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The real and complete history of social media marketing

illumin

The history of social media tells a story of major cultural change. That’s because the groundwork for today’s social media was laid years before the apps and platforms of today made their debut. So, how did social media make the climb from a simple chat room, to becoming the major player in advertising that it is today?

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How to write for social media

Biznology

This video with Paul Gillin is about the basics of writing engaging social media messages. With so many posts, tweets and chatter filling social media, it’s almost impossible to get a message through. The post How to write for social media appeared first on Biznology. You need to be distinctive.

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Technology PR Sessions at 2008 PRSA Conference

WriteSpark

Social Media. » Technology PR Sessions at 2008 PRSA Conference.   Several sessions at the 2008 PRSA conference, scheduled for October 25-28 in Detroit, look particularly relevant for those of us involved in PR for technology products and services: "Word of mouth" marketing and many social media sessions.

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Why Social Media Really Matters

Customer Experience Matrix

Social media is the latest stage in this evolution. The final, related factoid is that social media have grown from virtually nothing to nearly 20% of online time over the past few years. Thus, social media present a major threat to search advertising revenues. social marketing.

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Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late. : Community Group Therapy

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late… posted in Uncategorized |. The answer is NOT always social media/community - that would be another warning sign if it was. 6) Social Media is not new…just digitizing the norm: Reminded of this all the time. Upcoming Events.

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Best of 2008: Amusing, Creative and Just Plain Odd

Webbiquity

I hate to kick that dead dog again, but it sucked in 2007, it sucked in 2008, and it’ll continue to suck wind in 2009.&#. The Freakiest Ads of 2008, Final 4 by AdFreak. ’ Content marketing within the realm of social media is extremely powerful, but it does have a downside.

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Alterian Pushes Into Social Media Management with Techrigy Acquisition

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: Alterian's purchase of Techrigy marks the first integration of serious social media management with marketing automation. Marketing automation vendor Alterian yesterday announced its acquisition of social media monitoring company Techrigy. Others are sure to follow.