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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

FourSquare “check in” drops (2009) Location-based app Foursquare was one of the first that allowed users to “check in,” while sharing recommendations all about their favorite neighborhoods and cities. You may not remember Foursquare (or weren’t yet born during its heyday), but chances are, you’ve used the company’s tech.

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How to Gain a Massive Following on Instagram: 10 Proven Tactics To Grow Followers and Engagement

Buffer Social

Social media analytics tool Quintly analyzed over 5,000 profiles in early 2015 to learn that the average Instagram account posts once per day. Ask users to “tag a friend” I recently got a great Instagram tip from some new local friends who helped me out with marketing a non-profit food tasting event. Cross-promote.

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Please Aggravate Me: Is Gamifying Customer Service a Reality

Convince & Convert

Over the last several years we’ve gamified checking in ( Foursquare ), eating and drinking ( Foodspotting ), investing in human beings ( Empire Avenue ), and many other categories. And in a Gartner Research Report , it’s estimated by 2015 that more than 50% of organizations that manage innovation processes will gamify those processes.

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Please Aggravate Me: Is Gamifying Customer Service a Reality

Convince & Convert

Over the last several years we’ve gamified checking in ( Foursquare ), eating and drinking ( Foodspotting ), investing in human beings ( Empire Avenue ), and many other categories. And in a Gartner Research Report , it’s estimated by 2015 that more than 50% of organizations that manage innovation processes will gamify those processes.

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The Social Media Monitoring Lighthouse – A Guide on What and How to Monitor

Razor Social

89% of marketers found listening to be effective but only 37% listened -Saleforce 2015 state of marketing report Click To Tweet. You could be running an event and you want to track real-time mentions so you can respond to and track them. In this guide, we go through what you need to be monitoring and how to do it. Real-time Insights.

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Where Social Media Is Headed in 2017: The Biggest Trends to Watch For

Buffer Social

billion monthly users (up 16% from Q3 2015). From the release of Moments, where Snapchat wanted to become your new camera roll to the launch of their first physical product, Spectacles, 2016 has been eventful for Snapchat and its parent company Snap Inc. billion in revenue during Q3 2016 and now has 1.79 Solving harassment issues .

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How to Steal the Next Billion Dollar Website Idea: A Case Study

Viper Chill

Vamo, an event discover platform that allowed you to book accommodation in multiple cities. Though it took a while for them to gain traction they secured $1m in funding in 2015 to grow their brand. At the start of December 2015 Uber’s valuation reached a sky-high figure of $62.5 The only problem?