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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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For example, the PLATO system, developed by the University of Illinois in 1970, had many features of an early social media network but was largely used in academia. Its customizable public profiles (which often featured music, videos, and badly shot, half-nude selfies) were visible to anyone, a contrast to Friendster’s private profiles.

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Five Social Channels You May Not Know About

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Maybe Redditt, Tumblr and Snapchat. The microblogging site launched in August of 2009 and as of May 2017 had 340 million active monthly users. An article by BBC.com states that 154 million people use it daily with 91% of whom access it via mobile. Launched in October of 2016 it’s like Twitter in features.

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An Introduction to Tumblr

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In the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, Tumblr is one of the more familiar alternatives people are exploring. What is Tumblr? Tumblr was launched in 2007 by David Karp and is currently owned by Automattic , owners of Wordpress.com and WooCommerce. And to engage with content, you either reblog or like a post.

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Plutter Kite: The Ultimate Micro-Blogging Service

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Twitter has major problems with uptimes, Plurk is missing some major features, and Brightkite is having issues with Verizon. But they all shy away from implementing features that worked, from other services. Threaded Comments – one of the largest feature missing out on Twitter was the ability to actually respond to someone.

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Twitter versus Plurk: Not Even in the Same League

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The only similarity is a 140 character limit for posts — so Plurk is essentially a microblogging platform. Plurk: Real Nested Conversations Brought to the Microblogging Platform A few days ago, I noticed via Twitter search tool Summize that Aaron Brazell had been talking about me on his Twitter stream. You may have more than one.

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Top 20 iPhone Apps for Bloggers

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Just recently, the app was updated to version 8, bringing one essential feature suited for mobile bloggers: the ability to post photos that you’ve taken using your iPhone’s camera. If PayPal is the official financial service of bloggers, Twitter is the official microblogging service. Photoshop Express. Photobucket.

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Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

And the more intricate your external efforts become, the more social, mobile, and interactive your website must become. That’s good stuff, but what makes the website truly great is the inordinate amount of social and mobile integration. Calling attention to mobile apps? Social and mobile profile calls to action?