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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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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. Foursquare’s geolocation API was used for geofilters and location tagging in apps like Snapchat, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Confessions and Reflections of a [Former] Digg Addict

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I also have doubts that blocking the submitter data would even work, because of the API. I never knew a list like this existed; with lists like such people almost participate strictly for the “status&# which takes away from the whole point of sharing useful information with like minded individuals. Problem solved.&#

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Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media - ReadWriteWeb

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No jumping through hoops to keep your information private. One of the topics was microblogging, and Twitter was discussed. Great information on really using social media at the optimum level. aggregators. Speaking of Facebook, the site makes it easy to be private - you must have a.edu email address to blog here.

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Best Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2007 » Techipedia | Tamar.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

65 Must Read StumbleUpon Articles (Newest on the Net): At first, I didn’t intend to link to link posts in my yearly recap, but if you really wanted more information on SU, Fred has accumulated some 65 posts on StumbeUpon and linked it to his blog. Perhaps Darren’s advice resonated with his readers? But is it Spam?

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The Ultimate List of Social Media Definitions You Need to Know

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Analytics is an umbrella term used to describe both social analysis tools and the information those tools provide. Specialized analytics programs like Hootsuite Analytics can provide more in-depth information and reports that include metrics such as team performance and social ROI. Application programming interface (API).

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No, You Can't Automate Social Media!

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Thanks to social media’s widespread adoption and thanks to a really open API for platforms such as Twitter, it’s inevitable that people will take advantage of the latest and greatest of Twitter tools — and then some — to eliminate the need for manual labor while still charging an arm and a leg for services.

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An Open Letter to Facebook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Lack of information about security. i could only add that i hate all the new site connectivity, i’m finding all these sites that are linked to my facebook account, that i never authorized, and it’s frustrating that facebook sees my information as THIER information to do with as they please.

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