Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Often, the turning point for me on FF is when I post something and there’s no engagement, thereby reinforcing the thought that FriendFeed is a self-serving (good for FF, bad for us) platform that doesn’t ever benefit the content creator. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. I’m sure you’ve seen my discussions on that.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Social media affords you a platform to reach out to people who, by virtue of being “connected online,&# can help spread your message virally. As it stands, though, that platform is saturated. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. I have no reason to stay anywhere else when I come to New York, because it feels like my right place.&#

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

The thought came to me while standing on a subway platform last week with the baby, which is a huge change of scenery for me (I’m working from home and watching him all day). © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. I would’ve never compared social media to parenting but now I’m thinking “how could I not?&#

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

The only similarity is a 140 character limit for posts — so Plurk is essentially a microblogging platform. Plurk: Real Nested Conversations Brought to the Microblogging Platform A few days ago, I noticed via Twitter search tool Summize that Aaron Brazell had been talking about me on his Twitter stream.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

But you still have to build a reputation as a known submitter. Whether it’s a cool blog post, or a funny pic or whatever, it makes people feel like they have a platform when their stuff hits the front page. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. I also have doubts that blocking the submitter data would even work, because of the API.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Look at Boring Stats — and Make Them Interesting This has a little to do with the Social Media platforms, but mostly with analytics. A Community Manager who does use social platforms needs to be able to track its effectiveness in… um… getting people through the door. Keep your campaigns consistent.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 1, 2010

Based on my findings, Problogger started in 2004, Copyblogger started in 2006, Daily Blog Tips started in 2006, Steve Pavlina’s Blog started in 2004, and Entrepreneur’s Journey started in 2004. I am at the opposite end, trying to help middle-aged and older writers start blogging in order to develop their author platform.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Given that LinkedIn and Facebook are “social networks,&# whereas FriendFeed and Twitter are more of microblogging platforms, if I’m going to choose a social network to defer the relationship to, it’s going to be LinkedIn. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. It’s not. People use both networks as a free-for-all.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Ignore the Social Media Scoreboard (Instigator Blog): Ben Yoskovitz says that you need to leverage friendships to build brand, reputation, trust, and to discover new opportunities. Reputation Management Reputation Management Emancipation Proclamation: 10 Ways to “Own&# Yourself Online (Stuntdubl): How do you build your personal brand?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Although I’m not a big fan of microblogging, I will admit that it has becoming more and more useful as the pace of technology and business becomes faster. I read this article about microblogging [link] , and although it has not made a fan out of me, it has opened my eyes to its wonders. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

This method is smart because it helps build interest on another platform and drives conversions directly on their home base. On the other hand, you can also share the same discount code across all social platforms. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. These tabs take the visitor back to their website where they can complete the purchase.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2008

Zuckerberg: The internet is a great platform for overall communication, but there need to be specific tools. Can you talk about how efficient the platform is for this? It’s part of our platform team. Once we opened the developer platform, there were music applications that filled that void, like iLike.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

For blogs, the answer is simple : your blog should be treated as more than just a platform to self-promote. Those mistakes you make when blogging could harm your reputation because search engines do not easily forget, and negative messages can be spread like wildfire thanks to the potential of the Internet.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

In order to do well when marketing, one should have tactical knowledge and ideally, first-hand experience of the specific social media platform. There are other times when marketers may have to launch a multi-platform outreach campaign. 1) understanding the technology / platform / service and 2) understanding the brand.

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APRIL 14, 2010

Unless you start unveiling new approaches and features that’s why all of the social media platforms are constantly evolving and keep on adding features. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. This blog is written and maintained by Tamar Weinberg. All rights reserved.

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JULY 21, 2008

The main one: give to reputable non-profit groups and *steer* individuals towards these groups when in need. and thank you, Tamar, for giving me a platform to reach more people in the social media sphere than i could have on my own. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. There is a fine line in all of this. All rights reserved.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

After all, if you’ve invested the time in reading the book, why not give back some honesty and expertise in an email to the PR person – knowing why you didn’t review the book can help them hone their future pitches and help you build a good reputation. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. Thanks, Tamar. All rights reserved.

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JANUARY 24, 2008

Just remember, Digg and Kevin Rose: you built the platform. Reply Rafi Vartanian December 22, 2007 at 12:54 am Tamar – Love the commentary and agree with you 100% on the following “you built the platform. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. And at the end of the day, that’s what really matters. All rights reserved.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

How to Use Twitter to Grow Your Business : This recent post on Copyblogger quotes how many businesses has found success with the microblogging service. Why Twitter Matters : BusinessWeek cites examples of why the microblogging website is a must-use for everyone. You need to handle your reputation issue appropriately.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2009

You can also purchase my book, FBML Essentials , which will give you a little more details on FBML (as well as the Facebook developer platform in general). His second book, “ FBML Essentials &# takes you from the ground up on the Facebook developer platform, serving as a reference to Facebook’s Markup Language.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 1, 2010

If you’re looking to start a blog, a YouTube channel, or some other content platform, it helps to have multiple content creators so that you can focus on the marketing of that property too. It’s not a social network like LinkedIn and Twitter, but a platform used to build your own web page. Thanks for sharing.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 23, 2010

Case in point: in 2006, Facebook removed the only Facebook friend I had who wasn’t a real person. Besides, what if there was no online platform to network? If I find someone that I have friended is less than reputable, I unfriend them. That person was St. Augustine of Hippo, who has been dead for nearly 1500 years.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

There are a lot of good reminders in your post about the importance of dialogue and engagement by brands on social media platforms, and as a company, we are continually looking for ways to enhance our use of social media to connect with our fans. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 7, 2010

When I first signed onto Twitter in 2006, I used to manually review every single incoming email notifying me of new Twitter followers just to see if there was a synergy between our accounts. I agree that interaction is the key to any social media campaign, whatever platform you decide to use. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

As the author of both Face to Face: How To Reclaim the Personal Touch in a Digital World and How To Work a Room, I’ve stressed that what we do both online and off-line (face to face) contributes to our reputations. Polishing a tarnished reputation is often an exercise in futility. Tamar’s tips provides a superb guideline.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

With social media, it takes a long time to earn a reputation to drive things in front of the people who can make something pop in the space. I’m in agreement with you that “it takes a long time to earn a reputation&# in social media. (At © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. New SEOs have a hard time obtaining links.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

I, like other “students&# at the time, always thought Facebook wouldn’t “sell out&# and become an open platform. When you’re a platform for businesses, having a mutually beneficial relationship could even be a good idea. The problem is that Twitter didn’t try to market itself as a private platform.

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