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14 types of social media every marketer should know

Sprout Social

Microblogging platforms. Examples: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Snapchat. Examples : Clubhouse, Twitter Spaces and Facebook Live Audio Rooms. Examples: YouTube Live, Facebook Live, Twitch and UStream. Examples: Facebook Messenger, Twitter DMs, Google Business Messenger, WhatsApp and WeChat.

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Instagram Is Fastest Growing Social Network Worldwide

The Realtime Report

Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Twitter and LinkedIn are still the most popular social networks worldwide, but Instagram is growing faster than any other social site, according to new research by GlobalWebIndex. The Facebook-owned image sharing social network increased its active user base by 23% in the last six months.

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Leveraging social media to reach a wider audience

Koka Sexton

With millions of users active daily, platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube have become invaluable to businesses who are looking to expand their customer base and generate new leads. LinkedIn is a professional networking platform, which focuses on creating connections between businesses and employees.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

It’s bursting with pivotal moments like the launch of Instagram Stories, to that one time Zuck was on trial for Facebook privacy issues, to…honestly, let’s just look at the entire social media history timeline. Hot or Not is rumored to have influenced the creators of Facebook and YouTube and nurtured millions of insecurities.

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PLEASE Don’t Visit My Google+ Page! Here’s Why.

SocMed Sean

Its functionality lies somewhere between Facebook and Twitter as a microblogging service that also allows permission controls over who can and can’t see your updates. In reality, Google+ just doesn’t offer people the soap opera drama that Facebook and Twitter offer, which makes it kind of boring.

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Social Media Ostriches – The Corporate Hypocrisy Of Blocking Employee Access To Facebook and Twitter

SocMed Sean

Every time I hear of companies blocking Blogging Sites, Facebook, Twitter, and other Social Media sites, it makes me wonder what curmudgeon or poorly informed leader is calling the shots and what experience drove them to make the decision. Short breaks during the work day energize employees and give them a break from their daily duties.

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How to increase Twitter followers for your business

BeingOptimist

Since twitter is a very popular 280 characters social media and microblogging platform to express our views and ideas, so it is essential for us to know how to increase twitter followers for your business or for ourself. News breaks: News breaks much faster on Twitter as compared to Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social networking sites.

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