Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

I, too, find that Twitter has been incredibly powerful for me to connect with real life colleagues, readers of Techipedia, family, and everyone in between. I’m also something of a Twitter purist. Enter a second Twitter account. With Twitter being so incredibly large and vast, there are different types of mini-communities.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Only activate geolocation services on apps when necessary. WhatsApp, Messenger), microblogging networks (i.e. Twitter, Tumblr), discussion forums (Reddit, Quora), enterprise tools, and more. Don’t use the same passwords for your corporate accounts. Use personal credentials for personal social media accounts. Harassment.

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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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MARCH 31, 2020

How the Twitter Algorithm Works. How to Use Twitter Analytics: The Complete Guide for Marketers. Blocked Twitter users won’t be able to add you to lists. Twitter chats, like the monthly #HootChat , are a prime example. How to Host a Successful Twitter Chat. Learn more: How the Facebook Algorithm Works.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 16, 2010

Follow him on Twitter. If you have your brand name as your Twitter handle and a portrait photo of you on your profile, you are getting it all wrong. You may want to create a custom Twitter background, custom Facebook fan page landing tab (with FBML) and custom YouTube channel backgrounds. Some however see it as an opportunity.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 2, 2008

The blogger (Professor Jutras) posts his ideas, occasionally throws in some editorial and takes some light, widget-fed microblogging (the current events some students share). 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

APRIL 1, 2010

Follow him on Twitter. For instance, if your Twitter handle reads “@fastcar,&# then you aren’t building your own personal brand. Finally, share these articles using your social media tools, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and possibly cite them in your presentations and within blog posts.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Today, my 1,508 Facebook connections are broken into the following categories: Extra-curricular Programs refer to friends I met on vacation, through summer programs, or though other related activities. Neighbor typically refers to those living nearby but may also be affiliated through religious organizations. It’s not.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

There have also been doctors that have used social networking tools, like Twitter, during surgery. He used Twitter to raise money for charity if people tweeted and blamed his cancer. Here are ten social media tools that can aid you with crowdsourcing: Twitter It is already being used for many crowdsourcing efforts.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

After leveraging guest posting on a blog to successfully get more followers on Twitter, Stacey found Twitter to be a necessary addition to her social media strategy. Avi explains, “Twitter lets us take relationships deeper and convert supporters to active volunteers.&# But Twitter is the tip of the iceberg.

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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. Don’t forget to follow Samir on Twitter. I just wish we could cookie users on Facebook and Twitter so I could track their conversions… maybe one day! Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

On a particular forum I am active on (yes, I still use them!), If I’m managing your Twitter account , you might find a response from me at 11 PM on a Saturday night or 2 AM on a Tuesday. Don’t check in on Twitter and Facebook once or twice a week and only for 10 minutes. Don’t self promote.

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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. Effective use means more business. Engagement. It’s not enough to broadcast. “Look at this!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 1, 2008

In other words, I can check someone’s Friendfeed page and get any information I want about them, including when they are actively engaged in social media activities and how much of a priority social media is to them in their online habits and information consumption. Answers Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Post-Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, interest in other social networking sites has spiked significantly. Some names may be familiar to you while others are completely new, but a quick search on Google Trends reveals that old or new, people are looking for the next, best microblogging platform. Each host can set their own rules.

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The Way of the Web

JUNE 22, 2011

It also reminded me to post up some interesting stats that have been cropping up and I haven’t had a chance to share – all of which are symptoms of a wider change: 1/5 of UK grandparents are using social media - and a lot of them are very active, not just registering and then forgetting about it.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Tweet Spinner is a powerful application that manages the more high level management Twitter tasks for you, from managing followers/friends to changing your profile design and then some. Consider spam protection for your email inbox ported over Twitter. Twitter CRM. Tweet activity. Direct message management.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

That is, of course, if your friends are using Twitter. 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

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Follow him on Twitter. 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. Ignore the pundits who try and tell you how to blog, Twitter and network. Nice post Glen. Cheesy but true.

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The Way of the Web

JUNE 23, 2011

And at the same time, it seems like a good chance to re-evaluate all of my websites, profiles and web activity to ensure that I’m practising what I preach when it comes to an effective, efficient and productive internet strategy. So the question is what I do with the domain and content now?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2009

The problem: he was not at all active on the high profile blog and hadn’t written a single comment. So, standard broadcasting practices don’t fly for blogs or Twitter, etc. Your service that launched in 2009 does not fit in a post that was written in 2006. You can’t alter history. A blog is a two-way communication.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The more I participate on social networks like Twitter, Socialmedian, Facebook, and Google Reader, the more my content is being shared and distributed and discussed. FriendFeed’s activity for me has ebbs and flows. Sometimes I’m incredibly active. Sometimes I’m not (like now). This is a win-win approach.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Brian Simpson is a cancer survivor and discovered Twitter in the spring of 2008 when he endured the grueling process of chemotherapy for a period of 7 months. Twitter, he says, “became my way of talking with a community of people.&# He explains that “Twitter allowed me to be social without having to be IRL.&#

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Social media connections are those I know through a variety of online forums, the blogosphere, Twitter, and the like (but I generally don’t befriend someone immediately; I still give it time). Extracurricular programs combine summer programs, vacations, and related activities. The jury is still out for me on Twitter.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 7, 2010

These new “Internet Marketers&# take Twitter by storm, using automated Twitter tools in abundance that give them the true appearance of expertise. They think, “This guy must be great; he has 30,000 Twitter followers! So I hopped on Twitter for a sneak into his daily activities.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 1, 2010

Because users actively have to scroll over the highlighted word to see one of our ads, only people who are actively curious about our ads will even see them. I’ve been really active in the blogosphere for 4-5 years now, and I see blogs all the time trying new things, including big blogs who wanted to try Kontera and Snap.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Schedule those important activities in your weekly calendar. So you may get your blog active again by creating little progress (e.g. This helps people to keep their interest in blogging as a business not just once in a while activity. Keep building more valuable content and engage in marketing this content. Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

Now it seems I get most of my news from Twitter. Twitter: The Upside and the Downside Three days ago, Heath Ledger passed away. As more and more people discovered the news of the actor’s passing, Twitter was inundated with news links and statements of surprise. Maki explains that there are 17 ways you can use Twitter.

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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)? I met a few new faces this time around, including Twitter buds Adam Audette and Guliz Sicotte. What was their inspiration? Answers Yahoo!

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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. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! As bloggers, we’ve all experienced it: the completely off topic pitch. Answers Yahoo!

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The Way of the Web

DECEMBER 22, 2009

The bonus being that there were a couple of items in there that had been de-activated but not deleted so it was due a bit of spring cleaning. 140char.com will be evolving into more co-ordinated project to effectively cover microblogging across Twitter, Plurk, Tumblr, Posterous etc in a better way. So still scatterbrained.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Michael via Twitter ) [Today is] the day that Digg died. And the shouts… well, at least now I dont have to use pownce or twitter to spam my friends for diggs ( Miguel via Pownce ) Unfortunately, it seems they are encouraging submission spamming the way friends submitted is set up now. This was a rushed redesign job.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Don’t cross promote to Twitter (offer a different incentive on Twitter). 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.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Interestingly enough, you can see recent voting activity, including who buried your stories. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! After that, your submission is available for sharing. It’s instant.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Like last year, I enlisted in help from my followers on Twitter, many of whom gave me some great posts to add to this list. David Armano suggests to study out the candidate first; they shouldn’t just be focused on Twitter, for example. Every year, I can only read so many articles. It’s definitely a worthwhile read.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Follow him on Twitter. 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). Meaning, the more active you are, and the more active friends you have, the more clout your post has in the pool of other posts for that venue.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

Social Media is More than Just Twitter and Facebook Hopefully, if you’re participating in social media marketing, you’re using more than just the tools everyone else is using. However, you need to articulate to your client or marketing teams that social media is not just about participating on Twitter and Facebook.

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