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How to Get an Influencer's Attention

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Marketing , Opinion , Social Media > How to Get an Influencer’s Attention How to Get an Influencer’s Attention by Tamar Weinberg on March 24, 2010 Share Influence is everywhere, but it’s up to you to spot it. As information flow is infinite, many find that it is of utmost importance to capture the attention of the select few who serve as influencers — these are the

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Facebook About to Drop a Bomb on Foursquare?

Socialized

Changes announced today to Facebook’s privacy agreement suggest the company is about to flip the switch and add location-based capabilities to the social network. Some think this might mean the end for standalone location-based services like Foursquare and Brightkite. I don’t think so. “ Experts ” have recently placed Foursquare valuations in the $50M to $70M range.

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8 mistakes you can avoid making in social media

Direct Marketing Observations

I must admit that I was inspired to write this post based on the Social Media club of Orlando. They had tweeted me an invite to an event titled, “Mistakes and Lessons Learned in Social Media. It’s a great topic and thus I was inspired. I was going to title this post, “The biggest mistake I made in social media&# but that would mean that it’s in the past tense, and at this point I got it down cold.

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The Perfect Storm in Customer Service

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Customers have been adopting Social Media for the last few years and I think it is fair to say that we Social Media has gone mainstream especially after last year. Companies too have gotten on the bandwagon of Social Media and become more social themselves and again I think it is fair to say that ones that have adopted social aren’t going to switch back to being “antisocial” tomorrow it’s a state of being now for them.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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Yet Another SXSW Post (And, No, I Don't Know If You Should Go Next.

Almost Savvy

Home About Testimonials Events Services Webinars Twitter Getting Started on Twitter Webinar Twitter Webinar: Tools and Tips (Intermediate Level) LinkedIn LinkedIn 1 – Getting Started LinkedIn 2 – Building and Leveraging Your Network Ask Calendar Contact Blogging Branding Business Career Facebook LinkedIn Networking Social Media Tips Twitter Lijit Search Yet Another SXSW Post (And, No, I Don’t Know If You Should Go Next Year) Posted by Irene Koehler in Business , Networking on M

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Report: Social Media + Email = More Power

Social Media Marketing

A new report from eMarketer shows how combining the strengths of email and social media can lead to better results. You'll recall around these parts the discussion of " Silent E." Now this report teases that out a little more. It's about how two complementary marketing practices can be used more wisely to engage customers in less of a disjointed way.

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How People Respond to Your Online Content

The Marketing Blog

Home About In the Media Indian Companies on Twitter – A Usage Study Search Engine Statistics:: Google’s share dips March 27, 2010.8:32 am How People Respond to Your Online Content Jump to Comments One of my favorite bloggers, Rajesh Shetty had written an excellent blog-post last year , which describes how people react to your content. What I really like is the visualization and the manner in which it has been clustered.

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Proceed with Caution When Being Active on Social Media Sites

Saying It Social

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Proceed with Caution When Being Active on Social Media Sites Being active on social media networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter is a great way to build business relationships. If you are using these mediums to cultivate your professional contacts, though, you need to be cautious of what you are saying.

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Is social media better than sex? | Sherrilynne Starkie

Sherrilynne Starkie

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Dave Barnes & Matt Wertz: Music & Social Media Done Right

Jason Yormark

jasonyormark.com Home About Me My Videos My Resume Contact Me Browse > Home / Social Media / Dave Barnes & Matt Wertz: Music & Social Media Done Right | Subcribe via RSS Dave Barnes & Matt Wertz: Music & Social Media Done Right March 22nd, 2010 Posted in Social Media Tweet Share One of my favorite things to see regarding social media is when one of the products, services or things I enjoy use it effectively.

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Social Media Automation 101

A beginner's guide to social media automation tools and getting automation right.

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Does Google Want Brands in Your Social Circle?

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Does Google Want Brands in Your Social Circle? by Adam Sherk on March 24, 2010 It has been a couple months since Google Social Search was made available in beta to all users on Google.com, so I thought I would revisit it from a marketing perspective. As I covered when Social Search initially launched in Google Labs, for companies the main objective in social search optimization is to get included in their target audiences’ so

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I am writing a new free book and would like your help (prize inside)

Josh S Peters

Home About eBooks Social Media and Internet Marketing Speaking Twitter Says You Are Here: Home » Social Media » I am writing a new free book and would like your help (prize inside) I am writing a new free book and would like your help (prize inside) Written on March 22, 2010 by Josh Peters in Social Media 1 Comment - Leave a comment! The book is going to be called “Twitter Says&# and I’m not going to be writing it so much as compiling it.

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Google To Introduce Opt Out Browser Plug In For Analytics

Saying It Social

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Google To Introduce Opt Out Browser Plug In For Analytics Up until just a few minutes ago when I started reading some reports about what I’m about to tell you, I’ve been a huge Google “junkie&#. I start off my morning standing at Starbucks waiting for my latte while reading my latest Google Reader feed on my Android powered PDA.

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Dave Barnes & Matt Wertz: Music & Social Media Done Right.

Jason Yormark

jasonyormark.com Home About Me My Videos My Resume Contact Me Browse > Home / Social Media / Dave Barnes & Matt Wertz: Music & Social Media Done Right | Subcribe via RSS Dave Barnes & Matt Wertz: Music & Social Media Done Right March 22nd, 2010 Posted in Social Media Tweet Share One of my favorite things to see regarding social media is when one of the products, services or things I enjoy use it effectively.

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The Content Marketing Survival Guide: How to Navigate the Wilds of Social Media

Use this guide to inspire your creativity and ignite more successful and sustainable social media conversations.

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Siteminis Launches Mobile Commerce Solution

Bill Hartzer

Have you been looking to turn mobile phone “browsers” into buyers? Now can now turn your mobile website into a brand consistent, fully functional m-commerce destinations without losing control or profits to third parties — regardless of the type of cell phone or carrier your customers use. Using a new site called “ Siteminis “, you can do just that.

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Hook A Facebook Fan Up: They're Looking For Discounts

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Social Media Marketing Madness [Cartoon] | Main | Motorola Backflip Commercial And Social News » March 23, 2010 Hook A Facebook Fan Up: Theyre Looking For Discounts In last weeks post Facebook Fans Mean Business (And Are More Likely To Buy) I shared information from a new report that revealed people feel more inclined to purchase from brands they are fans of on Facebook - as well as suggest those same brands to friends.

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Getting Started with Integrating Search and Social Media

Saying It Social

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials It’s Time to Think about Integrating Search & Social Media Google and Microsoft’s Bing recently struck deals to incorporate social media into their real-time search results. Google signed a deal with Twitter that will add tweets to search results.

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10 Habits of Effective Bloggers

Kikolani

This is a guest post by Tom Walker of CreativeCloud , a refreshing blend of printer technology news, guides, and reviews. There are tens of thousands of blogs out there, many of which will never make it past the initial stages of early bloghood. Sometimes this is just due to bad luck, harsh competition, and poor planning, but equally as likely is that the decline of these blogs is due to their owners’ poor management or inability to effectively maintain the site and communicate with their

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Social Media Marketing GPS

SMGPS will tell you the why & how to use social media for marketing, 1 tweet at a time. You'll learn essentials in digestible little spoonfuls.

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

Convince & Convert

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 5 Ways to Make Friends with Strangers on Your Blog March 23rd, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Remember in high school, when someone would throw a party when their parents were out of town?

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Search Engine Optimization: Recovering Lost Traffic and Links on your Website

Bill Hartzer

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to magically discover traffic and links to your website without having to do a whole lot of work? Well, there is a way to do this without having to break the bank or even look at your Google Analytics. In fact, in order to properly recover lost traffic and links to your website, you have to stay away from Google Analytics and any other web analytics software that you’re using that relies on JavaScript.

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Who Owns Social Media? Everyone and No One | Social Media Strategery

Social Media Strategery

Home About Me Speaking Legal-ese My Team Gov 2.0 Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Government 2.0 Miscellaneous Personal Prof. Development Social Media Who Owns Social Media? Everyone and No One Tue, Mar 23, 2010 Best Practices , Social Media Over the last few weeks, I’ve been involved in a number of meetings both within Booz Allen and with my clients to discuss social media, and I’ve noticed that more an

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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Getting Hot on Sphinn

Kikolani

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the resources mashup and getting hot on Sphinn. The Resources Mashup. Here are some of the best articles I have stumbledupon this week. Blogging / Writing. 10 reasons your site isn’t getting enough traffic and how to fix each. 5 ways to make friends with strangers on your blog. 45 exciting words to spice up your blog headlines. 3 basic elements for a user friendly blog.

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How to Be Social: A Social Media Manifesto

Learn the 10 worst social media marketing mistakes and how to avoid them.

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

Convince & Convert

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 A Social Media Scoreboard That Works March 25th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Clearly, there’s no shortage of data and possible social media success metrics.

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Domain Names for Sale: Why You Should Buy a Keyword Rich Domain Name

Bill Hartzer

One of the best kept secrets of the search engine optimization and search engine marketing industry is the expired domain name auctions that exist out there. If someone does not renew their domain name, it is frequently put up for auction on by the registrar itself, like Godaddy. If you do not renew your domain name at Godaddy.com, then there is a good chance that the domain name will appear on their expired domain name auctions.

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Today's Test Post

Taylor Marek

Home About Contact Archives Testimonials Speaking Podcast Chat LIVE Social Media Vault My Inner Circle Plugins eBook Hire Me Today’s Test Post March 22, 2010 by Taylor Marek Hey guys, This is a test post to see if twitterfeed will actually update my facebook fan page or not. If this works, it will cut down on the amount of work I need to do and automate another task.

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Social Media Affecting BtoB Buying Behavior

Proactive Report

Credit: Intersection Consulting. . A new study from Connected Marketer and DemandGen Inside the Mind of the New BtoB Buyer reveals some very interesting shifts in the behavior of BtoB buyers. . Push vs Pull. Traditionally information and material about a product or service originated from the company, was evaluated by analysts and distributed by the sales reps.

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8 Stupid Simple Social Media Tricks to Boost SEO

Discover just how easy it is to boost SEO with social media.

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Match funds deal for Twestival | Sherrilynne Starkie

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SortPrice Store Facebook Application Tops 1000 Retailers

Bill Hartzer

Proving yet again a real commitment to opening new avenues of success for online merchants everywhere, comparison shopping engine SortPrice.com has now built virtual stores for more than 1,000 retailers through its Merchant Store application on Facebook. SortPrice was one of the first to offer a virtual storefront for retailers on the Facebook Platform when it introduced the Merchant Store application a little over a year ago.

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auDA misuse of power?

Laurel Papworth

I registered OptusPoo.com.au about a year ago ,to create an online community of people annoyed with Optus. The same time that a number of others got fed up with Optus and created BadOptus etc, to be followed by other bad Optus sites. I’d had shocking service from Optus (the guy told me “yeah I know how to fix it but I’m not going to tell you&# ) and was in the mood to shine some social media spotlight on to poor customer service in Australia.

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Today’s Test Post

Taylor Marek

Hey guys, This is a test post to see if twitterfeed will actually update my facebook fan page or not. If this works, it will cut down on the amount of work I need to do and automate another task. I am also thinking of doing a Heads-Up-Monday post for future articles. It would include a couple links to some interesting tech/social media/new media posts, videos, and/or audio.

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The Most Important Blog Post You'll Probably Never Read

Viper Chill

Home What the F ? Cloud Living Say "Hi!" You are here: ViperChill » Social Media » The Most Important Blog Post You’ll Probably Never Read The Most Important Blog Post You’ll Probably Never Read Written by Glen, this post has 148 Comments This blog post is quite long so you probably shouldn’t read it. To the 50% of visitors who are still with me, I’ll say now that less than 1% of you will get to the end so you may as well leave now.