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Below are APA examples for company/industry reports and social media postings. Remember that your entries will be double spaced and all lines after the first one will be indented five spaces.
40 under 40 example:
TV Week (2022). 40 under 40 NYC TV Week: Jimmy Zasowski. https://www.tvweek40under40.com/NYC
Company citation:
Hoover’s Inc. (2021). Petsmart, LLC. Inc. Hoover’s Academic Database.
Industry citation:
Hoover’s Inc. (2021). Pet and Pet Supplies Stores. Hoover’s Academic Database.
IBIS world industry report
Li, T. (2021, Apr.). Pet Stores in the US. (IBIS World Industry Report 45391). IBIS World Database.
LinkedIn (Since information can change, include the retrieval date)
Levin, A. (n.d.) Home [LinkedIn page]. LinkedIn. Retrieved February 4, 2021
from https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonlevin/
Instagram (Since information can change, include the retrieval date)
Cheng Library [@chenglibrary]. (n.d.). Snow Day [Highlight]. Instagram. Retrieved February 4, 2021,
from https://www.instagram.com/p/CKvHmbPLYiJ/
Saul, S. [@srsaul]. (2019, July 24). Congratulations to @Roku’s Alison Levin on being named a NYC Television Week 40 Under 40 honoree by @bcbeathttp://bit.ly/2YprXYq! #WeAreRoku #NYCTVWEEK #NYCTVWK40U40. [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/srsaul04/status/1154089614312923137