Why I Social

On this week's episode, it's basically a holiday episode. Only, no holiday music - because of music rights and stuff. Or time. You decide the reason. Also, the truth is out there.  Note: This episode was recorded on Thursday, December 21st.  This week's Five Favorites:  1. HQ Trivia’s founders are facing fundraising roadblocks after investors learned of alleged bad behavior [Recode - story by Kurt Wagner] 2. Forrester: YouTube is most popular social site for 12- to 17-year-olds [Social Media Today - story by David Kirkpatrick]  3. Apple confirms iPhones with older batteries will take hits in performance [The Verge - story by Tom Warren and Nick Statt] 4. Magic Leap finally unveils augmented reality goggles, says it’s shipping next year [The Verge - story by Adi Robertson]  5. (Hot Topic) Eric Schmidt to become technical advisor to Alphabet [ABC Blog]  Honorable Mention(s) Instagram Testing Photos Posts to Multiple Accounts [Matt Navarra] DISHonorable Mention(s) Amazon Files for "AmazonTube" Trademark [T