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What Twitter’s Struggles Can Teach You About Building a Successful Social Network
Remember MySpace? It used to be the king of social media, the platform that other social media platforms wanted to be.
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How To Deal With Fake News On Your Private Social Network
Chances to beat Zuckerberg at his own game don’t come around too often but owners of private social networks have a glorious opportunity right now.
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Private Social Networks and the Value of True Connection
The head of the Catholic church might seem an unlikely candidate when it comes to people making poignant, interesting comments about social media, but in…
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The Private Social Network for Forbes’ 30 Under 30
Tinder and Forbes might seem like an unlikely pairing, but they’ve just collaborated on a social networking app (to be launched this October) – one…
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Private Social Networks: Three Case Studies
There’s a wide variety of reasons why people might want to start their own social network; privacy is a dominant one. Whatever you’re interested in…
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Work Smarter, Not Harder: Social Media Strategy for Small Businesses
As a new or growing business, it’s easy to try and cast your online net as wide as you can by signing up for every…
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Social Networking from Apps to Zombies: Questions from Google Autocomplete
Google’s autocomplete tool is a great way to find out what people want to know about certain topics. It completes your words and sentences, based…
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Social Media by Numbers: What You Need to Know
At a glance, it might look like Facebook is your only option if you want to effectively incorporate social networking into your business’ online marketing…
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Why Design Matters
Good design helps a website stand out; even more importantly, it increases engagement and the amount of time a user will spend on your site.…
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“Facebook Zero”: The Decline of Organic Reach
You have 8000 followers on Facebook, and need to post an important announcement about your business; maybe your office hours have changed, or you need…
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“Digital Kidnapping:” The Rise of a Disturbing Trend
Social media roleplays are an online game in the same family as fanfiction and cosplay; users will create settings and characters, create social media accounts for…
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Social Media Around The World: Why Facebook Isn’t Enough
If you run an international company, it’s worth remembering that Facebook is blocked and/or banned in some of the world’s biggest markets.
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Social Networking, Privacy and Constructing Identity
Facebook is, for the most part, not a particularly good representation of what people’s lives are really like; their profiles represent how they want to…
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Guilty By Association: Reddit and Monetizing Hate Speech
A few days ago, Reginald Braithwaite posted an excellent piece titled “So Long, Reddit,” in which he stated that he would no longer contribute to…
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You’ve Got Mail: On Social Media and Channels of Communication
You’ve got mail…and new mentions…and new direct messages…
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The Easy Way To Create A Social Network Like Facebook
Have you ever wanted to create a social network that looks like Facebook, acts like Facebook but is all yours? Your community. Your topic. Your…
