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A Brief History of Social Media [Infographic]

Oktopost

In the same year, Chris Messina invented the hashtag – the first method of categorizing social media posts, which then became a central feature of Twitter’s platform. A Not-So-Distant Past: 2010-2015. This micro post style quickly became popular, and Twitter emerged as a top site for real-time news and updates across the world.

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Your Definitive Guide to Social Media Image Sizes

Convince & Convert

NOTE: An alternate Facebook Business Pages cover photo and profile photo layout was being observed by some users as of (approximately) September of 2015, but those users views have been reverted to the more widely recognized dimensions seen above. Here’s an example of a cover photo optimized for TweetDeck: Image via @jimmykimmel.

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How to Engage With Your Social Media Followers Quickly and Authentically

Buffer Social

Medium (@Medium) February 10, 2015. In 2015, the User Happiness team at Medium did a #AskMedium campaign where they answered questions with video replies. There are also many other social media engagement tools out there, such as Facebook’s unified inbox , Hootsuite , and TweetDeck. And their followers loved it!