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Social media and the rise of fantasy sports

Sprout Social

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to know how much sports fans love to share updates about their teams on social media. Fantasy sports have played a huge role in shaping fans’ communities and conversations on social platforms. How mainstream media and social media created fantasy hype.

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Fall seasonal marketing: A guide to the (other) most wonderful time of the year

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In 2003, Starbucks released the classic Pumpkin Spice Latte, creating a new generation of pumpkin spice enthusiasts. Fall scenery Instagram photos basically take themselves, and warm color schemes make everything feel a little cozier. Merriam-Webster even added pumpkin spice to the dictionary this year. Anyone else?! ?. washingtonpost.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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The history of social media is a long and storied one. It’s bursting with pivotal moments like the launch of Instagram Stories, to that one time Zuck was on trial for Facebook privacy issues, to…honestly, let’s just look at the entire social media history timeline. So, how old is social media?

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Why You Need to Care About Tomorrow

Ari Herzog

Social Implications. Social networking allows us to stay as up-to-date as allowing us to “check in” at our current locations. It’s used to describe the act of promoting a cause online, such as with social media. Is this new technology being made affordable for all? Congratulations! Business Implications.

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Social Media: A Blessing or A Curse During COVID-19 Pandemic

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A lot of this information is circulating in the form of Social Media. During these tough times, Social Media is helping all of us to have the know-how of what’s happening around us. Even some of the experts have used social media platforms to propagate medical findings on and about COVID-19.

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The Hot Mess Dumpster Fire That Is Corporate Content

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My blog, Six Pixels of Separation , started back in 2003. Since then, we've seen so many new and exciting forms of media (text, images, audio and video) come into their own. Instagram is racing past half a billion users. Most social media spaces are being used to put out fires of one sort or another. instagram.

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How To Blog In 2014

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With that, I''m fully cognizant that it''s much easier (and popular) to be shooting photos and sharing them on Instagram. I''ve been blogging (daily) since 2003. Blogs like Mashable and The Huffington Post have become media properties (we don''t call them blogs anymore!). online social network. social media.

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