Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

The launch of Geocities by Yahoo marked for some the beginning of a new revolution in the online media called social networking. From an evolutionary standpoint and through historical data, there have been several milestones that have been reached that can help us formulate a true life cycle phenomenon in the social networking space.

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Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Facebook recently announced big changes to the Facebook News Feed algorithm that impacts publishers, brands, celebrities and just about any business or human being who wants to conduct any type of business utilizing Facebook. Put on your content boxing gloves and learn how to own the News Feed like a boss. Get up off the ground.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The fourth most-popular social network for Canadians is Instagram. Forty per cent of Canadians is on Pinterest, an image-based social network and a third of those use it daily. Most people think of media as being in two blocks: social media and mainstream media. Almost a third of those use it daily.

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Hootsuite

OCTOBER 21, 2019

If some or all of your target market speaks a language other than English or resides in a non-English majority speaking country, they might be active on a non-English social network. In that spirit, here are some of the most popular social channels for non-English speakers. Its over 1.1 Source: WeChat. Source: iTunes App Store.

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Bill Hartzer

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Developed over two years by an experienced executive team, Hedgehog isn’t just another social network—it’s a sanctuary for real conversations and a genuine sense of community. This select group plays a pivotal role in steering the direction of dialogue, ensuring it remains vibrant and diverse.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The move away from national economies towards a global one forcing the adjustment to a world of interdependent communities. Eroding hierarchies give way to social networks as a way of solving community problems. Care in the community, but does it work?) This one was right on the money.) (It It still is!).

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Buffer Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Among them is Bluesky , which is a decentralized, invite-only social network built on an open-source protocol  (I’ll explain what this means even though I barely understand it myself). Bluesky is a decentralized social network created by Jack Dorsey, the former Twitter CEO who started it while still in the role.

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SocialFish

MARCH 3, 2011

This post is the second in a two-part series where guest blogger Garry Polmateer , former association executive currently working at NimbleUser helping organizations with Salesforce, looks at two online brands through the lens of the concepts in our book, Open Community. Open Community Means Collaborating with a Purpose.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 18, 2022

This premise is essentially the case for the growing number of vertical networks that are taking off online. Vertical social networks aren’t overnight sensations. If you look closely, online communication preferences have hinted that this was coming all along. But first, what are vertical networks?

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 10, 2019

Groups will be the New Facebook. Facebook is hoping that its emphasis on Groups will re-engage users. With the move towards private messaging, Facebook is refocusing their platform on Groups. Facebook will be showing more Group content in News Feeds (hinting at a probable algorithm tweak).

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Ignite Social Media

MARCH 16, 2021

As one of the world’s top 5 most popular social networks, Twitter has long been an important platform for brands to include in their marketing plans. Communities. Almost since the beginning of the social network’s life, Twitter competitor Facebook has allowed for what they call Groups.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The fourth most-popular social network for Canadians is Instagram. Forty per cent of Canadians are on Pinterest, an image-based social network. Most people think of media as being in two blocks: social media and mainstream media. A balanced communications strategy is going to maximize the return on investment.

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Keyhole.co

JANUARY 4, 2022

LinkedIn is the most popular professional social network. Along with being a preeminent social network for hiring top talent, more and more businesses are using LinkedIn marketing to network, connect and sell to potential customers. Leverage LinkedIn groups. There are 2.9

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Jason Yormark

JULY 22, 2009

While community is a hot buzz word these days, it’s still quite a ways before most businesses truly embrace the idea. Companies like Starbucks , Dell , even my previous employer Microsoft Advertising , all do community incredibly well and it has paid off for all of them many times over.

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Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

G & S: Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application; Computer hardware; Downloadable software for social networking and creating and interacting with online communities; Downloadable software for creating, managing and accessing groups within virtual communities; Software development tools; Downloadable software to enable development, (..)

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Along with David Sullivan , a Strategic Business Development Representative for Sprout Social, we reached out to our friends at Chili Piper to help us break down the art of social selling from the brand account. We’ll also explore 10 tips and tactics you can use to execute social selling like an expert. What is social selling?

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The News Feed is one of Facebook’s marque innovations. For nearly a decade, the News Feed was the jewel in Facebook’s crown. It even admitted the News Feed can have a negative impact on mental health. While the News Feed has been experiencing growing pains, a new format has arisen: Stories. ” The rise of Stories.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

2 Growth of private communities and tight-knit tribes. Source: Facebook Groups. According to data from Pew Research , messaging apps dominated social networks in 2019. The top messaging apps now boast nearly 5 billion monthly active users combined (compared to the combined social networks which top out around 3 billion ).

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Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Reddit isn’t often mentioned alongside the “big” social networks, though it’s one of the most influential. Download the full Social Trends report to get an in-depth analysis of the data you need to prioritize and plan your social strategy in 2022. Reddit is a social network with a forum-style discussion structure.

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Almost Savvy

JULY 15, 2010

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed ! Related articles which may interest you: How Facebook Hurt My Feelings Social Networking Friends vs. Real Life Friends Happy Holidays! The former group will hopefully learn from its mistakes. It ain’t gonna happen.

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Mindjumpers

JUNE 28, 2012

Overall, the report talks about how important it is to reach fans with relevant and engaging content in their News Feed, since their interaction with the content makes your message spread to their friends. Which type of social media persona are you? Similar Posts: Global Social Media Adoption In 2011 [White Paper].

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Social Media Influencer Report Groups 274

Mindjumpers

MARCH 27, 2013

The average reach of pages’ content in users News Feed is 8 %. People’s News Feeds are more cluttered with noise than ever before – leaving brands in a competition for attention. Define a list of topics or themes that you can create conversation about based on your values, beliefs and target group. Create patterns.

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Hootsuite

MARCH 31, 2020

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. How the Instagram Algorithm Works. How the Twitter Algorithm Works.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 31, 2020

Twitter is generally viewed as the second-best social network for B2B marketing , behind only LinkedIn. Of the top 500 people in event marketing per BizBash magazine (a group that should definitely be social media active), just 119 —less than a quarter—even have a Twitter account, and many of those are inactive.

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The Realtime Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Major corporations and media outlets have hopped on the TikTok bandwagon to increase their visibility among the younger user population to reach this new group of potential customers. Community Building. Another way to establish a sense of community among followers is to respond to queries posted as comments.

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Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

At the annual F8 Developer conference last year, Mark Zuckerberg shared “ A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking.” That includes Facebook Messenger, Facebook Groups—and channels in its app family, such as WhatsApp and Instagram. A group-centric redesign. A group-centric redesign.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

I’ve done a number of workshops the past few months with clients designed to do two primary things: Land a common understanding across the teams involved around what social media, communities and influencer programs really are and more importantly why it matters to a business. I wish that could be enough said.

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Mindjumpers

JULY 2, 2013

I have been looking into upcoming social platforms and came across Pheed, which for a while has created some buzz on the web and have been announced the breakout social media star of 2013. Pheed was launched October 2012 and was founded by a group of friends from the technology and entertainment community in Silicon Valley, California.

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Later

MAY 1, 2019

There are some big Facebook changes coming soon in 2019, with the company’s focus shifting to community and privacy. Facebook groups are literally my favorite social network pic.twitter.com/G5jhrqe8VT. Plus, the new design will give prime “app real estate” to features like Groups and private messaging.

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Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Are you tired of your Facebook cover image, Facebook advertising images, Facebook Group image, Twitter cover images, Pinterest board covers and LinkedIn images not looking as beautiful as the cool social media kids (aka visual savvy social marketers)? We didn’t stop at just creating an amazing image sizing reference guide!

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Sprout Social

JULY 19, 2022

That’s the question frustrating social media marketers today. According to 72% of our LinkedIn community , hashtagging impacts the overall performance of social media content. Using hashtags on different social networks. I designed the hashtag to thwart any one social network from becoming the dominant gatekeeper.

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Buffer Social

OCTOBER 1, 2018

For example, in the first half of 2018 alone, Facebook reported five major changes to the News Feed (and there are probably many more small tweaks that were not reported). So how does each of the social media algorithms work? Timeliness: Recent posts will tend to appear higher in her feed than older posts. Invest in groups.

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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Microsoft caters to unique communities. So some smarty-pants on the social team has created a variety of Showcase Pages that specifically target key user groups: here, you’ll see they have one for Veterans, and another for Developers. Adobe is another large tech company with so many different user groups. Download now.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Almost 38 per cent of Canadians is on Pinterest, an image-based social network. This is important because the majority of Instagram users are in the 22 to 35-year-old age group. Most people think of media as being in two blocks: social media and mainstream media. Where are relevant conversations happening on social media?

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Hootsuite

JULY 14, 2021

Engagement helps boost your News Feed placement based on the Facebook algorithm. Plus, likes and shares expose your posts to your audience’s extended network. Calculate it on a post-by-post basis or for an entire campaign — for any social network. Try adding a link to your Page on other social networks.

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 15, 2022

When compared to other traditional social networks like Twitter (35 minutes/day), Facebook (31 minutes/day), Snapchat (30 minutes/day), and Instagram (29 minutes/day), TikTok has the lead. Collection Ads: Businesses can upload a product card to in-feed ads. Photo from eMarketer. Creators: TikTok is full of “everyday influencers.”

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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

One thing that’s changed since the early days of social media is that many platforms used to focus on one function, such as social networking or image sharing. Now, most established social media platforms have expanded to incorporate live streaming, augmented reality, shopping, social audio, and more.

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