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Looking Into The Social Media Past

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Facebook: From The Computer Screen To The Big Screen , August 2008. In mid-2008, news started to spread about a movie based on the rise of the popular social network. “Hulu.com, the joint venture between NBC Universal and Fox, will begin offering most of the two network’s popular shows online tomorrow…&#.

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Twitter is top social media channel among Fortune 500

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This represents a six percent increase over the 2008 study. 86% of these blogs (93) link directly to a corporate twitter account, a 300% increase over the 2008 study. The study’s key findings include: 22% (108) of the primary corporations listed in the 2009 Fortune 500 have a public-facing corporate blog.

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When In Doubt, Turn To Twitter

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I went on to read that, for users younger than 30, 83% use social networks. The survey went on to say that the 30-49 age gap is closing in on the under 30 crowd for social media use. There is only a 13% difference between the two age groups in usage, compared to 42% in 2008. There we go. Is it a generational thing?

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Monday’s 5 Social Media Must-Reads

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In this post, we’ll aim to tackle some more advanced social search functionality so that you can make the most out of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. By Marla Tabaka With over 100 million members, LinkedIn is the top business social networking site. As was 2009 and 2008. How to Launch a LinkedIn Company Page.

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Youtube Tuesday: Lost Generation

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In February 2008,after receiving over 50 video entries, the AARP announced WhenI’m 50 as the winning video. The grand prize was $5,000. It contains students sharing their thoughts on what they think theyll be like when they are 50years old - their hopes,dreams, and aspirations.

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Jake's Take: Facebook Hits The Big 5-0-0

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Nobody expected it to even overtake social-networking giant MySpace,as it did in 2008, and eventually have more users than the USA has citizens. Mark Zuckerburg launched Facebook in 2004 for his friendsand classmates at Harvard University, then continued to branch it out to otherschools. So how did this happen?

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Jake's Take: Comcast Cares & You Can Too

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At least that’s what one of Comcast’s many Twitter accounts will tell you if you happen to mention their name in one of your tweets.Businesses everywhere are jumping on to the ever-expanding social networking bandwagon, and with very good reason.