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14 types of social media every marketer should know

Sprout Social

You could post on community review sites or live-stream it to the masses. Community blogging sites. For brands, social media networking sites offer an opportunity to build awareness, create a community of customers and followers and drive traffic to websites. Form communities and discuss relevant news within them.

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The Value Of Blog Comments

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The macro theory here is that Blogging is a part of Social Media which inherently means that the spirit of community needs to be present. They can push it out through StumbleUpon , Reddit or Digg. It's going to be hard to generate comments and community going forward as more disruptions and tools to share (look at Tumblr , etc.)

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The “Cardboard arcade kid”, vs “Push button to add drama” – value in viral video?

The Way of the Web

Well, after two weeks, the result of his first customer happening to make a video about him, and then organising a flashmob via Reddit and Facebook is in. million views on Vimeo , with 10,400 likes. Spread it far – obviously we all put our videos on Youtube, but in this case, Vimeo actually received more views.

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How friendfeed Can Teach You About Your Friends

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

This way if I go to digg/reddit/SU before Friend Feed, I don’t see duplicates. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! She provides consulting in internet marketing and manages Community Support & Advertising at Mashable.

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Differences between Social Channels

Social Media Network Marketing

Think YouTube, Vimeo, and Flickr. Basically, these sites build communities of users that share a common interest -- hobbies, high school, ex-girlfriends, you name it. Digg, Technorati, and Reddit are good examples. And all of this user-generated content can be made instantly available to millions of users and site visitors.

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Why Customer Service Should Be in Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social media, quite simply, relates to the usage of content created by easily accessible publishing technologies (social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter, photo publishing sites such as Flickr, video sites like YouTube and Vimeo) that is generated by the hundreds of millions of consumers utilizing these technologies.

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9 Types of Social Media and How Each Can Benefit Your Business

Hootsuite

For example, if one of your goals is to increase awareness about a new product or service that could benefit from video tutorials, you should focus on video-only platforms (like YouTube and Vimeo) or video formats available on the sites you’re already active on (like Instagram Stories and Reels, Facebook Live, etc.). Examples: Reddit, Quora.

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