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Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

Both Sides of the Table

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. So can you successfully build a YouTube network? ” YouTube takes 45%.

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4 secrets to successful social media

Entrepreneurs' Organization

billion users on social media. And every business owner and founder knows that social media is one of the most cost effective ways to market your products and services. . We asked members of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) in Australia to explain how they use social media. According to some estimates, there are 3.80

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Half Lives. Social Media. And Snapchat Stories.

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I’ve been online for nearly 30 years (yes, there was CompuServe and Prodigy before the www), blogging for 10 and using social media tools since the earliest days. I love to watch networks evolve, see how crowds gather and communicate and curate and share. The “half life” was very short. Of course there was good and bad to this also.

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Growing your online presence: How to manage your organization’s social media

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Using social media to promote your organization has become one of the most important strategies and skills an entrepreneur can have. We’ve assembled some of the best tips and tricks from our YLAI Network alumni and experts to show how they are effectively using Facebook, YouTube, and more to establish a unique online presence.

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Truth, Fiction and Media Literacy

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Media Literacy Educator / Sacred Heart University. Critical thinking, critical discourse and — frankly — critical understanding of our media-laden world are essential, universal skills. This balance has been threatened even further by media giants who may not consider the consequences of their actions.

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How to Build Online Relationships into Meaningful Networks

Both Sides of the Table

A fellow thinker and tinkerer of technology. But I see some people in our community who really only use Twitter to publish their media or have a one-way conversation or at best reply only to people they know. Every social media analytics platform, video platform with data or similar that I’ve seen show the same phenomenon.

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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Our industry just took one big step towards legitimacy with the hiring of renowned media exec Ynon Kreiz to run Maker Studios. The industry finally has one of their own at the helm of the largest YouTube network. You can’t change media consumption patterns easily. hours of TV / day. They read less than 30 minutes.