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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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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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106 More Amazing Social Media and Marketing Statistics for 2014 and 2015

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Image credit: Business 2 Community. And yet – 80% of brands advertised on social media sites in 2014. But only 14% trust advertisements. ( #Socialnomics 2014 ). Business 2 Community ). Not as believable.) ( Business 2 Community ). Do consumers actually listen to brands? Do brands actually listen to consumers?