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Life After the News Feed: Why Facebook is Shifting to Stories (And Why Your Business Should Too)

Buffer Social

Rolled out to users in 2006, it became the go-to place for people to connect with their friends, share updates about their day-to-day life and enjoy content from brands they followed. The News Feed is one of Facebook’s marque innovations. Not to mention, it also played a pivotal role in Facebook’s march to advertising dominance.

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Do John Naisbitt’s Megatrend predictions still hold true for 2018?

Sherrilynne Starkie

In 2006 a time when social media was just starting to take off, I wrote a summary list of his predictions, (and provided my feedback on each point). In it, Naisbitt identifies the global trends that will form the future political and economic world. His predictions, seen with hindsight, make pretty interesting reading.

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The News Feed is Outdated: How Stories Changed the Way I Think About Social Media

Buffer Social

What Facebook actually popularized was the algorithmically-sorted feed, which they pioneered in 2006 with the release of their News Feed. The News Feed is outdated and stories are becoming the default for content consumption. Very few formats, features, apps, or services are truly unique. Why Stories are the new News Feed.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

LinkedIn “in the Black” (2006) In sharp contrast to other networks, LinkedIn was the first to offer users paid premium packages. Ahead of its acquisition by Google in the fall of 2006, the site grew to 100 million videos watched by 20 million dedicated users. and really set the tone for future tweets. My, how times have(n’t) changed!)

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Bloggers Flash Back to 2006 and Flash Forward to 2009

Diva Marketing Blog

Several 2006 wishes came true. I hope you enjoy the 2006 - 2009 comparisons. Elana Centor , Funny Business 2006 If I am going to be completely honest and self-absorbed, the thing that I would like it see more of in 2006 is more traffic at Funny Business. Yvonne DiVita , Lip-sticking 2006 MORE Smart Women Bloggers.

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Pledge Your Weight Loss, Feed Others | Bare Feet Blog

Bare Feet Studios

Go to www.pfpchallenge.com and pledge your weight loss goals. For every pound you pledge, General Mills and other partners will donate 14¢ I love this idea – lose weight while helping to feed others; there is a perfect balance in this equation. I am posting Polly?s ve already pledged – will you?

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Conversation Gained-How to Determine Influence in B2B Social Media

Direct Marketing Observations

For me, those postulations and assumptions began back in 2006, so I’ve got 11 plus years of data and experience on what I think and what I think I think. Discussions on influence in social have been around since social began. Do they enhance your experience? Do they engage? Do they share your content? Are they a SME?

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