A very late Social 6 roundup today, guys. Sorry about that, but iluminage & life beckons. I’m sure you understand. In any case, the news roundup for today is below. This was actually a ridiculously strong day with a bunch of cool stories breaking…I don’t think I’ve spent as long debating who should receive the… Continue reading LinkedIn’s Follow Feature, Truvia, Facebook Gifts, and more: the Social 6 for 10/3/12
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Sheryl Sandberg and Costco Highlight the Social 6 News Roundup for 10/2/12
Look, everybody, it’s a diverse Social 6 today! From failed IPOs (Facebook) to great advice from thought leaders (Amber Naslund) to retailers running into social media policy challenges (Costco), this one’s got something for everyone. Here’s your Social 6 news & views roundup: #6: The social workplace: Are you prepared? (Denver Business Journal blog) #5: CoCoon, The… Continue reading Sheryl Sandberg and Costco Highlight the Social 6 News Roundup for 10/2/12
Microsoft & Klout and Facebook & Gifts: Your Social 6, Weekend Edition
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
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
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
Want to Join Team Going Social? Write for Us!
Hi guys. If you’re reading this, you may know that I have a book coming out: Going Social: Excite Customers, Generate Buzz, and Energize Your Brand with the Power of Social Media. I’m pretty excited! Even though I’m psyched, I’m always pretty overworked, to be honest. I’d love to find some help on the writing… Continue reading Want to Join Team Going Social? Write for Us!
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
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