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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: Facebook Messenger, Twitter DMs, Google Business Messenger, WhatsApp and WeChat. Microblogging platforms. Audio sharing. Live streaming.

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Why Twitter Still Matters

Direct Marketing Observations

Recently I read somewhere that the demise of Twitter is imminent and all anyone wants to talk about anymore is Foursquare and Gowalla , 2 shiny new LBS based companies that are reeling in new users by the bushel. Sure I’ll talk about and use Gowalla and Foursquare, but that doesn’t mean that Twitter is no longer relevant though.

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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. tablets (44%) are the most popular way to access microblogging services (Twitter, messaging apps).

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Twitter's Retweet feature (beta)

The Marketing Blog

19 am Twitter’s Retweet feature (beta) Jump to Comments Many of you might have already seen this, but just-incase you haven’t here is the update. You are welcome to connect with me or send your pitches on my email id [toreachdaksh AT gmail DOT com] Twitter updates Wow very nice :) RT @ paavani Awesome compilation of reasons.

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Why Your Marketing Needs Real-Time Data

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Another Advertising Week in New York is upon us and so far I have seen some great presentations from companies like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Quantcast, comScore, and even Yahoo! So to illustrate this, I decided to run a research experiment to show at IAB MIXX. IAB Mixx Research.

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Four Areas that Digital Marketers Need to Continue to Focus On

Direct Marketing Observations

Some recent Accenture research reveals that retailers can respond with mobile capabilities designed to create value for both customers and themselves if they understand who is shopping in their stores, how they shop, and how mobile influences their shopping behaviors. billion by 2015 up from $3.2 billion in 2010. Focus on the Customer.

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Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About.

Adam Sherk

Conducted with Don Bates of George Washington University, the study measures the journalists’ use of and attitudes toward social media for researching and reporting stories. A similar difference exists for microblogging sites like Twitter. Newspaper journalists were the most likely to report using no social media tools (21%).