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Why Alps Bethneck is 5 Years Old

Ari Herzog

2010: Twitter. 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? It started in 2002. I arrived here in 2002, as the debris from the dot com crash was still being cleared away. Foursquare? But Tweetdeck !

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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. You can connect with Chris via Linkedin , Twitter - @ChrisWarden_SE , or Google+. of time to reach your potential customers.

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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. Soon after, the term micro-blogging became widely used to describe both Twitter and Tumblr, noting the exchange of ‘small’ amounts of content. and really set the tone for future tweets.

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The New New New Rules of Marketing and PR

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before Twitter, “BT.&# beginning of 2002. The first edition didn’t include Twitter because it literally didn’t exist. I don’t Twitter. It is the new, new, &# alt=&# " /> Marketing and PR.&#. David: Yeah. It’s kind of crazy. I agree with you. It’s kind of crazy. So they sent me along.

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Paywall for News.com and Online Community Social Media

Laurel Papworth

A few nights ago, I went to the bloggers/Twitterers briefing for News.com new digital subscriptons for news hosted by Chief Executive Officer – News Digital Media and The Australian Richard Freudenstein and The Australian’s editor Clive Mathieson. This IS recognition that bloggers and twitterers are critical in the distribution of News.

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Social Pros 20 – Katie Morse, Billboard

Convince & Convert

If everybody uses Twitter to say, ”Wow, I hate those guys,” do you count that as a win because they’re using social media as opposed to email to complain? Katie : I think Twitter’s a pretty good example of this. Quite frankly if I get that stuff on Twitter now, I just block and report spam immediately.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Evan Williams’ (co-founder, Twitter) keynote was so disastrous that an anecdotally estimated 80% of those in the room left before conclusion. Location, Location, Location The biggest story of the event was the widespread usage of presence services foursquare and Gowalla. I’ll write about that soon.