Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

MySpace last week declared what amounts to a post-modern armistice, announcing that they will integrate status updates with Facebook (and Twitter). MySpace used to be Janet, and now it’s LaToya – at best. MySpace used to be Janet, and now it’s LaToya – at best. But back to MySpace.

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ProBlogger

MAY 19, 2022

That’s just one simple example to re-purpose content. It is more about prioritizing your time to get the most out of social sites and activities. Guest blogging, as mentioned above, is just an example. While people may visit Facebook or MySpace once a week, they regularly use Twitter several times a day.

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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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Justin Levy

JULY 14, 2009

That’s one of the reasons charities can benefit so greatly from being active on social media channels. Almost everyone has an outlet for blogging these days — whether that means a site running WordPress, an account at LiveJournal, or a blog on MySpace or Facebook. And very often they are used to raise money.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

On top of that, let’s add all of the other social networks out there including Linkedin, Foursquare, Myspace, Friendster, Tumblr, YouTube and the list goes on. As of November 2010, there are more than 500 million active Facebook users, 50% of whom login every day. Example Social Media / Online Marketing Strategies Based on Industry.

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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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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 14, 2008

See, for example, the Aitkens wedding blog. See, for example, the H5N1 blog or SCOTUS blog. Blogs of this sort have an audience potentially as big as the numbers actively engaged in the conversation. cybersoc.com. what is this? search cybersoc. Categories. academic studies. blogging techniques. citizen journalism. journalism.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

For example, if you go create an external facing idea portal but don’t do the hard work to drive process change internally with the functions that own the changes your users want - your idea engine could do you more harm than good. Had someone shown up and said “join the convo,&# I would have thrown them out. Go join that!

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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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Bare Feet Studios

MAY 27, 2010

Kenneth: About 4 years ago I joined Myspace. Over time though, I noticed Myspace was not about friends really but about signing up a lot of people. Rox: Do have a specific example of how social media directly is supporting your business? Rox: How long have you been using social media? I attracted about 4000 fans. Kenneth: Yes!

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 24, 2012

So, obviously the key players, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and MySpace made it onto the list of networks that they researched. I mean, there are so many examples of this. The Olympics, Rule 40 – if that’s not the classic example of digital illiteracy in the modern day I don’t know what is.

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Hootsuite

APRIL 6, 2023

For example, the PLATO system, developed by the University of Illinois in 1970, had many features of an early social media network but was largely used in academia. Myspace: “A place for friends” (2003) Friendster rival Myspace (originally styled as MySpace) quickly became the go-to site for millions of hip teens.

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Hootsuite

JANUARY 23, 2023

We’ve even included some of our favorite social profile examples for inspiration! With each tip, we’ve included social media profile examples to help you put our advice into practice. Design what you can Geriatric millennials might remember when they could spruce up their MySpace page with browser-breaking HTML codes.

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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. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Answers Yahoo!

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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

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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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. I must have used the Edelman WalMart 'flog' example 20 times in pitches and workshops! They need to snap up that Facebook name pronto. As always – great piece Jay.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

For example, you can determine in an instant what the cost and return per view is for a YouTube video you spent $5000 on to generate 25,000 views. link] Paige Mutschink A Social Media Scoreboard That Works [link] /cc @feedly [link] Allan Schoenberg Anyone trying out SWIX for social media metrics and evaluation? Worth a closer look.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

On Twitter for example, if you’re tweeting about your company’s new product, you’re engaged in a customer gain event. If there's a crisis, for example, they're going to be out there broadcasting their crisis management blogs but also reacting to customer issues.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Myspace also. I was using you as a great example of a blog with focus and intent during my panel discussion, and this comment from you showed up on my phone at the exact same time. Myspace also. link] 6 Lessons Learned From the Demise of MySpace | Collin Condray's WordPress.com Blog [.] Because tools will change.

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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. It’s about humanization. “Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube.&# It’s not hard, it’s complicated. I would add (maybe not a separate item, but incorporated?)

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Bare Feet Studios

DECEMBER 3, 2007

FYI, they have a great business model and are an excellent example of a company that provides a great service and expertly balances the desires of brides with the sustainability of bridal vendors. streight December 17, 2007 at 5:01 am I’ve tried to work with Facebook, but it really is just a glorified MySpace isn’t it?

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Diva Marketing Blog

JANUARY 1, 2009

Twitter is another example. Right now there is such a proliferation of blogs, Linked In, Facebook, Myspace, Twitter.you can spend 24 hours a day with this stuff. But more importantly I think many people are blogging for the benefit of their own ego instead of what their readers might want to read. Ditto re getting more people involved.

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Bare Feet Studios

OCTOBER 15, 2008

It encompasses other buzzwords and concepts you may have heard, from social networks like FaceBook , LinkedIn , and MySpace , to conversational marketing, web 2.0, There are over 25 active chapters and their educational non-profit status is in the works. internet TV and YouTube , blogging, Twitter , etc. For one, we do it all the time.

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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). Please Use My Public Page or LinkedIn Instead by Tamar Weinberg on January 12, 2010 Share Here’s a truism that Facebook PR is not sure how to readily admit.

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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

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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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 26, 2011

For example, if Starbucks buys a “sponsored story&# ad, the status of a user’s friends who check into or “like&# Starbucks will run twice: once in the user’s news feed, and again as a paid ad for Starbucks. When you “like&# a page; 2. When you check in to a place on Facebook; 3. It’s just commonsense.

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Almost Savvy

JUNE 18, 2010

Enter SocialShield If you are looking for a way to monitor your kid’s online browsing activity or chat/IM conversations, there are many easy tools which will allow you to do so. These tools may let you know what your child is doing online, but tell you nothing about the identity of their friends or their friends’ activity.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Home the browser Campaign 2008 News & Politics Arts & Life Business & Tech Health & Science Style & Shopping Travel & Food Sports Slate on NPR Video PRINT DISCUSS E-MAIL RECOMMEND Facebook MySpace Mixx Digg Reddit del.icio.us Avoid MySpace. Michael Agger posted Jan. Michael Agger posted Oct. Get a good monitor.

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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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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 10, 2011

Having long ago passed MySpace as the most popular social network, Facebook recently replaced Google as the most-visited website in the U.S. For example, although a significant proportion of the population of Quebec is bilingual, many of those people have a language preference. It’s hard to overstate the impact of Facebook.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

The following is a simplified example. Blog-communities provide the perfect context for this activity. The algorithm (called SocialRank) monitors the activity and social interactions taking place real-time within numerous blog communities and serves you the top 15 blog posts receiving most attention. --> Passion-Based Learning.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The best example I’ve ever seen of this is from a company called ThinkGeek , which prides itself on carrying the most robust collection of unique, thought-provoking products with the biggest nerd appeal on the planet. But the best example I’ve seen is on their Facebook page, where one fan posted an update on their wall — in BINARY CODE.

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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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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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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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