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How Young is Too Young?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Before that, you have to dictate it to someone else I did some research with LMU (Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany) back in 2005, about older people and modern technology and new forms of learning. You know, some parents will say, “hey, turn of the computer and go and look into your books&#.

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When is Brand Evangelism a Crime? Exploring the Royal Caribbean.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Using market intelligence, Royal Caribbean identified supporters of the cruise line via social networking sites and took the opportunity to give fifty of the most ardent supporters, called Royal Champions, special privileges, including free paid cruises and invitations to special events with company executives. It’s a brave (???)

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Advice for a New Internet Marketer (or How to Spot Internet.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Perhaps this is a fact that her agency overlooked, so as a good friend, I told her that it would be in her best interest to learn about approved tactics through the many free blogs , to engage in acceptable and informative (though not free) SEO training , and to read the best SEO book/training program (aff).

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Fifteen Years of Online Social Interactions

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I was recently cleaning out a cabinet in my apartment and tossed out a 2005 Yellow Pages that was in pristine condition. Today, search engines answer the questions that phone books needed to solve a decade and a half ago. True *social* contact online for me began with listservs in 1993. I had anonymous names and handles.

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The Future of Blogging: I Had to Tell You This

Viper Chill

Though both sites have been around since 2005, TechCrunch quickly established itself as the industry leader, with founder Michael Arrington’s personal rants and opinions gaining attention around Silicon Valley and beyond. Digg was the biggest social news site on the web and everyone wanted to be on their homepage.

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An Open Letter to Facebook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Deleting Wall Posts – I did consider this deleting all the wall posts – and then individually deleting each one as I make a new one to use it as an “away message&# style of functionality…but that would literally take several hours with all the posts going back to 2005 or whenever it started. We all do now.

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