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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

The Facebook” followed in 2004. But Twitter’s significance was really defined by the hashtag , a symbol that’s helped political organizers and average citizens mobilize, promote, and create awareness. Source: BeReal Elon Musk buys Twitter, app updates follow (2022) In 2022, billionaire Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion.

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Best Social Media Stats and Market Research of 2010 (So Far)

Webbiquity SMM

adults say they give advice about purchases on social networking sites, only 17% say they seek out such advice when making buying decisions. Also, nearly half (45%) of all mobile phone owners send text messages on a daily basis. 80% of Twitter use is on mobile devices. 50% of mobile Internet traffic in the U.K

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