Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 4, 2011

So, for example, if I’m commenting over at Gini’s place , or Joe Hackman’s place , and I think of someone with whom I had a similar conversation, or who would be interested in participating in this one, I simply type an @ into my comment. Spam is significantly down. Hardly any on WUL. Hardly any on WUL. No captcha.

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

This type of campaign will usually have hooks into the sales channels and marketing materials are often riddled with copy points surrounding what it is, does, or offers and will typically have a CTA (call to action). Let’s use Twitter as the example in this one. Social Media for Lead Generation and Acquisition 2. Good points.

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

However, to start with we’re going to hit the big three to give some examples and ideas. As you build your readership be sure to cover the types of information they want to see. The platforms you need to be on will become very clear once you start listening and looking for your niche and conversations surrounding it.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Learning is key – By having many minds contribute to the final goal, people can learn from one another on other ways to do the same type of work. One great example this year has been Blame Drew’s Cancer. There are 2 fundamental types of websites on the net: 1. It seems the activity level has fallen off.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

On a particular forum I am active on (yes, I still use them!), You SHOULD be able to think before you speak online; typing is a bit slower than using your mouth! Reply Drew Hawkins August 26, 2010 at 11:15 am I like your points on the right type of blogger outreach. Don’t self promote. I noticed someone asking for advice.

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Josh S Peters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

.&# When it comes to marketing there are 4 basic types of campaigns that can be run, all of which can utilize social media, and before I explain the 2 ways I see this quote (and their current campaign) being taken I’m going to do a quick review of those 4 types and then quickly go over some GAP campaign info.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Although there are other types of content out there that you could post on your blog, that usually means you need to write great blog posts. Schedule those important activities in your weekly calendar. What’s a good example of this? Lately, I’ve been creating graphics with screenshots to point out specific examples.

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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

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Now that the stay-at-home-moms (and dads) are finding their way to a five-figure Twitter follow count, they’re offering all types of services and branding themselves as all-round experts. Take my own situation as an example. For example, when I first started making money online, I was 16 years old. The first is personal.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 10, 2010

One of the reasons I type so well today is because I started typing on a laptop when I was six, and really fell in love with it. Carl : Possibly when you don’t even know how to type yet. If you don’t know how to type or just put something like, “cupcakes are awesome&# then you’re too young.

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 6, 2008

Development Social Media Wanted: People Who “Know&# Social Media and Communications Tue, Oct 7, 2008 Enterprise 2.0 , Social Media My company, Booz Allen Hamilton , is actively hiring consultants who “get&# social media. link] sradick @steven radick – that’s really weird to type! Good luck in the hunt.

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The Way of the Web

DECEMBER 1, 2009

And in the case of some companies, develop and use tools to see what people are actively searching for at the time to create the right content to capitalise on that interest (e.g. They might have large numbers of content creators, but these people are grouped around specific products in the magazine industry, for example.

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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. You’re usually typing about other things.) Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Social Networking Digg StumbleUpon Social Bookmarking 101

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. Twitter, Pownce, and other “microblogging&# platforms really don’t fit in the type of social networks that I intend to illustrate here. I couldn’t help it. (By

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Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 18, 2010

This video is a great example of how social media is being integrated in not only the professional world, but also secondary education. She is an active member in PRSSA, which has gained her many professional experiences with communications, public relations, campaign strategies and social media. Finally, go meet the Dean.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 10, 2009

Was there any type of key event that became the turning point in making it happen? This type of work is an excellent way for Paul to dig in and learn about all things TSA. Are you actively commenting on other TSA-related blogs? What was the biggest challenge you faced in taking it from a good idea to actually creating the blog?

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 22, 2008

I’ve seen Intellipedia , TSA’s Evolution of Security blog , DoDLive , the DoD’s Blogger’s Roundtable , FEMA’s YouTube channel , GovLoop , and many other examples of “Government 2.0.&# I’ve also seen plenty of failed blogs, dormant wikis, and other failed attempts at using social media.

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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

JULY 1, 2010

Their domain name Their post type – length, frequency and value. Further, if we also take a close look at some of the domains, you will notice they try to establish a type of authority for the blogger. For example, by looking at ProBlogger, we are being told that the owner is not an amateur but a pro blogger.

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Analysis Domain Name Blogger Adsense 226

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Depending on what type of page you are creating (for a business, publication, celebrity, etc.) 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. 2) the type of interaction (is it a like?

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Facebook How To Marketing URL 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Users are actively seeking information that will enhance their professional knowledge. This is the type of analysis great posts are made of! 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

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

It’s an example of an industry with poor understanding of taxonomy – the words and phrases used to describe products and services. And great example about the eyeglasses. It’s these types of processes that can help them “spread the word&# about who they are and what they do. What do you think? GREAT INFO!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Tweet Spinner actually lets you schedule different Twitter backgrounds, bios, and profiles, so that you can see which profile types might get the most engagement. If they have too many friends and not many followers, for example, you might not want to follow them. Tweet activity. Profile design rotator. Twitter CRM.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

If you’re the frugal type, take advantage of the free alerts from Google, YackTrack , Social Mention , BackType (which gives you alerts from blog/article comments , which other services do not include), and Trackur. The best types of social media marketing arise from genuine concern as if your customers are true friends.

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Social Media Strategy Yahoo Communities 278

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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Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Second – Are there any special types of information you’ll need? Note that although various tools might measure this data, it’s inclusion is dependent on the data being available on each mention so in most cases only a subset of the total mentions are counted in this type of analysis. County, region, state or city?

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Social Media Radian6 Strategy SM2 157

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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Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Those type of comments are why I do it. You’re in an industry (photography) and are a business type (small) where a lot of people would say “social media isn’t for me&#. Those type of comments are why I do it. Jason Baer Thanks very much for the kind words. You are indeed the perfect case study. Bravo, man.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Take my husband’s grandfather as an example. You know, Facebook actually prohibits these types of accounts in their Terms of Service , but Facebook’s staff doesn’t actually act upon these infractions, apparently. There really aren’t 350 million members on Facebook.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 13, 2010

Their support, open ears, and ability to lead by example. There are many more examples, but you get my point. There are many more examples, but you get my point. You should have 8 marketing plans, one for each audience type and audience need. link] jaybaer Excellent example. Today, my fiance prevails.

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Social Media Strategy Influencer Education 112

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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Social Media Marketing Consultant Communities 163

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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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. Content Audit What types of updates do I share? Measurement Audit What part of my social activities do I measure?

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

link] Cheryl Harrison The 8 WRONG Questions PR Firms Are Asking About Social Media from @jaybaer [link] [link] Patrick Garmoe Great post Jay, It baffles me that PR types aren't clear on this yet. It's always a challenge to answer these types of questions in a way that makes people “get&# it. Thanks, Jay! Im Jay Baer.

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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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Blogosphere Blogger Comments Tips 278

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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. 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. Can you get me a job too?&#

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Blogger Press Release Marketing Instant Messaging 132

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

I try to limit the types of tweets that I send and keep them professional or relevant to my audience. With Twitter being so incredibly large and vast, there are different types of mini-communities. Reply Tamar Weinberg February 16, 2010 at 1:01 pm Yup, you’re the perfect example for this, Michael. Many don’t overlap.

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