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The Lance Armstrong Effect

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But, in the world of the real-time Web, mobile devices, Twitter , Facebook updates, YouTube videos and the like, what once was a brand's most powerful tool to communicate directly with consumers, suddenly becomes its worst nightmare. Last Friday night, Armstrong took the stage at Livestrong' s 15th anniversary event.

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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. LinkedIn is a industry tool. I started with LinkedIn and while it is a great tool like you said, Facebook is way more fun. SM is now a very powerful business tool which will be exploited out the expenses of others personal information.

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A Review of Google Social Media Tools

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When asked about Google social media tools, the average person will immediately mention Google+. This was just a little bit less than 3 years earlier than the founding date of Facebook: February 4, 2004. Social Media Uncategorized Google Google Buzz google social media google social media tools orkut review of google social media'

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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The Facebook” followed in 2004. Dorsey originally envisioned twttr as a text message-based tool for sending updates between friends. Get Started Do it better with Hootsuite , the all-in-one social media tool. Registering its one-millionth user that same year, the site became just “ Facebook ” in 2005. Try it free today.

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Want to Friend Me on Facebook? Please Use My Public Page or.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

See, I’m one of those Facebook users who have been on the service since February 2004, which is quite a long time considering Facebook was open to about three schools at the time that I signed up. Linkedin is not an open networking tool and casual use of it devalues the system and your network within it. It’s not.

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

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What social media tool helps small business double their reach on Twitter? 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. 80% of Twitter use is on mobile devices.

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Face it (no pun intended), Facebook is the ultimate stalker tool. 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). I like to get where I want when I want to, and Facebook’s design makes that very possible.

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