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A Beginner’s Guide to Mastodon

Buffer Social

Post-Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, interest in other social networking sites has spiked significantly. Some names may be familiar to you while others are completely new, but a quick search on Google Trends reveals that old or new, people are looking for the next, best microblogging platform.

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21 Top Social Media Sites to Consider for Your Brand

Buffer Social

Besides its instant messaging features, it also enables users to decorate their avatars, watch movies, play online games, shop online, blog, and make payment. It seems that while QQ, a desktop-native platform, used to be the top social media platform in China, WeChat, a messaging app from the same parent company, has taken over its place.

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50 (of the) Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far)

Webbiquity SMM

While a dwindling number of business executives still dismiss Twitter as a waste of time, recent research suggests it is one of the most valuable social networks for business. Although fewer Americans use Twitter than Facebook, Twitter users “are far more likely to follow Brands/ Companies than social networkers in general.

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Why You Should Have a Secondary Twitter Account

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Communicating and getting to know people is WAY more important to me than impressing anyone or becoming known as an expert resource. While my personal one is not “secret&# per se, and even has the same avatar/photo as my professional one, I find it much more useful to compartmentalize, both for following others and being followed.

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13 Social Networks That Are a Big Deal in Non-English Speaking Regions

Hootsuite

If some or all of your target market speaks a language other than English or resides in a non-English majority speaking country, they might be active on a non-English social network. In that spirit, here are some of the most popular social channels for non-English speakers. Sina Weibo is an app for personal microblogging.

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7 Truths About Social Media Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

If you reveal trade secrets or confidential information, you might be out of a job today and tomorrow when a future human resources representative finds out about your past infidelities. Social Media is More than Just Twitter and Facebook >> This is absolutely right. At least not for me. Just my 2 cents.

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How To Create the Perfect Facebook Fan Page

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Here are some tips you can apply to your Facebook marketing strategy that will put your Facebook Page leaps and bounds ahead of the competition: Maximize Your Avatar Visibility Profile pictures on Facebook can have a maximum size of 200×600 pixels. This applies to Pages as well.

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