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A Brief History of Social Media [Infographic]

Oktopost

Social media has come a long way from when it first appeared on the web. Long before any of us knew or understood the potential behind social media, the first iterations were popping up to connect us all to the rest of the world. Let’s take a look at the history of social media.

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How Social Media and Influencers Have Radically Changed B2B Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

Social media and influencer marketing have each significantly impacted the work of B2B marketers. ” Slow speeds meant the vast majority of content was text (broadband access still hadn’t reached half of American homes as of 2006 ), but anyone with industry knowledge, insights, and opinions could now make their voice heard.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

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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The Story of Ignite Social Media, The Original Social Media Agency

Ignite Social Media

I’m Jim Tobin, the founder of social media agency Ignite Social Media (2007) and influencer marketing agency Carusele (2015). Ignite Social Media is known as “ the original social media agency ” because we were the first social media agency created out of whole cloth in the United States.

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Best Social Media Management Tools To Make You a Superstar

Ignite Social Media

As anyone who spends any time marketing on social media knows, managing all of your accounts can be a real hassle. The social media landscape for businesses has evolved rapidly with more people using social media on daily basis. At this point, 59% of the world’s population uses social media.

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Best Social Media Management Tools To Make You a Superstar

Ignite Social Media

As anyone who spends any time marketing on social media knows, managing all of your accounts can be a real hassle. The social media landscape for businesses has evolved rapidly with more people using social media on daily basis. At this point, 59% of the world’s population uses social media.

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Conversation Gained-How to Determine Influence in B2B Social Media

Direct Marketing Observations

I don’t know a marketer out there that would say that influence in social media is not a commodity, if you know how to leverage it. I do however, know a lot of marketers out there, who struggle with determining and identifying influence in social media and because of that, can not leverage it; and that’s NOT a commodity!