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The Life Cycle of a Social Network

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The launch of Geocities by Yahoo marked for some the beginning of a new revolution in the online media called social networking. From an evolutionary standpoint and through historical data, there have been several milestones that have been reached that can help us formulate a true life cycle phenomenon in the social networking space.

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You have to be in social networks, but what role do they play in marketing strategy?

Audiense

Social networks are constantly evolving. From the very beginning, companies have searched for ways to use social networks as one more sales channel in their marketing strategies. This is logical, companies survive on sales and not the number of followers of their social profiles.

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What is Earned Media?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Earned media, often referred to as PR coverage, is growing in importance for today’s digital marketing success. Three out of four people now check the news at least weekly and almost half will share news media content via their own social networks. Today’s picture is much rosier. Today’s picture is much rosier.

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Buy and Sell Influence on Empire Avenue

Ari Herzog

That’s right, you can now track my sticker symbol and buy and sell shares of my stock to your heart’s content. When people said they were addicted to the virtual online stock exchange called Empire Avenue, they may as well have been referring to Farmville. Was there a point beyond the aspect of fun? Thank you for reading!

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The Pinterest Buy Button Might Rock Your Ecommerce

Convince & Convert

Image via BigStockPhoto.com Last Thursday, Re/code revealed that Pinterest is laying the groundwork for an eCommerce “buy” button. With more than 70 million monthly users, Pinterest is easily one of the largest and fastest-growing social networks around. What Can You Do Now? In the meantime, don’t sit idle!

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Buzzwords Decoded: 32 Social Media Marketing Terms Explained

Ignite Social Media

While influencer marketing is generally focused on positive praise for products, “de-influencing” is when influencers or content creators share advice on which products they think you should not buy. How do you define Impressions in social media? What does Reach mean in social media? How are Video Views defined in social media?

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Flashback: What Social Was Like in 2010 vs. 2020

Ignite Social Media

Social networking as we know it was born in the 00s, but the last decade has seen the rise of social media’s true potential. As we look forward and wonder what’s in store for the next 10 years, let’s take a look back at what our favorite social media networks looked like in 2010. Facebook – 2010.

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