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5 Social Networks That Are Alternatives to Twitter (Plus, What You Need to Know)

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Ever since Twitter’s ownership changed in late 2022, several apps have sprung up offering to be alternatives with varying degrees of popularity. Key Features Users can choose the network they want to sign up on, and options abound with nearly 10,000 active communities. Sneak peek at the UI of Instagram's new app.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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For example, the PLATO system, developed by the University of Illinois in 1970, had many features of an early social media network but was largely used in academia. Its customizable public profiles (which often featured music, videos, and badly shot, half-nude selfies) were visible to anyone, a contrast to Friendster’s private profiles.

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Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Opinion , Social Media > Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators by Tamar Weinberg on September 23, 2009 Share This is a guest post from Josh Schnell, founder of Macgasm.net and web developer.

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The New Dilemma: Social Media Exposes Us to Too Much, Too Often

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The introduction of social feeds by Facebook, Twitter and other social networks changed the way that people discovered content. This change in content consumption and the viral features introduced by many web companies has now created an overabundance of information which in many cases is no better than spam.

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Hey, Twitter: I Want My Realtime Search. (And I Want It Now.)

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Twitter’s been making all kinds of announcements about enhancements to Twitter mobile. ” “Now with Twitter Cards , so you can see the story from an official news organization right in your Twitter stream!” When I first learned about Twitter, I was smitten. Celebrities love this feature.

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Think Twice About Automating Your Social Media Efforts

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I recently participate in an Twitter chat where the conversation turned to whether or not it’s a good idea to automate social media activities. Personally, I do leverage tools like Paper.li, but as an aggregation tool, not for the purpose of filler tweets. Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Tumblr Share this on del.icio.us

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3 Reasons Why Pinterest May Succeed Where Google+ Has Failed

SocMed Sean

The results are uniquely crowd-sourced aggregations and classifications of content from across the Web. With a limited number of hours in the day , could Pinterest actually draw users away from other social networks like Facebook and Twitter? So Why Now? What Makes Pinterest Different? And what about Google+?

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