, you might have missed these stories, and we wouldn't want to have that. Today we've got plenty of tablet news & views, Eventbrite's quantifiable social media success, and even a story from my book companion site, at http://goingsoci.al. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Can Amazon's Fire extinguish the iPad mini? (Daily Mail)
#5: Super PAC Wants to Put You in Its Facebook Ad (Mashable)
#4: If You Don't Like Your Current Story, Change It (Huffington Post)
#3: How to Build Your Brand Across Multiple Social - and Editorial - Platforms (Going Social)
#2: Social Media Drive Dollars, Users to Eventbrite: CEO (CNBC.com blog)
#1: Human costs of iPad mini: chemical smells, unpaid overtime, constant work (Macworld)
Debate Tweets, Apple Launches, and Community Managers as CEOs? Your Social 6 news roundup for 10/23/12
Yesterday was a pretty busy day in the Twittersphere, folks. Both this very site and Going Social were among the top six more shared, clicked on, retweeted, you name it. But aside from things I've put out there, there was plenty of great news and views over the last 24 hours.
Here's your Social 6:
#6 The Five Hottest Social Media Jobs (The Social Robot)
#5 The Private Social Network: It May Be Just What Your Company Needs (Forbes)
#4 Tweet-by-tweet analysis of the Foreign Policy Debate (JeremyGoldman.com)
#3 iPad mini and refreshed Retina iPad pricing details leaked (SlashGear)
#2 Could Community Managers be our Future CEOs? (Going Social)
#1 MacBook Pro with Retina Display to Cost $1699: Report (eWeek)
Facebook Stats, Hyperlocal, & Video Games: Today's Social 6
A pretty mixed bag of news from the last day were clicked on by you guys yesterday, including a link towards my attempts to enlist more help for the upcoming Going Social companion site.
Without further ago, here's your Social 6 for September 25, 2012:
#6: Gyft Brings Gift Cards From Over 200 Retailers To Apple’s Passbook (TechCrunch)
#5: 7 Reporting Tools for Hyperlocal Journalists (Streetfight)
#4: Want to Join Team Going Social? Write for Us! (jeremygoldman.com)
#3: The Social Era Is More Than Social Media (Fast Company)
#2: DeathWatch: Video Game Consoles (ReadWriteWeb)
#1: 50% of Consumers Value a Brand’s Facebook Page More Than Its Website [INFOGRAPHIC] (Mashable)
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The Social 6: Key Stories of The Last 24 hours, 8/17/12
#6 A $12-Million-A-Month iOS Game? NaturalMotion Has It With CSR Racing
Benchmark Capital-backed NaturalMotion has announced that its high-profile game, CSR Racing, is now surpassing $12 million in monthly revenue. If that’s the case, that would be the most any iOS game has hit to date, and illustrates the potential market opportunity here.
#5 Case Study: Salon Keeps Customers Coming Back With Wacky Rewards
Stephanie Miles tells why salon customers that go to Red 7 Salon keep coming back for more after they receive rewards. Really useful Street Fight article if you run a brick & mortar location.
#4 The Hulu Dilemma: How Private is Your Video Playlist?
While I’m very far from a privacy advocate, in that I personally tend to make things public by default online whenever possible, this article outlines the challenges associated with considering anything private online when it’s stored on a third party’s server. Nancy Scola writes a strong ReadWriteWeb article on how Hulu is dealing with a class action suit relating to privacy, and how your private playlist may be private to your friends, but not to data miners.
#3 HTML5 Gaming Gets Another Contender With Goko's New Platform
Another gaming piece today! HTML5 gaming gets a new cohort of startup contenders. Kim-Mai Cutler delivers a great article on TechCrunch explaining about Goko, a Redwood City-based company that may make it easier for game developers to publish HTML5 games. This looks like a pretty strong platform; I’d recommend keeping an eye on Goko.
#2 Little Black Bag Stows Away $8 Million in Funding for Social Shopping
Another social commerce company, Little Black Bag, has raised $8 million dollars to fund. Tricia Duryee writes for All Things D saying the inspiration came from a Japanese New Year's Day tradition. Yet another sign that social shopping startups are red-hot.
#1 Meet the Guys Who Started Stanford's Facebook in 1999
Jesse Draper posts a video on Mashable from back in the day. Believe it or not, Stanford shut down “The Facebook” in 1999 because of safety precautions. Interesting piece to check out, and wonder if the founders ever think “what if?” I can related: I created smithfacebook.com for my business school, the Robert H. Smith School of Business at University of Maryland, back in 2005/2006 or so – so I can completely empathize and wonder what might have been!
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 a great article on TechCrunch outlining what the new AfterCollege looks like.
#5 Campaigns' calls for voter videos going unanswered
Both major presidential candidates are seeking homemade videos created by voters, but surprisingly, there is very little user-generated content being submitted. Callum Borchers wrties a great piece for The Boston Globe explaining what’s going on.
#4 6 Paid-Owned-Earned Ideas in Retail from eTail's Social Day
Allison Tepley writes for AddThis’ blog, sharing insights from eTail’s Social Commerce & Engagement Summit, and which themes and topics were front and center.
#3 Google Plus Starts Offering Vanity URLs
Google+ is stepping up its game by offering vanity URLs at long last! Sanjeez Ramachandran delievers a piece with a great explanation. Unfortunately, they’re only for verified accounts right now, but it’s a good, necessary step for the social platform.
#2 Barnes & Noble Tosses Nook to the Discount Pile
B&N is cutting the retail price of their Nooks, looking to be possibly the most inexpensive option on the tablet market. If this works, I’m all for it: the healthier the Nook can be, the more likely we are to have Barnes & Noble stick around.
#1 Pinterest Nudges Users Off the Couch and Into the World With New Android and iPad Apps & There’s more: Pinterest is launching for the Kindle Fire later this week
This is a tie between two articles that both touch on how Pinterest is becoming so much more than a browser-based experience. With this week’s releases, it’s pretty clear that Pinterest is looking to do whatever it takes to put its platform in front of as many people and as many devices as possible. I’d say they’re doing a good job of becoming more ubiquitous.
