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Baby Boomers Get Connected with Social Media

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As social media networks have been assimilated by younger generations, it was only a matter of time until the older generations would catch up. From the table above, it can be clearly seen that there is little room for growth for social media in the Millenial and Generation X age groups. Yes, you read that right.

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‘China’s Facebook’ Renren Seeks NYSE Listing [Data]

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; literally “everyone network&# ), formerly known as Xiaonei Network (Chinese: ???; literally “on-campus network&# ) is a Chinese social networking site with an interface similar to that of Facebook. As of 2011, it has about 160 million registered users. Xiaonei became Renren in August 2009.

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How Can Linkedin Grow?

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View more pictures from the bell ringing ceremony taken at the New York Stock Exchange, the day LNKD started trading – May 19, 2011.). After becoming the first social network to go public on May 19, 2011, LinkedIn is now in the hot seat as finance pundits examine whether the company’s market valuation is realistic.

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Facebook’s $5 billion IPO: By the numbers

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Estimated overall value of the social network — which may command “a valuation more than five times higher than Google Inc.,” Percentage of annual revenue in 2011 accounted for by advertising. Percentage of annual revenue in 2011 accounted for by Zynga, the third-party company responsible for the game FarmVille.

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Sean Parker on Google+

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17, 2011, Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney asked Sean Parker (Spotify, Napster, Facebook): “What’s the chance you think that 3 or 5 years from now Google+ really takes share from Facebook? ” Parker answered: It’s very tough to compete with network effects. Under what circumstances would that happen?”

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Linking Up on LinkedIn

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She works at Media Needle, a social media/word-of-mouth marketing agency based out of Los Angeles.]. Launched in 2003, LinkedIn is a business-related social networking site. Mainly used for professional networking, the company reported more than 100 million registered users as of March 2011.

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A Review of Google Social Media Tools

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Google has often been blasted for failing to understand social media and capitalize on the rise of this communication channel. When asked about Google social media tools, the average person will immediately mention Google+. In this article, we will take a look at three of Google’s projects in the social arena.

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