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I Want to Thank the Academy… a Language Rant

Waxing UnLyrical

Even Steve Jobs’ commencement speech to 2005 Stanford graduates included the phrase: “Today I want to tell you three stories from my life.” ” Finally, from a scene from The Godfather , a classic from 1975: Don Corleone : [ dismissive ] “I have a sentimental weakness for my children and I spoil them, as you can see.

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What is Reddit, and Should Your Brand Be Using It?

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Reddit launched in 2005 and sold to Conde Nast less than a year later for $10 million USD. Social listening tools automatically capture mentions of your brand, or other defined target keywords, and measure sentiment over time. Users create posts in topic-based communities — called subreddits — and interact in comment threads.

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Best Social Media Monitoring Tools

Bill Hartzer

Sentiment Metrics – founded in 2005, Sentiment Metrics has helped businesses listen to the growing world of social media. One of the best features within the Sentiment Metrics system is the ability to respond to comments, questions, and remarks directly from the system.

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Why I Rarely Answer My Phone | Bare Feet Blog

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Clive Thompson in Wired.com captures the sentiment perfectly: Consider: If I suddenly decide I want to dial you up, I have no way of knowing whether you’re busy, and you have no idea why I’m calling… Plus, voice calls are emotionally high-bandwidth, which is why it’s so weirdly exhausting to be interrupted by one.

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Six Links Worthy Of Your Attention #362

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What the map shows is estimates for 'climate departure', defined as the year in which 'the average temperature of its coolest year from then on is projected to be warmer than the average temperature of its hottest year between 1960 and 2005.' Miami looks like it might flip in 2033. I'll be 69. Hugh for Mitch). . End-Times For Humanity - Aeon.

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How to Make Stunning Social Media Graphics Even if You’re Not an Artist

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While many social networks were launched with a focus on text posts (remember the glory days of the circa-2005 Facebook status?), The key to doing it right is to make sure the color and font aligns with your brand as much as the actual sentiment does. But basically: if it’s graphic, and if it’s on social, it’s a social media graphic.

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The Silent Rise of LinkedIn to 500M Members: What Marketers Need to Know for 2018 [SSM069]

Buffer Social

Our team has been hearing the same sentiment from marketers everywhere. Microsoft must have seen something in the rising star as well – officially acquiring LinkedIn for $26.2 billion at the end of 2016 in one of the largest social media deals in history. members): Introduction of Jobs & Subscriptions. 2015 (330M members): $1.5B

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