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Digital grassroots: the Internet fights back

Sherrilynne Starkie

His topic, the year the Internet fought back, focused on how a genuine grassroots movement, fuelled by social media, impacted the Canadian Federal government’s digital copyright law. The new law provides a safe harbour to those who create and also those who host that content, for example.”. Using social media for research.

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Surprise and delight: What it is and brands who get it right

Sprout Social

Hosting a surprise birthday party is on my bucket list. Marketers can take a play from the event planner’s book by implementing surprise and delight for their audiences through social media. If a surprise and delight idea is executed well, customers are more likely to advocate for the brand, especially on social media.

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Top 10 Powerful Moments That Shaped Social Media History Over the Last 20 Years

Buffer Social

Do you remember your first social media profile? Or, how about your first social media post? Social media has changed and evolved so much since the early days, it’s almost hard to believe how far we’ve come. How people use social media has changed as well. Let’s dive in!

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#MySMCStory: Social Media Club and Me

Ari Herzog

Eight years after building my first website, I began blogging 2004 on a now-deleted LiveJournal community. We’ve launched a monthly book club which features social media industry titles and host monthly webinars accessible to all SMC members worldwide. Fred Wilson. 300,000+ across 328 chapters in 52 countries.

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7 Smart Ways You Can Use TBT To Grow Your Brand on Social

Hootsuite

Bonus: Download a free guide to discover which hashtags to use to boost traffic and target customers on social media. ” Social media users use this hashtag on posts that “throwback” to an older version of themselves. The history of this social media trend actually goes back pretty far.

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How To Build A Successful Business Blog (a Getting Started Guide)

Rebekah Radice

I started my first blog (the very one you’re on right now) in 2004. One of my most recent achievements is being named a 2015 Top 10 Social Media Bloggers by Social Media Examiner. Mine would be finding enough time to manage social media, juggling a business online and offline, budget, conversion, results.

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Social Media Marketing Guide: Facebook

Little Web Giants

Recently I won the Biggest Social Geek competition generously hosted by Marin Software , the largest third-party aggregator of paid search spend globally. As a result, I am winning a trip to the SMX Social Media Marketing Conference. Facebook is a social network for individuals and businesses. Monthly Active Users.