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Traffic Rises 350% Year-Over-Year For Social Publisher BuzzFeed

The Realtime Report

Calling itself “the social news and entertainment company,” BuzzFeed demonstrated last month that whatever the publisher’s formula may be, it’s working. Referrals from Twitter, Facebook and Google hit record highs; Facebook is easily in the lead, but referral traffic from Twitter grew 180% in the last year.

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Choice of Form: Two Legal Seminars As Social Media

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Professor Daniel Jutras’ classes begin with him and/or students covering some current events relating to the seminar’s topic. We pause for 10 minutes, and when we return, the class asks questions or makes comments, to which Professor Jutras responds. I see this seminar as a forum. Answers Yahoo!

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Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media - ReadWriteWeb

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media. Social media. Whether youre socializing on Facebook , updating Twitter , or just adding a new bookmark to Ma.gnolia , social media has become an integral part of our daily lives. Welcome to Social Media U. Lesson #7 Learn to Twitter.

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Social Media for Non-Profits: How One Small Charity Makes it Work

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Epic Change decided to dabble in social media, because as Stacey says, it was “a way to cultivate a community of support for Epic Change.&# After leveraging guest posting on a blog to successfully get more followers on Twitter, Stacey found Twitter to be a necessary addition to her social media strategy.

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Andrew Sutherland, 17 Year Old Creator of Quizlet » Techipedia.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I remember taking classes, buying flashcards , and doing whatever it took to have a decent understanding of large words to score well on the SAT. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Randy Pausch , a former lecturer at Carnegie Mellon, inspired not only students in his class but the world in his last ever speech before he passed away from pancreatic cancer. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Inspiring videos, too, can be viral. Answers Yahoo!

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How a Small New York City Hotel Put Itself on the Map through.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I spoke with Brian Simpson, Director of Social Hospitality, for more insights into how social media became an asset for Roger Smith, and I learned some great things. Brian Simpson is a cancer survivor and discovered Twitter in the spring of 2008 when he endured the grueling process of chemotherapy for a period of 7 months.

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