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Social Media News Ticker: Facebook Tests ‘Buy’ Button, Twitter Acquires CardSpring

The Realtime Report

Check out all the latest social media news from the last two weeks, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Tumblr, YouTube and Vine: Facebook. Facebook tests new ‘buy’ button for online purchases in U.S. Social Media News Ticker: Foursquare Launches Swarm, YouTube Reportedy Buying Twitch.

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A Blog is a Better Social Media Hub Than Twitter

Socialized

If you’re relying on Twitter as your social media hub, you’re limiting your potential for impact and influence. Twitter is excellent for distribution , but if you’re going to communicate original ideas, you’ll need a blog (or something similar). A blog is less dominated by spam than Twitter.

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20% Of Apps Are Opened Only Once

The Realtime Report

app retention rates vary between iPhone users and Android users: 45% of Android apps are opened 11 or more times, vs. just 34% of iPhone apps. Here are more highlights from Localytics app retention study: nearly 40% of apps are used 11 or more times (an increase of 13% over the last four years).

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4 Small Businesses on How They’re Changing Their Social Media Strategy in 2023

Buffer Social

She attests much of her early growth to social media as her marble iPhone and Macbook cases went viral on Pinterest, Tumblr, and Instagram. But this year, the writer will be shifting his focus from Twitter to LinkedIn. I've been a little looser with Twitter recently.

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Social Networking Stats: 42% of Those With Foursquare App Are Active Users, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

Twitter: over 500 million users. Tumblr: 83 million blogs. via Tumblr. Tumblr: 83 million blogs. via Tumblr. million users in July 2012 (on Android/iPhone), up from from 5-6 million per month from March through June. Facebook: 1 billion active users. via Facebook. via Twopcharts. via TechCrunch.

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Pheed App: Better Social than Twitter or Facebook?

Bill Hartzer

Although there are many social networks to choose from, almost everyone is either on Twitter , or Facebook (once upon a time that would have been Myspace , but that time has come and gone), while the more tech savvy are on niche social sharing sites like Instagram , and Tumblr.

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Klout Now Measures 10 Social Media Websites For Influence

Small Business Mavericks

I recently noticed that the service has added several other social media services to its metrics, which increases its value a hundred-fold (though I’d still say it’s overly weighted toward Twitter). Among the services that Klout now tracks are: Tumblr – A blogging platform somewhat like a cross between Twitter and Blogger.

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