Over the last 24 hours, we had six great stories from six different publications, covering everything from the gun debate’s divisiveness on Twitter to an interview with Erik Lautier of Lacoste on the Going Social site, to stats about Facebook quitters to updates to Twitter and Vine. Here’s your Social 6: #6: Things Get Rough on… Continue reading Twitter and Vine Upgrades, Facebook Quitters, and the Gun Debate: the Social 6 for 2/6/13
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Vine, Virtual Workers, & the About.me Spinoff: the Social 6 for 2/5/13
Today (2/5/13) wasn’t the busiest day around the social newsosphere (I realize that sounds awkward and no, I’m not taking it back). Yet, we still had some good reads to be found, including About.me’s move towards (re)independence, why you should care about Twitter’s acquisition of Bluefin, and the more creative uses of Vine thus far. Here’s… Continue reading Vine, Virtual Workers, & the About.me Spinoff: the Social 6 for 2/5/13
Graph Search Tumblrs, Apple Releases, & Super Bowl Ads: the Social 6 for 1/31/13
There was plenty of great articles to read around the Internet today, but out of everything I shared, the most clicked on and shared piece was my interview on Forbes.com. Of course, there’s plenty more great reading, including what Super Bowl ads to look forward to, how Google+ can fit into a job search, and… Continue reading Graph Search Tumblrs, Apple Releases, & Super Bowl Ads: the Social 6 for 1/31/13
Timehop, Graph Search, and Vine: the Social 6, Weekend Edition
Over the last few days, the number of stories about Facebook’s Graph Search hasn’t abated that much, but the velocity at which I’ve seen new stories about Twitter’s new Vine app has been pretty tremendous. We’ve also got a story about Timehop’s timely (sorry, couldn’t help it) upgrades, a great analysis of Instagram’s top hashtags,… Continue reading Timehop, Graph Search, and Vine: the Social 6, Weekend Edition
Yammer’s new HQ, Aaron Swartz Investigation, and Pentagon’s Twitter Love: the Social 6 for 1/15/13
Busy Monday for you? I’m sure. In case you didn’t have time to browse the Web enough, rest assured it was a busy day all around the Internet yesterday, with more news coming out about Aaron Swartz’s tragic death, Yammer’s impressive new digs, and my announcing that we’d start to dole out bite-sized chunks of Going… Continue reading Yammer’s new HQ, Aaron Swartz Investigation, and Pentagon’s Twitter Love: the Social 6 for 1/15/13
Facebook’s Privacy Chances, Photo Wars, and Kevin Smith: the Social 6 News Roundup for 12/13/12
Lots of news regarding Facebook’s privacy changes over the last 24 hours, as well as the ongoing disagreement between Facebook and Twitter with respect to photo sharing. There’s also a goingsoci.al piece built off of a segment from my Going Social book which seemed to get quite a good chunk of your clicks as well.… Continue reading Facebook’s Privacy Chances, Photo Wars, and Kevin Smith: the Social 6 News Roundup for 12/13/12
The Social 6: the Top Stories You Missed Over the Last 24 Hours, 10/19/12 Edition
Man, did you miss a lot over the last 24 hours. You didn’t see Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster’s iPad Mini predictions, Facebook potentially making a major move into mobile, and Klout’s new moves towards taking Perks more mainstream. Without further ado, here’s your Social 6: #6: The Amway Effect on Social Media Influencers (Huffington Post)… Continue reading The Social 6: the Top Stories You Missed Over the Last 24 Hours, 10/19/12 Edition
Baby Boomers, iPad Mini Accessories, and Facebook Follower ROI in the Social 6 for 10/12/12
Hey look, it’s the Social 6! This is the first time in awhile not a single one of the articles came from Mashable, oddly enough. There’s plenty of good reading below, capped by a very nice piece by @sarahneedleman & @EvelynRusli. Here’s your Social 6: #6: ComScore: Instagram attracts more site engagement than Twitter on smartphones (Brafton)… Continue reading Baby Boomers, iPad Mini Accessories, and Facebook Follower ROI in the Social 6 for 10/12/12
Facebook Promoted Posts Top the Social 6 News Roundup for 10/4/12
Is this the most awe-inspiring Social 6 roundup ever? Certainly not. I’d never lie to you guys. That being said, yesterday’s social shares did elicit quite a few clicks & shares, most notably related to monetization of the Spotify platform, and Facebook’s rollout of Promoted Posts, which could turn out to be a game-changer….or could… Continue reading Facebook Promoted Posts Top the Social 6 News Roundup for 10/4/12
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