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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. Microblogging platforms. Community blogging sites. Social review sites. Social curation and bookmarking sites. Social networking sites. How brands can use social networking sites: Post, share and respond to audience content.

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Five Social Channels You May Not Know About

Ignite Social Media

In longer form, Sina Weibo is one of the most popular social media sites in China and is commonly referred to as the “Chinese Twitter”. The microblogging site launched in August of 2009 and as of May 2017 had 340 million active monthly users. Original Logo – he looks a little angry. Hello Network.

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A Review of Google Social Media Tools

Idaconcpts

While Orkut may not make big headline news, as of January 2011 it had 33 million active users around the world and as of September 2013 Alexa ranks it as the 1,802th popular site in the world. Unfortunately, Buzz created a storm of protests and lawsuits from privacy groups because it made private email data from users available publicly.

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How Journalists Use Social Media to Report the News

Proactive Report

spent between 30 to 60 minutes every day on social networking sites. regularly use microblogs such as Twitter for gathering information and reporting their stories. The largest group (30.5 Key Findings: 78% of US journalists check social media for breaking news. use it to find additional information about a topic. 40% of U.S.

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50+ ways to search Twitter | Shuaism

Josh S Peters

I’ve put together a list of 50+ sites that you can use to help you find who or what you’re looking for. Hashtags, people, conversations, topics, etc. Sometimes it can be a bit daunting to look for what you need on Twitter. However, having the right tools sure helps a lot.

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Book Review: Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

Explain your goals and establish clear guidelines for any mention of the company on social media sites. This presents misunderstandings (at the least) and enlists your people beyond just the marketing and PR groups. Social Bookmarking (Delicious, Diigo, Bmaccess; the distinction from social news sites is s bit blurry).

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Twitter versus Plurk: Not Even in the Same League

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The only similarity is a 140 character limit for posts — so Plurk is essentially a microblogging platform. Plurk: Real Nested Conversations Brought to the Microblogging Platform A few days ago, I noticed via Twitter search tool Summize that Aaron Brazell had been talking about me on his Twitter stream.

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