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Social Media News Ticker: Facebook Tests ‘Buy’ Button, Twitter Acquires CardSpring

The Realtime Report

Check out all the latest social media news from the last two weeks, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Tumblr, YouTube and Vine: Facebook. Facebook tests new ‘buy’ button for online purchases in U.S. Social Media News Ticker: Foursquare Launches Swarm, YouTube Reportedy Buying Twitch.

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Will Yahoo! Screw Up Tumblr?

Small Business Mavericks

has purchased Tumblr for $1.1 They have a bad habit of buying up properties only to close them down or do nothing with them. Tumblr is also ahead of Yahoo in chasing after customers who use smartphones to access their sites, Mayer said. ’s advertising model is way less expensive than Google’s.

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Social Media News Ticker: Twitter Ad Retargeting, Google ‘+Post Ads,’ Apple Buys Topsy

The Realtime Report

Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Tumblr and Apple: Facebook. Social Media News Ticker ad retargeting Apple Facebook Google mobile ads social media analytics Tailored Audiences Topsy Tumblr Twitter' and… Apple?! and… Apple?!

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Social Media News Ticker: Foursquare Launches Swarm, YouTube Reportedy Buying Twitch

The Realtime Report

Facebook testing ads shortcuts on News Feed – to make it easier for advertisers to monitor their ads, Facebook is testing out putting an ads shortcut link in the right side of the News Feed (Inside Facebook). Any social media updates that we missed? Let us know in the comments below.

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Facebook Brings Ads To Your Timeline – Whether You Like It Or Not

SocMed Sean

Nothing says social networking like advertisements. Apparently Facebook isn’t satisfied with targeting advertisements to you in the right-rail of the Facebook user experience. Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Tumblr Share this on del.icio.us Do you care if Facebook targets ads to you? Email this to a friend?

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

Ignite Social Media

I didn’t really know what it was, what it would sell exactly, or who would buy it, but the concept felt right. This was 2006, just after Twitter had launched, but the world didn’t yet know Tumblr, Pinterest, or Instagram. Paid advertising on social media was still 4 years away. So we were very early. This is so much fun.”

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Sister Company Carusele Wins “Small Agency of the Year” Shorty Award

Ignite Social Media

In fact, the variety of Shorty Awards won suggested the novelty of the Carusele approach: Best Use of Native Advertising. Best Mid-Range Media Buying Strategy; and. We spun Carusele out of Ignite Social Media in 2015 after developing a unique approach to content that makes influencer marketing much more effective.

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