2012 Lists, Eloqua Acquisition, and Flipboard: the Social 6 News Roundup for 12/21/12
Happy Friday, folks. We made it! We made it, that is, through a day that had plenty of interesting "Top ___s of 2012" lists, as well as news about Eloqua's new corporate parent, Facebook's new privacy settings, and more. Overall, a pretty eventful day, as it was hard to limit myself to just six stories -- but hey, that's life. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Own an Android tablet? Now you can (at last!!) have Flipboard (All Things D)
#5: Which of these "10 Worst People on Internet in 2012" do you dislike most? (Mashable)
#4: Kellogg, Verizon use Gamification to Build Loyalty (Chief Marketer)
#3: The top 10 most influential people on Tumblr in 2012 (Daily Dot)
#2: Facebook's new privacy settings begin rolling out - now it's easier to control what data is public (The Next Web)
#1: Oracle to Acquire Eloqua for $871 Million (Destination CRM)
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#6: Social media plays a huge role in product discovery for beauty consumers
This Andrew McDougall piece outlines how social media marketing is on the rise among larger beauty conglomerates such as P&G and L'Oreal.
#5: My Personal Social Story: Why Social Media Platforms Are Fads
April Rudin of The Rudin Group shares her story, which isn't really an anti-social media rant as you might think. Instead, April shows how "social" has always been present in her life, and where she thinks "social" will be going in the near future.
#4: Despite its falling out w/Twitter, Flipboard added 15M users over the past 8 months
While there hasn't been as much buzz around Flipboard lately, it's interesting to see how the adoption of their news aggregation apps haven't slowed down one bit - in fact, they're growing at a 300% clip.
#3: How to stop "social media shiny object syndrome"
Jason Keath of SocialFresh delivers a great piece (as always) summarizing a recent SocialFresh webinar, and outlines 8 steps to take to properly analyze social media shiny objects.
#2: SumAll Social Metrics Tracks Social Activity Against Web Traffic & Revenue
TechCrunch shares how SumAll, a data visualization firm, has launched SumAll Social Metrics, which can help a company track all of its social activity against KPIs such as web traffic and revenue. Another example of how the conversation is changing from how to get your company to engage, to how your company can monetize that engagement.
#1: How to be yourself on social media...without freaking out your boss
This Forbes piece by Dorie Clark (a writer you need to be following) on how to walk the fine line between representing yourself well online, and embarrassing your company. Dorie's tips are great ways any employee can start thinking about their own approach to social media.
