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The Internet Could Be Closed For Business

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When people got more comfortable with the Web and browsing on their own, the beginning of blogs and message boards (which happened in parallel) were an indie-like fairground for independence. By forcing websites to build in-Facebook apps, the online social network is able to keep consumers locked in on Facebook, without ever leaving.

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Social Media Strategy: 10 Experts Reveal Their Secrets

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Facebook for me is a lot of work, for a small audience of people who are not in the learn, buy or convert mode. Twitter is the one social network where you can really be someone’s “friend”, as cheesy and rainbow-filled as that sounds. Forums Message boards are really the first internet form of social media, after IRC.