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14 types of social media every marketer should know

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Microblogging platforms. Examples: Instagram Stories, Snapchat, TikTok, Tumblr and Weibo. How brands can use discussion forums: Crowdsource product feedback and ideas in relevant forum threads. Microblogging platforms. Twitter is the most famous example of microblogging, allowing users to tweet in 140 characters or less.

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10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Crowdsourcing has become more and more popular with private companies, non-profit organizations, and even government agencies. Crowdsourcing has become increasingly more widely used because it helps cultivate creativity and innovation. Crowdsourcing is an useful model because it can be used by any group for any reason.

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The Audacity of Free: The Products and Services Edition

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In the freewheeling, egalitarian, crowdsourced world of the internet we are accustomed to, and actually feel entitled to get music, art and books for free. Artists have always been expected to give away their creations for free, often with the old, worn out promise: “you’ll get great exposure&#.

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The Ultimate List of Social Media Definitions You Need to Know

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Crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing involves tapping into your online community for new ideas, suggestions, information, or content. User-generated content is a prime example of crowdsourcing. Microblogging. Microblogging is the practice of publishing short content updates to platforms such as Twitter and Tumblr.

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