Diva Marketing Blog

JANUARY 1, 2009

Several 2006 wishes came true. Twitter found its way into the 2009 blogger wishes as did more ways to collaborate. I hope you enjoy the 2006 - 2009 comparisons. My second wish for 2006 is that I would like to see "professional journalists" get over themselves in their attitude to those of us who choose to blog.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 14, 2011

Twitter, which was founded in 2006, didn’t exist when I left. To the Army, engagements often mean meeting with people in the community. If we engage the community, build trust, and demonstrate they have a vested interest in the outcome, we might tip the scale of favor. An extended community. A bigger perspective.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 15, 2011

How Q&A Sites Can Boost Your SEO » Is Twitter Still A Good Marketing Tool? Twitter has posted some impressive numbers about its service and Frank at Marketing Pilgrim has picked up on them, and he’s asking some really pertinent questions. Not every Twitter account holder is active. Not likely.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Twitter as a tool to communicate during conferences. After attending SMX (I’ll post something on that soon) and SES NY, I realized that Twitter is a useful tool for conferencegoers to communicate their whereabouts or to share breaking news and announcements. Similarly, Michael Twittered during SES in April.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Here’s the first paragraph of my summary: I show businesses how to use social media technologies for external community building and outreach, and for internal collaboration. For the bonus round, I recommend staying up to date via LinkedIn’s community superhero, Mario Sundar. Update at least every three months. Nicely done!

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Taylor Marek

OCTOBER 26, 2009

This held a small community of vibrant people that quite literally can shake the world upside down and rightside up again. Something exploded, and not long after people started noticing something had changed in the way I had done things, so they started asking questions. November 11, 2009 @ 6pm CST: Teleseminar on “Twitter&#.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Fantasy sports have played a huge role in shaping fans’ communities and conversations on social platforms. In 2006, Twitter is born. Social media makes fantasy sports a global, connected community. They’re working with affiliates like DK live (news site with 24k followers on Twitter). Talk strategy.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 19, 2011

Don’t ask those questions to follow the trends. Rather, ask those questions so that you can move ahead of the trends. Contact Us | Home Site Map | Legal Notices Small Business Mavericks is a part of Melberg Marketing, Inc © 2006 – 2010 Melberg Marketing, Inc., About Us What’s a Maverick? Whose doing what?

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ProBlogger

MARCH 27, 2013

This week on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog. Today I want to dig deeper into some specific things to DO to build community on your blog.

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Dave Fleet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Decline of community management (in some areas). The first five years – 2006-2010 – were catalysed by constant change. Companies realized the opportunity presented by engaging with their customers through these new channels, but we were still in a time when simply creating a Twitter or Facebook account would make headlines.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Ask questions, listen actively, and be first to offer a favor without strings. by communicating with customers as people. Community Newsletter. Twitter: lizstrauss. Bloggy Questions (126). Community (785). December 2006. November 2006. October 2006. September 2006. August 2006.

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Buffer Social

JUNE 30, 2017

Community Support during World Tragedies. Mark, if someone was to put the question to you about the magnitude of what you’ve launched; how big do you think your product or service is?” Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey told CNBC in 2013 how that changed Twitter and the way people get news. Miracle on the Hudson.

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 3, 2012

Eight years after building my first website, I began blogging 2004 on a now-deleted LiveJournal community. I have been involved in some form with the Social Media Club Boston Chapter since its founding in 2006, and remain so to this day, currently serving as a member of the board. Why is 2006 important? Got a question?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

It’s a good question, and one that everyone should ask before they get started. Starting a fan page on Facebook and a business account with Twitter is sort of like moving into a new neighborhood. Through social media, you can find out what online communities your existing customers belong to.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 7, 2011

This time, the comparison is between Facebook and Twitter and the reasons fans and followers cite un-Liking and un-following you. Here are the four conclusions he draws: Twitter and Facebook users are different (but we already knew that, didn’t we?) The actual percentage who cited that reason for Twitter was 39%.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

This is a good question and one that Epic Change has mastered rather successfully. I’ve been able to speak with both Stacey Monk ( @staceymonk ), founder and CEO, and Avi Kaplan ( @meshugavi ), Director of Communications (aka “Bringer of Awesome&# ) at Epic Change, about the organization’s involvement.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

People often brand themselves as an expert in a field or an authority on a topic, but are careless with the way they present themselves, calling into question their expertise, and injecting doubt into the minds of potential customers. Define your thought patterns and opinions so that your brand is always consistent.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 4, 2011

The ONLY Way To Manage Your Twitter Account » Is Social Media Inherently Viral? But evidently, the news went viral on Twitter and it wasn’t even true. The key lies with a Twitter account by the name of @tweetmeme, which has more than 60,000 followers. About Us What’s a Maverick? Did you know Jackie Chan died?

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Anyone who has used Twitter knows that it can lead to some additional traffic if you publish a click-generating tweet. Now the question is, how can small business owners and other marketers use this data to improve their SEO for targeted search terms? Have you conducted your own experiments regarding using Twitter as an SEO tool?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

One of the most common questions in social media is – “is it worth it?”. However, the question remains to be answered – is it worth it? When it comes to profitability, increased revenue, and efficient use of time – the question of “is it worth it”, takes on a life of it’s own. Don’t forget to follow Samir on Twitter.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

Just do it while giving back to the community as well. If I’m managing your Twitter account , you might find a response from me at 11 PM on a Saturday night or 2 AM on a Tuesday. Don’t check in on Twitter and Facebook once or twice a week and only for 10 minutes. Want to self promote? Engage in dialogue.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

There have also been doctors that have used social networking tools, like Twitter, during surgery. He used Twitter to raise money for charity if people tweeted and blamed his cancer. Here are ten social media tools that can aid you with crowdsourcing: Twitter It is already being used for many crowdsourcing efforts.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Follow him on Twitter. Really, many people trying to describe Online Community Managers, end up sounding like this: Others may know what Community Manager is, but don’t know exactly how much it entails. But what if you’re Community Managing for a company that makes matchbooks? for a living.

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ProBlogger

JULY 21, 2011

When I first started blogging about my three legged dog Jerry back in 2006, never in my wildest dreams did I think helping those facing amputation for their dogs would be my full time job five years later. We decided to create discussion forums so members could answer each other’s questions directly. Forums create discussion.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 22, 2011

How To Increase Your Twitter Followers » Q&A Sites And Competitive Intelligence I’ve discussed the value and virtues of Q&A sites before. There may be questions related to using the products directly or ways to use them that have not been discovered yet. About Us What’s a Maverick?

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SocialFish

OCTOBER 21, 2010

I’ve always evangelized the potential of tools like Facebook and Twitter to create meaningful communities and collaborations, but now realize the true opportunity for all of us who spend our days mixing up cocktails of mission and technology: social tools + people = lives saved. Please send someone to get her out.&#.

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Bare Feet Studios

AUGUST 5, 2010

It is simply another trending practice that all marketers would be wise to note: Interruption of any kind is increasingly irritating and unnecessary in today’s world of technology and community. If you happened upon my telephone number, that means you saw my email address as well and perhaps even my twitter and Facebook links.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 3, 2011

Creative artists are using Twitter (and have been since Day One), and now Facebook, for publishing. But the question is, What is your small business doing? I’m not saying you have to rely on Facebook and/or Twitter. About Us What’s a Maverick? But what are small businesses doing?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

I'm often asked many questions like this - on a daily basis. We started this Blog in 2003 as a place to express how we think about the changing landscape of Marketing, Advertising and Communications (to date, we have over 2300 Blog posts). I love serving my community. communications. Why do you do what you do? publishing.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 20, 2010

Unless the person in question has earned social media deity status where even their most tiresome ramblings generate a high volume of comment and conversation, anyone attempting to seed a new conversation needs to earn the attention of their potential audience. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

I also remember being “elected&# as the note-taker in high school; one of the easiest ways to absorb lecture notes and book notes was to type up questions and answers in a frequently asked questions document and ask myself the questions again and again. They’re Quizlet’s biggest asset.

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Diva Marketing Blog

MAY 12, 2013

Just One Crowd Sourced Question . Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Pinterest and other social networks changed how we think about "social media" from those long ago days of the blogosphere. Just Once Crowd Sourced Question is a Diva Marketing series where the community shares their insights on a specific social media issue.

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Laurel Papworth

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

I think we are crowdsourcing this unIndustry association in an adhoc movement of anti-marketing anti-PR communities. It was either 2005 or 2006. Yesterday, Twitterers noted that Darren Rowse , otherwise known as Australia’s most popular media and marketing blogger Problogger, had had his logo ripped off by BeamDotMy.

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Bare Feet Studios

JULY 8, 2009

Tamar’s post on the Zicam controversy addresses these questions. Here’s a good example of a PR professional (Todd Defren) who discloses when he is Twittering on behalf of a client. One of the better known cases was “Janet&# who created a Twitter profile for Exxon Mobile. There’s an example here.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 2, 2008

We pause for 10 minutes, and when we return, the class asks questions or makes comments, to which Professor Jutras responds. What functionalities do you think WordPress, vBulletin, and other common platforms need to be able to better develop communities? Membership blogging partially meets our needs for community.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Follow him on Twitter. Now that the stay-at-home-moms (and dads) are finding their way to a five-figure Twitter follow count, they’re offering all types of services and branding themselves as all-round experts. Ignore the pundits who try and tell you how to blog, Twitter and network. Nice post Glen. Cheesy but true.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 10, 2010

Some even boast high rankings and good sized communities. I asked two questions, and here are their answers: How Young is Too Young? It took me 6 months to acquire a good amount of traffic and cultivate a community on my blog and the same goes for any new blogger. Glen , too, got an early start. He also tweets regularly.

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