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A Brief History of Social Media [Infographic]

Oktopost

2004 saw the birth of Facebook, when student Mark Zuckerberg launched the site to connect Harvard students with one another. In 2005, the platform was rolled out to university students across the country, looking much different than it does today. Check out our buyer’s guide for social media platforms !

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Best Social Media and Digitial Marketing Research and Statistics of 2011, Part 1

Webbiquity SMM

” One other interesting finding: “60% of content shared on social platforms includes a link to an external site.” ” According to research from the SMB Group, 32% of small businesses have Facebook pages though just 18% use free tools like TweetDeck and only 3% are utilizing fee-based social media tools.