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Will private conversations change Twitter?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Social network Twitter has introduced a new feature: Private Conversations and it just might be a game changer. The group function lets users start conversations with their followers and all participants are not required to be following one another to take part. Will direct messages become a constant stream of spam?

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Why social media teams will be at the center of conversational commerce

Sprout Social

What started out as a conversation between a six-year-old girl and the family’s Amazon Echo Dot turned into an order for a dollhouse and four pounds of sugar cookies. Known as conversational commerce, this buying experience offers customers even greater convenience and enables brands to engage shoppers in more personalized ways.

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Six degrees of separation in instant messaging | Emerging Technology Trends | ZDNet.com

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Six degrees of separation in instant messaging. Categories: Computers & Internet , Social Sciences. Dataset , Instant Messaging , Internet , Online Communications , Roland Piquepaille. The dataset which was collected in June 2006 contains summaries of 30 billion conversations among 240 million people.

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What Twitter’s Latest Move Says About the Industry Shift from Social to Messaging

Visually SM

And it’s no coincidence that this expansion in Twitter’s focus is occurring during a global explosion in messaging app adoption. While social platforms still continue to expand, they are facing increasing competition from OTT messaging services, and in some countries social networks have been completely surpassed in use by private messengers.

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How to Craft Compelling Messages For Social Media Platforms

Harp Interactive

Writing effectively for online media and social networks is an evolving art. As print becomes redundant, social media emerges to fill the gap with its short form communication style that is meant to engage non-readers. Instant messaging. Where do you get the ideas? Twittering.

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20 Types of Digital Marketing that Works

Social Media Marketing

These digital marketing strategies include various methods and tools for targeting online users, getting leads and increasing conversions. It also helps to increase followers on social media and enhances more visibility of many product pages. You may also use your social networks to interact directly with your audience.

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On Facebook and the Death of Etiquette

Adam Cohen

When the phone was invented, an etiquette had to evolve on how to greet a new call, what’s an appropriate time to call, how to converse without interruption. Email between friends and family has a broad range of what’s “socially acceptable,&# but over time people at least develop a sense of when people will reply and why.

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