25 Unmissable Social Media Articles Worth Reading This Festive Season
Every week we have a look at some of the biggest social media stories that are out there and sift through the 1000s of articles to bring you 35 that you simply have to read. These are never breaking news stories but rather some of the deepest thinkers and smartest minds from the world of technology and social media. You might not be able to get through them all in one sitting but the idea is that after a busy week where the real time streams can be out of control we offer you a selection of curated news that you can read at your leisure. This week all the big boys are represented including Apple, Google and Facebook with some super stories from the industry…
It’s Not About Having The Most Friends, It’s About Having The Best Friends
Marc Andreessen: Predictions for 2012 (and beyond)
News flash: Yes, Facebook is selling you to advertisers
How news of Kim Jong-il’s death spread on Google+
Viral coefficients + store feature + branding + influencers = cool apps on iOS first
Why Running A Mobile OS By Committee Can Be Very Hard
The Amazing Power of Deflationary Economics for Startups
Volkswagen turns off Blackberry email after work hours
Former TechCrunch Staffer Sarah Lacy Set to Close Funding Round for PandoDaily
Steve Jobs on video games as the future of learning [Video]
70+ Resources on How to Start a WordPress Blog
10 Ways to Add Facebook Functionality to Your Website
Facebook Subscriber # > Twitter Follower # ?
Some Thoughts On The IPO Market For Web Companies
More Picture-Takers Are Phoning It In
Louis CK’s digital distribution experiment clears $1M in 12 days
That Was Fast: Twitter, Edelman Part Ways
Fuck Me? No. Fuck You
How the iPhone Zapped Carriers
Facebook’s Goal: to Be a Blue Chip
Vevo by the numbers: 3.7B views, $100M royalties
Social networking booming in Egypt, Russia, survey finds
1 Million Articles Auto-Shared Daily, So Yahoo! Expands Facebook Integration To 26 More Sites
What’s really behind Twitter’s staff exodus
A nice new episode of Kevin Rose’s Foundation…
