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14 types of social media every marketer should know

Sprout Social

If you want to improve your social media marketing strategy , you need to know about the different types of social media content and how or where you share that content. Understanding these different types of social media will help you develop a better content strategy and know where to focus your time and energy.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

This moment essentially marked the beginning of social media influencers. Tumblr and the age of the microblog (2007) In 2007, the social network described as “Twitter meets YouTube and WordPress” came a-tumblin’ along when 17-year-old David Karp launched Tumblr from his bedroom.

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Book Review: Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

Li addresses social media at all levels, from grand strategy to nitty gritty tactics. She provides an excellent taxonomy of the social media landscape, categorizing the different types of social media tools into: • Social News Sites (Digg, Reddit, Kirtsy, etc.). Social Sharing (YouTube, Flickr, SlideShare, etc.).

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Social Media Citizens Hate BP + 4 Other Social Media News Items

Firebelly

Twitter to Change Links and How They Are Displayed By Ben Parr In an effort to bypass the obscurity of shortened links and to prevent malware and phishing attacks, Twitter has begun the rollout of t.co, its official URL shortener, along with some major changes to how the microblogging platform handles links. Your comment could not be posted.

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10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Learning is key – By having many minds contribute to the final goal, people can learn from one another on other ways to do the same type of work. Delicious Social bookmarking is a great way to share interesting links that could aid in the development of an idea, education, and/or marketing efforts.

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Every Social Network is Different: Here's What You Need to Know

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

And that differentiates StumbleUpon from the other social “news&# networks. As I pointed out in a recent Problogger post , Digg is not so much of a “social bookmarking&# site, but StumbleUpon certainly is. You’re usually typing about other things.) Hope that clarifies where I’m coming from!

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Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Most people would consider Payless to be an old-school type of brand, and so one might expect that their marketing techniques and website would mirror that old-school mentality. However, they’re actually quite ahead of curve, particularly in terms of the way they leverage their email communications to facilitate social media interaction.