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4 Emerging Social Media Trends to Watch in 2020

Social Media Strategies Summit

At any given moment, there are new tools, platform updates, improved tracking, and several 2020 social media trends are emerging now that point to our industry being one of constant movement. Trend” can often feel like a four-letter word when it comes to social media, but it is critical that we keep an eye on the future.

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Meta’s Removal of Detailed Targeting is a Reminder of What’s to Come

Jon Loomer

It’s the continuation of a trend that began more than three years ago. Targeting Trends It’s debatable when the first shoe dropped related to the current direction of targeting. From about 2012-15, the focus was on developing new powerfully specific ways to target people. Don’t say that I didn’t warn you.

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How the YouTube algorithm works in 2022

Sprout Social

2012: Watch time. In 2012, YouTube announced a new metric “ Time Watched ” to use in their search and Suggested Video algorithm. 2015-2016: Satisfaction & personalization. Create videos in formats that are currently trending. Check your Trending tab to see what video and topic ideas might fit into your channel.

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Webinar Recap: A Decade in Social Media. What’s Now. What’s Next?

Ignite Social Media

The focus of our webinar was around the changes we have witnessed in the social space over the past decade, the current trends, and our predictions for the years to come in social media. In 2011/2012, there were new media opportunities and there was a push for brands to buy fans to build a following and reach. of brand’s audience.

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Entrepreneurs: The Importance of Monthly Recurring Revenue

Jon Loomer

Revenue can be broken down into phases for my business: Phase 1: Consultation fees only (Aug 2011 – Mar 2012). Phase 2: Consultation fees, static virtual products and affiliate sales (Apr 2012 – Dec 2013). Phase 4: Static virtual products and memberships (Jul 2014 – Dec 2015). That is precisely what happened.

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Mobile Positioning: A Business Must

Webbiquity SMM

In fact, by 2015 more U.S. Consider these 2012 statistics: • Twitter estimates 55% of users access the site through a mobile device. • But what do these trends mean for today’s businesses? Consumers are growing fonder of their smartphones and tablets, using them to access content and make online purchases in staggering numbers.

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ISeeChange and NASA Launch Citizen Science App

The Realtime Report

Community reporting has already allowed ISeeChange to document early springs in 2012 and 2015 , longer growing seasons, marine life impacted by an unusually warm Pacific, ongoing droughts and wildfires, changing bird migration patterns, as well as increasing tick-borne diseases. ” Click To Tweet.