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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

Tumblr and the age of the microblog (2007) In 2007, the social network described as “Twitter meets YouTube and WordPress” came a-tumblin’ along when 17-year-old David Karp launched Tumblr from his bedroom. The hashtag arrives (2007) The strict 140-character limit for tweets set Twitter apart from rivals, including Facebook and Tumblr.

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Paid Posts: My Facebook Status Update is Smarter Than Yours

Webbiquity SMM

In February, blog platform Tumblr launched an option for all users to pay $1 to highlight a post. Tumblr’s decision wasn’t met with the sort of animosity from users that a similar move by Facebook likely would be. It’s Not Unprecedented. Paid Posts (Kind of) Already Exist.

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Content Marketing on Chinese Micro Blogs

Mindjumpers

The explosive growth began with mimicking the networks China was isolated from (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr etc.). According to a report released in June 2012 by CNNIC (China Internet Network Information Center), the Chinese netizen population has reached 538 million of whom 95% are social media users as well. The Durex case.

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Innovators, Entrepreneurs, and Developers: Use Your Skills In The Fight Against Diabetes!

SocMed Sean

The 2011 winners of the competition, Ginger.io, not only took home a check for $100K, but have currently raised $1.7 For more information about the program, check out the 2012 Data Design Diabetes™ Innovation Challenge website or watch the video below. Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Tumblr Share this on del.icio.us

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79 Remarkable Social Media Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2012

Webbiquity SMM

Between mid-2009 and late 2011, “messaging friends declined 12%, searching for new contacts fell 17% and joining a group of Facebook users dropped 19% in the U.S.” 52% of consumers say they have stopped following a brand on Facebook because the information it posted had become “too repetitive and boring.”

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Paid Posts: My Facebook Status Update is Smarter Than Yours

Webbiquity SMM

In February, blog platform Tumblr launched an option for all users to pay $1 to highlight a post. Tumblr’s decision wasn’t met with the sort of animosity from users that a similar move by Facebook likely would be. It’s Not Unprecedented. Paid Posts (Kind of) Already Exist.

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Who Wins in the New Partnership of Twitter and Google

Convince & Convert

That used to be case until 2011, and then their previous relationship lapsed. The same way that dinosaurs used to dominate, the webpage is no longer the key unit of how information is found and consumed. (Watch today’s video to see my stationed in front of an enormous T-rex skeleton. In Montana.)

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