Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

Since the organization’s mission relies on storytelling, Stacey says, “social media represented a way for us to share those stories with the broadest possible audience for the lowest possible cost.&# Epic Change brought social media into the mix for other reasons as well.

Social Media 172

Social Media Case Study MySpace Yahoo 172

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2009

Access to these social media communities is free. The only substantial cost for you is time. The best part? We’re seeing an incredible paradigm shift from a paid model to a virtually free model. How many of you would really want to ignore such a viable source of business that comes at such an affordable price?

Communities 170

Communities Marketing MySpace Yahoo 170

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

If you don’t buy the extended warranty it costs you just to call and try to get help. Apple is never about the customer but their own bottom line and not begin engaged with the customers about issues through social media shows this even further. Look at their policy about servicing you from the get go.

Apple 154

Apple Twitter Forums Policies 154

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

And since the cost of adding calls to action on a website and/or sending email messages is relatively low (email sends are arguably the least expensive weapons in your marketing arsenal), failing to do so is an almost unforgivable sin for any enterprising social marketer.

Smart Phone 218

Smart Phone Mobile Social Media SEO 218

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

Every bad sale costs you five. Here’s some more food for thought: Every blog post or negative review costs you thousands of customers. Some will go the extra mile to share with their friends exactly why they’re moving on, too, so don’t make any missteps that will cost you business down the road.

Social Media 153

Social Media Strategy Marketing Vimeo 153

Koka Sexton

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Corporate Social Media Reading List I’m a huge fan of social media. I joined Twitter on June 30 2007 and after a few bumps in the road, I was addicted and even wrote a set of top twitter tips. I try to follow the trends and news around social media as best I can.

Case Study 99

Case Study Wiki Software List 99

Koka Sexton

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Corporate Social Media Reading List I’m a huge fan of social media. I joined Twitter on June 30 2007 and after a few bumps in the road, I was addicted and even wrote a set of top twitter tips. I try to follow the trends and news around social media as best I can.

List 96

List Social Media Case Study Wiki 96

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

At the end of the day, we know most people are active on social networks because they have some reason for being there (be it to make a sale or to establish authority, for example), but through your regular interactions, you need to recognize that these are byproducts of your genuine and authentic involvement.

Hotels 245

Hotels Social Media Communities Discount 245

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.

Twitter 199

Twitter Microblogging MySpace Comparison 199

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 26, 2009

The easiest way to find these people is to find the communities that your users frequently visit, be it forums, Twitter, or other social networks. get Twitter mentions of your brand via RSS or email) or use a service like Backtype (backtype.com) to see comments across blogs and other social media sites (such as FriendFeed).

Brands 139

Brands MySpace Yahoo StumbleUpon 139

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

If we sell out we might make money but the cost is way to high. If we allow ourselves to continue without correcting the problem, sooner or later that internal conflict will undermine our efforts and we will be forced to compensate. Moral of the story: We need to be true to what we know to be right.

Reputation 125

Reputation Chemicals Issues Consultant 125

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Social Media isn’t only Social Networks. This includes everything from acquiring permits, to negotiating with shippers, to figuring costs out with any non-for-profit you may be working with. Do the same thing for your social networks, and your other interactions. It makes your client feel special.

Communities 237

Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Here’s 2007. 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.&#

Marketing 265

Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

There’s a cost to this, though. Aggregate Your Other Social Streams If you’re only on Facebook, this step isn’t for you. Hopefully, though, you’re considering other social networks to broaden your social media reach. As a result, engagement goes up as the page appears very active.

Facebook 279

Facebook How To Marketing URL 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

but I was an early adopter of social networks from when I first opened my 3.5″ On the other hand, my first ever interaction on AOL was with someone who was separated from my social network by only one degree. I was 12 at the time, it was 1993, and AOL cost $5.95/hour hour (after a flat rate of $9.95

MySpace 101

MySpace Yahoo Ustream StumbleUpon 101

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

Reem Abeidoh , Social Media Strategist : A social media marketer provides strategic online recommendations based on the client’s business goals and intensive research. social conversation tools (FriendFeed, and maybe you could even lump in Disqus and the like with it).

Social Media 163

Social Media Marketing Consultant Communities 163

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

Somehow, individuals forget along the way that costs accrue when considering the venue, food, exhibit hall, and the staff required on hand to run the event smoothly. Chris puts it really nicely when he says, “But free is a choice, and it’s not your buyers who decide this, no matter what we like to think in social media kumbaya-ville.

Products 267

Products Consultant Price Social Media 267

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

My tech-friends seem to be mostly agnostic liberals, and my views – though wonderful once you hear them in detail – would cost me a solid fourth at least of my current followers. 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.

Twitter 205

Twitter Sports Microblogging HootSuite 205

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

Social Media is Not Free When you were a kid, you probably wondered why road infrastructure projects cost in the billions or that nature preservation programs cost millions. Heck, the real question you probably had was “why does everything cost so much money?

Social Media 268

Social Media Marketing Policies Sysomos 268

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2008

I was able to interview Dave, one of the brilliant minds behind the company and the game, and he has given some really great information about the viral marketing piece, including the costs and the execution. Tamar : How much (approximately) did the whole project cost? Dave : Well, it’s hard to say!

Marketing 103

Marketing Film StumbleUpon Project 103

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Does the fact that their costs come in the form of materials and mine in the form of time make theirs any more ‘real’? I explained multiple times that I did, in fact, donate coverage and advertising space to good causes but that I did not feel a large corporate-backed, co-branded initiative of this kind was truly not for profit.

Blogger 177

Blogger Press Release Advertising Review 177

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

Even though there is a cost for entry for some of the best resources, the solutions were highly worthwhile, I explained. High costs don’t always translate to better quality. Finally, I haven’t tried it yet, but Viralheat sounds promising , especially for the cost. There’s a LOT of bad information out there.

Marketing 240

Marketing How To SEO Training 240

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 2, 2010

I had graduated college the previous year, so many of my classmates seemed to have “moved on&# from the social sites of my time (all of which have dissolved). Facebook is not just a social network anymore; it is a society. The first image is free, but each gift thereafter costs $1. Why the sudden appeal?

Facebook 111

Facebook Web 2.0 MySpace API 111

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

My most popular post on this site — probably by far — was last year’s Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2007 compilation. How Much Money is a Top Google Ranking Worth to Your Business : Aaron Wall discusses the cost of that #1 link backing up the data with some hard research. Here’s a guide to start with.

SEO 162

SEO Social Media Marketing Reputation 162

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Tagging individuals in unflattering pictures that may end up costing your friends their jobs. Other Social Sites Join a new social network and then invite everyone you’ve ever emailed in your lifetime to the service by submitting your entire Gmail address book when the service requests it. di “Quid Tum?

Handbook 279

Handbook Social Media Web 2.0 StumbleUpon 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

Simply give a person a 3 or 4 sentence email explaining what it is & does why it was created how it can benefit them and then…if it is something where incremental access costs next to nothing (like a SAAS offering) then give them a free account to check it out. I currently work for Mashable so that definitely helps things.

Influencer 278

Influencer How To Press Release Blogger 278

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

I think that it is “shiny new toy&# syndrome — there are a lot of claims that people can be social media rockstars because well, they’ve had a Facebook account since 2007! Having a presence on a social media site doesn’t mean they’re social media experts.

SEO 178

SEO Social Media Marketing Digg 178

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2008

As an individual, perhaps a company or an entrepreneur who is looking to spread the word about a new product launch, you have the potential to keep marketing costs down by reaching out to bloggers and having them talk about your product. As a blogger, you have the potential to reach a tremendous audience.

Blogger 103

Blogger Yahoo Buy Twitter 103

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

Facebook’s goal to be the social network of choice for all was a lofty one, but I gotta hand it to you, Facebook — it was a big deal, and let’s be honest here, it made lots of sense. I just want to control the flow of information coming to me from my social network. Hear me out.

Facebook 277

Facebook Issues MySpace Privacy 277