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Twitter Changes the Social Data Ecosystem

Net-Savvy Executive

Today''s announcement that Twitter is buying Gnip raises big questions about the market for social media data. Twitter has bought other companies in the social media analysis space— BackType (2011), Bluefin Labs (2013), Trendrr (2013)—but Gnip is a bigger deal. If you weren''t sure, things just got interesting.

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50 (of the) Best Social Media Guides, Tips and Insights of 2011 (So Far)

Webbiquity SMM

Still, questions remain: how do I use social media most effectively across the enterprise? Read on for answers to these questions and more from some of the best minds in social media in some of their best blog posts and articles of 2011 so far. Which social media monitoring tools should I use? What should I monitor for? What to do?