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Invasive or Indispensable: The Case of Permanent GPS

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In September 2006, after Facebook had nearly 10 million members, the News Feed was announced, which the team had been working on for almost a year. We now check in voluntarily to places like Foursquare and Gowalla, where we broadcast what we’re doing and where we’re eating.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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LinkedIn “in the Black” (2006) In sharp contrast to other networks, LinkedIn was the first to offer users paid premium packages. Ahead of its acquisition by Google in the fall of 2006, the site grew to 100 million videos watched by 20 million dedicated users. and really set the tone for future tweets. My, how times have(n’t) changed!)

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Here’s 2006. 6 Tips for Getting the Most out of Foursquare (Mashable): Foursquare is new for many, so learn it and soak it in while it’s still hot. SEO Best Practices: New Policies Based on Updated Correlation Data (SEOmoz): It’s time to start reevaluating your SEO tactics. Here’s my list for 2008.

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Social Media Strategy from A to Z » Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FourSquare, Gowalla, Loopt, and other location-aware services are social networks, unifying real connections. With billions of pages of content and yottabytes of data, marketing is how you’ll get people to see what you have to offer to the world. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. Reputation Management. All rights reserved.

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LIFELOCK – My Social Security number is xxx-xx - Koka Sexton dot Com

Koka Sexton

2006 Identity Theft Survey Report Many people do not realize how easily criminals can obtain our personal data without having to break into our homes. In recent years, the Internet has become an appealing place for criminals to obtain identifying data, such as passwords or even banking information.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2010

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Growing Your Business: 5 Tips from the Founder of Foursquare (Mashable): Dennis Crowley knows his stuff, and he’s given some good and creative tips to build visibility to his business. Hey, Foursquare was pretty small once! Foursquare Business Strategies You Don’t Want to Miss (Samir Balwani): With only (!)

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Quantum Entanglements: The Social Media Scandals

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

There were inconsistencies in the medical aspects of the story, conflicting personal data on various websites including some question as to age and birth date, and a dearth of pictures, some of which were clearly photoshopped to remove logos from sweatshirts. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. I mean, we are in the year 2008.