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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

Hot or Not is rumored to have influenced the creators of Facebook and YouTube and nurtured millions of insecurities. Gaining traction: LinkedIn, YouTube, and WordPress (and more) arrive (2003-2005) In 2003, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facemash, described as Harvard University’s answer to Hot or Not. The Facebook” followed in 2004.

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Instagram Is Fastest Growing Social Network Worldwide

The Realtime Report

Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Twitter and LinkedIn are still the most popular social networks worldwide, but Instagram is growing faster than any other social site, according to new research by GlobalWebIndex. tablets (44%) are the most popular way to access microblogging services (Twitter, messaging apps).

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A Review of Google Social Media Tools

Idaconcpts

While Orkut may not make big headline news, as of January 2011 it had 33 million active users around the world and as of September 2013 Alexa ranks it as the 1,802th popular site in the world. The latest study by GlobalWebIndex for the second quarter of 2013 indicates that Orkut has a little bit over 10% of global users of social media.

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How Journalists Use Social Media to Report the News

Proactive Report

journalists conducted during the fall of 2013, the new report updates previous findings and adds new ones concerning the role of social media in journalism. regularly use microblogs such as Twitter for gathering information and reporting their stories. use YouTube. use YouTube. Based on online interviews with 1,080 U.S.

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Best Social Media and Digital Marketing Research and Statistics of 2011, Part 2

Webbiquity SMM

Also noted: • One in four Americans watches a YouTube video every day. • In the coming year, 77% of companies plan to spend more on YouTube; three-quarters plan to increase spending on Facebook and blogs, and 73% will invest more on Twitter. B2B Marketing [r]Evolution (Content Marketing) by PropelGrowth on YouTube.