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Invasive or Indispensable: The Case of Permanent GPS

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

After having read the immensely resourceful book, The Facebook Effect , I’m starting to understand how our world is changing thanks to social networks. This gave the social network a true exclusive feel and made people long for access. Facebook, for most, was a permanent fixture in the lives of its users.

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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.

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Kirtsy and Other Niche Social Networks. Did you know there’s a social news website catered to women called Kirtsy ? I think that where we are will continue to evolve, but we’re seeing that face-to-face connections have a role in social media marketing as well. You need to keep your current customers happy.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Here’s 2006. Social Media: Getting Started Why You Have to Engage in Social Media, Even if You Don’t Want to (A Smart Bear): Jason Cohen (@asmartbear) makes a compelling argument into why social media must be considered, even if you have no interest in it. I say it’s “social media for everyone.&#

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2010

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The Ultimate Resource for Successful Small Business Websites (Samir Balwani): This isn’t completely social media marketing focused, but it definitely covers a great deal of detail on how smaller businesses (consulting firms, law firms, realtors, restaurants, retailers, etc.) Hey, Foursquare was pretty small once! Enough said.

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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. I mean, we are in the year 2008. I do not believe this! I am very embarassed!

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Dear Facebook Friends, You're Doing it Wrong

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

and its restricted access, people had no need to use any other names on the Mark Zuckerberg-created social network. It’s how social networks are intended to be used. Case in point: in 2006, Facebook removed the only Facebook friend I had who wasn’t a real person. That person was St.

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