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Social Media APIs Explained (In Simple Terms)

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Recent changes to API access on Twitter and Reddit have brought the topic of social media APIs into the news. APIs power many of the tools and features we use every day in apps and marketing tools — but they’re essentially invisible to everyone but developers. Free 30-Day Trial What is a social media API? Everyone wins.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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Friendster (2002) Launched in 2002, Friendster was originally going to be a dating site that would help set up people with friends in common. The hashtag arrives (2007) The strict 140-character limit for tweets set Twitter apart from rivals, including Facebook and Tumblr. They earned virtual mayorships while they were at it.

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Social Pros 20 – Katie Morse, Billboard

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Again, if we notice a consistent trend of people, for example after we post an article about Justin Bieber and the Billboard Music Awards and how we overcame two different hashtags being used by thousands of people, do we notice that we have a lot of Bieber fans following our business account, or do they seem to be following our consumer account?

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