Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

You may have stumbled upon a site a few hours ago, and now you’re actively Tweeting. As an example, let’s take a look at Robert Scoble’s FriendFeed (click the image for a larger view): In this screenshot, Robert utilized both Google Reader and Twitter, and the comments spread to his feed where an ongoing discussion ensued.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

On a particular forum I am active on (yes, I still use them!), 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.

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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

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. FriendFeed’s activity for me has ebbs and flows.

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 12, 2010

Image courtesy of Flickr user remography When I first started my foray into Social Media there were two kinds of people—those who proselytized Web 2.0 I actively avoided Twitter, for example, because I didn’t see the purpose. Turns out, Web 2.0 So what is the way ahead? The program has been a resounding success. The Whole. :

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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.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

In the team’s defense, they do have a nicely executed Events tab, and the Wall seems to be pretty active, with a variety of contests for fans. The team has a lot of photographs on Facebook (and also some on Flickr). I must have used the Edelman WalMart 'flog' example 20 times in pitches and workshops! At a minimum.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

For example, one of my Friendster aliases is Times Square. Extracurricular programs combine summer programs, vacations, and related activities. On the other hand, I use Flickr on a daily basis, LinkedIn, Facebook and a few golf-specific social sites a few times a week, and lately, Spock on a more than expected basis.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

To take two examples: people complain about an issue to an important newspaper prompting them to push the issue into the mainstream, or if a TV station covers an event, that becomes an important topic. A great example, one that recently affected me: A mobile phone manufacturer, called HTC, released a phone that had sub-par video performance.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 14, 2012

Some examples of blogs run on this platform include: [link]. support for a wide variety of media, including Viddler and Flickr. Disqus integration for commenting. Similar to Habari, concrete5 doesn’t have a paid support option, however it does have: an active community. modern theme support. support for tagging.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 10, 2010

As long as there’s a healthy balance in their activities, I don’t see a problem. 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). Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

If you’re not actively engaged, the news won’t come at you. For example, just the other day I stumbled upon an Apple press release from 2003. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca The issue, of course, is engagement. It’s like any other news medium.

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

platform , our first day began with our instructor, Hanns Kohler-Kruner , leading us through an activity to determine what Enterprise 2.0 What I Liked: The open, free-flowing conversation where ideas were debated and assumptions were challenged The instructor was not only on Twitter , he’s been actively using E2.0 Technology?

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Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 18, 2010

Image courtesy of Flickr user woodleywonderworks Social media is starting to shape the world we live in on a “most recent” basis. Image courtesy of Flickr user lawtonchiles Those studying areas such as health or sciences are taught how and why things work and also how to be ethical. It almost boggles or “bloggles” our minds!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Users are actively seeking information that will enhance their professional knowledge. Would Be interesting to see and filter out areas for example US and Non-US traffic. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Professional content probably isn’t a priority.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

If a forum exists for your industry, you should very well be active: you should participate and follow the discussion closely to know exactly what is being said and what kind of feedback you can take back to your executive and development team to enhance your product and to make it better than your competition. It’s a brave (???)

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Lead generation and client acquisition can be had on LinkedIn, especially in the B2B space, just as long as you’re active and engaging. If you’re active in any particular medium, you become influential. Showing a public interest in your customers and genuinely offering help helps nurture a positive perception of your brand.

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Be active within the social media and Gov 2.0 Photo courtesy of Flickr user JavierPsilocybin community , consultant , contractor , gov20 , government , open , relationship , transparent This post was written by: sradick - who has written 82 posts on Social Media Strategery. communities, both online AND offline. There certainly is.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Share the 10OFF discount code for everyone, for example. Better yet, to show that the page is active, give the users control by letting their Fan posts show up on the front page. As a result, engagement goes up as the page appears very active. Give them a reason to be actively engaged. What if you want to offer 10% off?

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Justin Levy

JULY 13, 2009

One of the things that is most important to me is the meaningful relationships that I’m able to build through this blog, Prime Cuts (my foodie blog) and the various networks that I’m active on. For example, I will post my Facebook link on Twitter or vice versa. I want to run a “connection drive&#. Are we connected?

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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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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. Too often we see social media strategies that involve putting photos into Flickr, videos into YouTube or the creation of a Facebook application and then never revisiting the environment to engage with the communities around this content.

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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). There were other typical social networks in this grouping as well, including Flickr, FriendFeed, Kirtsy, Mixx, Plurk, StumbleUpon, Tip’d, and Twitter.

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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

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. Tweet activity. A specific number of friends.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

The article has examples of how social media worked too. How to Make Social Media Work for Non-Consumer Brands (Mashable): This is a good B2B social media article which is chock full of examples. David Armano suggests to study out the candidate first; they shouldn’t just be focused on Twitter, for example.

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 10, 2009

Image Courtesy of Flickr user Ack Ook* buy-in , leadership , scary , social media , web 2.0 We’re actively working to show these people the benefits of using social media behind the firewall and how it can be used to work smarter. link] sradick Partha – great example of the Mini-Microsoft blog.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

Rebecca Kelley , Search Marketing and Social Media Consultant : A social media marketer needs to be an active participant in the social media sphere. social conversation tools (FriendFeed, and maybe you could even lump in Disqus and the like with it). For example, what plays well on Digg versus what plays well on Propeller.

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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. The problem: he was not at all active on the high profile blog and hadn’t written a single comment. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 16, 2010

For example, they use a green background on Twitter, black background on their YouTube channels and maybe red on their Facebook fan page landing tabs. For example, I’ll put “I tweet. Examples of baits are: graphics, eBooks, whitepapers, scripts, website themes, coupon codes, etc. Are my profiles well branded?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Blog Comments (The blog is on WordPress) Disqus This is what I use to manage comments here at Convince & Convert. There are some elements of Disqus I don’t like, especially that it doesn’t always play nice with other plug-ins, but it does make commenting easier and faster for most of you who already have a Disqus account.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I looked at Meltwater Buzz a couple of months back and thought it offered a better platform than Radian6 (which is a good option in itself and often used as the industry example). Again, a company needs to listen and find where the customer base is active. What I mean is that California for example always shows up with the most posts.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

As an example, if you’re a business who predominantly focuses on IT infrastructure solutions but recently was involved in a tremendous Thanksgiving initiative through your local food bank, you certainly are within your right (and should) tell people about it. Let me use a good example that’s relevant to me: Facebook.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Search Engine Roundtable is an excellent example of a successful unique blog in a saturated market. Mommyblogs are a great example of thriving personal blogs; they take you behind the scenes into the life as a parent. Darren suggests having a memorable design, trying your hand at being a character (e.g.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

I actually think a lot of these questions often come from the client side (Q 3 is a great example of this) – and where equipped, PR firms (or whoever is providing advice) should help with their understanding / education by using the questions you've suggested. Its great to see this conversation so relevant active!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 26, 2010

The more active you are on StumbleUpon, the more opportunity there is for you to grow your network and expose your own content to more and more StumbleUpon users. This is not a real example, readers.) For example “hey can you Digg, Reddit, mixx ,Prop and of course stumbles are appreciated.&# Very nice of you.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

Personalization : presenting results based on past activity. How did they motivate themselves to continue (while still focusing on school and other “full time&# activities)? Maybe that’s a bad example. Check out my Flickr photostream. What was their inspiration? Is Google loved or hated between your friends?

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