Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Over the past couple years, one of the most common questions from business owners has been, “Do I need to be on Facebook and/or Twitter?&# To Facebook or Not to Facebook? As of November 2010, there are more than 500 million active Facebook users, 50% of whom login every day.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

After all, Facebook could eat the web. In fact, you’re likely spotting the shift; instead of companies posting their URLs on television commercials, they’re asking their followers to join them on Facebook. Don’t use a Facebook Group. Your Facebook Page should be created under your primary Facebook login.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2012

Actively Manage the Site. For instance, Pligg sites are magnets for spammers and those who try to manipulate the voting, so you have to actively manage the site, or it will be overrun with spam , effectively killing the community, and the site. And we highlight top contributions in our weekly “Top 10″ newsletter.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2012

GE recently released a series of animations promoting a health related Facebook application. It’s important to think of interesting ways to visualize online activities, to direct traffic to your social networks or to get people to download an app. Take a look at their 2011 video showing how Facebook integrates with the Spotify player.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Let’s imagine your blog, brand, or business operates a wide variety of social media from the likes of Facebook and Twitter to StumbleUpon and Instagram. It takes in your activity and data from all of these platforms to give you an overall social ranking – the higher the better.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2011

What’s a typical day like for you as the EA SPORTS Active Community Manager? There are a number of channels (Facebook, Twitter, forums, etc.) How (and when) did you get to be the Community Manager for EA Sports Active? Some people send out insights and I also look to Facebook for our pages.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Some goals you may consider could be: Increasing the number of followers on Twitter or Facebook by 20% over 12 months. If you’re tweeting about your latest blog post or sharing a new product on Facebook or Google+ then visitors will be coming to your website and showing up as traffic. Getting 5,000 likes on a website over the campaign.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 17, 2011

While many people seemed outraged at the changes (judging by comments left of the Netflix Facebook page), the Technorati article mentioned that no one actually showed up at Netflix headquarters to protest the change. Twitter activity around flooding in NYC on August 15th, 2011 showing peak responses at noon and 5 PM.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 17, 2012

Google is also starting to integrate “+1’s” into AdWords results, just as Facebook has integrated “likes” into Facebook ads. NetFlix’s sudden and dramatic increase in prices led to massive consumer backlash, including 67,000 negative comments on their Facebook page. Need I go on? Love and listen to your customers!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2012

A number of SEO pros are also starting to buy websites based on the keywords they rank for, or the Twitter and Facebook accounts that are attached to the sites. This can be time consuming in that the majority of website owners have no intention of selling – especially if it’s an actively maintained website. Where to Buy.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 20, 2010

In a long-ago interview with Wired , Professor & Author Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi defined a person being in the “Flow” as Being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. If you want to get better at using social media, try to channel how you behave at your “social peak” into your social media activities. Time flies.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 20, 2012

How to do that varies by industry, but this probably means you should have a developed email marketing program, an active Facebook page, and a phone number with great customer support people answering it. That Facebook ad hit the sweet spot and performed amazingly for three days, but we are seeing some ad fatigue.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

On a particular forum I am active on (yes, I still use them!), Don’t check in on Twitter and Facebook once or twice a week and only for 10 minutes. The Facebook page could be totally overrun by bandits and they’d never know because they aren’t paying that much attention. Don’t self promote.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Personal , Social Media > Want to Friend Me on Facebook? Please Use My Public Page or LinkedIn Instead Want to Friend Me on Facebook? There really aren’t 350 million members on Facebook. You’re likely not alone.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Facebook Create a Facebook Page and tell everyone about it. You can use the many applications that Facebook offers, so that others can answer questions on a survey, have discussions on the forums, and/or have notes to bring awareness to a topic. It seems the activity level has fallen off.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 7, 2010

For some it is Twitter and Facebook. For me personally, my two favorite parties are Twitter and Facebook. Actively Expand Their Networks & Meet New People. It might be a NON-generic LinkedIn invitation or a Facebook invite with a quick little introduction. Show Their Faces. No, this isn’t earth shattering.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Networks like Digg, FriendFeed, and Facebook are seeing huge growths in value, but the little guys, the ones actually providing the meat and potatoes for those operations, rarely see a nickel. Some of these sites also offer the ability to have commentary, including Facebook, Google Reader, FriendFeed, SocialMedian, and many others.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Schedule those important activities in your weekly calendar. I do incorporate stock photos especially in the headers to draw attentiion to my posts when I link to them in Facebook and LinkedIn. So you may get your blog active again by creating little progress (e.g. Images are better for Facebook sharing too!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 19, 2012

While most brands look to make a name for themselves on Facebook and Twitter, other businesses take a more introspective approach. Designating a community manager to monitor activity is a necessity, but that doesn’t mean your manager has to be involved in every conversation. This is a guest post by Michael Silverman.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

Consumers are actively looking for and want to engage with most businesses that fall into the following categories. I just wish we could cookie users on Facebook and Twitter so I could track their conversions… maybe one day! Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 2, 2008

Typically, a fair portion of the class involves group work and some interactive elements — we’ve had discussions, card games, Jeopardy, chart-making, a range of Montessori activities, videos, song-writing and much more. The professors’ styles feel like a comparison of LinkedIn and Facebook.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Today, it appears every retail or business concern says ‘follow us on Twitter’ or ‘be our friend on Facebook.’ For the most part, you can’t buy Twitter followers or Facebook fans. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca And provide it with quality.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

Avi explains, “Twitter lets us take relationships deeper and convert supporters to active volunteers.&# Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca But Twitter is the tip of the iceberg. Reply Cancel reply Leave a Comment Be sure to wrap all code in <code></code> tags.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Marketers love Facebook. 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. This applies to Pages as well.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

Should Jay and Kevin cater to the most active users or continue to tweak the algorithm so that all users can get optimal use out of the community. Reply Zak Nicola February 1, 2008 at 12:10 pm It is sad to see them take such a standoff stance towards their users, average, active, or overly active. Mixx is looking rather nice.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

It’s awesome people can promote knowing trick in the book about facebook and twitter, but do they know how to read the subtext of a situation and really get in someones world in a conversation. It would appear then that those who profess to expertise in social activities, by default, are not. Cheers Tamar.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Anyone can visit online meeting places like Digg and Reddit and promote the voices and opinions of others, and anyone can mobilize a group of people around a common cause on Facebook or elsewhere. Not just being talked about but be an active voice in the community. Facebook, Myspace etc are just the start. It can work both ways.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 10, 2010

Thirdly, get social and join social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and StumbleUpon to connect with people and make friends! As long as there’s a healthy balance in their activities, I don’t see a problem. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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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. Regardless of the concern over the sheer abundance of updates on the site, the idea of FriendFeed to combine all of your online activity in one centralized location is the right one.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

The effective practice of social media marketing requires monitoring all channels, from online cruise message boards to social networking sites like Facebook or LinkedIn. I just think that the *active* cruise community is definitely a bit disappointed. People will always feel excluded if there’s a “selection process.&#

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

It’s a must read for any PR professional moving into or active in this space. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Brian Solis and Deirdre Breakenridge just published an excellent book, Putting the Public Back in Public Relations.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

So you tweet and facebook for a living! So I challenged myself to create a list of 10 responsibilities of the Community Manager that extend beyond the realm of Facebook and Twitter (and yes, even blogging). Your sales people are on Facebook half the day, and your receptionist tweets way too much during work.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 26, 2012

The introduction of social feeds by Facebook, Twitter and other social networks changed the way that people discovered content. Instead of having to actively search for new and interesting things, our friends were doing the work for us. The next evolution in content discovery came with the social revolution.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Interestingly enough, you can see recent voting activity, including who buried your stories. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca After that, your submission is available for sharing. There’s nothing slow about the submission process. It’s instant. I voted accordingly.

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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. Thought I was going to say “Facebook?&# If you’re active in any particular medium, you become influential. Drive Leads through LinkedIn. Be responsive. Offer value.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

If you’re not actively engaged, the news won’t come at you. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca If you use Twitter regularly, you’d see that it wins as a social news site that provides instantaneous news — at least of that caliber.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Users are actively seeking information that will enhance their professional knowledge. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Most Stumblers are casual browsers by nature who use the network to discover new and interesting content. Professional content probably isn’t a priority.

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