Buffer Social

AUGUST 30, 2023

Both creators and marketers alike are tapping into the power of fostering communities — and with good reason. We asked both online community experts and community-building creators to share their expertise, so you can tap into this powerful approach. What is a community? So how do you do it? And is it worth it?

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Quintly

AUGUST 31, 2023

LinkedIn is a social media platform that has evolved quite a bit since its inception.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 11, 2008

DIRECTORY OF SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR. SOCIAL LEARNING. SOCIAL LEARNING. Directory of Social Networks for Learning. social networks aimed at learning professionals. name of the network creator, where known are shown in brackets. learning communities improve student learning and engagement?

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Rebekah Radice

JUNE 15, 2015

Are you struggling to improve social media engagement ? Does interaction across each social network feel like a never-ending challenge? If you’re ready to beef up your social presence, visual marketing is the answer. Because images create the most engaging social media posts. True of False.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 9, 2023

Goal-setting is the foundation of any successful social media (or any other type of) marketing campaign. With 93% of marketers leveraging social media for increased brand exposure, it’s vital for businesses to identify ways to stay ahead of the curve. What types of tools will be leveraged for execution and analysis?

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Pam Moore

APRIL 1, 2019

We are living in exciting times with the advancements in technology, artificial intelligence, live video streaming, user behavior analysis, data measurement and analysis, communication mediums, social media marketing, social networking and the power at our fingertips to bring human beings and communities together.

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Buffer Social

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

This week on The Science of Social Media , we’re sharing a simple, yet proven formula that you can use time and time again to discover irresistible content ideas using Reddit, YouTube, Quora, and other online communities. Part IV: Other communities and social networks for content discovery.

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Firebelly

JUNE 24, 2010

| Main | Are We Addicted To Social Media? » June 24, 2010 Jakes Take: A Slew of Social Network Ideas Almost everyone is aware of the major social networkingwebsites in existence. But did you know there’s a social network dedicated to people who like totravel to different baseball parks?

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Buffer Social

MAY 12, 2016

Instagram changed its logo on Wednesday, and as with almost any significant change to a popular social network, the internet was split. But why do social networks feel the need to change their core functionality and design? Why social networks change (and why we keep coming back). Some loved it.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

TikTok may be taking over as the social network of choice for digital marketers. TikTok is a social media app that allows its users to create, share, and watch 15-second videos shot on mobile devices. Is TikTok Emerging as a Powerhouse Social Network? TikTok's popularity has exploded since its 2016 inception.

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Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The heart of digital and social marketing success is community. Social networks, blogs, video channels, and podcasts are about people. The true power comes in the form of community. The most powerful communities are nurtured and grown over time, not coerced or bribed. The truth is that communities take time.

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Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The heart of digital and social marketing success is community. Social networks, blogs, video channels, and podcasts are about people. The true power comes in the form of community. The most powerful communities are nurtured and grown over time, not coerced or bribed. The truth is that communities take time.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 25, 2021

I think and talk and work a lot on the “big four” of the social networking world: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. In your view, what social networks beyond those big four should B2B marketers be paying attention to, if any? You’ve got Community , which just raised $40 million. I love LinkedIn.

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Buffer Social

DECEMBER 20, 2023

You can manage your creative output, track the success of different types of content, and build a searchable library of content. The new  Beta features  page lists features to test, links to share feedback, and an invite to  our community. We’d love to see you there! So Reels scheduling was an inevitable addition.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The fourth most-popular social network for Canadians is Instagram. Forty per cent of Canadians are on Pinterest, an image-based social network. Most people think of media as being in two blocks: social media and mainstream media. A balanced communications strategy is going to maximize the return on investment.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

The post 7 Strategies for Growing Community on Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Recently on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog.

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Hootsuite

JUNE 28, 2023

Welcome to dark social. Don’t worry, dark social isn’t the same as the notorious “dark web” trying to lure you into evil. Dark social is the oldest social network in action: private, untraceable human-to-human communication. Sure, some direct visitors are really typing www.yourcompany.com into their browser.

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Twist Image

JULY 18, 2011

Wikipedia defines a "troll" as "someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion." online community.

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Buffer Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Among them is Bluesky , which is a decentralized, invite-only social network built on an open-source protocol  (I’ll explain what this means even though I barely understand it myself). Bluesky is a decentralized social network created by Jack Dorsey, the former Twitter CEO who started it while still in the role.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 22, 2024

The era of authenticity and personalization The demand for authenticity and personalized connections reshapes content creation, focusing on genuine interactions and niche communities.   There's a growing preference for smaller, specialized, trusted groups in community building.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Social Network Analysis. 1 Social Network Analysis. 1 Social Network Analysis. Social Network Analysis. Social network analysis is the mapping and measuring of relationships and flows between people, groups, organisations, computers or other information/knowledge processing entities."

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Ignite Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2017

Facebook may end large contracts for live video creation while YouTube adds a new way for the creator community to make money from their fans. Google+ surprises most and announces a few new updates, all in this week’s edition of Social You Should Know. Facebook May Not Renew Live Video Contracts with Media Partners & Celebs.

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Laurel Papworth

APRIL 8, 2010

You may not establish terms beyond those set forth in this Statement to govern the posting of content by users on a Page you administer, except you may disclose they types of content you will remove from your Page and grounds for which you may ban a user from accessing the Page. Fanpage vs community vs brand vs groups. Community Pages.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Building up a loyal community is an important aspect of any marketing strategy. On Instagram you have an unique opportunity to create a community that can extend beyond your brick-and-mortar store. The most important part of building an Instagram community is to talk with your community, not at your community.

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Laurel Papworth

APRIL 11, 2011

I ‘ve rebranded my Social Media Business podcast last week – let me know what you think! This episode: social network for arty crafty types Etsy.com makes $400m, massively multiplayer online game World of Warcraft makes 1.2 billion (but still deletes my account!).

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Socialmedia.biz

MARCH 25, 2021

The feature was so popular that it was eventually adopted by other social networks like Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn — making it a key feature in the social marketing world. Hashtags have become so large that communities pop up around their use. Social networks are inherently very messy.

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Ignite Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2022

Creating social media content can be a daunting task, but by developing a content matrix, you can make the process much easier. A content matrix is simply a tool that helps you map out social media content in an organized way. When it comes to social media content, there are three main types: Organic social media content.

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Net-Savvy Executive

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Social network analysis has been a part of social media analysis ( not the same thing ) for a long time, but it hasn't been central to the social media discussion lately. Mostly, SNA shows up in the form of link analysis, which is used to identify online communities and influencers. Which authors?

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

The post 7 Strategies for Growing Community on Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Recently on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog.

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Laurel Papworth

APRIL 14, 2011

Recently, in an online community I am involved in, the members decided to get together in real life (IRL). of social network members that meet online will meet offline each year. The moderator had been a mod for around a year, and was someone the administrator had selected from the community. Cartoon: Gaping Void.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 7, 2023

Nothing captured first-day-of-school energy quite like the release of Threads, a new text-based social media platform from Meta. The launch of a new social network is typically met with equal doses of curiosity and concern. Brands and the social media managers that run them took to the platform with enthusiasm.

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Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Reddit isn’t often mentioned alongside the “big” social networks, though it’s one of the most influential. Download the full Social Trends report to get an in-depth analysis of the data you need to prioritize and plan your social strategy in 2022. Reddit is a social network with a forum-style discussion structure.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 31, 2024

And like any other type of social media engagement , competition on YouTube is fierce. Off-platform activity such as traffic from search engines or social networks can help you here, too. Prioritize platform and community engagement Marketers love to debate YouTube’s status as a social network.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 22, 2022

Is Twitter Facing Challenges As A Social Network? This platform is an excellent choice for companies that want to provide that type of customer service. One of the best parts about social media is that users carve out their own area of the platform based on their own interests.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Though it’s still one of the top three social networks for B2B marketers, Twitter is struggling. Now here are three ideas the social network’s CMO and her marketing team may want to contemplate. Twitter is arguably the most flexible and capable social network for B2B marketers.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 2, 2017

As I type this, I recognize the irony of that sentence. That is not a network. That is a bunch of loose connections on social media, which are simply building your Rolodex. She is also the founder of The Social PR Virtuoso® , which provides online, on-demand training that helps you unleash your inner Social PR superhero.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

2 Growth of private communities and tight-knit tribes. According to data from Pew Research , messaging apps dominated social networks in 2019. The top messaging apps now boast nearly 5 billion monthly active users combined (compared to the combined social networks which top out around 3 billion ).

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