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Yahoo! Unloads Delicious

Small Business Mavericks

How about YouTube? Hurley and Chen are co-founders of YouTube, which they sold to Google awhile back. So I suppose they had the money to buy the struggling social bookmarking website. Delicious is one of the early forerunners of social bookmarking. Do the names Chad Hurley and Steve Chen mean anything?

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Teens & Young Adults Prefer Facebook Over Blogs

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Blogging by teens (ages 12-17) has been cut in half - from 28 percent in 2006 to 14 percent in 2009. Social networking sites (SNS). Where did they go? 73 percent of teens and 72 percent of Gen Y are now active on at least one SNS. 71 percent of young adults prefer Facebook while 66 percent of younger teens prefer Myspace.

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Rumor: Yahoo Sells Delicious | Small Business Mavericks

Small Business Mavericks

The latest is around the social bookmarking site Delicious. About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks? Yahoo had originally said it was going to fold the site, but then the groans started. Should we jump for joy if Delicious was sold?

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10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Delicious Social bookmarking is a great way to share interesting links that could aid in the development of an idea, education, and/or marketing efforts. You can also upload to YouTube, which is great because then you can also receive video responses. Delicious is my favorite one to use for this. Answers Yahoo!

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First Steps Toward Becoming a 21st Century Educator | always learning

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Note : Of course as soon as I sent the article off, I realized I had forgotten a few key things like social bookmarking , and some helpful books I read before I started. Social Networking and Responsibility. YouTube /mscofino. December 2006. November 2006. October 2006. September 2006.

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10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Establishing a social media strategy will help you see where potential customers are hanging out. You can search for related groups and Fan Pages through Facebook, start accounts on social bookmarking sites such as Digg or StumbleUpon, and check on who is linking to your site to find out who’s interested. Answers Yahoo!

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

Hot or Not is rumored to have influenced the creators of Facebook and YouTube and nurtured millions of insecurities. Gaining traction: LinkedIn, YouTube, and WordPress (and more) arrive (2003-2005) In 2003, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facemash, described as Harvard University’s answer to Hot or Not. The Facebook” followed in 2004.