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Apple Gets More Serious About Using Twitter, but Why it Doesn't Matter

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

First, I’m going to say kudos to Apple for trying involve themselves in the world of social media. Let’s envision this scenario: a user has a support issue about an Apple product. Apple has no such protocol in place, and at this point, there is no engagement. I’m going to stop there, though. No acknowledgment.

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We often discuss the big FANG companies (Facebook, Apple , Amazon , Netflix , Google ). What ever happened to MySpace ? are still all-in on MySpace. Why are people still using MySpace? Tags: advertising agency. It turns out that some people (or many.?) What purpose does it serve and why are they so loyal to it?

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Will iTunes' Ping Be a Success?

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Posted by Anne Herngaard Sep 2nd, 2010 Tweet Yesterday Apple announced a line of updated products along with the social network called Ping. The music network runs within Appleā€™s latest iTunes 10 version – also in iPhone and iPod Touch. Furthermore, making iTunes a social experience will boost the possibilities of sales.

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This sets up the battle of the next decade: Apple , that wants great content in order to sell devices; Amazon that wants great devices in order to sell content. Google , of course, has a different kind of strategy - still around search and advertising, but with their Android OS, it's clear that mobile is where the fight is happening.

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How Facebook is Slowly Strangling Twitter

Convince & Convert

But here’s why even a Jack Attack might not save the company from eventual MySpace-ization : Facebook is slowly strangling Twitter at every turn. Twitter launches lead generation advertising cards. highlight to tweet). This tactic has been ongoing for years, and is very much accelerating today. Twitter rolls out Vine.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

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After two-and-a-half years, iPhone app developers are getting fed up with Appleā€™s lengthy and often inconsistent approval process. may not seem like much, but the fact that Apple is taking 30% of all app profits has stirred some unrest. Also, $0.30 The approval process for apps is a black hole,ā€ says Tom Conlon of Popular Science.

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7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Once online, it caught the attention of executives at Apple who flew him into California to make it a commercial reality. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Answers Yahoo!

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