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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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Why Alps Bethneck is 5 Years Old

Ari Herzog

2005: Flickr. Do I want to treat Flickr as a serious base for showcasing my photographic works? 2010: Twitter. Do I want to use Twitter to tell the world what Stephen Black ate for lunch or do I want to connect with an audience interested in art and creative writing? This is a guest blog post by Stephen Black.

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Five Benefits to Using Twitter Â? Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Twitter as a tool to communicate during conferences. After attending SMX (I’ll post something on that soon) and SES NY, I realized that Twitter is a useful tool for conferencegoers to communicate their whereabouts or to share breaking news and announcements. Similarly, Michael Twittered during SES in April.

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How the Internet and Telecommuting Saved My Life

Waxing UnLyrical

In 2006, my second son Ayden was born and I really started to reflect on my life, my job, and the future. Image: cheetah100 via Flickr, CC 2.0 . Twitter Google+ LinkedIn How the Internet and Telecommuting Saved My Life. For years, I struggled with work-life balance. . I’m living proof of that.

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Analysis of The Top 10 Twitter Users and What We Can Learn From Them

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

who has previously written a great analysis on the top 5 blogs and now is taking his evaluation to Twitter. Twitter is one of the largest social networking sites, featuring users from various walks of lives. Twitter has a wide range of benefits from communicating with friends and families to building a brand for your business.

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6 Things The Army Taught Me About PR

Waxing UnLyrical

Twitter, which was founded in 2006, didn’t exist when I left. Image: familymwr via Flickr, CC 2.0. I literally have dozens of connections on Twitter with PR pros in the UK, Singapore and India, for example. Image: rajkumar1220 via Flickr, CC 2.0. Facebook had a mere 20 million registered users. Prioritize.

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Apple Gets More Serious About Using Twitter, but Why it Doesn't Matter

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

If you take a look at any one of their four accounts , you’ll notice one thing: they’re not using Twitter to converse but to broadcast. If you take a look at any one of their four accounts , you’ll notice one thing: they’re not using Twitter to converse but to broadcast. Is that even professional?

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