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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

Myspace: “A place for friends” (2003) Friendster rival Myspace (originally styled as MySpace) quickly became the go-to site for millions of hip teens. 2005 marked the apex of Myspace. 2005 marked the apex of Myspace. Periscope became the go-to app for streaming and watching live events.

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Book Review: Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

She provides an excellent taxonomy of the social media landscape, categorizing the different types of social media tools into: • Social News Sites (Digg, Reddit, Kirtsy, etc.). Social Networking (Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, etc.). Social Sharing (YouTube, Flickr, SlideShare, etc.). Social Events (e.g.,

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Work Literacy

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Main My Page Members Forum Videos Photos Groups Events. and how social media tools can be used by learning professionals. The goals of the event are to: * Introduce you to new tools and methods for work and learning. Heres what well be covering: Week 1- Social Networking --Ning, LinkedIn and Facebook. Work Literacy.

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50 Ways Marketers use Social Media to Improve Their Marketing

Harp Interactive

Over the last three days, I’ve spoken to four HUGE brands in America that are considering social media for one project or another, and there are many more out there working on how these tools might integrate into their business needs. Add social bookmark links to your most important web pages and/or blog posts to improve sharing.

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5 Helpful Social Media Must Reads

Firebelly

Facebook says that, in addition to special celebrity-oriented videos, the live video channel will also be used for official Facebook announcements, press events, live chats with Facebook engineers and live streaming of its developer conference, f8. Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble? By Jay Baer We built our own Frankenstein.

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4 Ways To Celebrate MLK Day With Social Media

Firebelly

Twitter : Follow @MLKDay and/or use the hashtag #MLKDAY to discuss news and events surrounding the 2010 National MLK Day of Service. Facebook : Become one of his 710,000+ fans on Facebook. His fan page contains a number of tribute photos and videos.

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The Battle (and Blending) of Social and Search Rages On

Firebelly

Yahoo responded at its SearchSpeak event on Wednesday, saying they had incorporated social features into there email system over a year ago. On Tuesday of this week, Google launched Google Buzz that allows people to share updates, photos/videos and start conversations from within Gmail.

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