Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Schedule those important activities in your weekly calendar. What’s a good example of this? There are a few bloggers who are smart and great writers … like you for example, Tamar. Lately, I’ve been creating graphics with screenshots to point out specific examples. Bit you are the exception!

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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. Answers Yahoo!

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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. Answers Yahoo!

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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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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

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). Side note: The free flow of information on the web is a part of our modern world. Answers Yahoo!

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

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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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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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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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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). Reply Ray January 13, 2010 at 2:06 am I could be wrong but the Facebook user claim is based on active users only.

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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

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Opinion , Social Media > The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook by Tamar Weinberg on December 10, 2008 Share Social media mimics real relationships — in many cases.

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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. Some blogs cover startups that meet a specific set of criteria. Answers Yahoo!

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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. By that I mean not only the social voting sites like Digg, Reddit, etc, but also on the social networks (Facebook, MySpace, etc), social communication tools (Twitter, Pownce, Seesmic, etc.),

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

The article has examples of how social media worked too. The Poetry of Social Networking to Court Customers and Invest in Relationships (Brian Solis): Brian Solis shares his foreword to Sean Percival’s book, MySpace Marketing. Laser (Web Strategist): There are two (of many) approaches you can take in your social media strategy.

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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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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

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. Vertical search : focusing on a specialized area and building search upon this small slice. Everyone laughs.]

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

Over the next few months, I received multiple invites to various groups on Facebook and messages imploring me to participate in activities in which I had no interest. I was excited at the prospect that there might be some freedom for someone who was forced to clearly break every rule that was in the ethical Internet Marketing handbook.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

your initial examples are problematic in my opinion: (A) If you or your client does not have an advertising budget, then how *are* they paying you to email people? As such, you deserve to call the shots within reason, and the first illustration you gave is a fine examples of this. I used her as an example for others.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

And get your account started and active immediately. Soon, this craze would go away when the Niche social networking sites get more active which is going to be the future of Web. Affiliate marketing, for example, comes to mind. You don’t want to create an account to use only when it’s too late. Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2009

With 350 million+ users, a self-promoting and natural way to have people promote your product, and a very active audience full of close friends and family, what’s not to like? Facebook Pages do not allow background images like Twitter, Myspace, and other services. Here’s an example of a simple tab I set up: Welcome!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Why Social Media Belongs in Your Internet Marketing Campaign (Bruce Clay): The Lisa goes through three successful examples of good social media applications and illustrates why they grabbed her attention. For example, Rule #1 is “Thou Shalt Be Honest.&# Shimon literally gave away his trade secret with this one. But is it Spam?

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 2, 2010

It’s low risk, and it will give you a starting point for your online activities. link to post]) – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] Zalicious (Matt Z) Twitter Comment This is the ultimate handbook! Transparency and Open Government Memo – issued the day after President Obama took office Open Government Directive – issued on Dec.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 1, 2010

Create your own marketing system I recommend that people take a portion of their day to learn as much as they can about what people are saying about them, as well as review competitor and partner activities, and peruse industry trends and case studies. Before you get active on social networks, start a blog. Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 23, 2010

I’ve briefly touched upon a huge pet peeve of mine in my social media etiquette handbook , saying that you should use your real name and not represent anyone (or anything) else. By removing this account, and I’d imagine dozens of others, Facebook set an example, but four years later, name abuse is running rampant on the service.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

Jill Whalen has been active on forums and online communities for 10 years now. A List of Social Media Marketing Examples : Peter Kim has an exhaustive list of companies engaging in social media. Why Twitter Matters : BusinessWeek cites examples of why the microblogging website is a must-use for everyone. Scared of Social Media?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

For example, I write a lot about AOL, and after the recent layoffs, I wrote how the entire mobile advertising team took a voluntary buyout and quit the company. One example is Mint and the insights they offer via their blog. It’s important to connect with me where I’m actively engaging…when I’m present.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

I think you can struggle in either SEO or social media if you haven’t built up clients and are beginning from only a few assorted examples of work you’ve done for yourself. What if, through your client work, you were tasked with work requiring you to work on a completely different niche — for example, fashion?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

I loved FB because it wasn’t myspace and wasn’t full of junk, spam and porn and when it opened to everyone, i was afraid it would become just like that. I think people opted for FB over MySpace because of so many of the reasons people are becoming disenchanted with FB right now. and I felt the same way as you did.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2008

In that spirit, I’ll opt for the “Pamper Herself Spa Relaxation Package&# on the improbable chance I win, most of it to follow your example and be donated. And the great thing about the ‘Family Fun’ package is that it’s loaded with games and activities that can be enjoyed by each member of my family!

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