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Five Social Channels You May Not Know About

Ignite Social Media

In longer form, Sina Weibo is one of the most popular social media sites in China and is commonly referred to as the “Chinese Twitter”. The microblogging site launched in August of 2009 and as of May 2017 had 340 million active monthly users. Hello Network. Launched in October of 2016 it’s like Twitter in features.

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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. RIP to Periscope, 2015-2021.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Mastodon

Buffer Social

Post-Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, interest in other social networking sites has spiked significantly. Some names may be familiar to you while others are completely new, but a quick search on Google Trends reveals that old or new, people are looking for the next, best microblogging platform.

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21 Top Social Media Sites to Consider for Your Brand

Buffer Social

Also, remember to optimize your content for mobile as 94 percent of Facebook’s users access Facebook via the mobile app. It seems that while QQ, a desktop-native platform, used to be the top social media platform in China, WeChat, a messaging app from the same parent company, has taken over its place. YouTube – 1.9

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

Sprout Social

The fediverse, a portmanteau of “federation” and “universe,” is made up of decentralized social networks. It’s similar to the metaverse , but here’s the distinction: Instead of interconnected worlds fueled by augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), the fediverse consists of interoperable social networks.