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How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. But how would you count how often you “visit&# Twitter?

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How Young is Too Young?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

His blog is full with regular small byte-sized updates about U2, sports, movies, and more. I started blogging at 20 when I was a college newspaper editor in 2006, and even then I was considered something of an early adapter. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. Sean McGee is a huge U2 fan like his dad (yes, that Matt ).

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Why You Should Have a Secondary Twitter Account

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I ran a sports site until just recently, and I LOVED to talk sports from that Twitter account. I refused to tweet more than once a day about sports on my @danielthepoet account, simply because most of my connections there are marketers or tech-obsessed folks (i.e. not so much sports fans). that is what is important here.

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11 Characteristics of Highly Influential Blog(ger)s

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

If you open a newspaper and take a look, even within the Sports section, their’s specific writers who consistently tackle specific topics. They rarely have one writer covering the details of every local sports team. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. It’s just impossible to do. All rights reserved.

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Fifteen Years of Online Social Interactions

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I’m typing this blog post on a $750 Dell Inspiron 700m laptop (which I purchased nearly 3 years ago) which is lighter than the keyboard I used in 1993 and sports a high resolution despite its 12″ screen size. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. All rights reserved.

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7 Truths About Social Media Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

If you write for a sports blog, you have hundreds of similar sports blogs to choose from. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. In other words, you as the blog’s writer (or blog representative) need to go out and build bridges with people in relevant fields. There’s no shortage of opportunity to connect with the right people.

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Kevin Rose and Jay Adelson Respond to Digg Complaints

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

That will make the Average Digger more interested in pop culture, sports, astrology etc. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. There’s a related problem with Digg, and that relates to the volume of Diggers. As Digg grows, the “average Digger&# more and more becomes Everyman. and less interested in tech subjects.

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