Pam Hughes

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Although voice recognition has been around since the 1950s, it was only in 2011 when IBM’s Watson came out (you may have seen it beat contestants on Jeopardy! Microsoft Cortana uses Bing. According to a 2018 Backlinko voice search study, more than 40% of voice search results were pulled directly from featured snippets.

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Atom Thought

JANUARY 22, 2009

Motorola, Microsoft, Intel and even Google announce layoffs and office closures. We just need to hope that the recession does not extend too far into 2009, because if it does, the chances of our revival would be extended by another year (from 2010 to 2011)! . . Circuit City declares bankruptcy! Is 2009 worse than 2001?

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 30, 2011

I analyzed my Top 6 blog posts for 2011 by total page views, and am re-running them this week as a “greatest hits” compilation. I won’t break down all the features and how-tos and what-ifs, as other folks are better at that, including Jason Falls and Chris Brogan. (Happy Holidays! This is #1.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Microsoft Programming Bugs. In 2002, then-CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer announced that the 80/20 rule was not only applicable to the company’s product features – it applied to bugs, as well. In 2011, the U.S. Image credit: Live the 80/20 rule. United States Medical Care.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 3, 2011

I won’t break down all the features and how-tos and what-ifs, as other folks are better at that, including Jason Falls and Chris Brogan. In the very first release, Plus has a killer integration with Picasa (Google’s photo service), and its live video chat feature (called Hangout) could very easily become a Skype killer.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 3, 2011

I won’t break down all the features and how-tos and what-ifs, as other folks are better at that, including Jason Falls and Chris Brogan. In the very first release, Plus has a killer integration with Picasa (Google’s photo service), and its live video chat feature (called Hangout) could very easily become a Skype killer.

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Tweaklibrary

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Google’s featured snippets. It features stunning images and news stories. Bing is owned and operated by Microsoft and has its origins in the previously used search engines i.e. MSN Search and Windows Live Search. Microsoft and Yahoo! Better shopping search features. 18% of search engine market share.

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In episode #69 of The Science of Social Media , we explore the many features that make LinkedIn such a powerful platform for brands and what marketers need to know going into 2018. Microsoft must have seen something in the rising star as well – officially acquiring LinkedIn for $26.2 2011 (140M members): LinkedIn goes public.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 15, 2012

In February of 2011, Google released the Panda update that took rankings away from websites with low-quality content and sites with more advertising than content. feature authors on their homepage, newsletters, etc. Google’s Panda update. fit your niche, like Self Growth for the self-improvement and personal development niche.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 15, 2022

In the same year, Chris Messina invented the hashtag – the first method of categorizing social media posts, which then became a central feature of Twitter’s platform. In 2011, Facebook sought other methods of monetization and launched a desktop ad program called Sponsored Stories. A Not-So-Distant Past: 2010-2015.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 26, 2011

January 26th, 2011 Tweet What’s the buzz, tell me what’s happening Yesterday’s social media storm-in-the-making (or so it seems to me) was about the fact that Facebook can now turn your “likes&# into ads. Apple was almost dead and Microsoft was king. Quora) says: January 28, 2011 at 6:14 pm [.]

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Social Media Marketing

MAY 29, 2013

Of note: Slide 5 showing the disparity between time spent and ad spend on print, Internet and mobile; and Slide 27 showing that Facebook was the only platform whose usage dropped from 2011 to 2012. In a new study, Microsoft has found that 50% of employees believe they are more productive when using social tools.

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Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Members could create profiles, friend lists, send private messages, among other features that are now hallmarks of popular platforms. Snapchat: September 16, 2011. LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft Corporation. The professional network was acquired by Microsoft in 2016 in an “ all-cash transaction valued at $26.2

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 11, 2015

A lesser known fact about Dropbox: the Carousel app , while not a productivity tool, gives me a new smile every week as it has a Timehop like feature that lets me see photos of “this week in history.” Still, it’s nice, and Microsoft just acquired them. Back in 2011, I recommended RTM. the tweet URL).

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Viper Chill

JULY 30, 2013

If it was, Microsoft’s billions pumped into Bing would have gave it more than a few % market share. You can argue how legitimate the truth about abs program actually is, but it has pulled in millions of dollars and been featured on Tim Ferriss’ blog, so you can’t deny it has some authority. I have 50 More Examples.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 17, 2011

Noting that social media was the hottest topic on MarketingProfs last year, featured prominently in 7 of 10 articles, Ann Handley share some key stats, for example: if you’re going to market on Facebook, be prepared to offer special deals. A Year in Numbers: Top 10 Marketing Charts and Research Articles of 2010 by MarketingProfs.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 21, 2012

This episode features Joe Stupp of Chipotle. Oracle , that we’ve talked about here on Social Pros in the past, or Microsoft maybe working on something as well, etc. If you actually break it down year by year, it was 9% the first year, from 2010 to 2011. Listen Now. I fall in that 67%, but I don’t know.

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