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4 Ways the Twitter You Know is Changing Forever

Convince & Convert

Twitter is on its way to becoming something entirely different. This isn’t a new phenomenon, as Twitter’s first incarnation as short form narcissism gave more than a kernel of truth to the old complaint among non-users that “they didn’t want to know what people had for lunch.” Twitter as a Ratings Service.

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THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY…THEY EARN IT

Myrland Marketing

Home About Services Social Media Speaking-Training LMA Contact Subscribe Myrland Marketing Minutes Strategic Social Media: Making Social Media Make Sense THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY…THEY EARN IT by Nancy Myrland on July 30, 2010 Some of you might remember the 1970s Smith Barney commercial starring the famous actor and producer John Houseman.

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Xydo Now Tracking Over 1 Million People's Shares on Twitter

Stay N' Alive

A few weeks back, Eric Roach, Xydo.com 's co-founder and CEO, had lunch with me to show me a new, Digg-like network for sharing articles in a modern way. While it places emphasis on retweets and shares, users of the service can also vote up articles on the site, very similar to Digg and Reddit and other similar vote-up news services.

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StumbleUpon Traffic to Magazine and Content Sites Down 27%

Adam Sherk

The examined sites can be roughly divided into five main categories: food, home, fashion & beauty, health, entertainment and news & tech. Is the dominance of Facebook and Twitter, coupled with increasing Google+ engagement , proving to be too much? Publisher Survey: Reddit Traffic Way Up, Digg Way Down.

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Old Spice: Successful Social Media Campaign

Mindjumpers

Simple but effective use of social media The first Old Spice videos provoked a lot of comments on various social sites like Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and so on. Of course the Old Spice guy also has a Twitter profile and Facebook Page. It’s a simple idea, but is creating a lot of buzz and PR.

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The Most Popular News Sites on YouTube

Adam Sherk

In my ongoing look at mainstream media outlets and social media I have done multiple posts on news sites and Twitter, Facebook and Digg but I’ve yet to look at YouTube. The Most Buried News Sites on Digg News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? are changing.

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10 Tips For Taking A Vacation From Social Media

SocMed Sean

They’re great tools, but keep in mind that every time you pull your phone out of your purse or pocket, you’re going to be tempted to check email, Facebook, or Twitter. We use them for online boarding passes, restaurant locators, maps/directions to popular tourist destinations, and leveraging the phone for GPS.