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Is Facebook Suffocating the Rest of Social Media?

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The percentage of online Americans who are Joiners (members of a social network) increased from 51% to 59% , a huge change in comparison to the rest of the behaviors examined. Why use Digg or StumbleUpon or Delicious, when the people we care about already share with us the content they appreciate via status updates that include links?

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31+ of the Coolest Social Media, Search and Web Tools of 2010

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A realtime social search engine that pulls current and recent results for any term from Twitter, Facebook, Google Buzz, Digg and Delicious. A free service for setting up, promoting and hosting Twitter chats. Social and Alternative Search Engines. Searches can also be filtered by platform. Related Post. Share this on Bebo.

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Choice of Form: Two Legal Seminars As Social Media

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The professors’ styles feel like a comparison of LinkedIn and Facebook. Myrna December 5, 2008 at 3:10 pm You draw a great comparison. As social media moves into the common marketing vernacular, more people will start drawing these comparisons. I LOVED the metaphor of comparing the styles of the classes with marketing.

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Every Social Network is Different: Here's What You Need to Know

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

and obviously more recently sites such as Digg. Digg: Newsworthy, Informational, and Funny Chris also mentions that he has used Digg as a news source. Twenty-two minutes after it hit the front page, it sat at 2099 Diggs. Seven minutes after that, it had 2661 Diggs. How do you get your news?

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The Unfortunate Investment of Social Media (and its Consequences)

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Here’s a screenshot of a story that became popular with a whopping 235 Diggs. It was taken the night of January 28, 2008 (approximately 11PM EST): While Digg typically allowed stories to hit the front page within 80-120 votes (the latter being more rare than normal), it’s now requiring almost double the number.

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The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Keep more comparisons like this coming… Reply Tamar Weinberg August 28, 2008 at 1:45 am Thanks Dana As far as the “science&# designation is concerned, for whatever reason, StumbleUpon clumps “technology&# into “science.&# Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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6 Things Parenthood Taught Me About Social Media Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MrBabyMan , Digg’s top user, was an unknown once. Love the comparison… it is SO true Reply Tamar Weinberg June 4, 2010 at 8:47 am Woohoo! Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Through hard work and dedication, Andy has proven himself and people look up to him.