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A Step-By-Step Guide to Launching a Branded Hashtag

Sprout Social

Chris Messina, currently a Developer Lead at Uber, is credited as the inventor of the hashtag on Twitter. Originally intended to group content based on subject matter, the hashtag has been adopted across every popular social platform and has cemented its place in our culture. When to Use a Branded Hashtag. Promotions.

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Real-time Search Optimization for News Sites

Adam Sherk

During my seminars, I tweet than go live to show real time results. So what can news sites do to maximize their visibility in real-time search? Last week in Wichita KS I did some examples using Twitter and YouTube+twitter and showed how that worked. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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How to Get the Most Out of Virtual Events You Attend

agora pulse

And as expos, seminars, and networking events go digital, you need to brush up on your virtual attendance skills and etiquette. Create templates to tweet on the day–these include event hashtags and speaker handles. DON’T ignore social media chats. It’s been a year like no other. Market virtual events through Linkedin.

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103 Compelling Social Media and Marketing Statistics for 2013 (and 2014)

Webbiquity SMM

are now active on at least one social network, up from 67% in 2012 and just 8% in 2005. As many companies have learned the hard way, unanswered complaints on social networks can go viral, causing real damage to a company’s brand. Statistics About Social Media Use in the Enterprise. Social Media Today ).

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21 Fantastic Facebook Marketing Guides

Webbiquity SMM

On one hand, not only is it an easy-to-use, low-cost platform with more than a billion members, but 77% of B2C companies and 43% of B2B vendors have acquired customers from Facebook, and the world’s largest social network drives 20% of all internet page views. fundraising, seminar, handmade trade, etc.)

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The Ultimate List of Social Media Definitions You Need to Know

Hootsuite

In the context of social media, an algorithm is how a social platform determines which content to display at any given time to a particular user. Analytics is an umbrella term used to describe both social analysis tools and the information those tools provide. A caption is a description that accompanies a photo on social media.

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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & the Future of Search

Kikolani

Facebook Groups give rise to social nicheworking – discussion of how the new groups are changing social networking for niches. Facebook mobile dominates competition – infographic of the rise of Facebook mobile networking. Social Media / Social Networking.

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