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Social Media Stock Talk: Five Reasons to Buy Facebook

Waxing UnLyrical

But we’re talking about one of the most powerful cultural forces of the 21st century … and you can actually buy a piece of it. That means you get to jump into the market and buy a blue chip best-in-breed at a reduced $38 price marker based on general uncertainty that has little to nothing to do with Facebook’s business model.

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Is Google+ Killing Twitter?

Small Business Mavericks

A few days ago I made some comparisons between Google+ and Facebook. Specifically, I talked about how Google+ has built in privacy features that Facebook doesn’t and how that could change the social media game. But lately I’ve heard some comparisons between Google+ and Twitter. Remember MySpace?

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The Life Cycle of a Social Network

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Later, several other websites such as Classmates.com and Friendster contributed to the development of social networking to help reach our present day scenario, where we see the domination of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+. Google+ is currently in its introductory phase. Today, MySpace can be grouped under this category.

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Google+: The New Kid on the Block, but is it Too Little, Too Late?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The newest social network de jour is Google+. Available by invite only (for now), Google+ has taken the social networking scene by storm. Live for just over a month, Google+ has already hit 10 million+ users, and it’s still not open to the pubic. Google+ is like a shiny new birthday toy. Learn About Google+ on Google+.

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Flashback: What Social Was Like in 2010 vs. 2020

Ignite Social Media

Facebook becomes the 3 rd largest web company in the US behind Google and Amazon, where it still sits in 2020. Pinterest (launched to the public in 2011) Snapchat (launched in 2011) Google+ (launched in 2011, ended in 2019) Vine (launched in 2013, ended in 2017) Bonus: MySpace (largely abandoned by 2010.

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Facebook Fans Mean Business (And Are More Likely to Buy)

Firebelly

51% of Facebook fans said they are more likely to purchase from at least a few brands they are fans of on Facebook. 60% said that being a Facebook fan of a brand would cause them to be more likely to recommend that brand to a friend. Your comment has not yet been posted. Your comment could not be posted. Error type: Your comment has been saved.

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Our Shifting Notion of Search, Social and Mobile.

Direct Marketing Observations

In 2000 Google was a 2 year old start-up still trying to create an identity and compete with Yahoo and MSN. Search is and has been woven into the fabric of our daily lives thanks to Google. Google has changed and redefined what search is for you, me and all the companies that rely on it for business. Take for example search.

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