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Blogging Is Dead (Again)

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Why go through that, when you can tweet your life away in 140-characters (or less) on Twitter , update your Facebook status, shoot a quick video with your webcam and upload it to YouTube or just post whatever is going on in your life to a tumblr lifestream? They're different beasts and they deserve different forms of metrics and comparison.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Without further ado, I now present to you the best internet marketing posts of 2009. Creating Your Social Media Plan (Outspoken Media): This good primer talks about securing your brand, setting metrics, knowing who you are, setting a presence, engaging, and assessing success. And like last year, I have a gift for you. Starting a Blog?

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Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Opinion , Social Media > Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators by Tamar Weinberg on September 23, 2009 Share This is a guest post from Josh Schnell, founder of Macgasm.net and web developer.

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The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In order to provide an assessment of the quality of traffic driven by each network, four site metrics were analyzed: Average page views Time on site Bounce rate Percentage of returning visitors Let’s see what the figures reveal. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009). No clear winner can be declared.

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Confessions and Reflections of a [Former] Digg Addict

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I can’t compare this kind of competitiveness to that on Reddit or Mixx, because the metrics available are only the karma points (and associated awards) but no real rankings. Reply Fadi March 19, 2009 at 6:55 am Thanks Tamar for the wonderful insight. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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Creating Passionate Customers: Brand Evangelism and What it Means.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Reply Yuval Kaplan August 27, 2009 at 12:25 am I think that the bottom line is that marketing via social networks is not as free as it seems. Reply Bert September 7, 2009 at 6:28 am For me it proved to be very valuable and it is definitely worth the time and energy invested in all the social media. It’s a leap of faith.

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50 (of the) Best Social Media Guides, Tips and Insights of 2011 (So Far)

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As social media monitoring and integration with CRM systems improves, marketers will have the metrics and analytical tools to more accurately assess the value of various social media efforts and continually improve them. Social Media Metrics and ROI. 6 Critically Undervalued Social Media Success Metrics by Convince & Convert.