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Enterprise Social Networking Platforms: Think Amazon, Not Facebook

Biznology

“This is just Facebook for the Enterprise” is the most common way most people describe enterprise social networking platforms. After all, the look and feel of those platforms borrow a lot from the Facebook interface: status updates, @mentioning, groups, walls, profile pictures, direct messages, and so on.

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The Stories Behind 5 Social Networks That Never Caught On

Hubspot

What was the first social network you ever joined? While many people will recall it being Facebook or Twitter, others might remember some of the earlier, less popular social networks. A lot these primitive social networks go forgotten, but that doesn't make their stories any less important. 1) Friendster.

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30 fascinating facts about organic vs paid social media

Biznology

66% of marketers cite Facebook as their preferred social network. 34% of marketers cite YouTube as their preferred social network. 33% of marketers cite Twitter as their preferred social network. 31% of traffic to all websites comes from the Top 8 social networks ( Shareaholic ). 2% is organic reach of Facebook.

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The real and complete history of social media marketing

illumin

While Facebook may be only 19 as of 2023, the very first use of the internet to socialize dates all the way back to 1978 with the creation of the Computerized Hobbyists Bulletin Board System. In 1997, sites dedicated solely to social networking launched – Six Degrees and Bolt. In 2007 to 2008 Twitter also introduced Promoted Tweets.

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The Entrepreneur Interview Series #1: Mark Galloway, OppSource

Webbiquity

Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn were social networks started by entrepreneurs. Google+ was a social network designed by a corporation. Year founded: 2008. They’re creative. Passionate about their ideas. Risk takers. And the primary source of innovation in the modern economy. Nuff said.). The Company.

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Why More Members, Money, and Ads Don’t Always Mean More Success: A B2B Marketer’s Survival Guide

Webbiquity

So the question is–are there things that today’s B2B marketers can learn from history, specifically, the tremendous success of Facebook and the rise, fall and possible resurrection of Myspace? From its founding, Myspace took off like a rocket ship while Facebook had a much slower ascension from launch. My answer is certainly–yes!

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Business Value of Social Networking

Industrial Marketing Today

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Business Value of Social Networking by Achinta Mitra on July 29, 2009 in Social Media Marketing , Social Networking Saw a very interesting video where Seth Godin talks about how useful social media is to businesses.