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The Case For Myspace

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In the end, the buying and selling of Myspace will be a positive business move for News Corp. In June 2006, Myspace became the most popular online social networking site in the United States. Did Facebook's success and the changing landscape of Myspace make it an undesirable business moving forward for News Corp.?

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Best Quora Guides and Insights of 2011

Webbiquity SMM

According to Compete.com, traffic to the site did fall off sharply in February and March of 2011 after an initial surge, but has rebounded to new highs since then (though half a million unique visitors per month isn’t particularly impressive for a social media site). Will it go the way of MySpace?

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Flashback: What Social Was Like in 2010 vs. 2020

Ignite Social Media

Twitter – 2010. Twitter’s logo Larry the Bird undergoes a makeover , becoming a sleek silhouette very similar to what Twitter uses today. However, the name Larry has since been laid to rest in favor of simply referring to the logo as “the Twitter Bird”. Twitter launches. Credit: Shareaholic.

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The State of Social Media In The UK

Mindjumpers

But before starting this, it is always good to look back at how 2011 has been for our different sites and then go on to predict how it would be in future. UK Twitter statistics: Twitter has shown explosive growth this year, with the number of reported users more than doubling from 12 million to 26 million. The losers.

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9 Surprising New Facts About Social Media in America

Convince & Convert

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. It’s a 50+ page orgy of data based on 2,020 telephone interviews of Americans ages 12 and up, conducted in February, 2011. Twitter is a Tiny Sliver. Twitter is Incredibly Diverse.

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Monday’s 5 Social Media Must-Reads

Firebelly

9 Ways To Build A Twitter Community With Substance By Amber Naslund Ah, Twitter. There’s this feeling of Facebook becoming the next Friendster of MySpace. Below are 5 social media must-reads from last week that we wouldn’t want you to miss. I keep seeing all these people saying “Yay! 1,000 followers!”.

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9 Surprising New Facts About Social Media in America

Convince & Convert

It’s a 50+ page orgy of data based on 2,020 telephone interviews of Americans ages 12 and up, conducted in February, 2011. 52% of Americans have a profile on Facebook, Linkedin, MySpace or elsewhere. Twitter is a Tiny Sliver. Twitter is used by just 8% of Americans (compared to 51% for Facebook).