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A Brief History of Social Media [Infographic]

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The Top 8, Birth of Facebook, and 140 Characters: 2003-2009. In 2003, Myspace launched and took off across the web. In 2011, Facebook sought other methods of monetization and launched a desktop ad program called Sponsored Stories. But to better understand where we’re going, we need to look at where we’ve been. 2012-2015.

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

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But do you think, maybe, it had something to do with the fact they were watching their Tweetdeck more than the panel? But do you think, maybe, it had something to do with the fact they were watching their Tweetdeck more than the panel? link] Meryl K Evans I'm glad I went in 2002 and 2003 before it got so big. It's bad.