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#Selfie Is The Word Of The Year

Firebelly

Oxford found that “selfie” was first used in 2002 on an Australian online forum but gained popularity in 2012 after becoming an integral part of social media platforms like Instagram. As Mashable notes, Oxford has been awarding the title of word of the year since 2004.

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Mathemagenic " Reasons for using weblog to keep information bits

Buzz Marketing for Technology

« New weblog, new RSS feed | Personal side of social media: learning from weblogs » Welcome! December 2004 (22). November 2004 (27). October 2004 (31). September 2004 (34). August 2004 (11). July 2004 (49). June 2004 (23). May 2004 (27). April 2004 (41).

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Eight steps to thriving on information overload

Buzz Marketing for Technology

I wonder if the popularity of this post is a sign that few people are actually in control of their use of social media. In fact, I think that social media is creating a generation of social outcasts. October 2004 (1). September 2004 (2). May 2004 (2). February 2004 (1). January 2004 (1).

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The information processing view of humanity

Buzz Marketing for Technology

At the same time, the extraordinary rise of social media means that the thoughts arising from millions of conversations are now available to the world at large. Certainly the new array of social media and Web 2.0 Which means that those who use social media tools well are strongly advantaged. May 2004 (2).

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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The history of social media is a long and storied one. It’s bursting with pivotal moments like the launch of Instagram Stories, to that one time Zuck was on trial for Facebook privacy issues, to…honestly, let’s just look at the entire social media history timeline. So, how old is social media?

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International Start a Blog Day Class of 2019

ProBlogger

I thought I was too late to start blogging in 2002. Please support these new bloggers by checking out their sites, reading their stories, leaving them a comment and following them on social media. The post International Start a Blog Day Class of 2019 appeared first on ProBlogger. I was wrong. I thought I had missed the boat.

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Three Key Things Successful Bloggers Do to Build Their Blogs Into Businesses

ProBlogger

It’s like the “ad blindness” that came after banner ads were first introduced in 2004–05. Social profile – such as how many social media followers or email list subscribers you have. When I started my first blog in 2002, it looked like 99% of the blogs on the internet. Opt-in blindness is similar.

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