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Wait, Facebook is MySpace?

Janet Fouts

On Twitter today Myspace is trending, not because it’s about Myspace but because people are suggesting Facebook is doomed to the same fate as Myspace. That’s even more true in a social network whose users are often less web savvy and thrown by major UI changes as well as concerned about privacy issues.

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12 Solid Stats Surrounding Social Networking (Plus FourĀ  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. Just 3% say they communicate with brands using Twitter. (

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The Life Cycle of a Social Network

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Later, several other websites such as Classmates.com and Friendster contributed to the development of social networking to help reach our present day scenario, where we see the domination of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+. Current social networks in the growth stage are Twitter and Facebook.

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The Rise (And Fall) of Social Media: 12 Ways to Capitalize on the Current Trends

Kikolani

Social media is very much here, but as those at MySpace can tell you, itā€™s not always here to stay. The trick to capitalizing on social media trends is to find what is happening now and make it work for you. Before you enter the world of Pinterest or Twitter, you had best take some time to scope things out and build your expertise.

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5 Simple Ways Small Businesses Can Ace Social Listening in 2019

Waxing UnLyrical

You could be trending without ending, and for the wrong reasons. You should also be listening for new industry trends, concerns, fears, opportunities, markets, strategies, etc. Check out for experts, vocal critics, trends, news, etc. You can find him on Twitter @amos_onwukwe. They include: Abercrombie & Fitch.

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The State of Social Media In The UK

Mindjumpers

Another chance to look at the social media universe, analyse the trends and make the strategies. UK Twitter statistics: Twitter has shown explosive growth this year, with the number of reported users more than doubling from 12 million to 26 million. Tweet Beginning of 2012 has brought in a lot of predictions and opportunities.

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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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