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How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I was pretty liberal when choosing my friends, but the social networking phenomenon didn’t take off and SixDegrees died. First (Real) Stop: Friendster In 2001, I took the plunge into Friendster , and as an early adopter, I befriended just about anyone I had some sort of association with and reciprocated every friend request.

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Quantum Entanglements: The Social Media Scandals

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Kaycee Nicole Swenson brought her sparkly brand of wholesome, flirtatious courage to a wide audience on the internet from 1999 through May 14, 2001 , when her mother Debbie announced that Kaycee had passed away suddenly. Please do send this blog URL to the “kind soul on StumbleUpon&# so she knows what we think of her plight.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2011

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Should I Change My URLs for SEO? 10 Years of Link Building Advice : Link building advice can be hit or miss, but some link builders have given us pretty good advice even as far back as 2001. Social Networks. Have a look. This beginner SEO question comes up often. These facts are discussed in more depth in this article.

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