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Five 2021 Social Media Predictions That are “So 2020”

Ignite Social Media

Since 2020 was such a cornucopia of strange headlines I thought I’d go through the fun horrific exercise of predicting some 2021 social media, digital, tech, and marketing trends that are “so 2020.” Microsoft Office will add stories. Subscribe to Social You Should Know. New Streaming Services Expected: 1.

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Laying Off Microsoft

Jason Yormark

There was no question really when Microsoft offered. I put in four amazing years with Microsoft Advertising and made life long friends in the process. I never imagined Microsoft would lay anyone off, but the economy had other plans. Hell, Microsoft throws away millions of dollars on everything you could imagine.

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Romi Mahajan leaves Microsoft to Join Metavana as CMO

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Long time friend and well respected CMO buddy of mine Romi Mahajan is leaving Microsoft to join Metavana. Also, can the Metavana model be applied to other types of unstructured data besides social media, such as blogs, forums, survey verbatims, etc…? So, yes, we’ll compete and customers will decide who is best!

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What Does it Mean When Social Media Companies Can’t Survive?

Direct Marketing Observations

This morning Jay Baer wrote a post about how social media behemoth Facebook was basically suffocating the rest of the web 2.0 They now have to compete with Facebook right out of the blocks. It reminds me of the halcyon days of first Microsoft’s dominance and then Google’s. Frankly I have to agree with him.

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Is Google+ the Next Big Social Media Site for Business?

The Social Media Incubator

Google+ is getting a lot of attention right now due to the “rivalry&# between Google and Facebook, which is heavily partnered with Microsoft. Social Media Strategist Caroline Melberg feels that the site will be beneficial at some point in the future, but it might take some time. “I have more to worry about.

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5 Sure Fire Social Media Tactics To Jump Start Your Job Search

Jason Yormark

A few years ago when I got laid off from Microsoft, I got a quick lesson in how important it was to invest time in your personal brand regardless of your job situation. How To Blog More Effectively Part 1: Keywords Social Media-ize Your Blog 5 Steps To A Professional Grade Blog On A Budget. Social Media Friendly Blogging.

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7 Skills to Improve Your Chances of a Better Job

The Realtime Report

You should look into improving your skills in programs and areas such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, data analytics, Filemaker Pro, Hive, Adobe Campaign, statistics and much more. Social Media, Blogging and Email. You might want to get started with Excel courses. Software and Hardware Development and Design.

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