Atlas Calendar, Klout Q&A, Rating Your Contacts: the Social 6 for 5/8/13
Welcome back, me! It's been my longest break from releasing a Social 6 ever, but for good reason, between prepping to go away and then going away to Munich for the International Health Forum. I'm back in the swing of things, and today seemed like a great day to start back up, with a terrific post from Patrick over at Contactually, Klout's plans to become a more robust platform, and a pretty strong debut from Atlas, the new smartphone-oriented calendar/scheduler. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Hotel Tonight Wants You to Snap Photos of Your Hotel Room (Selfies Not Encouraged) (AllThingsD)
#5: Pre-Roll Ads Will Soon Know Where You've Shopped Online (Ecommerce Times)
#5: 3 Ways To Measure ROI For Social Customer Service (Likeable Media blog)
#3: Atlas launches to reduce the stress of scheduling, helping you organize group meetings on the go (The Next Web)
#2: Not everybody is created equal! Rating your network to get the most of it for your business (Contactually blog)
#1: Klout dips into Q&A and local commerce with launch of new questions feature (GigaOM)
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Tweetdeck Upgrades, Storify VIP Service, Klout + Instagram, Amazon + Goodreads: the Social 6 for 3/29/12
It's funny: there are slow weeks, and then there are weeks -- days, actually -- like yesterday. Pretty much everything that makes up the Social 6 from the last 24 hours is a must-read if you want to keep on top of mobile, digital, and social happenings. Between the Goodreads move, Klout's added focus on Instagram, Facebook's new cover photo rules, and everything else, I'd advise you to get some popcorn and strap in. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Storify debuts its VIP Service for publishers (Mashable)
#5: Cody for iPhone, the exercise journal that lets you record & share workouts with friends (TheNextWeb)
#4: Twitter tricks out TweetDeck for Mac: content & user filters, advanced search options, more (TheNextWeb)
#3: Facebook Changes Cover Image Restrictions (Again) (SocialFresh)
#2: Amazon buying Goodreads! Is the retailing giant going social? (ReadWrite)
#1: Klout starts tying in with Instagram data (AllThingsD)
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Lookalike Audiences, Klout for Business, Coke's Social Media: the Social 6 for 3/20/13
Well, it's been a busy day with me at a photo shoot for up-and-coming brand Jude Connally all day, but I still found the time to share some pretty, shiny links with you guys -- and you certainly weren't shy with your clicks & shares today. Today's top story had to be Klout's renewed push for business, but Facebook's lookalike audiences is a must-read as well. Here's your Social 6:
#6: The D: All Things Digital conference lineup looks even more impressive than ever (All Things D)
#5: Dear Executive, Without Advanced Analytical Skills, You're Not Employable (Huffington Post)
#4: Wharton marketing prof Jonah Berger shares the science of going viral [VIDEO] (Business Insider)
#3: Coca-Cola: the 's' in social media doesn't stand for 'sales' (Econsultancy blog)
#2: Facebook announces lookalike audiences, lets advertisers target potential customers similar to current ones (The Next Web)
#1: Klout launches business portal, gunning for brands (Fortune)
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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)
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Blog Tips, Gamification, and Tasti D-Lite: the Social 6 for 12/20/12
Today we've got a heavy dose of Business 2 Community, which is typically a fascinating read -- if you're not following B2C generally I recommend it, as it contains plenty of very practical tips and thought. Actually, overall this is probably one of the least "newsy" days I've had on record, but still plenty of good reading, including my profile of Tasti D-Lite for the Going Social blog. Here's your Social 6:
#6: Cleveland Clinic Diagnoses Health-Care Act (Wall Street Journal)
#5: Facebook is the New Word of Mouth Marketing (Business 2 Community)
#4: Mario Brothers and Level-up Leadership: Social Entrepreneurship, Gamification, and Religion (Forbes)
#3: 4 Tips for Writing a Blog Post Opening that Turns Heads (Business 2 Community)
#2: Gain a Social Edge With HootSuite, Topsy, Klout and Buffer (Business 2 Community)
#1: Tasti D-Lite’s Recipe for Going Social? Technology and Leadership (Going Social)
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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 Card the New Business Card? (San Francisco Chronicle)
#4: Is California's law barring demands for social media passwords any good? (Techdirt)
#3: Former Employee Explains Why He Was Fired From Facebook (Mashable)
#2: Why Klout Deal Is Not The Answer To Microsoft's Social Search Strategy (ReadWriteWeb)
#1: Facebook Shares Jump More Than 6% After Gifts Launch. (Hooray For New Revenue Streams.) (TechCrunch)
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 was clicked on & shared an incredibly amount, but I thought that's not what you guys want, is it?*
Here's your Social 6 roundup:
#6: iPad Mini News: Pictures, Pricing, Release Date, Rumors Leak Out (News For Shoppers)
#5: Social search is largely about food & Italian leads the pack [graphic] (The Next Web)
#4: If You're Interested In Influence, Social Scoring Is Of Historic Importance (Fast Company)
#3: For Gilt, selling on Facebook 'was like trying to sell something at a bar' (Business Insider)
#2: Wilcoxson's Ice Cream Sparks Social Media Firestorm (Huffington Post)
#1: Pepsi's head of social sums up his strategy in one word: 'Homophily' (Business Insider)
*Admit it, you clicked on the worst songs ever list.
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 Facebook and gamification, for those of you interested in those topics. I'll let the news & views speak for themselves:
#6: Facebook Kills Photo-Tagging Suggestions for EU Users (Mashable)
#5: Ten ways to gamify your grid (Hypergrid Business)
#4: Facebook to curb frictionless sharing (CBS News)
#3: Klout's recent updates get a thumbs-up from many marketers (BostInno)
#2: Gamification of the enterprise (Computer World)
#1: iPad Mini Rumors: Apple's Manufacturers Confirm Redesigned, Smaller Tablet (iDesignTimes.com)
