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MAY 13, 2008

Such was the case for this Digg story , which compared multiple web hosting companies and watched as these hosts handled the traffic spikes that resulted from the Digg effect. Note how I bolded a specific term: web hosting. The issue at hand is not the fact that the company was virtually unknown.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

Social media can help you create a long-term relationship with your consumer that ensures they continue to visit you, and not a competitor. 3: Large Brands – Bigger brands have two things that smaller companies don’t: an already built community, and money. I would add that social media has changed the game for companies.

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JULY 8, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Interviews , Marketing , Opinion , Social Media , Websites > What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer? What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

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MARCH 10, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Interviews , Social Media , Websites > SXSW: Mark Zuckerberg Keynote (the edited liveblogged version) SXSW: Mark Zuckerberg Keynote (the edited liveblogged version) by Tamar Weinberg on March 10, 2008 Share Greetings all from SXSW!

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FEBRUARY 1, 2008

It was taken the night of January 28, 2008 (approximately 11PM EST): While Digg typically allowed stories to hit the front page within 80-120 votes (the latter being more rare than normal), it’s now requiring almost double the number. After seeing how it panned out, I have to say that I’m not impressed.

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MAY 18, 2010

After all, spending time, money, and other precious resources on social media marketing before you have an understanding of what it can do for you is kind of like putting the cart before the horse (not advisable). It finds your customers Companies using traditional marketing methods (e.g. It introduces your brand Is your company new?

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DECEMBER 19, 2009

Smaller companies could succeed with this method by marketing — verbally or through their website — to groups of devout followers and keeping their Twitter streams current (offering a daily deal or frequent deals that encourage customers to seek out discounts and sales). May 21, 2008 at 2:51 pm Why on Earth Would Anyone Twitter?

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JANUARY 24, 2008

Quite frankly, I don’t think there’s really a good person running the company. A good company leader would actually recognize that a social news network implies that there are participants involved and that the users are the most important part of the service. Duymadim.com: Bunudam?

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

If it was a Comcast product, you’d get a near immediate response from Frank Eliason , the company’s Director of Digital Care. It can instill faith that your customers have in your company. If you’re going to dive in the social media world, you need to understand what it means to be “social.&#

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MARCH 31, 2008

4 Jobs I’ve Had Right after college, I worked for a few months in tech support at a forex company in the Empire State Building. Tagged as: 4x4 , 4x4 meme , meme , social media { 7 comments… read them below or add one } Chris Kieff March 31, 2008 at 8:59 am Tamar, Thanks for the link love and the response.

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JUNE 18, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Social Media > Plutter Kite: The Ultimate Micro-Blogging Service Plutter Kite: The Ultimate Micro-Blogging Service by Tamar Weinberg on June 18, 2008 Share This is a guest post from Samir Balwani of Internet Marketing blog Left the Box.com.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

Granted, some companies use MySpace quite efficiently , but I feel that it targets a different demographic. But by far Stumbleupon is the most diverse, and mature social network. Reply Shane January 6, 2008 at 7:21 pm I’m fairly new to this whole social networking phenomenon. Revisit list!!! Super post.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing? Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing? Why do consumers now have great and collective power to, well, dictate what companies do?

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NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Tagged as: media snackers , social media , web 2.0 { 6 trackbacks } Media, Mm Mm Good! I guess I shouldn’t be surprised though, misery loves company right? They can send out strong visual and text messages in a few seconds similar to what web sites do now. My friends, do you respect media snackers?

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JANUARY 28, 2010

When Weezer came out with Pork and Beans in 2008, the band’s music video introduced a completely different concept with characters that were incredibly familiar. Let’s take a look at what set these guys apart from their contenders. Identifiable Do something that other people can relate to.

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MAY 9, 2008

In the past few weeks, however, even Digg’s other top users are seeing that Digg is becoming more difficult of a social news site to enjoy, and after stepping away from Digg for awhile, I have some thoughts and reflections on how it was and possibly how it should be. In fact, most of them had already left.

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JULY 15, 2009

That’s why social media is important. It’s incredibly easy for someone to put up a web page and show how much they like or dislike a company. You’ll get exposure to case studies of companies that do this well and review cases of companies where listening severe impacted the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

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MAY 19, 2008

Here are three cases that were blown way out of proportion but could have been handled a lot better if the companies thought of the consequences before acting. There’s a bottom line: it’s a lot harder to sweep your mistakes under the rug, especially as a company in a world of conversing markets.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

Brand evangelism is a word of mouth marketing tactic in which the ardent supporters of your service or product feel so passionately about your offerings that they act as unofficial spokespeople on your company’s behalf. They are cheerleaders on the sidelines and they’re rooting for your team.

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DECEMBER 31, 2009

This is a guest post from Shevonne Polastre, who wrote this article on behalf of TopHost.Gr , a Greek web host that offers shared hosting. Crowdsourcing has become more and more popular with private companies, non-profit organizations, and even government agencies. GetSatisfaction provides a way for companies to do that.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Reply Eddie Gear October 7, 2010 at 9:43 pm I can come across so many companies that do not even brand them selves in the fear of being considered as SPAM. Building relationships takes time, energy and effort. Most business owners want quick success. That is not realistic. Nice article worth the read.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

He is extremely devoted to empowering individuals and companies about marketing, networking, reciprocity, and social media. Similarly, Chris takes this passion in his writings, which are posted to his blog at least once a day. He gets up when it’s dark. They care about their followers.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Personal > Zicam and the Reputation Management Fiasco Zicam and the Reputation Management Fiasco by Tamar Weinberg on February 6, 2008 Share Awhile ago, I used Twitter to talk about one of my favorite cold remedy vitamins, Airborne.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

In the post, I shared my don’ts of social networks, and to that point, I added the following rule for LinkedIn: Gathering all the email addresses of users you are connected to — even locating email addresses of LinkedIn Group managers — and utilizing this mailing list to promote your own company or service off-site.

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MAY 28, 2010

Kirtsy and Other Niche Social Networks. Did you know there’s a social news website catered to women called Kirtsy ? Kirtsy is a social news network; there are also forums and even Yahoo! That’s one of the biggest reasons for companies not to engage in social media at all.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

Marketing type folk, especially those representing a company’s service or product offerings, turn to blogs and ask to be mentioned in the blog. Instead of emailing a blogger to include your company’s service in a specific blog post that has already been in the public arena for three years, comment on the post. Great stuff!

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Many companies partake in this “shiny toy syndrome&# and do it all without a plan or strategy in place. This may be nothing more than a refresher course in the Captain Obvious department but even the savviest of companies is still missing the boat. A lot of big companies I try to engage with don’t want to talk back.

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JUNE 16, 2010

If your colors are green and white, use those colors all over your social profiles. Integration Audit Am I integrating my social media profiles? People are following AT&T because they care about AT&T, not about some no-name behind the company. Most retargeting companies utilize ANONYMOUS pixeling.

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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. Lisas Contests December 15, 2008 at 11:45 am 9 $500 Sears Gift Packages up for Grabs! |

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APRIL 22, 2010

If you work for a company that just had a Super Bowl ad, a real time search will give you a window into how people interpreted the advertisement. As for the business purpose of real time searches, all of this information can certainly be used to benefit a marketing or research project.

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MAY 12, 2010

Reply Lauren Kates May 12, 2010 at 1:50 pm OH MY GOD I have come across this EXACT situation with my company and was looking for an article just like this. One of the things I look for nowadays when I visit sites is how well they’re integrating their social network presences. It’s much appreciated.

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JULY 30, 2010

Tagged as: digg , Internet , kevin rose , social media , social news { 10 trackbacks } links for 2007-11-08 « Trials and Tribulations November 8, 2007 at 5:27 pm Nuudelisoppa » Blog Archive » Kevin Rose: Diggs Biggest Hypocrite November 9, 2007 at 12:07 pm AllSux.com » I Sux, You Sux, All Sux dot Com!

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MARCH 4, 2010

Now known as the “social media hotel&# of NYC, Roger Smith is attracting a really incredible bunch of people who have raved about the ambiance and the company’s approachability online. To me, it seems most companys focus on monopolies and then forced purchase of ad-ons without which the product wont work.

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JULY 21, 2009

Only when the landscaping company mowed down the guy’s vegetable garden and did not rectify the situation seven weeks later did the guy decide to make a public spectacle of the situation. Sure, there are probably a few things you can point out that should work in the company’s favor. How many people really want that?

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DECEMBER 22, 2009

For a big company account, it’s difficult to actually engage all day long (and all week long, especially if you’re a 9-5 shop). Why follow someone who last tweeted in January of 2008? It’s especially difficult to build up a strong following. Fortunately, Tweet Spinner is here to help. Scheduled Tweets and DMs.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

There was a hostage situation at the parent company, Discovery Communications, on the first of the month. By this point, it was evident that it was going to be difficult to reach a representative on behalf of a company about an issue that actually has some legitimacy. Today, we’re in a many-to-many relationship.

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APRIL 1, 2010

Dan Schawbel, recognized as a “ personal branding guru &# by The New York Times, is the bestselling author of Me 2.0 , a national speaker, and the publisher of both the award-winning Personal Branding Blog and Personal Branding Magazine. Photos by Shutterstock.

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