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#Selfie Is The Word Of The Year

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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. One of my very few attempts to take a selfie with my best friend Allie.

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3 Must-Subscribe Online Newsletters

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In 2002, Scitech Daily was 1 of the 5 nominees for the Webby Award in Technology. The Science and Technology News 2012 continues to provide the latest tech and science news ranging from the development of inkjet-printable LC lasers to the understanding of human prehistory through the improved estimation of DNA’s mutation rate.

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Why Alps Bethneck is 5 Years Old

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It started in 2002. I arrived here in 2002, as the debris from the dot com crash was still being cleared away. 2012: Today. Do I want to use Twitter to tell the world what Stephen Black ate for lunch or do I want to connect with an audience interested in art and creative writing? The answer is @BookMerah. Thinking about Squiddo.

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Relevance, Long Tail Are Nothing New

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A new article at SiteProNews claims that 2012 was a volatile year and there are 4 new lessons you can pick up from it to make 2013 even better. They’ve each been key SEO principles since 2002. But here’s the truth. These aren’t really new lessons. What are these 4 new lessons? Let’s summarize: Go long tail.

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How to Get Your MyLife Refund

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Back in September 2012, I wrote a review of Mylife.com. To recap MyLife.com (formerly Reunion.com) is a social network service founded in 2002, which claims to help members find and keep in touch with friends, relatives and lost loves. Their main strength was the acquisition of extensive alumni network data gathering companies.

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7 Mobile Marketing Stats That Will Blow Your Mind

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This same stat was less than 10% in 2002. As of 2012, 116 million Americans owned smartphones. While the majority of time spent on mobile devices is checking email, browsing social media sites or playing games – this leaves a crap load (see what I did there?) of time to reach your potential customers. This figure is up from 93.1

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The Start-Up Of You

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The January 2012 cover story of Fast Company magazine was all about Generation Flux. Hoffman co-founded LinkedIn - the very popular online social network for business professionals - in December 2002. Welcome to Generation Flux. You've head of Gen X , Gen Y and more, but what is Generation Flux? The start-up of you. "I

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