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Our Shifting Notion of Search, Social and Mobile.

Direct Marketing Observations

10 years ago seems so 10 years ago in the world of search, social and mobile. In 2000 Google was a 2 year old start-up still trying to create an identity and compete with Yahoo and MSN. Search is and has been woven into the fabric of our daily lives thanks to Google. Looking back at MySpace, it almost looks like pre-Y2k web Dev.

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Is Google+ Killing Twitter?

Small Business Mavericks

A few days ago I made some comparisons between Google+ and Facebook. Specifically, I talked about how Google+ has built in privacy features that Facebook doesn’t and how that could change the social media game. But lately I’ve heard some comparisons between Google+ and Twitter. Remember MySpace?

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Is Google Plus Worth The Fuss?

Small Business Mavericks

While everyone’s talking about Google Plus being some type of game-changer well before it’s even had wide release, many are already asking if it’s going to be the Facebook killer. After all, when Facebook came out, Myspace was the preferred social media forum and, in the space of a few years, it took over.

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8 Open Source Projects from Google

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For many Google has become the patron saint of open source, and the number of open source projects Google supports or directly develops seems to increase every day. Google Refine. Think of Google Refine as a cleansing diet for your database. Think of Google Refine as a cleansing diet for your database.

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12 Solid Stats Surrounding Social Networking (Plus Four  Timely Tips)

Webbiquity SMM

Though it’s dangerous to assume anything about leadership in the social networking space (Facebook overtook MySpace as the biggest social network less than a decade ago , after all), the landscape does seem to have matured and stabilized somewhat at this point. to Google+; and 2.3% Journalism.org ). MediaPost ). Marketing Profs).

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Your Phone Is Listening In On Your Conversations And More On This Week's CTRL ALT Delete Segment On CHOM 97.7 FM

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Fun, on the go mobile video content. We often discuss the big FANG companies (Facebook, Apple , Amazon , Netflix , Google ). What ever happened to MySpace ? are still all-in on MySpace. Why are people still using MySpace? mobile content. mobile content. Why stop there? App of the Week: Waze.

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Five Upcoming Social Networks To Look Out For In 2021

Ignite Social Media

When I started Ignite Social Media in 2007, the battle between MySpace and Facebook still raged and Friendster was hanging on for dear life. For years, new networks like Plurk, Jaiku, Google Wave and others came and went. People have become increasingly concerned about the security of their mobile devices.

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