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The Lance Armstrong Effect

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Many know Livestrong (Armstrong's foundation to help battle cancer) for the 2004 launch of the Livestrong bracelet. Due to the rise of social media, consumers have an expectation that companies will not only respond to their needs, but become active participants in the global community. " The silence online is deafening.

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Social Media Insecurity: What to do When Online Activity Affects.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Reply Claire Chapman August 19, 2010 at 9:21 am And I also just referenced you on my company blog as I was writing inspired by this and the discussions about Facebook Places (which isn’t even live in the UK yet!) I joined in early 2004 (I have a 6 digit Facebook ID, 102991, and signed up when Facebook was open to about 3 universities).

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How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The High Point: Facebook In 2004, I joined Facebook and my behavior changed drastically. Granted, some companies use MySpace quite efficiently , but I feel that it targets a different demographic. I had many friends just like that. I just don’t think there’s a lot to do with it.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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Unfortunately, the site’s spike in popularity in 2003 caught the company by surprise. The Facebook” followed in 2004. Tumblr and the age of the microblog (2007) In 2007, the social network described as “Twitter meets YouTube and WordPress” came a-tumblin’ along when 17-year-old David Karp launched Tumblr from his bedroom.

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A Review of Google Social Media Tools

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This was just a little bit less than 3 years earlier than the founding date of Facebook: February 4, 2004. Google Buzz was a social networking, microblogging and messaging tool developed and integrated into Gmail so that users could share links, photos, videos and messages.

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

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What percentage of Fortune 100 companies are on Twitter? How do B2B social media marketing practices differ from B2C companies? A national survey of reporters and editors revealed that 89% use blogs for story research, 65% turn to social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, and 52% utilize microblogging services such as Twitter.

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13 Reasons Why I Am an Obsessive Compulsive Facebook User Â?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

This gave the the company the opportunity to test design, load times, and focus on optimization techniques as well as considering hardware upgrades as the user base increased. I had graduated college the previous year, so many of my classmates seemed to have “moved on&# from the social sites of my time (all of which have dissolved).

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