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A Beginner’s Guide to Mastodon

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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. Mastodon is a collection of free, decentralized, and loosely organized group of servers. But that’s not what we’re here for today.

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How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I needed to differentiate Digg from social media because they actually are part of a distinctive community (and as you know, I’m very passionate about Digg so it really did deserve its own category). I get fixated on one community and ditch the last, yet I still have my profiles on them and they usually get outdated within minutes.

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Why You Should Have a Secondary Twitter Account

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

With Twitter being so incredibly large and vast, there are different types of mini-communities. Let new prospects find you organically based on your messages and reap the rewards. I started following people who wrote or commented on the SEO blogs to develop my own Twitter community. Call them cliques if you will.

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How To Create the Perfect Facebook Fan Page

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

This number should be no surprise — when people “fan&# your Page, their friends see it, and your brand spreads organically. I created a custom welcome and partners page as well as a larger Avatar. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch!

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13 Social Networks That Are a Big Deal in Non-English Speaking Regions

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Sina Weibo is an app for personal microblogging. The makers of Line offer a collection of associated gaming apps, as well as an online avatar community called Line Play. The app lets users organize and group their contacts, to create groups for family, friends, or colleagues. Source: WeChat. Sina Weibo.

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The Ultimate List of Social Media Definitions You Need to Know

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An avatar is a visual representation of a person for use in digital contexts. On social media, the term “avatar” also refers to your profile picture—the image that represents you on the platform. Most individual users choose a photo as their social media avatar, sometimes supplemented by a digital frame or filter. Compliance.

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The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Add an avatar and a bio at the minimum. It’s important to understand the communities you contribute to and to understand the rules of the sites that you target. FriendFeed is a service but it’s also a community. It’s about the collective, the community, and the common good. Not humanizing your profile.

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