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2012 Google I/O - Is This the 2007 Facebook F8?

Stay N' Alive

As the first Google I/O with the Google+ Team, and a serious read/write API yet to launch, I predict we are about to see an explosion of social apps at a level we haven't seen since Facebook's F8 Conference in 2007 when they launched their platform to the world. They're in a very similar state to Facebook in 2007.

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Digital grassroots: the Internet fights back

Sherrilynne Starkie

Yesterday, Michael Geis t presented a keynote address to the IABC 2012 Canada Business Communicators’ Summit which was held in Ottawa. Geist said that this sequence of events provided “the first inkling that something might be here. March 2012: Ottawa’s Twitter top 20. Michael Geist (Photo credit: Wikipedia).

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The Evolution of Social Media, and of Likeable

Likeable

It was the summer of 2007, and Facebook had recently opened up beyond college students, to welcome everyone to its platform. We had an assignment for Verizon FiOS, then a new cable TV alternative, to find influencers (yes, in 2007!) It turned out to be much more efficient than baseball stadium events!). It needed to evolve.

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Melbourne Food and Wine Blogging Event

ProBlogger

I’ve been excitedly sitting on this one for a while now and am relieved to finally announce a new ProBlogger event that is coming up for Melbourne Food and Wine Bloggers (and anyone else who wants to travel to Melbourne for an evening). Here are the event details: Date : Tuesday 17 July 2012. Time : 6pm arrival.

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Top 10 Powerful Moments That Shaped Social Media History Over the Last 20 Years

Buffer Social

Given its sheer size, the impact it has made on families, friends, businesses, and world events, I felt as though I might be remiss without a mention of Facebook somewhere! “Chocolate Rain” (Published: 4/22/2007 – 113,787,749 views). Numa Numa (Published: 12/11/2006 – 26,800,130 views).

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Is IGTV Monetization Enough to Keep Creators on Instagram?

Later

Look back at Instagram co-founder and CEO Kevin Systrom (@kevin) introduce IGTV from a live event in San Francisco. In fact, the first iteration of its revenue-sharing model for creators (called the YouTube Partner Program ) was launched all the way back in 2007. . View this post on Instagram. Of course, this isn’t always easy.

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Is IGTV Monetization Enough to Keep Creators on Instagram?

Later

Look back at Instagram co-founder and CEO Kevin Systrom (@kevin) introduce IGTV from a live event in San Francisco. In fact, the first iteration of its revenue-sharing model for creators (called the YouTube Partner Program ) was launched all the way back in 2007. . View this post on Instagram. Of course, this isn’t always easy.