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Social Search at LinkedIn Beats Google - ReadWriteWeb

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LinkedIns 361% year-over-year growth handily beats Facebooks 56% growth in the same period, according to the latest stats from Nielsen: However many people have pointed out to me that my case is unusual. Social Search at LinkedIn Beats Google. Written by Bernard Lunn / May 21, 2008 11:15 AM. / 12 Comments. Business social network LinkedIn.

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6 Lessons Learned From the Demise of MySpace | facebook | Social.

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MySpace last week declared what amounts to a post-modern armistice, announcing that they will integrate status updates with Facebook (and Twitter). MySpace used to be Janet, and now it’s LaToya – at best. Coincidental timing too, as Yahoo ! gave up their search engine duties in U.S. and Canada to Microsoft’s Bing last week.

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The Rules of Twitter Hashtags: Hits and Misses From 7 Big Brands

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Since hashtags became clickable in 2009 , brands and consumers have used them to start, track, and follow conversations on Twitter. That stat still holds true, so any hashtag screw-ups can have a big effect on your campaign – just not the effect you want. But what about when a campaign isn’t executed well?

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

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Because you’re not on the other end of the phone. If you listened in, you’d be just as angry about that as you are about negative tweets. The public and immediate nature of getting slammed via social is what stings. Ultimately, this will make for stronger companies. And the Ford trucks have the pee on Chevy sticker.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

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Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Are You Slow Enough to Succeed in Social Media?