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Why Alps Bethneck is 5 Years Old

Ari Herzog

It started in 2002. I arrived here in 2002, as the debris from the dot com crash was still being cleared away. Foursquare? 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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7 Mobile Marketing Stats That Will Blow Your Mind

Convince & Convert

This same stat was less than 10% in 2002. Many restaurants are doing the same thing by offering a free drink, appetizer or a coupon code to those that check in using Foursquare, Yelp or Facebook. of time to reach your potential customers. 40% of shoppers consult 3 or more channels (often while shopping) before making a purchase.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

Friendster (2002) Launched in 2002, Friendster was originally going to be a dating site that would help set up people with friends in common. You may not remember Foursquare (or weren’t yet born during its heyday), but chances are, you’ve used the company’s tech. They earned virtual mayorships while they were at it.

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History Repeats – Facebook is the new AOL

Convince & Convert

In 2002, AOL had 25 million subscribers. In 2002, AOL’s market cap was $150 billion, enough to swallow Time-Warner. Facebook Places (foursquare). In 1992, the market capitalization of newly public AOL was $70 million. History Repeats. Facebook is the New AOL. Facebook Events (evite). Facebook Causes (various).

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The New New New Rules of Marketing and PR

Convince & Convert

beginning of 2002. Then the second edition comes out, and all of a sudden things like foursquare and other GPS components that are used for mobile marketing, iPhone apps and stuff, all of a sudden they’re really important for marketing. It’s not going to work over here.&# So they sent me along. That was the. There were no.

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Paywall for News.com and Online Community Social Media

Laurel Papworth

Eye Witness: On October 11, 2002 there was a bombing at a shopping mall in Myyrmanni, Finland in which 7 were killed including children and 166 injured. You can read the newspaper reports about it OR you can read Juha Haataja : I and my youngest daughter were lucky yesterday, Friday, October 11th, 2002.

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Social Pros 20 – Katie Morse, Billboard

Convince & Convert

Jill : Yeah, I’ve been a fan since 2002. When we work with Foursquare, we do work with them, but it’s not in the same way or as intensive as companies like them. First I mentioned Kelly Clarkson, who I saw live on stage when she was still one of the top eight in American Idol at the Fox Studios in LA. Jay : Nice.

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