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Why Foursquare and I Split Up

Ari Herzog

After 2,240 check-ins, 669 photos, 106 tips, 46 badges, and 21 mayorships, I deleted my Foursquare account. ” Citing privacy concerns, I initially deleted my Foursquare account in October 2010. I returned in December 2011. I explained my reasons on their deletion form: “You lost me by splitting into two apps.

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8 Important Influencer Marketing Trends to Watch Right Now

Hootsuite

Lorenz traces its social media etymology way back to 2011 on YouTube. The capital-C treatment gives creators the option to choose the term for their profile badge. Children’s privacy and safety policies may also come under additional review. Instead, “Creator” is emerging as a preferred term. Or re-emerging. Influencer” is not.

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Social media training on Foursquare Google Plus Pinterest Facebook Training for June and July 2012

Laurel Papworth

Google Plus reached 49 million members (Dec 2011) in only a few months! Google Plus reached 49 million members (Dec 2011) in only a few months! Investigate security and privacy, Circles and distribution of information. And more interestingly, Google Plus is set to reach 400 million members during 2012.

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The 2011 #Nifty50 Top Twitter Men Reprise

Webbiquity SMM

Today, Tom Pick ( @TomPick ), Online Marketing Executive at KC Associates , who blogs at his award winning B2B Webbiquity , and I ( @ckburgess – Blue Focus Marketing @BlueFocus360 ) present 50 remarkable men on our 2011 #Nifty50 Top Twitter Men list. These men are indeed using Twitter to rewire and reorient the Web.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2010

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

100+ SMB Blogging Ideas to Kick Start … 2011? Usability Testing is Broken: Rethinking User Research for Social Interaction Design (Usability Testing): Dana Chisnell points out the flaws in designing the social web, referncing Google Buzz privacy violations and explaining that there’s a lot more to consider in today’s Internet.

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The Reality Behind the Check-In Hype [infographic]

Mindjumpers

The infographic was compiled by Beyond in collaboration with the Social-Loco Conference that was held in San Francisco May 5 th , 2011. The remaining 83% have not been active on these kind of services, either because they have no smart phones, no motivation or the highest being privacy concerns.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

While the privacy issues continue to be a stumbling block for some, the ability of these services to enhance your experiences in real-time by showing you who’s nearby, and insider tips for each location is enticing. At SXSW, each attendee had their unique QR code printed on their name badge. Largely, it didn’t happen.