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

Buffer Social

Do you remember your first social media profile? Or, how about your first social media post? Social media has changed and evolved so much since the early days, it’s almost hard to believe how far we’ve come. How people use social media has changed as well. Let’s dive in!

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9 Genius Ideas to Steal for Your Black Friday + Cyber Monday Marketing Campaigns (with Real-life Examples)

Buffer Social

In 2011, they took out a full-page ad in the New York Times emblazoned with the headline, “Don’t buy this jacket.” Try pinpointing your most engaged newsletter subscribers or social media followers, or most frequent customers and then reaching out with a more personalized message and discount code. 

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

The history of social media is a long and storied one. It’s bursting with pivotal moments like the launch of Instagram Stories, to that one time Zuck was on trial for Facebook privacy issues, to…honestly, let’s just look at the entire social media history timeline. So, how old is social media?

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A Brief History of Social Media [Infographic]

Oktopost

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 is the Back Channel for Teen Angst

Direct Marketing Observations

First I want to quote a paragraph from the abstract of a 2011 paper by danah boyd , a renowned expert on teen culture and social media at Microsoft Research. My concerns with the wild west mentality of middle school and high school social media usage are fivefold. The paper is titled, The Drama! It resonates.

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196: Blogger Spotlight – Nikki Parkinson from Styling You, Shares How She Built a Business Around Her Blog

ProBlogger

It must have been 2011, maybe 2010. She was one of the first journalist I’d seen make that switch from mainstream media to blogging but also because she was someone who was blogging smart. With the social media that it’s around now, it’s a very different possibility with that. I’m thinking October 2008.

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What Is Newsjacking?

Keyhole.co

The term newsjacking was first used by David Meerman Scott in 2011. His book “Newsjacking” defines the term as a strategy of incorporating one’s insights or opinions into news and significant media information. However, if you are a startup business, a simple and direct social media post would be your newsjacking path.