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Flashback: What Social Was Like in 2010 vs. 2020

Ignite Social Media

As we look forward and wonder what’s in store for the next 10 years, let’s take a look back at what our favorite social media networks looked like in 2010. Facebook2010. Facebook introduces liking individual comments. Facebook reaches 500 million users , making it the biggest and fastest growing social network.

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Instagram vs Facebook: which is best for your brand’s strategy?

Sprout Social

When it comes to social media marketing, Facebook is the big guy on campus. As of June 2019, Facebook has grown to have 2.38 Over the past decade, Facebook has redefined the way we look at social networks and also expanded the possibilities of social media for businesses. Since 2017, we have seen many improvements.

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Is Our Social Media Terminology About to Change?

Convince & Convert

However, in the way someone circa 2010 started asking where she left her “phone,” abandoning “cell” as if the specifier was superfluous, someone will start calling social media “social.” Facebook bought Instagram in 2012 (over five years ago?!). Will Instagram eventually just become Facebook?

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Instagram Demographics That Matter to Social Media Marketers in 2020

Hootsuite

Instagram launched in October 2010. Here are a few key numbers to keep in mind for context: 30 million users in 2012 when Facebook bought the site. Here are a few key numbers to keep in mind for context: 30 million users in 2012 when Facebook bought the site. Instagram general demographics.

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9 YouTube stats to inform your marketing strategy in 2019

Sprout Social

By 2010, YouTube was generating more than two billion views each day. There are more videos on YouTube than Facebook video and Netflix combined and YouTube videos earn more valuable attention, too. households as of Q3 2017, when it had only just launched in February of that year.

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Social Media New Year’s Resolutions That You’ll Have Fun Achieving

agora pulse

As the Frozen song says, “Let it go …” Facebook is now 16 years old, and its user demographic has shifted. I’m not suggesting you drop Facebook—but embrace Facebook’s demographic shift. College students were the target audience for Facebook when it went live in 2004. This isn’t bad news for marketers. Explore TikTok.

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

Buffer Social

In light of #SMDay (6/30/2017) , we’re teaming up with Bitly to share stories and celebrate the positive impact that social media has had on individuals, businesses, and the globe over the last 20 glorious years – all using the hashtag #impactofsocial. The Birth of Facebook. The Birth of Facebook. The Facebook.