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

Tweetmeme’s Farewell, Apple Maps, & 4 more stories you missed in the Social 6

Yesterday wasn’t the biggest day ever for interesting news & views around the social media ecosphere, but that’s OK. Still, there’s plenty to read, including TweetMeme‘s sad demise, tips for starting a standout small business, and Apple’s current challenges — which, of course, most companies would kill for. Here’s your Social 6: #6: Top 4 gamification… Continue reading Tweetmeme’s Farewell, Apple Maps, & 4 more stories you missed in the Social 6

Twitter & China, Google+ & Journalism, and Social Media + Screwups: The Social 6

Lots of fun news & views yesterday while I was wallowing away in synagogue for Yom Kippur. Yesterday we had a great set of pieces clicked on & shared by you guys, including Twitter’s interesting strength within China, potential good news for the iPad Mini, and G+’s effect on journalism. Here’s your Social 6: #6: Teenagers… Continue reading Twitter & China, Google+ & Journalism, and Social Media + Screwups: The Social 6

Fake Reviews, Productivity Tools, & Apple Maps: the Social 6 for 9/26/12

Some days, it’s easy to curate the Social 6. Some days, there’s an outpouring of clicks, retweets, shares, pins, you name it – and really great articles don’t make it into the top 6. Today’s one of those days. Competition was fierce for the top 6 shares from yesterday, but here’s to the victors: #6: Whom… Continue reading Fake Reviews, Productivity Tools, & Apple Maps: the Social 6 for 9/26/12

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… Continue reading Facebook Stats, Hyperlocal, & Video Games: Today’s Social 6

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

Salesforce Buddy Media & more iPad Mini: the Social 6 Roundup

Your clicks, shares, retweets, as always, help shape the Social 6 news & views roundup. Salesforce and its sterling recent acquisition, Buddy Media, were big winners yesterday, though naturally news about the iPad Mini’s looming announcement were popular as well. As a matter of fact, the rise of the smaller tablet as its own category… Continue reading Salesforce Buddy Media & more iPad Mini: the Social 6 Roundup

Twitter Profiles, Social Highlights, iPad Mini: the Social 6 roundup

Trying to streamline the Social 6 by only providing you guys with the links and publications of the articles that attracted the most clicks, shares, retweets, and so on over the last day or so. Today we’ve got an interesting mix, from social highlights to Twitter’s new profiles to — shocker — more Apple news… Continue reading Twitter Profiles, Social Highlights, iPad Mini: the Social 6 roundup

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

Apple’s Ping, YouTube, and Coke Highlight Today’s Social 6 News Roundup

While we had a few major Apple articles that were shared, commented on, and retweeted yesterday, let’s look at some Apple news – but let’s open our minds to all the other articles you might have missed yesterday, shall we? Here’s what you missed yesterday: 4 Social Media Tools That Never Go Out of Style… Continue reading Apple’s Ping, YouTube, and Coke Highlight Today’s Social 6 News Roundup