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A Brief History of Social Media [Infographic]

Oktopost

2004 saw the birth of Facebook, when student Mark Zuckerberg launched the site to connect Harvard students with one another. In 2011, Facebook sought other methods of monetization and launched a desktop ad program called Sponsored Stories. A Not-So-Distant Past: 2010-2015. 2010 saw the emergence of photo-sharing network Instagram.

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Best Social Media and Digitial Marketing Research and Statistics of 2011, Part 1

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Get the details behind these stats and many, many more here in more than 40 of the best articles and blog posts about social media, search, budgeting and digital marketing research, facts and statistics of 2011 so far. Is a Blog Still Important in 2011? Social Media Stats, Facts and Research Does Facebook Need To Build A Search Engine?