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Social Media Usage Skyrockets in Last Decade

The Proactive Report

Back in 2005 when Pew started tracking social media usage just 7% of adults where active on social networking sites. Over the years Pew has monitored how the rise of social media has affected our work, relationships and communication patterns and how these changes have affected business and politics.

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Forget “Better PR” — The PR Industry Needs Education

Doctor Spin

Social media began to emerge with behemoths like Facebook, founded in 2004 and Twitter in 2006. Their social engineering was geared towards connecting people rather than turning them into online buying machines. We got to experience the hippie web (2005-2015) revolving around earned and owned media.

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The PR Industry Needs More Than Just Better PR

Doctor Spin

Social media began to emerge with behemoths like Facebook founded in 2004 and Twitter in 2006. Their social engineering was geared towards connecting people rather than turning them into online buying machines. We got to experience the hippie web (2005-2015) revolving around earned and owned media.