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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

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. The hashtag arrives (2007) The strict 140-character limit for tweets set Twitter apart from rivals, including Facebook and Tumblr.

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Think Twice About Automating Your Social Media Efforts

SocMed Sean

digests, Foursquare updates, and auto-retweeting of certain “trusted resources” In the end, there was a strong consensus that while some automation is valuable, over-automating your social media activities actually defeats the purpose of building individual relationships with your customers or community members.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

40 Key Elements to Getting Started in Social Media (Louis Gray): Mike Fruchter writes an awesome blog post on Louis Gray’s blog about how to get involved in social media, from branding to blogging to Twitter to community. This post is really poetry, as are all his other writings and blog posts. It’s definitely a worthwhile read.

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70+ Resources on How to Start a WordPress Blog

Kikolani

You could almost skip the aspect of setting up the layout of the blog and just start posting, going with the default blog template provided by Tumblr. It is also great for socializing and building your own community. WP Engine – a WordPress hosting solution used by major brands like Foursquare, HTC, Williams-Sonoma, and others.