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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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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. and really set the tone for future tweets.

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Confessions and Reflections of a [Former] Digg Addict

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I also have doubts that blocking the submitter data would even work, because of the API. Why is Digg allowing third-party sites to aggregate the statistics? Sites like [link] use the Digg API to pull in the information and display it and Chris’s site does the same. Problem solved.&# People will do it, regardless.

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Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media - ReadWriteWeb

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Be it MySpace or Facebook or whatever network works for your target demographic, companies and individuals interested in maintaining their personal brand need to establish and maintain a presence on social networks - especially if youre looking to connect with the younger crowd. One of the topics was microblogging, and Twitter was discussed.

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Best Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2007 » Techipedia | Tamar.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Facebook The Facebook Marketing Bible: 24 Ways to Market Your Brand, Company, Product, or Service Inside Facebook (Inside Facebook): Justin Smith shows how Facebook includes a variety of channels that spread the word in a very in-depth blog post. The difference is that it’s virtual. Jody Nimetz lists them out for you. But is it Spam?

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The Ultimate List of Social Media Definitions You Need to Know

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Application programming interface (API). An application programming interface (API) is a communication system that allows two applications or platforms to “talk” to each other. Social network APIs allow these platforms to integrate with other software providers and apps. Learn more: How to Use Snapchat: A Guide for Beginners.

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No, You Can't Automate Social Media!

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Meanwhile, I’ve been working on building out a social media strategic plan for a really interesting company. Look what Fast Company did. Reply Kwame July 9, 2010 at 5:32 pm Yea, I read something about Fast Company’s influence project on ConversationAgent.com. People think numbers predict influence.

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An Open Letter to Facebook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

But let’s just say that the main admin of a big brand’s page or other type of page leaves the company on bad terms and defaces or even removes the Facebook Page. I HAVE to respond on behalf of the company, even though I’m not at all affiliated with the company anymore. Whose fault was it? I can’t!

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