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Why More Members, Money, and Ads Don’t Always Mean More Success: A B2B Marketer’s Survival Guide

Webbiquity SMM

So the question is–are there things that today’s B2B marketers can learn from history, specifically, the tremendous success of Facebook and the rise, fall and possible resurrection of Myspace? How can the respective histories and behaviors of these two companies inform the best practices for B2B marketers? My answer is certainly–yes!

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The Life Cycle of a Social Network

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Today, MySpace can be grouped under this category. Classmates.com and MySpace are two social networks in their decline stage. I think most of us agree that MySpace is dead. Launched in 2003, MySpace concentrated on the music niche. With hype and buzz, MySpace started to grow.

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15 Tips To Optimize Your LinkedIn Initiative

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

LinkedIn has enjoyed explosive growth since its debut in 2003. Remember, you’re not on Facebook, Google+, or MySpace here – this is a social network for business professionals. Not only will that company be very thankful and appreciative of your help, but they may have some other connections that they can refer you to.

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It’s time companies stop resourcing social media like it’s 2007

Sprout Social

Some companies still treat the social media team like Harry Potter in the cupboard under the stairs. But this misunderstanding–or more accurately, this lack of understanding–does real harm, both to the social media professionals on staff and the company as a whole. MySpace was started in 2003. So what should companies do?

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Technology for Small Business

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Friese found LinkedIn helped her get in the doors of companies she wanted to participate in TalentEgg. ?I MySpace: One of the earliest social networking sites, MySpace was launched in 2003 and acquired in 2005 by News Corp. The best way of describing it would be my companies? I sound young, I am young, and I didn?t

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

Unfortunately, the site’s spike in popularity in 2003 caught the company by surprise. Myspace: “A place for friends” (2003) Friendster rival Myspace (originally styled as MySpace) quickly became the go-to site for millions of hip teens. 2005 marked the apex of Myspace.

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With 4 Days Before Blogger Social, I Bring You the 4×4 Meme

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

4 Jobs I’ve Had Right after college, I worked for a few months in tech support at a forex company in the Empire State Building. Prior to Austin (where I had to go outside the city in order to get Kosher food for SXSW), the last time I ate Indian food was in 2003. Answers Yahoo!

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