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Five Signs the Future Belongs to User-Generated Content

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Live event social media generally involves a social media person or standard event-goer using a mobile device to put content online. Now, there are all kinds of devices that allow individuals to put pictures up without having to make comments or even bring up their own social networks. Gamification.

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5 Social Sites That Aren’t Facebook

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As Facebook struggles to find its monetization strategy, there are some exciting companies that have stepped forward to meet a different set of social needs (and in some cases, pick up the slack where Facebook has stumbled): Connecting on mobile. Cutting through the crap.

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How to Cut Through Social Media Hype with Simple Math

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Social media talking heads and agencies will use fancy numbers because they look impressive, and it benefits their businesses. Social networks will also do the same, partially to attract news coverage, members, and investors. Mobile , and here are the key data: First off let me say that I love the Yelp! mobile app.

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3 Things You Don’t Know About Social Media Monitoring

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If an employer owns any hardware (like computers and mobile devices) or software (like an interoffice messaging or voicemail application) or the network you access the Internet through, it can monitor their employees’ use, including personal files and communications that pass through that system.

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The Changing Face of Authoritative Content

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No wonder there’s such a huge emphasis on social advertising these days; day before yesterday Facebook posted a 39% jump in quarterly revenue , three-quarters of which came from advertising on mobile devices. So clearly ads work.

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Social Media: The Key to Transforming Doctor-Patient Communication

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Attending the session “A Dr, Patient & Insurer Walk into a Social Network“ at SxSW last year really opened my eyes to the social media obstacles healthcare professionals face. But more than anything, I was inspired by the overwhelming opportunities social media presents for transforming healthcare. Benefits v.

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How Distributed Content Can Help Control Social Messaging

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No offense to other social sites , but Facebook is the big deal in social platforms. Facebook Instant Articles lets publishers distribute articles to the Facebook mobile app that load and display faster than the mobile web. 40 percent of mobile devices in the U.S. Apple News.

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