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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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YouTube Has Turned 6!

Mindjumpers

The site was initially opened to beta testers in May 2005 and in October 2006 it was acquired by Google for $1.65bn. The Growth of Foursquare In an Infographic. This video is with YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim standing in front of a herd of elephants at San Diego Zoo. YouTube is undergoing another major transformation.

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OliveWoo – The First Location-based Date Service

Mindjumpers

Since forming in March 2006 more than 5,000 people have signed up to attend monthly standing room only events. Similar Posts: Foursquare Reaches 100 Million Checkins Facebook Introduces Geolocation Foursquare: How Does It Work? Basically OliveWoo is a place where you can create, discover, and share exciting date ideas.

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Crowd-Sourced Information Online: Helpful or Harmful?

The Social Media Incubator

Wikipedia, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare are just a few of the online sites that are threatening to “…take a ‘nuclear option’ and ‘go simultaneously dark’ in protest of the bill,” MSNBC.com published earlier this week. The reactions to this proposed law are definitely being heard.

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Why Alps Bethneck is 5 Years Old

Ari Herzog

One night in 2006, over Tiger beer and carrot cake at a hawker center , my designer friend Little Ong told me about Multiply. Another friend, Dinnertube , started posting videos on Youtube in 2006. Foursquare? My G+ invitation came from Singaporean/New Zealand designer Shazanah Hassan , another real world friend. 2012: Today.

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What’s Your Mobile Marketing Strategy?

Small Business Mavericks

Before starting my own company in 2006, I worked for 16 years in the wireless industry for AT&T Wireless and Cingular, so I’ve watched mobile develop over the years with more than a casual passers-by interest. Leveraging applications such as FourSquare and Twitter with geo-targeting capabilities to target your reach.

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How a Social Media Evangelist Became a Social Media Realist

Social Media Strategery

And there are all too many social media experts, ninjas, and gurus ready to help them get on Twitter, start a Facebook page, and check in on Foursquare. Back then, using social media in the government was like being among the first cavemen to discover fire.