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The Life Cycle of a Social Network

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Today, MySpace can be grouped under this category. Classmates.com and MySpace are two social networks in their decline stage. The product life cycle goes through multiple phases, involves many professional disciplines, and requires many skills, tools, and processes. I think most of us agree that MySpace is dead.

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Debunking Five Social Media Myths

Socialized

MySpace Is Where the Young People Hang Out. Everyone knows MySpace is the social network for kids, but in truth, in October, 2006, comScore reported More than Half (51%) of MySpace Visitors are Now Age 35 or Older, as the Site’s Demographic Composition Continues to Shift. That was three years ago! The project took over a month.

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You have 11 months to step up your social media game

Direct Marketing Observations

Because people keep buying them. What is left is for you and even me, to take all of these thoughts and processes and put them to good use and into action. Tags: Myspace Social Networking blogging change agents digital marketing social media beth harte jason falls marc meyer second life Social Networks todd defren.

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6 social media marketers on the future of social messaging

Sprout Social

Ten-cent text messages, AIM chat rooms with your best friends and glittery MySpace pages with bulletin boards are just a few nostalgic elements from the early days of social media. Soon enough, features like direct messages and @-mentions arrived, changing the trajectory of social media forever.

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6 Lessons Learned From the Demise of MySpace | facebook | Social.

Convince & Convert

MySpace last week declared what amounts to a post-modern armistice, announcing that they will integrate status updates with Facebook (and Twitter). MySpace used to be Janet, and now it’s LaToya – at best. MySpace used to be Janet, and now it’s LaToya – at best. But back to MySpace.

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22 Twitter revenue streams – monetizing tweets

Laurel Papworth

Collectibles buy an account and get special badges like the Pro badge above. Real World Events Music labels, film studios pay MySpace for record launches and Secret Shows. Social ads is the worst revenue payer in social media (MySpace make $2.17 Threadless, YouTube, MySpace have all had that in the past.

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Is Social Media Worth it for You?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Whatever you can do to minimize the time you spend learning social media, and making your processes more efficient is worth it. Unless the product is a fad, it is doubtful that an online community will impact the buying habits of consumers looking at an impulse bought product. To determine returns, we’re forced to think in industries.