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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

Gaining traction: LinkedIn, YouTube, and WordPress (and more) arrive (2003-2005) In 2003, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facemash, described as Harvard University’s answer to Hot or Not. LinkedIn “in the Black” (2006) In sharp contrast to other networks, LinkedIn was the first to offer users paid premium packages.

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The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

All three sites at the centerr of this analysis sit within the online marketing and search industry. On the other hand, Sphinn is a professional network dedicated to industry news. Nonetheless, this post was very useful and thanks for taking the time to aggregate the data. Professional content probably isn’t a priority.

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Need a little Social Discipline?

Janet Fouts

I follow almost 4,000 people on Twitter , over 1500 on Linkedin , and more on Facebook , Google+ , blogs , forums, a zillion social networks, wikis and more. How much aggregate time did it take? If you use microblogs think of a theme for what you want to talk about and schedule some conversation starters. Break it down.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

How to Build a Social Media Cheat Sheet in Any Topic (ReadWriteWeb): Marshall Kirkpatrick writes an amazing guide on how you can find thought leaders in any industry. LinkedIn 10 Ways to Use LinkedIn to Find a Job (How to Change the World): Thought you couldn’t get a job on LinkedIn? Read this Mashable guide.

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11 Characteristics of Highly Influential Blog(ger)s

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

People love data, and they love knowing how data can be aggregated to make conclusions. They love charts and graphics, and they love the findings that can be made from this data in aggregate. A good example of this is a recent post on blog lengths in certain industries by Glen Allsopp, who recently guest posted here.

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What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

You hire a marketer because they understand the people, products and culture surrounding the industry you are trying to enter. They would typically leverage social networking sites and news aggregators, and engaging in such a way that their message or product is communicated. Good Social Media marketers are heavy users of Social Media.

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

LinkedIn Effective Marketing on LinkedIn : Helen talks about how to build your network and make your brand successful on LinkedIn. 8 Things You Can Do to Get Work Through LinkedIn (Freelance Switch): Collis Ta’eed talks about how recommendations and networking will get you more clients. But is it Spam?

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