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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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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. and really set the tone for future tweets.

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Confessions and Reflections of a [Former] Digg Addict

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I know many are already in the process of trying out other social networks, so the phenomenon of social news won’t die down anytime soon. 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?

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

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Branding is a result of many things including your blog, your social network profile, your online resume, and how good you are at reputation management, to name a few. Lesson # 5 Use Social Networks. One of the topics was microblogging, and Twitter was discussed. saw the rise of the social media. mobile web.

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Sites: General The Big Boys of Social Bookmarking: The Top 20 Sites (10e20): Chris Winfield ranks the top 20 social bookmarking sites by their Alexa rankings and gives a short description of what each does — in case you haven’t ventured beyond Digg. What are the most popular sites in these age groups?

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The Ultimate List of Social Media Definitions You Need to Know

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In the context of social media, an algorithm is how a social platform determines which content to display at any given time to a particular user. Analytics is an umbrella term used to describe both social analysis tools and the information those tools provide. Application programming interface (API). Related: Mute, Troll.

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No, You Can't Automate Social Media!

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Thanks to social media’s widespread adoption and thanks to a really open API for platforms such as Twitter, it’s inevitable that people will take advantage of the latest and greatest of Twitter tools — and then some — to eliminate the need for manual labor while still charging an arm and a leg for services.

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An Open Letter to Facebook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Facebook’s goal to be the social network of choice for all was a lofty one, but I gotta hand it to you, Facebook — it was a big deal, and let’s be honest here, it made lots of sense. I just want to control the flow of information coming to me from my social network. Hear me out.

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