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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

The history of social media is a long and storied one. It’s bursting with pivotal moments like the launch of Instagram Stories, to that one time Zuck was on trial for Facebook privacy issues, to…honestly, let’s just look at the entire social media history timeline. So, how old is social media?

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Social media and Montreal’s student protests

Sherrilynne Starkie

AT a recent IABC Ottawa professional development event, speaker Melissa Carroll, the person behind the Montreal Police Service ’s (SPVM) Twitter account during the 2012 student protests against tuition fee increases, explained that social media can really move people. Related posts: Social media: how to handle feedback.

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Common Social Media Questions and Answers All Marketers Should Know

Hootsuite

What are the most common social media questions marketers get asked? We put the question to our LinkedIn community and based on the responses one thing is clear: There’s a lot of people out there who don’t know what social media marketers do. Can social media really be a full-time job?

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A Review of Google Social Media Tools

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Google has often been blasted for failing to understand social media and capitalize on the rise of this communication channel. When asked about Google social media tools, the average person will immediately mention Google+. By capitalizing on this knowledge you can create well-designed photos and graphics (e.g.

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Predictions Revisited: Five Not-Too-Distant Technologies That Might Change Social Media

Ignite Social Media

Six years ago, I published the post “ Five Not-Too-Distant Technologies that Might Change Social Media.” Just because it’s not as shiny as it was back in 2011/2012 doesn’t mean we should write it off. 2), announced they are releasing a $1k+ smartphone next year billed as “The world’s first holographic media machine”.

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Content marketing is king

Sherrilynne Starkie

Content is set to be one of the biggest trends in B2B marketing for 2012, but the concept is not all that new. Corporate blogging began circa 2004 and with the growing ubiquity of social networks many companies have been creating and sharing content as part of their marketing strategies.

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Digital grassroots: the Internet fights back

Sherrilynne Starkie

Yesterday, Michael Geis t presented a keynote address to the IABC 2012 Canada Business Communicators’ Summit which was held in Ottawa. His topic, the year the Internet fought back, focused on how a genuine grassroots movement, fuelled by social media, impacted the Canadian Federal government’s digital copyright law.

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