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Why Alps Bethneck is 5 Years Old

Ari Herzog

2007: Facebook. 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? It was likely in 2007 and I never really used it. Foursquare? Or, do I want to use it as a base for experimentation?

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Mobile Social Networking Growing

Freelance Social Media

Owner of LangfordMedia Blog Twitter blog comments powered by Disqus Previous post: BrightKit is great for managing multiple Twitter accounts Next post: China spends more leisure time online than we do! What would we do if we couldn’t spy on our Facebook friends at all times?

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SXSW 2011: Strong on Networking; Less on Content

Dave Fleet

Twitter got its big break-through at SXSW in 2007. Foursquare arguably did so a couple of years later. Don’t feel that you always have to be in sessions. As I mentioned above, take advantage of the opportunity to get out, meet new people and make new connections. No breakout companies this year.

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Why a Social Credit Score is an Empty and Dangerous Notion

Waxing UnLyrical

I’m being challenged to a battle of egos by a stranger on Twitter: “@pierreloic your Klout Score is 33 (I’m a 51). Back in 2007, my co-founder, David, and I kicked around ideas fairly similar to what Klout does today. Guest post by Pierre-Loic Assayag. Check out your @klout profile today.”. I’m glad we didn’t let it.

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Social Media and Travel

Social Media Marketing

They've made great use of Flickr, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and more and have always led with a very human and very customer-centric approach. JetBlue made a name for itself in the social media space after a difficult travel situation thanks to severe winter weather in 2007. That finger wag gets me every time.

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Facebook considers competing with Myspace on the music front

Freelance Social Media

In August 2007 it was forced to pull the plug on Audio, a popular third-party application that allowed users to upload and stream music, in the face of label complaints of copyright violation. Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives also have been busy taking meetings with the major record companies about the strategy.

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What Websites Are You the One True Fan of?

Justin Levy

If you’re like me, you’ll immediately think of the different services that are available such as Foursquare , Gowalla and Facebook Places. Web site owners can use existing channels, such as Twitter and Facebook, to communicate with readers. How OneTrueFan works is pretty simple.