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The Ultimate List of Social Media Definitions You Need to Know

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Microblogging. Microblogging is the practice of publishing short content updates to platforms such as Twitter and Tumblr. RSS feeds are created in a standard XML format that makes them compatible with a variety of readers and aggregators that readers can subscribe to. See Vanity metric. RSS reader.

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Round 4 – Percentage of New Visitors The percentage of new visitors provides a basic metric for user loyalty. new visitors While Sphinn itself doesn’t generate outstanding loyalty from members, its users are significantly more likely to return to a site they found. No clear winner can be declared.

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What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Most importantly, they must connect participation to brand resonance, customer loyalty and also the ever prominent “bottom line.&# They would typically leverage social networking sites and news aggregators, and engaging in such a way that their message or product is communicated. Reply Eric N. July 8, 2008 at 9:28 am Wow!