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The Life Cycle of a Social Network

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The launch of Geocities by Yahoo marked for some the beginning of a new revolution in the online media called social networking. From an evolutionary standpoint and through historical data, there have been several milestones that have been reached that can help us formulate a true life cycle phenomenon in the social networking space.

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Facebook’s $5 billion IPO: By the numbers

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Estimated overall value of the social network — which may command “a valuation more than five times higher than Google Inc.,” Initial investment by billionaire Peter Thiel in 2004 in exchange for 44.7 Initial funding sought by Facebook, in one of the largest IPOs ever filed by a technology company. $75

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Why More Members, Money, and Ads Don’t Always Mean More Success: A B2B Marketer’s Survival Guide

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This question is particularly compelling today as we see Facebook set new records in terms of users, market valuation and revenue growth and wait with anticipation to see if Myspace can reinvent itself after conceding its market leadership position in social networking back in 2008. Background on the two social media sites.

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How Facebook Marketing is Changing (And How to Be Prepared)

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Facebook, as a platform, is barely recognizable from the social network that launched to connect Harvard University students in February 2004. So no apps or third-party products will be posting on their behalf or accessing their own or their friends’ data without being given really explicit permission. Too busy to read?

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Is Google becoming evil?

The Way of the Web

Given the high standards Google set for itself with the aims of indexing the world’s information, and the mantra of ‘Don’t Be Evil’, it’s likely we hold it to higher standards than most companies. After all, if you’re paying $150,000 for Google Analytics Premium, you’d be expecting all information.

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LinkedIn, Social Media And Bubbles

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Internet IPO since Google back in 2004. It's just hard to imagine that an online social network specifically targeted to the business professional suddenly has a valuation that rivals brands like Tiffany & Co. For years, I've Blogged about the merits and quality of LinkedIn over other online social networks.

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How To Build A Successful Business Blog (a Getting Started Guide)

Rebekah Radice

I started my first blog (the very one you’re on right now) in 2004. There are ways to look into your Google Analytics to find the best times to post , but this data won’t be available if your blog is new. I find it easiest to use Google Drive. Begin to track your results in Google Analytics). Social Media.

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