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JANUARY 3, 2012

While many article and columns look back at the year that was or posture on the year that will be, it's becoming abundantly clear that 2012 will - without question - be the "Year of More.". More social. Social Media and online social networking has changed the very fabric of business and society. More global.

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GPS Microsoft Apple Loyalty 106

Net-Savvy Executive

OCTOBER 4, 2012

This one's weaker as a novel, but it raises serious issues: Black-hat PR in social media. From there, pick up Rachel Maddow's Drift (2012), which—despite the author's well-known leanings—is a generally conservative take on the vanishing checks (in the U.S.) The attribution challenge of cyber warfare.

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Open Source Statistics Issues Analysis 76

Atom Thought

JANUARY 22, 2009

USD 250b technology giant in 2008 reduced to USD150m nobody in2009! By 2012, India alone will have over 650m subscribers and 60% of these would come from rural areas. Not for Social Media Marketing! CrowdSourcing- The New Social Media Mantra to Sell Better! . . . . www.atomthought.com. .

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Crowdsourcing Open Source Microsoft Cost 113

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

This year, colleague Cheryl Burgess and I changed things up a bit, opening the award to nominations but focusing specifically on outstanding men and women who work for technology companies and are active on social media. Stacey is flat-out awesome: Social Media Manager for Vocus/PRWeb as well as serving her country as a U.S.

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Twitter Bazaarvoice B2B Microsoft 257

Oktopost

AUGUST 15, 2022

Social media has come a long way from when it first appeared on the web. Long before any of us knew or understood the potential behind social media, the first iterations were popping up to connect us all to the rest of the world. Let’s take a look at the history of social media.

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Social Media MySpace Tweetdeck B2B 174

ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

Nikki started Styling You in July 2008 and today – 9 years later – she’s not only grown her audience, but she’s built a pretty amazing business around her blog. It must have been 2011, maybe 2010. Darren: I think it was 2008, July maybe? I first met Nikki at one of our early ProBlogger events. Nikki: Thank you.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

How widespread, really, is the use of social media for marketing? How are B2B marketers using social media differently from their B2C counterparts? How are marketers measuring social media success? General Social Media Statistics. Infographic: Social Media ROI Statistics by Digital Buzz.

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Statistics Research Social Media B2B 190

ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

Nikki started Styling You in July 2008 and today – 9 years later – she’s not only grown her audience, but she’s built a pretty amazing business around her blog. It must have been 2011, maybe 2010. Darren: I think it was 2008, July maybe? I first met Nikki at one of our early ProBlogger events. Nikki: Thank you.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

SPECIAL NOTE: This is the 1,000th blog post to appear on Convince & Convert since I founded this site in 2008. I hope to continue providing you thoughtful, interesting content about social/content/digital for a long time to come! ~ Many, many thanks to all readers and fans for their tremendous support over these five years.

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Content Case Study Metrics Eventful 133

ProBlogger

JANUARY 13, 2013

In September 2012, I launched my latest online venture, The Grand Life , where I interview creative professionals and entrepreneurs, and quickly realized that I had a lot to learn about building a successful interview site. SB: I started the show in March (2012), so it’s a relatively new site. DSG: I started in 2008.

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Case Study Study Sites Eventful 42

Viper Chill

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Here’s what he said back in 2011 on that post. If you keep in mind that guest posting spree happened most heavily between 2008 and 2009, guest posting wasn’t really a “thing” that people were relying on for SEO. Those came two years later in 2012, and more recently now in 2014. My prediction was correct.

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Directory SEO Guidelines Google 85

Viper Chill

JANUARY 27, 2016

On the 15th of January 2008 the domain name Groupon.com went live for the first time. 2008 was also the year that IndieGogo became one of the first ‘crowdfunding’ websites. A year later, the biggest rivals of each would launch in the form of Living Social and Kickstarter. ” He wasn’t kidding.

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Case Study Study Startup How To 20

Viper Chill

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

37 Signals – Creators of popular web apps like Basecamp, Highrise and CampFire, reportedly made over $8m in 2008 (up from $5m in 2007) with their services which cost a monthly fee. With an ever increasing number of costumers, I have no doubt they’re well on track to make over $10m in 2012.

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WordPress Software Products Project 78

SocialFish

OCTOBER 4, 2019

The most prominent of this downtime was when the website took its most extended hiatus ever, going offline in July 2012 for nearly two years. Initially launched in 2008, the platform has since grown to become one of the top magnet link providers, boasting traffic of up to 500k visitors daily.

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Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 17, 2012

So, here is this year’s list, the top ten public relations blunders of 2012. Meghan Casserly of Forbes reported on social media backlash from iconic women, such as author Judy Blume and U.S. With 2012 marking its 100 th anniversary, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) should have enjoyed a banner year. Pink Ribbon Pink Slip.

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Insurance Apparel Policies Report 161

ProBlogger

JUNE 26, 2019

The web became a much more interactive space and this is the beginnings of social media. Every time you respond to a comment, every time you respond to an email, every time you engage with someone on social media, you’re building the asset of your blog. It takes time and it takes persistence. Again, evolve.

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