Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 14, 2011

Before starting my own company in 2006, I worked for 16 years in the wireless industry for AT&T Wireless and Cingular, so I’ve watched mobile develop over the years with more than a casual passers-by interest. Local business listings in directories such as Yahoo, Google, and others.

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Mobile Strategy Wireless Marketing 107

Twist Image

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Along with being one of the biggest business Bloggers in the world, most people know him as an author and a thinker (and people like that tend to speak their minds having never really done the physical labor of growing a company). Along with selling one of his first companies, Yoyodyne, to Yahoo! american idol. book publishing.

Quantcast 103

Quantcast Yahoo Project Blogger 103

Tweaklibrary

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Alphabet is Google’s parent company while Larry Page is Alphabet’s CEO (the 8th richest man in the world), and Sergey Brin is Alphabet’s President (the 9th richest man in the world). Microsoft and Yahoo! had a deal wherein Bing will power Yahoo!’s Click Here to browse on Yahoo. Mail, Yahoo!

Engineering 21

Engineering Yahoo Privacy Microsoft 21

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

3: Large Brands – Bigger brands have two things that smaller companies don’t: an already built community, and money. 4: Online Driven Companies – Social media can be used to drive traffic to online websites. I would add that social media has changed the game for companies. Specially Google, Yahoo and Msn. Answers Yahoo!

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Social Media Yahoo Discount Training 164

Twist Image

JANUARY 12, 2013

"UK-based Vodafone is one of the big mobile communications companies in the world, with business in Europe, the UK, the United States, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. The implications are huge, especially for parts of the world where leaded gasoline is still used, or places like Africa, where it was phased out only in 2006."

Yahoo 74

Yahoo Reddit Apple Crowdsourcing 74

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2010

2) I also did not find a channel for Yahoo! News or AOL News although there is a general channel for Yahoo! I know a number of consumer magazines are publishing in multiple languages, usually in partnership with a local company that manages the presence. that does include some news videos. Might be interesting to investigate.

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Sites News YouTube Press Release 182

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

Just because you’ve heard that other companies are doing it doesn’t mean that social media will magically work for you. It finds your customers Companies using traditional marketing methods (e.g. It introduces your brand Is your company new? What are your goals? This builds stronger relationships over time.

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Social Media Strategy StumbleUpon Digg 269

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

Are you a company or do you know a company that has immersed itself in the social media waters and succeeded? As small companies with limited budgets, nonprofits may feel that they are unable to dive into the wide world of social media. The big catch: Epic Change is not a large company at all. Answers Yahoo!

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Social Media Case Study MySpace Yahoo 172

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

If it was a Comcast product, you’d get a near immediate response from Frank Eliason , the company’s Director of Digital Care. It can instill faith that your customers have in your company. It can make all the difference in nurturing a positive perception of your company. Empower them.

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Apple Twitter Forums Policies 154

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2009

It’s incredibly easy for someone to put up a web page and show how much they like or dislike a company. You’ll get exposure to case studies of companies that do this well and review cases of companies where listening severe impacted the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. Answers Yahoo! How do you do #1?

Communities 170

Communities Marketing MySpace Yahoo 170

Diva Marketing Blog

MAY 12, 2013

Facebook, Yahoo, Google and others have a lot to learn from these guys. We had those conversations with Vox between 2006 and 2009, which predated Facebook with sharing to different audiences. People do business with people that may represent companies but not really just the companies themselves as a whole.

Social Media 83

Social Media Tweetdeck Authentication Blogosphere 83

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Reply Eddie Gear October 7, 2010 at 9:43 pm I can come across so many companies that do not even brand them selves in the fear of being considered as SPAM. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Answers Yahoo!

Brands 236

Brands Handbook MySpace Construction 236

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Crowdsourcing has become more and more popular with private companies, non-profit organizations, and even government agencies. GetSatisfaction provides a way for companies to do that. Answers Yahoo! © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. JS-Kit Echo uses GetSatisfaction for their customer support. All rights reserved.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Smaller companies could succeed with this method by marketing — verbally or through their website — to groups of devout followers and keeping their Twitter streams current (offering a daily deal or frequent deals that encourage customers to seek out discounts and sales). Answers Yahoo! © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg.

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Twitter Microblogging MySpace Yahoo 131

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

Many companies partake in this “shiny toy syndrome&# and do it all without a plan or strategy in place. This may be nothing more than a refresher course in the Captain Obvious department but even the savviest of companies is still missing the boat. A lot of big companies I try to engage with don’t want to talk back.

Social Media 272

Social Media Engagement Forums Policies 272

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Karrer and Michele Martin have just launched Work Literacy , which is: "a network of individuals, companies and organizations who are interested in learning, defining, mentoring, teaching and consulting on the frameworks, skills, methods and tools of modern knowledge work." ► 2006. (68). SQL Server. (3). technology. (3).

AJAX 100

AJAX Lijit scribd Sharepoint 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 13, 2008

Such was the case for this Digg story , which compared multiple web hosting companies and watched as these hosts handled the traffic spikes that resulted from the Digg effect. A few weeks later, a surprising blog post was published that outed the marketing firm and hosting company that sponsored the particular study. Answers Yahoo!

Social Media 100

Social Media Digg Brands Marketing 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

Reply Lauren Kates May 12, 2010 at 1:50 pm OH MY GOD I have come across this EXACT situation with my company and was looking for an article just like this. Some companies are doing a good job but there seems to be a huge disconnect when it comes to some of the really big players, too. Answers Yahoo! © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg.

Smart Phone 218

Smart Phone Mobile Social Media SEO 218

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

To be sure, though, solicit feedback from a group of trusted peers not directly involved in your company or marketing objectives before going ahead with publishing the video, since you need an unbiased opinion. Answers Yahoo! © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. All rights reserved.

Video 236

Video Flash Mob YouTube MySpace 236

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 22, 2010

If you work for a company that just had a Super Bowl ad, a real time search will give you a window into how people interpreted the advertisement. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Answers Yahoo!

Engineering 142

Engineering Wikipedia MySpace Yahoo 142

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

Only when the landscaping company mowed down the guy’s vegetable garden and did not rectify the situation seven weeks later did the guy decide to make a public spectacle of the situation. Sure, there are probably a few things you can point out that should work in the company’s favor. How many people really want that?

Social Media 153

Social Media Strategy Marketing Vimeo 153

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 8, 2009

In the post, I shared my don’ts of social networks, and to that point, I added the following rule for LinkedIn: Gathering all the email addresses of users you are connected to — even locating email addresses of LinkedIn Group managers — and utilizing this mailing list to promote your own company or service off-site. Answers Yahoo!

Newsletter 144

Newsletter Handbook Virtual World LinkedIn 144

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

Here are three cases that were blown way out of proportion but could have been handled a lot better if the companies thought of the consequences before acting. There’s a bottom line: it’s a lot harder to sweep your mistakes under the rug, especially as a company in a world of conversing markets. Answers Yahoo!

Reputation 100

Reputation Airlines Digg MySpace 100

The Way of the Web

APRIL 1, 2011

A quick check has shown that I’ve been using Delicious since November 2006 , although my addiction to Google Reader means I’ve never used social bookmarking as heavily as some friends and colleagues. The other reason for finding it interesting is whether the ability to install and run Status.net and Freelish.us

Social Bookmarking 30

Social Bookmarking Delicious Aggregator iPad 30

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Now known as the “social media hotel&# of NYC, Roger Smith is attracting a really incredible bunch of people who have raved about the ambiance and the company’s approachability online. To me, it seems most companys focus on monopolies and then forced purchase of ad-ons without which the product wont work.

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Hotels Social Media Communities Discount 245

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 31, 2008

4 Jobs I’ve Had Right after college, I worked for a few months in tech support at a forex company in the Empire State Building. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Answers Yahoo!

Meme 100

Meme Blogger StumbleUpon MySpace 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

s companies can use technology to place users in control of information, and is home to ongoing discussion about the user revolution and Enterprise 2.0 December 2006. Yahoo Search blog. This site is a companion blog to the FASTforward conference and summit series and is sponsored by FAST. opportunities and challenges.

SocialText 100

SocialText News Sharepoint Web 2.0 100

Bare Feet Studios

MAY 19, 2009

To its credit, Google also penalized its own Japan division who used the pay per post tactic in an attempt to compete against Yahoo. I visited several spots for a story for a major American company with tickets comped (not an entire fam trip, but many expenses were covered).

Blogger 40

Blogger Google NoFollow Upcoming 40

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 20, 2008

12, 2006) — Working with support from the National Science Foundations Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Imaginestics, a company located in West Lafayette, Ind., > read more. Doodle Search: New Software Can Hunt Through Online Catalogs Using Only A Sketch (Mar. has created 3D-Seek: a new kind. > del.icio.us.

Energy 124

Energy Biotechnology Newsvine RSS 124

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Despite the title of the post, having worked as the social media manager for Fortune 500 companies, and a lot of knowledge here being totally personal, I do not think of myself as an expert. Answers Yahoo! © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Social Media Influencer MySpace Consultant 229

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

With others who address me as Jennifer or Dakash, I wonder if these individuals representing both small and large companies really realize that their lack of research reflects poorly on their clients. Some have gone as far as outing the companies who have trodden down this path. Answers Yahoo! © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg.

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Press Release How To Radian6 Blogger 129

Bare Feet Studios

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

The more I have been thinking about this, the more I want to see companies explore user-generated pricing. Airlines, hotels, and rental car agencies charge a lot more for weekdays than weekends, as they have a captive customer for one and they know that companies are theoretically making money off of their use of said services.

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Price iPhone Upcoming Instant Messaging 40

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 18, 2008

Be the first to have all of these features , or just take over companies that already have them and make Plutter Kite. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Answers Yahoo! © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg.

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Microblogging API MySpace Yahoo 102

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised though, misery loves company right? Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Answers Yahoo! © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. Seriously though, I’ll participate.

Meme 100

Meme Digg Web 2.0 StumbleUpon 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2010

Reply Claire Chapman August 19, 2010 at 9:21 am And I also just referenced you on my company blog as I was writing inspired by this and the discussions about Facebook Places (which isn’t even live in the UK yet!) Answers Yahoo! © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. Thanks Deb! Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

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Activities Social Media Policies Social Networking 216

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

I’ll admit (a little secret of mine) that I initially befriended a few folks I admired on TV (specifically, 2006-2007′s Beauty and the Geek) but since I have no personal connection to the guys, I deleted the non-genuine contacts. Answers Yahoo! © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. All rights reserved.

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MySpace LinkedIn Facebook Social Networking 114

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Then and Now In the good old days, say from the 1850s onwards, marketing was mostly a one way “communication&# : companies advertized their wares via local media like newspapers, magazines, and traveling salespeople. Companies have to engage with their buyers, especially the early adopters, and make sure they’re happy.

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Social Media Marketing Digg MySpace 105