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Introducing Ello, the New Ad-Free Social Network

Bill Hartzer

Ello is a new social network that has literally exploded onto the social networking scene. Think Facebook and Twitter combined into one social media network–without all of the ads, retweets, and “likes” And there’s no algorithm behind their newsfeed or timeline. Or just wait.

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18 Tweetable Twitter Tips for Newbies

Waxing UnLyrical

For those of us who’ve been using Twitter for a while, we sometimes forget that there are new adopters of the network every day. Trying to figure out Twitter back in the day was bad enough; can you imagine what it’s like these days? So here are 18 tweetable Twitter tips for newbies (check out that alliteration!).

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The Unfriendliness of Kid-Friendly Social Networks

Socialized

Everyone’s talking about the launch of Togetherville , a social network designed to bring parents and their kids together with the goal of learning responsible social networking. Any serious adult user of Twitter, Facebook, or MySpace knows these sites are both social and anti-social.

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6 Ways Emerging Technologies Are Set to Change the Use of Social Media

SocMed Sean

Maria writes for a variety of blogs and today she shares her thoughts on how a variety of emerging technologies could potentially impact our use of social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. We all have heard of Siri and Cortana, who give us answers to any possible question via their artificial assistant avatars.

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5 Must-Do Twitter Style Tips

Harp Interactive

When it comes to growing your followers on Twitter, you have approximately 2 seconds or less to grab someones attention and positively influence them to click the “follow&# button. Below are some proven tools, tactics and ideas to pump up the volume on your Twitter style and successfully build your Twitter following.

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Uncovering The Remarkable In Your Social Networks

Waxing UnLyrical

Yet how much do we really know about the people behind the avatars? And that made me think some more: what is the hidden remarkability in the lives of those we encounter every day – or, at least, every few days – in social media? It’s quite remarkable , and I was floored when I found out. We think we know them.

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Chances Are You’ve Met Less Than 5% of the People in Your Social Network

Direct Marketing Observations

Social has allowed us to connect with people all over the place. It’s being familiar with an avatar, a name, a nickname, and a location. It’s engaging in some Twitter banter, dropping a blog comment, and maybe having some extended conversations either via Twitter, IM or email. A phone conversation?