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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

Its customizable public profiles (which often featured music, videos, and badly shot, half-nude selfies) were visible to anyone, a contrast to Friendster’s private profiles. Ahead of its acquisition by Google in the fall of 2006, the site grew to 100 million videos watched by 20 million dedicated users. 2005 marked the apex of Myspace.

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Facebook’s Messenger App: What You Need To Know

The Social Media Incubator

In recent weeks, Facebook has been the talk of the town by making it required for mobile users to download their Messenger app to send their friends messages from their mobile device. The Messenger app has actually been around since 2011, with many users using it regularly before it became required.

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The Most Powerful Stat You Need To Know About Online Video

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Online video was supposed to be this massive competitor to TV, wasn't it? It turns out that online video is actually competing with people who want to watch videos on the go. According to the SFGate article published yesterday, YouTube's Mobile Views Have Quadrupled In 18 Months. " Small and on-the-go for the win!

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Post-Patch Hyperlocal Apps: What (If Anything) Works?

The Realtime Report

Nextdoor isn’t a brand new app by modern conceptions of time (site launched in 2011, mobile app in 2012), but it has been well-received by major news outlets. It’s a bit like having a garage sale, but on your mobile — and with lots more connections. Businesses, pay attention.

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102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013)

Webbiquity SMM

Find the answers to these questions and many, many more here in over 100 engaging and intriguing social, search, content, inbound, email, mobile and other marketing stats and facts from the past few months. While 47% felt somewhat good at social measurement in 2011, just 38% said the same in 2012. e-Strategy Trends ). Polaris B ).

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Voice Computing Puts the Words Back in Your Mouth

Convince & Convert

Guest post by Tim Hayden , co-founder and CMO of 44Doors , a mobile SaaS and consulting firm based in Austin, Texas. Truth be known, there is something much more transformational happening with smartphone proliferation than a quirky mobile search and voice-to-text functionality. means game-over, then maybe they have a point.

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Social Media Users Pass 4 Billion: Digital 2020 October Statshot Report

Hootsuite

Number of people using mobile phones around the world: 5.20 To put these numbers in perspective, more than two-thirds of the world now uses a mobile phone (67 percent), while almost 60 percent of all the people on Earth now use the internet. However, when it comes to social media, users clearly prefer mobile devices.

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