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What’s the Best Social Media Monitoring Tool? It Depends

Webbiquity SMM

blogs, microblogging sites, social networks, etc.). Its monitoring covers blogs, message boards, forums, microblogging sites, wikis, media sharing sites, social networks, online classifieds and review sites. Budget: $0 (I have no budget, I need something free!). Alterian SM2 Freemium. Budget: Under $500 per month. Share this on Bebo.

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Choice of Form: Two Legal Seminars As Social Media

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The blogger (Professor Jutras) posts his ideas, occasionally throws in some editorial and takes some light, widget-fed microblogging (the current events some students share). The professors’ styles feel like a comparison of LinkedIn and Facebook. Myrna December 5, 2008 at 3:10 pm You draw a great comparison.

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The Unfortunate Investment of Social Media (and its Consequences)

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Here’s a screenshot of a story that became popular with a whopping 235 Diggs. It was taken the night of January 28, 2008 (approximately 11PM EST): While Digg typically allowed stories to hit the front page within 80-120 votes (the latter being more rare than normal), it’s now requiring almost double the number.

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Every Social Network is Different: Here's What You Need to Know

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

and obviously more recently sites such as Digg. Digg: Newsworthy, Informational, and Funny Chris also mentions that he has used Digg as a news source. Twenty-two minutes after it hit the front page, it sat at 2099 Diggs. Seven minutes after that, it had 2661 Diggs. How do you get your news?

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The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Keep more comparisons like this coming… Reply Tamar Weinberg August 28, 2008 at 1:45 am Thanks Dana As far as the “science&# designation is concerned, for whatever reason, StumbleUpon clumps “technology&# into “science.&# Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Twitter versus Plurk: Not Even in the Same League

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

After using both closely, the comparison to Twitter shouldn’t even be the case. The only similarity is a 140 character limit for posts — so Plurk is essentially a microblogging platform. When Twitter first came out, its earliest adopters weren’t entirely sure about the fate of the microblogging service either.

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6 Things Parenthood Taught Me About Social Media Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MrBabyMan , Digg’s top user, was an unknown once. Love the comparison… it is SO true Reply Tamar Weinberg June 4, 2010 at 8:47 am Woohoo! Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Through hard work and dedication, Andy has proven himself and people look up to him.