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PR generalists vs social media specialist?

Sherrilynne Starkie

From the time I started Strive PR in 2005, it was already evident that social media was transforming public relations practices. By the end of 2006, organizations were getting to grips with blogs and other digital media, and I, as a PR generalist, built a successful business on helping clients adapt to the new environment.

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Evolving on Facebook From Then to Now

Ari Herzog

Reviewing my Facebook history from Day One (which you can learn how to download yourself ), I’ll guess I joined the social networking site in the spring of 2005 shortly after I gained an.edu email address in graduate school. Facts from my Facebook past… August 30, 2005: I wrote a message to someone for the first time.

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‘China’s Facebook’ Renren Seeks NYSE Listing [Data]

Idaconcpts

According to AsiaTimesOnline.com , Renren, known as the “Facebook of China&# , will be listed in the New York Stock Exchange next month, raising up to US$584 million. literally “on-campus network&# ) is a Chinese social networking site with an interface similar to that of Facebook. What is Renren?

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Why Alps Bethneck is 5 Years Old

Ari Herzog

2005: Flickr. 2007: Facebook. One night in 2006, over Tiger beer and carrot cake at a hawker center , my designer friend Little Ong told me about Multiply. A story I posted on Digg in 2005 crashed the “interesting” get-paid-for content site I was briefly testing. Even if Facebook et al. This is his story.

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Why I Want to Delete My Facebook Account

Ari Herzog

In five words, I am tired of Facebook. I joined the social networking site in early 2005 as a graduate student, when it was only available to users with.edu email addresses. I sync the accounts today, and it’s odd to find someone not a Facebook user. Related posts: Former Facebook User Explains Why He Quit.

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

Webbiquity SMM

So the question is–are there things that today’s B2B marketers can learn from history, specifically, the tremendous success of Facebook and the rise, fall and possible resurrection of Myspace? From its founding, Myspace took off like a rocket ship while Facebook had a much slower ascension from launch. My answer is certainly–yes!

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Make Your LinkedIn Profile Work for You | chrisbrogan.com

Buzz Marketing for Technology

I made a choice of Linkedin over Facebook preferring it for its business perspective and it is paying off in terms of job contacts. December 2006. November 2006. October 2006. September 2006. August 2006. April 2006. March 2006. February 2006. January 2006. December 2005.

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