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37 Sensational Facts and Stats About the Seven Most Popular Social Networks

Webbiquity SMM

Those are just a few of the social network-specific findings from the recently-released Digital 2021 Global Overview Report , compiled by We Are Social and Hootsuite. Total monthly active users increased 77% from 2015 to 2020. Other Social Media Platforms. 70% of YouTube video views are on mobile devices.

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Is Clubhouse On Its Way Out?

Ignite Social Media

It’s hard to scroll through social feeds or the news today without being hit with more information on Clubhouse, the hot new app (now also available on Android devices as of this month) that features audio-only rooms that allow people to chat about shared interests. This post was originally published by Forbes on May 5, 2021.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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This moment essentially marked the beginning of social media influencers. 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. RIP to Periscope, 2015-2021.

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Facebook to Change News Feed to Focus on Friends and Family: Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Buffer Social

The goal of Facebook’s News Feed is to show people the stories that are most relevant to them. Now, Facebook has announced one of their most significant News Feed shuffles. These changes are likely to mean that content posted by brands and publishers will show up less prominently in News Feeds.

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15 New Social Media Apps & Platforms You Might Not Know About

Hootsuite

They live in your feed, under a dedicated tab: Reels offer more sophisticated editing options than Stories: you can edit clips together, adjust the layout, or add AR effects. Just as TikTok was once merely “the dance challenge app”, Discord was launched in 2015 as a niche app for the gaming community.

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Instagram Introduces New Business Profiles

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Insta Stats & Facts: Users: 500 million monthly active Instagram users as of June 2016 up from 400 million in September 2015. The app is one of the most popular social networks worldwide. million users in the US in 2015 with the greatest share of traffic to Instagram (23.94%) was from the U.S. Statista.com ].

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4 Emerging Social Media Trends to Watch in 2020

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According to data from Pew Research , messaging apps dominated social networks in 2019. The top messaging apps now boast nearly 5 billion monthly active users combined (compared to the combined social networks which top out around 3 billion ). 3 Social commerce will come into maturity. Source: Facebook Groups.

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