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RIP: Social Media Networks & Features that Died in 2016

Ignite Social Media

The social media space saw many changes as well. Social media networks constantly have to improve and evolve in order to stay relevant. This post will revisit some of the social media networks and channel features that didn’t make it to 2017. Twitter as a Social Network.

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How To Build Your Own Social Network On WordPress

Firebelly

It’s no secret that I’m a WordPress advocate, but I’ve just recently discovered one of the project’s most impressive features– running a social network. BuddyPress markets itself as “social networking in a box.&# Before jumping to set up your network, consider a few thoughts.

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New Social Network Called Koowie Launched

Bill Hartzer

Do we really need another social network? A new social network website called Koowie has been launched. Koowie takes a completely various approach to social networking. Especially if that member ID includes keyword that might help search engine rankings or is related to your brand. Post this on Diigo.

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Five Reasons NOT To Use LinkedIn as Part of Your Job Search

SocMed Sean

Job hunting is a job by itself, and if you're currently looking for work, chances are you're using social media networks to extend your search, which is a brilliant step. With over 800 million users worldwide, LinkedIn is one of the most popular social networks. LinkedIn isn't a career-focused social network anymore.

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Social Networking Stats: #RLTM Scoreboard, Facebook’s Mobile Ads More Effective Than Twitter’s

The Realtime Report

The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. via Search Engine Land. Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. Mobile ads have a CPM of $9.86, 13x higher than desktop ad CPMs for the social network.

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Social Networking to Advance Your Career

Janet Fouts

Silicon Valley Tech Women held a panel at the shiny new SalesForce offices in downtown San Francisco entitled Leveraging Social Networking to Advance Your Career. Global Social Media Marketing, Cisco Systems. Engineering Manager, LinkedIn. See the photos from DJ Cline here. I moderated this panel of tech rockstars.

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Thank you Google, for the Antithesis of a More Social Network

Waxing UnLyrical

The need for a social network that automatically aggregates all my “friends&# and then cuts off the irrelevant noise. Or are we in an infinite loop of growing out of social networks every five years? Haven’t we all cracked jokes at Google’s moronic, bland attempts at social? One more time.