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Office 365, Color in Marketing, the Future of Foursquare: the Social 6 for 4/22/13

Busy day out on the Interwebz! And if it was like most Mondays, I imagine you were too busy to keep up on your reading. Thankfully, I did it for you. I basically read the Internet. Here's your Social 6:

#6: 13 More Social Media Strategy Blogs You Should Be Reading (Inbound Marketing Agents)

#5: News anchor suffers worst possible start on his 1st day by swearing live on air (Metro)

#4: Chief Digital Officer (CDO): Technology + Marketing = New Enterprise Leader (ReadWrite)

#3: Office 365 subscriptions furnish 4% of Microsoft’s Office division revenue (Computerworld)

#2: The Role of Color in Marketing [Infographics] (Social Media Today)

#1: 5 Reasons Foursquare Is Losing The Social Local Mobile Revolution (ReadWrite)

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Flattr, Listly, Foursquare, Flickr's iOS app, Pinterest's New Look: the Social 6 for 3/18/13

Busy Monday in real life and on the Interwebz, folks! I kid you not. What's interesting is that today really didn't have any runaway winner for first place, but we've got plenty of great links today. Interestingly enough, for the most part they're all focused on visuals and startups. Here's your Social 6:

#6: Flattr now lets you make $$ from Twitter Favorites, Instagram Likes & more (The Next Web)

#5: Social Media Campaign to Reunite Auschwitz Twins "A7733" & "A7734" (The Times of Israel)

#4: Listly goes premium with its revamped list-building platform, and gets more mobile friendly too (The Next Web)

#3: Does Foursquare have a Yelp Problem? (AllThingsD)

#2: Flickr's iOS app update features great support for hashtags (The Next Web)

#1: Pinterest shares how its new look lets users discover more of what they love (Pinterest)

by jeremygoldman

Foursquare Upgrades, TweetTV, & Alicia Keys: the Social 6 News Roundup

A pretty busy day around the social web, with plenty of great examples of social media best practices from the likes of Likeable (pun intended), Alicia Keys, and Arlington Highlands' Instagram campaign. Here's your Social 6:

#6: 3 Tips To Improve Your Social Media Content Strategy in 2013 (Likeable Media blog)

#5: Social TV guide TweetTV launches HTML5 mobile apps, now offers rewards to incentivize activity (The Next Web)

#4: Foursquare beefs up local venue data for 11 cities in data syndication deal with Voice Media Group (The Next Web)

#3: Give-a-Gram Instagram Campaign Case Study (Agency Entourage)

#2: Alicia Keys just joined Pinterest in style, with boards building on her individual songs (Mashable)

#1: Facebook Now Owns Over 25% Of Total Time Spent On Mobile Apps (ReadWriteWeb)

by jeremygoldman

foursquare Visualization, 3D Printed Buildings, and Social Media Education: the Social 6 for 1/22/13

What constitutes a social media story? After all, this is the Social 6, where I collect my most shared, retweeted, and commented-upon links every day. Needless to say, I define it pretty broadly, with stories that touch upon social (and technology) even in a smaller way. Today we have whether or not social media should be covered in schools, great visualization of foursquare check-in data, Sergey Brin sighted trying out his awesome Google Glass specs on the NYC subways, and more. Here's your Social 6:

#6: What Is Middle-Class in Manhattan? (New York Times)

#5: 10 Common Sense Ideas To Raise Your Klout Score (Business 2 Community)

#4: Do We Need Social Media Education in Schools Now? (Social Media Today)

#3: Interactive Map Shows Worldwide Foursquare Check-In Data (Mashable)

#2: Sergey Brin Takes His Google Goggles For a New York City Subway Spin (All Things D)

#1: The World’s First 3D Printed Building Will Arrive In 2014 (And It Looks Awesome) (TechCrunch)