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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. In 2009, Twitter capitalized on the hashtag by adding hyperlink capabilities.

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A Social Media Status Quo Pt.1-Japan

Mindjumpers

The population is extremely mobile-centric, which has lead brands to focus their energy on engaging consumers through social media on mobile devices. However the network’s slow reaction to become smartphone compatible was rather late and eventually resulted in a loss of users similar to Myspace. Behavioural insights.

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How Facebook is Slowly Strangling Twitter

Convince & Convert

For years, Twitter has rolled out new features to make its service more like Facebook. It’s as if the Twitter board of directors has spent the last two years pining to be as big as Facebook, and has consistently concluded that mimicking elements of that platform will unlock that secret code. Twitter rolls out Vine.

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4 Tools to Streamline Your Social Media Outreach

Idaconcpts

When you really want to get the word out, spreading that news across Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Google+ are the go-to mediums. In the time that it would take you to post exciting news about your company to Facebook, it’s now possible to spread it to Twitter and Google+ as well. Here are four worth considering.

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Social Media Tools, Apps, Resources and Plugins

Harp Interactive

Twitter Tools: tagwalk. Provides a snapshot of your Twitter account including your latest tweets, who you talk to, your links, mentioned by, interests, stats and more. Taweet (beta) is a social calendar and event promotion application for Twitter. Taweet adds a whole new dimension to your Twitter experience: the future.

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6 social media marketers on the future of social messaging

Sprout Social

Ten-cent text messages, AIM chat rooms with your best friends and glittery MySpace pages with bulletin boards are just a few nostalgic elements from the early days of social media. Gartner predicts 80% of customer service organizations will abandon native mobile apps in favor of messaging for a better customer experience by 2025.

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How to Fix a “Broken Brand” with Social

Convince & Convert

This week: From ExactTarget , a free whitepaper entitled The Mobile Idea File. The areas are branded and allow people to watch the game up close while eating a hot dog, take photos with the logo, and view live Instagram and Twitter feeds about the game. He hates to admit it, but James was first active in MySpace. Listen Now.

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