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The Top 3 ‘Big Ones’ in Social Media 2011

Mindjumpers

Tweet Closing in on the end of 2011, I have listed the three big “events” that in my opinion have lead to important development within the field of social media. If you have been following f8 for the last few years, I think you will have to agree that the announcements of the 2011 conference were the biggest in years.

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Social Networking Stats: The Skinny on Whisper, Secret & Snapchat, plus #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. . These days you can divulge on social media without worrying your news will become public knowledge, thanks to a new(ish) crop of social networks.

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The Rise and Rise of Apple Inc

Idaconcpts

The Apple I was released on April First and sold for $666.00 Within a few short years, Apple would revolutionize the computing world. Apple II, released a year later in 1977, improved several aspects of the original model as well as offering features to make it more attractive to non-computer users. Key Products in Apple Today.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

This moment essentially marked the beginning of social media influencers. Tumblr and the age of the microblog (2007) In 2007, the social network described as “Twitter meets YouTube and WordPress” came a-tumblin’ along when 17-year-old David Karp launched Tumblr from his bedroom.

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5 Reasons I Think Facebook Is On The Decline

Jason Yormark

According to numbers cited on The Inquistir , in April Facebook witnessed 158 million US unique visitors, only 5% higher than 2011 numbers. While 5% growth may not seem horrendous, it’s a drastically big decline from April 2011 when Facebook witnessed 24% growth and far worse than April 2010 when the social network had an 89% growth rate.

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12 (of the) Best Social PR Guides, Tips and Techniques of 2011

Webbiquity SMM

Guest blogger Jon Gelberg contends that “you don’t have to be Apple or Google or Sony to get the attention of the press. Small Business…Big Coverage! by Blogging PRWeb. 18 easy-breezy ideas for building a relationship with a journalist by Ragan’s PR Daily. ” 8 Steps to Leveraging PR for SEO by gShift Labs. ** 5 STARS.

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The Billion Dollar Branding Play

Twist Image

When Samsung was fined close to one billion dollars and forced to pay Apple damages after a patent infringement trial in August of 2012, there were some interesting discussions online about what this all meant. The jury found that critical features of the Samsung smartphones and tablets design were copied from Apple''s iPhone and iPad.

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