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Review of the Online Group Buying Industry

Idaconcpts

Group buying is a trend that had incredibly growth throughout 2010. Group buying, which refers to social buying or collective buying as well, is the buying an offer which has been significantly reduced, due to the fact that it is only valid if enough buyers are found. LivingSocial: The Amazon.com-backed Giant from D.C.

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11 Myths of Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

Though social media marketing is rapidly advancing in terms of adoption and sophistication, many marketers and business executives still struggle with it. They wonder if their organizations are doing enough, if they are doing things right, even if they should be involved in social media at all. Social media is free.

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Digital grassroots: the Internet fights back

Sherrilynne Starkie

His topic, the year the Internet fought back, focused on how a genuine grassroots movement, fuelled by social media, impacted the Canadian Federal government’s digital copyright law. It heard about many contentious issues from industry representatives but when the report was published, the public interest was entirely absent.

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#MySMCStory: Social Media Club and Me

Ari Herzog

The prior five years involved senior management roles in state and local government and, despite sending off resumes and applications for full-time positions and being called in for numerous interviews, I decided I wanted to be self-sufficient and make a living in the online industry. Why is 2006 important? Why is 2006 important?

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9 Twitter Best Practices for Business

Socialized

Since its foundation in 2006, Twitter turned the globe into bite-sized posts by the distillation of World News, updates, and jokes. Hashtags are really a key feature of Twitter, and they serve for grouping and finding tweets about a given subject. Are you tweeting your friendship with a peer throughout your industry?

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Guide to Every Social Media Metric That Matters

Socialmedia.biz

In the fast-paced, technologically advancing digital marketing industry, marketers are constantly changing the way brands, especially B2C businesses, engage with their target audience online. So, how do you make social media an asset to your brand, instead of a liability?

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Social media and the rise of fantasy sports

Sprout Social

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to know how much sports fans love to share updates about their teams on social media. Fantasy sports have played a huge role in shaping fans’ communities and conversations on social platforms. How mainstream media and social media created fantasy hype.

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