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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

Unfortunately, the site’s spike in popularity in 2003 caught the company by surprise. 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. If only Bradley's arm was longer.

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An Introduction to Tumblr

Buffer Social

But as a power user who joined in 2014 and never left, I can see the signs of the app’s resurgence. It’s a microblogging social platform that allows its users to post various types of content, from text and photos to music and videos. What is Tumblr?

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What does the future of decentralized social media mean for marketers?

Sprout Social

When Meta announced the launch of Threads in early July, the tech company unveiled its plans for the fediverse, sparking conversations about the future of decentralized social media. Along with user control and community, there are other factors that attract users to flock to decentralized social media in lieu of traditional platforms.