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The Year Of Mobile? Sounds Like The Month Of The Smartphone

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Mobile phones may even be going away - along with desktop computers and laptops - in favor of smartphones and tablets. One thing is for certain: the tide is beginning to shift dramatically and it won't be (too) long before mobile becomes the primary screen. It wasn't too long ago that mobile carriers didn't care about data.

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Why social media teams will be at the center of conversational commerce

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According to Chris Messina , who coined the term in 2015, conversational commerce is about “delivering convenience, personalization and decision support while people are on the go, with only partial attention to spare.” One reason for brands’ shift toward conversational commerce stems from the growing popularity of mobile messaging.

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Design Trends of 2015: How Your Blog Can Adapt

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Since mobile internet began to overtake desktop internet usage in January 2014, there have been major innovations in website design in light of this trend. In general, websites have been opting for a simpler, mobile-friendly design. Emphasis on Mobile. This is a guest contribution from Owen Andrew. Image via shutterstock.com.

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The Story of Ignite Social Media, The Original Social Media Agency

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I’m Jim Tobin, the founder of social media agency Ignite Social Media (2007) and influencer marketing agency Carusele (2015). These were big clients, like Nature Made, Microsoft, Intel, and more. Just as the “phone business” split into a mobile phone business, a business phone business, a VOIP phone business, etc.,

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Leicester City: A Tale Of Success, Social Media Affinity, And Crisps

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The first brand we found not associated with sport or entertainment was Samsung Mobile, who are followed by 5.84% of Leicester’s followers. They command a higher share of this audience than Microsoft, EA Games, and Harry Styles, plus rival accounts such as Nokia, Sony, and Apple CEO Tim Cook.

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This Week in Social Media – 4/3/2013

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Each week at Ford, I compose a newsletter that includes a series of links about current events and trends in the worlds of technology, social media, mobile, communications and marketing in order to keep the wider team up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in their jobs. These are those links.

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

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billion monthly users (up 16% from Q3 2015). Instant Articles load up to 10 times faster than the mobile web. And as more and more people begin to consume video on mobile devices and tablets, circular video could become the norm (and personally, I hope it does). Microsoft acquires LinkedIn. Acquisitions: .

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