Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Here are seven video examples that have become viral phenomenons in their own right. 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. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

by Tamar Weinberg on February 22, 2008 Share This is a guest post from Pierre Far, who recently launched a very cool program called Social Alerter which notifies you as soon as your website has a solid chance of hitting the Digg or del.icio.us March 24, 2008 at 3:39 am What is Social Alerter? It also becomes direct.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

For example, just the other day I stumbled upon an Apple press release from 2003. Reply Wingnut January 25, 2008 at 1:44 pm I haven’t picked up a paper or turned on the TV for my news for about a year now. Reply atropos January 27, 2008 at 4:18 am @ Wingnut: Yes very true, I haven’t either. How do you get your news?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

One great example this year has been Blame Drew’s Cancer. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Kiva is an organization who allows anyone to contribute money to aid an entrepreneur in a developing country be successful in a business he/she is trying to begin or further develop.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

Granted, this is an extreme example, but it’s based on the cumulative scenarios I’ve faced when dealing with agency clients in recent years, I think that it’s based on some sort of deep-rooted psychological misgiving. And the more intricate your external efforts become, the more social, mobile, and interactive your website must become.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 13, 2008

Tagged as: competition , digg , hosting , Marketing , social media , web 2.0 , web hosting { 1 trackback } KickStartBlogging: - Social Marketing : Kick Start Blogging May 13, 2008 at 5:44 pm { 4 comments… read them below or add one } Devindra July 8, 2007 at 10:51 pm Excellent piece Tamar!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

by Tamar Weinberg on August 27, 2008 Share While I prepare to relocate (I’m moving next week!), Reply KatFrench August 27, 2008 at 11:38 am It’s the same basic conflict that always exists in marketing: shotgun or sniper rifle? Reply Tal August 27, 2008 at 12:18 pm Great post Tamar. Good research, as always!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 20, 2007

For example, Digg has finally acknowledged that productivity and lifehack websites deserve a section of their own, so they launched a “Lifestyle&# section with its more universal taxonomy. Reply Lapp January 18, 2008 at 2:59 pm I give a thumbs up to the girl in the photo giving me the thumbs up! Again, good article, as always.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

Social media isn’t going away, but this example shows that some systems just happen to work better than others. I have some friends that don’t necessarily like the changes made within Digg in 2008, but they still want to be in the top 100 users for that “high&# I alluded to in my introductory paragraph.

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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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Take my own situation as an example. For example, when I first started making money online, I was 16 years old. I get the same e-mails, only they are about getting a #1 ranking in Google Reply Ian February 2, 2010 at 10:59 am This post is a prime example of how to be a true social media expert. The first is personal.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

Some advice I give to my Social Media students is to be careful following the example of some large brands who are relatively new to Social Media but seem to be successful. Small businesses can’t always follow by example, unfortunately. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2010

It should definitely be assumed that if someone uses his Facebook account for both, for example, that there will be a mixture of comments that may not necessarily be personal. Call me Victoria from the example above. An example. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Brian Simpson is a cancer survivor and discovered Twitter in the spring of 2008 when he endured the grueling process of chemotherapy for a period of 7 months. This article is an example of that. This is an great example of a company that gets it and has moved the needle because of it. However, things have changed.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

What’s a good example of this? There are a few bloggers who are smart and great writers … like you for example, Tamar. Lately, I’ve been creating graphics with screenshots to point out specific examples. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The examples you gave of people copying full text of a story somewhere else is in the very slim minority from my experience. Josh’s examples relate to sites like Digg, which allows a short description, and FriendFeed, which is similar in that respect. This new world is an evolution of the Web and it cannot be undone.

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Use an open source microblogging service like Yammer or QikCom. If your organization already uses Instant Messaging, microblogging offers the potential to turn those one-on-one conversations into group collaboration. For example, Aberdeen recently published a report on Sales 2.0 Home About Me Speaking Legal-ese My Team Gov 2.0

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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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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

Development Social Media Learn to Walk Before You Run Sun, Nov 2, 2008 Enterprise 2.0 , Social Media Image courtesy of Flickr user karen.j.ybanez “Why aren’t people using it?&# Yammer is a microblogging application similar to Twitter, only it’s focused on businesses. Home About Me Speaking Legal-ese My Team Gov 2.0

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

Customer service as we all know is not just about putting issues right, it’s about ‘before, during and after’ the sale and I think this client is a prime example of many companies out there who do not openly demonstrate the value of the customer. A great experience breeds influence and positive feelings.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Some examples follow: What are Your Chances of Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse? Examples include: Instant Domain Search (with its AJAX glory) Website Monitoring Tests Think about it this way: MyBlogLog has a widget , statistics, and a community. Quiz yourself on relationships or just random trivia and see how well you score.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 10, 2010

COPPA laws protect children under the age of 13, and that’s why Ani’s blog, for example, is protected (by her mother’s request). In other words, show them that you are no longer interested in the consoles games and they will follow by example. That said, this is the age we’re living in right now.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

by Tamar Weinberg on July 8, 2008 Share With many individuals finding great success with social media (and as an aside, a basic understanding of search engine optimization ), they immediately consider themselves social media marketers and consultants (as well as seasoned SEOs) and offer to sell their promotional services.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

I have seen these programs work but I sometimes wonder if it’s worth all the effort considering the possible fall-out, as seen in your example. Reply Paul March 16, 2009 at 1:33 pm I think the very resulting negative feedback Royal Caribbean Line is getting on the travel forums is an example of the risk these programs have.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Why Social Media Belongs in Your Internet Marketing Campaign (Bruce Clay): The Lisa goes through three successful examples of good social media applications and illustrates why they grabbed her attention. For example, Rule #1 is “Thou Shalt Be Honest.&# 23 Surefire Small-Business Marketing Tips for 2008 (PlanetC1.com):

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 23, 2008

Reply Joseph Stein January 23, 2008 at 12:30 pm Very inspiring video you found there Tamar. Makes me even more glad I gave up on my engineering career Reply Tamar Weinberg January 23, 2008 at 2:12 pm “You market, by not marketing.&# Reply BrettFromTibet January 23, 2008 at 3:04 pm You bet social media converts!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 22, 2009

If they have too many friends and not many followers, for example, you might not want to follow them. You might choose to only follow active users (who tweet between 1 and 100 times a month, for example) and not users who are either way too inactive or are too excessive. Why follow someone who last tweeted in January of 2008?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Take my husband’s grandfather as an example. These examples above illustrate a typical usability question faced by Facebook users (well, except for Grandpa). Twitter isn’t a “social network&# though, at least not how I define it – it’s a microblogging platform with a strong community.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Share the 10OFF discount code for everyone, for example. Hootsuite , for example, has multiple tabs that highlight their social involvement elsewhere on the web. Take MySpace as just one of many examples of an online property that become too comfortable with its “space.&# What if you want to offer 10% off?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

People love the prospect of submitting to Digg, for example, and some immediately submit the spammiest articles to the service. For example, people need to learn the art or laws of persuasion in order to foster their relationships with their clients or followers. Understanding Your Community.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

For example, here is a recent tweet taken from Ashton Kutcher’s twitter profile: “ @problogger bummer I’ll be there 1 week too early.&# Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2008

Reply Psiplex May 28, 2008 at 10:33 am Man, that was fun. Reply SilentJay74 May 28, 2008 at 12:44 pm Dude! Reply Mortalwind May 29, 2008 at 7:14 am Love Weezer, and this paticular vid tickled me because of the use of the real internet stars. hai @ Freshome May 30, 2008 at 1:52 am To bad that this is not an original idea.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 1, 2010

For example, by looking at ProBlogger, we are being told that the owner is not an amateur but a pro blogger. Let’s take Techipedia for example. For example, if I’m blogging to tell you the importance of traffic then I should also tell you how to get traffic in the same post. For example, my blog is three months old.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2009

Some blogs cover software only by being voted upon by the user , for example, and your press release won’t even fly for that category. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Some blogs cover startups that meet a specific set of criteria.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

He also gave a simple example of how to measure Social Media ROI: What you really want to know when measuring Social Media ROI is how much money each incoming warm lead is worth. Here’s a great example: Many Yelp reviews are taken down within a few days of being posted. Put them to good use! Ever wonder why?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

The collection begins with posts that start in January of 2008 and have been collected and shared in the last 12 months. New for 2008: If your article is highlighted in this comprehensive post, we have badges for you! A List of Social Media Marketing Examples : Peter Kim has an exhaustive list of companies engaging in social media.

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