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Facebook Updates that May Warrant a Marketing Plan Tweak!

Harp Interactive

They are most likely to interact with brands and each other on social networks…especially Facebook where they spend hours on end. consumers spent a staggering seven hours a month on Facebook! It is hard for marketers to keep up with all the developments on Facebook, let alone in the social universe.

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How Google+ Can Overrun Facebook

Small Business Mavericks

It wasn’t long ago that Facebook surpassed Google in being the most visited website online. That’s because there are a lot of people who just want to socialize with their friends and not use the Internet like a library. 1 social networking website online? Facebook follows the “proprietary&# system.

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On Facebook and the Death of Etiquette

Adam Cohen

Two years ago, no way I’d tell you that it would be acceptable to converse via text message/SMS with grandparents. Same with instant messaging. Enter the world of Facebook, where the communication paradigm is different. Do you thing Facebook etiquette is a lost art or a lost cause? Share this on Facebook.

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Will private conversations change Twitter?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Social network Twitter has introduced a new feature: Private Conversations and it just might be a game changer. The privacy shift comes as Twitter seeks to bolster user growth and compete with instant messaging platforms such as WeChat, WhatsApp and SnapChat. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Recognize these models?

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Facebook Chat Client – Chit Chat for Facebook

Bill Hartzer

If you spend as long as I do passively connected to instant messenger networks, particularly Facebook chat, then you may be interested in hearing about a free Facebook chat client named Chit Chat for Facebook. Although, there is nothing to stop them also using the Facebook client Chit Chat. Digg this!

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What Twitter’s Latest Move Says About the Industry Shift from Social to Messaging

Visually SM

And it’s no coincidence that this expansion in Twitter’s focus is occurring during a global explosion in messaging app adoption. While social platforms still continue to expand, they are facing increasing competition from OTT messaging services, and in some countries social networks have been completely surpassed in use by private messengers.

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How to Craft Compelling Messages For Social Media Platforms

Harp Interactive

Writing effectively for online media and social networks is an evolving art. As print becomes redundant, social media emerges to fill the gap with its short form communication style that is meant to engage non-readers. Instant messaging. Each social media network has its own written and unwritten rules.

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