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14 types of social media every marketer should know

Sprout Social

Microblogging platforms. Microblogging platforms. Overview: Microblogging is a type of social media marketing that allows users to post short updates or messages. Twitter is the most famous example of microblogging, allowing users to tweet in 140 characters or less. Audio sharing. Live streaming. Social messaging.

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Digg: Your Privacy is an Illusion

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

As Digg becomes more of a social network and less of a social news network (or a hybrid that incorporates both elements), it has a lot of obstacles it needs to face. As Digg becomes more of a social network and less of a social news network (or a hybrid that incorporates both elements), it has a lot of obstacles it needs to face.

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Confessions and Reflections of a [Former] Digg Addict

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In the past few weeks, however, even Digg’s other top users are seeing that Digg is becoming more difficult of a social news site to enjoy, and after stepping away from Digg for awhile, I have some thoughts and reflections on how it was and possibly how it should be. The community had to react. Completely.

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Social Media Listening for B2B Marketing

Buzz Marketing for Technology

One of the biggest challenges for organizations today is managing the flow of information about their brands, products, and services that occurs in social media channels, including microblogs (such as Twitter), social networking sites (such as Facebook), blogs, and online forums. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin.

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What’s the Best Social Media Monitoring Tool? It Depends

Webbiquity SMM

Your PR team was aware of most of these as it often had a hand in generating those placements. blogs, microblogging sites, social networks, etc.). Andy Beal and his team have built a nice tool that’s garnered favorable reviews from TechCrunch and other prominent tech sites. Budget: Under $500 per month. Share this on Bebo.

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Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About.

Adam Sherk

A similar difference exists for microblogging sites like Twitter. Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

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UberMedia, Mixx, And Twitter | Small Business Mavericks

Small Business Mavericks

Mixx is popular, but it’s not as popular as, say, StumbleUpon, Digg, Facebook, or Twitter. And any competing microblogging service is going to have an uphill battle against Twitter. About Us What’s a Maverick? There are some big variables there. The question is, does UberMedia have the digital cojones ?