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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 users can share Netflix history on Facebook (Mashable)

#3: How to get your coworkers to share company news on social networks (Social Fresh)

#2: SoundCloud: the Twitter of Music? (The Verge)

#1: 4 Things to Try with the New Pinterest Analytics [VIDEO] (Social Media Today)

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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 management, and why folks wind up getting unfriended on Facebook. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Breaking News: Yahoo!'s "no work-from-home" policy completely saves company (iMedia Connection)

#5: How to Determine if a Facebook Business Page has Fake Fans (Pam Moore blog)

#4: SimpleWash, the Easiest Way to Clean Up Your Facebook Page (Mashable)

#3: How social media is transforming movie theatres (New York Times)

#2: SXSW13 Panel Says Online Influencers Don't Sway Action (The Holmes Report)

#1: The top 10 Reasons why people unfriend others on Facebook: [INFOGRAPHIC] (Right Mix Marketing)

by jeremygoldman

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 media misses. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Apple Is Quietly Turning Every Car On The Road Into An 'iCar' (Business Insider)

#5: Is Facebook the New Google+? (Mashable)

#4: This Year at SXSW, the Next Killer App ... Maybe Isn’t (AllThingsD)

#3: Why You Should Embrace Google Plus (The Whir)

#2: In Facebook's News Feed Redesign, the Focus Is on the Photos (AllThingsD)

#1: Worst Social Media Fails Of The Year So Far (Business Insider)

by jeremygoldman

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 time as a dominant stock, FiveHundredPlus' contact management solution, and the ongoing success of Facebook's (admittedly imperfect) Pages Manager app. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Why brands must embrace the role of editor (Marketing Mag UK)

#5: Ev Williams: Medium Wants To Help Build A Sustainable Economic Model For Journalism (TechCrunch)

#4: Facebook's Pages Manager app has now reached 8 million downloads (TheNextWeb)

#3: Remember to stay in touch with all of your best LinkedIn contacts by using FiveHundredPlus (TheNextWeb)

#2: Are Apple's glory days over -- and will a smartwatch help? (Ecommerce Times)

#1: File this under WTF - Michael Vick & his puppy spotted at puppy training classes at Petsmart (Gothamist)

by jeremygoldman

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 most of today's social media is going to be around in one way or another in the future. Here's your Social 6:

#6: To-Do List's EasilyDo App Launches A Tool For Creating Automated Tasks (TechCrunch)

#5: Klout Vs. Kred: Which, If Any, Is Better For Your Business? (Forbes)

#4: Warming Up for South by Southwest Interactive 2013 (New York Times blog)

#3: Pinterest Strategy: Are You Pinning with Purpose? (Social Media Today)

#2: 10 top trends and tips for social and mobile in 2013 (Eye For Travel)

#1: Why (So Much of) Social Media is Here to Stay (Going Social)

by jeremygoldman

Chris Hadfield, LinkedIn Marketing, and Facebook Redesign: the Social 6 Weekend Edition

Happy Monday, everyone! Over the weekend (I'm including Friday) there was plenty of activity around the Internet, with a good deal of attention, unsurprisingly, on Facebook's unveil of a new news feed this coming week. Besides news on the Facebook front, we also have how 20-somethings are being put to their limits in today's workplace, astronaut Chris Hadfield's homespun social media branding, and why LinkedIn is topping Facebook as the top social media platform according to top companies. Here's your Social 6:

#6: The hardest selling lesson of all (Christopher S. Penn blog)

#5: Longer hours (and lower pay) for a lot of 20-somethings (New York Times)

#4: How astronaut Chris Hadfield is an example of expert social media branding (London Free Press)

#3: Facebook trials tweaked single-column Timeline design and new ‘Like Page’ button in New Zealand (The Next Web)

#2: Inc. 500: LinkedIn Chucks Out Facebook From Top Social Tool [Study] (Daze Info)

#1: Here's what to expect from the new Facebook news feed (ReadWrite)

by jeremygoldman

The Onion Missteps, Running Apps, Facebook Ad Changes, Twitter Hacks: the Social 6 for 2/25/13

Yesterday was an action-packed day, if you're a social media nerd like me. Enough so that plenty of great contestants didn't get onto the list. The stories left standing, of course, make up a very diverse Social 6, from a rundown of running apps, to Netflix's use of analytics to power their programming, to a rare apology from The Onion regarding an unfortunate joke aimed at a nine year-old. Here's your Social 6:

#6: What real-time marketers should learn from Frost Mages (Christopher S. Penn blog)

#5: Twitter Hackings Put Focus on Security for Brands (New York Times)

#4: Three Running Apps to Shake Up Your Routine (AllThingsD)

#3: The Onion apologizes for Quvenzhané Wallis Comment (Mashable)

#2: Netflix is using Big Data to ensure House of Cards' popularity (New York Times)

#1: Facebook is decreasing image size for non-social page post ads. Here's what you need to know (Sprout Social blog)

by jeremygoldman

Papal Twitter, Framebench, & Facebook Insights Fail: the Social 6 Weekend Edition

Hope you all had wonderful weekends! The last few days (I'm including Friday), to be honest, weren't mindblowing with news & views. In fact, some of the links I shared were -- gasp -- a few days old! Nevertheless, there are kernels of gold in here, including details about collaboration platform Framebench, Facebook's Page Insights issues, the Papal Twitter account's exit from the stage, and more. Here's your Social 6:

#6: 5 Business Lessons From Yahoo! (Likeable Media blog)

#5: Posterous is shutting down 4/20. Time to backup your Posterous Content (Social Media Today)

#4: Pope's Twitter shutting down when Benedict XVI Leaves Office (Mashable)

#3: Framebench, a Google Docs-like platform for creative collaboration (TechCrunch)

#2: Why Most Startups Fail (Business Insider)

#1: Facebook confirms Page Insight bugs led to misreported analytics with fix rolling out today (The Next Web)

by jeremygoldman

Walla Hacked, Twitter Archives, Harlem Shake, Social Media Week New York: the Social 6 for 2/18/13

Happy Washington's Birthday, all! I'd try to make a President's Weekend-related transition here, but honestly, I don't have much to work with. That's not to say there weren't quite a few good links out there today, including some of Social Media Week New York's top events (admittedly, I'm pushing the ones I'm involved with), how businesses can market towards women, and Walla's recent problem with hacking. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Hacker allegedly linked to Anonymous dumps 583,000 email addresses and passwords from Israeli portal Walla (The Next Web)

#5: Twitter Archives: A Window on Social Media's Rise and My Past (Mashable)

#4: Winning women over (Business Standard)

#3: Readers Respond to Porn Ban and Submit Their Harlem Shake Videos (Mashable)

#2: Facebook's Graph Search is in search of ads (USA Today)

#1: Top Events to Check out During Social Media Week New York (Going Social)

by jeremygoldman

Poland Spring, Kickstarter, Tim Cook, Graph Search: the Social 6 for 2/14/13

Busy busy day, I tell you! All you kids weren't too busy with Valentine's Day, it seems like – you were clicking and tweeting up a storm based on everything that I shared out today. We had quite a few good stories, including Poland Spring's activity (or lack thereof) regarding the Marco Rubio's parched throat, Kickstarter's push towards mobile, and whether or not IT or Marketing really is at the helm with respect to new technology adoption. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Tempo Smart Calendar for iPhone launches as a digital assistant to prepare you for your next meeting

#5: In Tech, Does IT or Marketing Rule? (New York Times blog)

#4: Things to like about Facebook Graph Search (The Droid Guy)

#3: The Patient and Telling Vocabulary of Apple CEO Tim Cook (Ecommerce Times)

#2: Poland Spring Missed A Realtime Social Media Splash, And It Doesn’t Matter (SocialFresh)

#1: Kickstarter launches its mobile offensive with a new iOS app (The Next Web)