Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2010

My uncle knows a young girl from his community, a recent college graduate, who is looking for a social media job. Social media is about helping one another and building real strong friendships, usually around a certain interest or activity. When she found out I was his niece, she became ecstatic. Meanwhile, I did my uncle proud.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Image: buddawiggi via Flickr, CC 2.0. Why: In this post for Spin Sucks , Gini Dietrich takes a look at why the successful hiring a PR firm involves forming an active relationship between both parties. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

The post 7 Strategies for Growing Community on Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Recently on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2019

Automating social media activity certainly doesn’t mean a completely hands-off process. In addition, a significant portion of social media marketing is engaging with your community. The first step is to choose which social media sites on which to focus your activities. First things first.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The social network, as most of us think of it, is nothing more than the likes of Facebook or Orkut, among others. But to the world at large, it’s not just about Facebook (or the related movie), but a community that has been built over the years around a common interest or topic.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Image: Steve Garfield via Flickr, CC 2.0. Trainer’s Notebook: Integrating Thinking and Feedback Activities. Five Lessons From Building an Online and Offline Community. Why: Building a community is not an easy task. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn Monday Roundup: Lessons Learned. Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

If your organization is considering getting active in social or if you’re analyzing your current efforts, take a look at the following list and make sure you’re not undermining the success of your activities. If you have content that is valuable to your community , great, Post it up! Want to fail at social media?

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The Marketing Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Home About In the Media Building a People Centric Organization A Study on How Business Entities in India are Using Facebook September 7, 2010.5:43 The bottom-line is that as a marketer you would certainly want to measure the impact and effect of your activities on any channel. Here is the version that is live on the website.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 12, 2013

Image: pdbreen via Flickr, CC 2.0. A surprising insight on social media measurement: Activity does matter. Why: Mark Schaefer dispels the myth that social media activity has no effect on long-term business value. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn Monday Roundup: Standing Out. Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 26, 2012

Are they active? I manage a community for an online MBA program ; potential MBA candidates aren’t really on Pinterest yet, so there really isn’t much reason to put stock into a strategy at this point and time. However, a fashion or retail company has to be on there because their audience is active and present on the network.

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Justin Levy

JUNE 5, 2011

Now that Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr are out ahead as the major social networks, it becomes harder to debate social platforms, though it definitely still occurs, especially with location-based platforms. Others want to debate which has the most active community. Some want to debate the ease of use.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 30, 2014

A great support system – or, sometimes, simply a helping hand – can make tasks seem less daunting and free up precious time and mind space for other business development activities. Image: Lotus Carroll via Flickr, CC 2.0 . Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn Monday Roundup: Support. We All Need a Team. Who’s on Yours?

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 14, 2011

Facebook had a mere 20 million registered users. Image: familymwr via Flickr, CC 2.0. To the Army, engagements often mean meeting with people in the community. If we engage the community, build trust, and demonstrate they have a vested interest in the outcome, we might tip the scale of favor. An extended community.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 21, 2013

” Then I thought again, because a) I’m not as frenetically active on Twitter these days as I used to be, and b) who the heck cares how I use Twitter? Image: TheNextWeb via Flickr, CC 2.0. Actively participate in Twitter chats. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn How To Use Twitter For PR.

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Social Media Marketing

APRIL 22, 2011

When tied to other accounts such as Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube, LinkedIn and blogs, your net worth rises based on the content you either create or share. It's a chance to connect and brainstorm with others by finding affinity groups ("Communities") within Empire Avenue. How do brands get involved?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 13, 2011

Geoff wrote a post a few days ago on how the question of “ how do I use Facebook and Twitter &# was refreshingly absent, and that was absolutely true. Don’t focus on the transaction; focus on building your community , since that needs to happen before you try to “extract&# (my word, not his) any money from them.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 24, 2015

But just simply being active on Twitter, Facebook, and all the rest is never enough. Image: mkhmarketing via Flickr, CC 2.0. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. 5 Social Media Metrics You Can Stop Tracking Yesterday.

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Direct Marketing Observations

APRIL 19, 2010

It hasn’t been a problem yet&# , “My kids are good, they’re responsible and know what they are doing, nothing has happened, nothing ever will&#. “Facebook seems harmless&# , and besides, all they do is text&#. Update their status on Facebook. Share images on Flickr. Create a network via Ning.

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Adam Cohen

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Understanding the Community. I contemplated using “customer,&# “audience,&# and even “constituents&# here, but community seems to broadly cover business partners, customers, and prospects. Social media is providing new tools, technologies and techniques to identify, engage and activate. Share this on Facebook.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 25, 2012

So many of us are wrapped up in our day-to-day Facebooking and tweeting that we forget our messages are going overseas. Image: NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center via Flickr, CC 2.0. Specifically, I’m the community manager for @WashULaw , an online Master of Law program in U.S. That’s right. Intimidating? Insurmountable?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 28, 2011

I strongly believe everyone has a right to his or her opinion , including whom to follow on Twitter (or not), whom to friend on Facebook (or not), which blogs they choose to comment on (or not, as well as the substance of their comments), and so on. Which is the collective voice of my community, not just one or two people.

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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

640 Million on Facebook. Now hear this: No one ever joined Facebook or Twitter so they could follow a brand or a company. What I AM suggesting is that you brands and companies give serious consideration to what they have to OFFER the community and what motivates their community to be part of social media at all.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 30, 2012

With more than 90% of companies now using social media to find employees and 82% having a Facebook page , there’s no question that business use of social media has become commonplace. Facebook / LinkedIn / Google Plus metrics (i.e. followers/fans/circles, how complete is their profile, level of activity).

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Also, anyone who actively uses social media in communications knows that sharing is a good thing. Image: Paul Bica via Flickr, CC 2.0. Shanan Sorochynski is a communications strategist at the University of Regina. If you enjoyed it, be sure to connect with Shonali on Twitter , Facebook , or Google+.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 10, 2011

Theory: Yes, I chose my degree for its practical approach to communication education, but PR theory and an understanding of communication models is an essential asset in any professional’s arsenal to plan, execute and evaluate activity. Image: velkr0 via Flickr, CC 2.0. I’d love to know your thoughts.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 2, 2011

If, say, you’re an entrepreneur and you put YOUR time and effort into a Facebook page, you want to know if it’s doing something good for your business. Most busy entrepreneurs are prone to asking, “Are my community building efforts on Facebook driving sales?” Image: kondrag via Flickr, CC 2.0. Also reasonable.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 27, 2013

This week on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog. Today I want to dig deeper into some specific things to DO to build community on your blog.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 12, 2011

And in terms of distribution, an email to subscribers, a tweet, Facebook post, LinkedIn update, and word-of-mouth are simple means to secure a good response rate. And, now, even good ol’ Facebook has added Questions to its list of features in order to help us get feedback from our network of friends. Then there is matter of tools.

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Myrland Marketing

JANUARY 18, 2013

Instagram has 90 million monthly active users. Pro bono and other community activity. Facebook Pages. Facebook Profiles. How often do your firms share photos of your people and activity? THE NUMBERS ARE TELLING. 40 million photos are uploaded per day. 8500 likes per second. 1000 comments per second.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 11, 2012

Image: dkshots via Flickr, CC 2.0. One of my biggest peeves is seeing a company start a Twitter account or Facebook Page after a crisis happens, or seeing an uptick in activity after the bottom falls out. And why not? • It opens up room for competitor(s) to take the lead. • You lose credibility. It plants a seed of doubt.

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Myrland Marketing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Home About Services Social Media Speaking-Training LMA Contact Subscribe Myrland Marketing Minutes Strategic Social Media: Making Social Media Make Sense SOCIAL MEDIA: ARE FACEBOOK GAMES DRIVING YOU CRAZY? 50% of active users log on to Facebook in any given day. People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

A real vacation, where I’ll be soaking up the sun in Jamaica, with no computer, no work and minimal online activity (though I might post vacation photos to Facebook, since a lot of my friends want them). Image: 04deveni via Flickr, CC 2.0. It is also less than three days until I go on vacation. I can’t wait!

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Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Tweet Guest post by Connie Bensen , the Director of Community Strategy and Social Media at Alterian , which provides leading marketing products for the enterprise. They create pockets of communities where like-minded people share information and seek advice. Locations of communities online & offline. Uncover Content Ideas.

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Firebelly

MAY 21, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Two Easy Ways To Still Get People To Your Facebook Landing Tab | Main | YouTube Tuesday: Im A Social Media Guru! Can you really send grandma a printed newsletter of your Facebook updates? Then select profiles of your Facebook contacts who you want to include in the newsletter.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 4, 2011

As privacy and choice gained momentum, permission-based Internet activity has led to what we now describe as the social web. As privacy and choice gained momentum, permission-based Internet activity has led to what we now describe as the social web. All this via one bare-bones blog and a Facebook group. pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Image: twchoi11 via Flickr , Creative Commons Though I wouldn’t consider myself as devoted as some fan clubs. The rumors about Tablo’s supposed forgery were spread by two online communities: “We Urge Tablo to Tell the Truth,&# or TaJinYo , and “A World Where Common Sense is the Truth,&# or SangJinSe.

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Justin Levy

JUNE 5, 2011

Now that Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr are out ahead as the major social networks, it becomes harder to debate social platforms, though it definitely still occurs, especially with location-based platforms. Others want to debate which has the most active community. Some want to debate the ease of use.

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