Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 7, 2010

They have REALLY engaged social networks. There is a misconception on social networking sites that you are either a conversationalist or a marketer. Actively Expand Their Networks & Meet New People. Digital schomoozers. You know the type. They are there. Talking with people. Sharing valuable information.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

This is no less true for the world of social networks. 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. FriendFeed’s activity for me has ebbs and flows.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 26, 2011

The background of their site indicates that their Twitter presence alone is being manned by 5 employees (more seem to be active on their Twitter account, so their background may need to be updated), but they’re lost about how to really reply at all. Of course, shared links on social networks also drive traffic.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 2, 2011

It’s a social sharing platform that allows you to either find great content, share it and measure your ability to drive clicks and traffic … or measure the social sharing and links to leave to lead folks back to your own content, even tying that traffic to conversions and sales. Pretty nifty.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2012

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. Instead of using screenshots and footage of someone using a computer, GE made these short promotional animations.

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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. You can have a create a network or a group bookmarking account so that anyone can add new bookmarks, tags to existing, and add comments. It also allows you to share your bookmarks on other social networking sites.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 17, 2012

Bad customer service will get you banned from major advertising networks, skewered in organic results, and ridiculed on social networks. If you aren’t actively working to “wow” your customers, you’re probably dying a slow, gradual death. Treat customers badly and you will be out of business – period! Advertising Bans.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

Founded by four ex-Googlers, FriendFeed allows you to subscribe to your friends’ updates across 35 social networks and to stay up to date with the content they’re discovering and sharing across the web. In social media spheres, it’s almost unavoidable to not engage online with content in some way.

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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.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

It’s about time that I bring the dialogue here since it’s evident that I’m already starting to grow fond of the brand new social network. The Early Adopter Appeal Mixx is a new social news site that went into private beta a mere two months ago. And for that reason, you should join–now. It’s instant.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Many people found the research interesting, but a number of people commented that the social networks probably shouldn’t be grouped together. So the question arose – was social media traffic misrepresented by grouping traffic from all networks together? Three cheers for them! page views SEO ROI — 1.2

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

Exploring the Royal Caribbean Promotional Marketing Strategy by Tamar Weinberg on March 12, 2009 Share My husband Brian , who knows firsthand how much I eat, drink, and sleep social media, pointed me to an interesting critique by ExpertCruiser on a 2007 social media marketing campaign by Royal Caribbean.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

On a particular forum I am active on (yes, I still use them!), As for social media, people must keep in mind that being active is a huge part of the success of any avenues of social media. Be active show that you are a valuable resource to your “followers&#. Don’t self promote.

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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. If you also ask me, Digg has had a lot of vocal supporters and those voices are going to be preaching about other social networks now. Mixx is looking rather nice.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

Certain niches are more likely to see greater returns from social media. High Return Industries These industries tend to see high returns in social media marketing, quickly. Consumers are actively looking for and want to engage with most businesses that fall into the following categories.

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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.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

Avi explains, “Twitter lets us take relationships deeper and convert supporters to active volunteers.&# The three staff members also maintain their personal Twitter accounts ( @SanjayPatel is the third) and use these (and a primary @EpicChange account) to spread ideas and to interact with followers.

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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. I see this seminar as a forum.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Social media marketing, SEO, and forum marketing are the great ways to expand your market coverage. Schedule those important activities in your weekly calendar. So you may get your blog active again by creating little progress (e.g. Keep building more valuable content and engage in marketing this content.

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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. A few months ago, Brian Solis talked about an off-topic pitch about a social network for plants. Somehow, I think nature lovers would be more interested in socializing shrubbery.) Where do they come off doing that?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Despite the fact that Facebook has the most customizable privacy settings of all social networks (though we could argue with their effectiveness in a whole other post), people don’t like maintaining a “business&# identity on the same profile as their “personal&# (fun?)

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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. Linkedin lead generation requires commitment to answering and asking questions on Groups/Answers, taking advantage of the deep searches, and connecting directly with those around you in your network.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Social Media isn’t only Social Networks. 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. You can get your co-workers and friends to be active on Yelp. Make their experience with you as sweet as possible.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

It would appear then that those who profess to expertise in social activities, by default, are not. If they were then they would understand that expertise in “piping the social web&# would be more appropriate and quantifiable. Cheers Tamar. Nick Tadd Reply Tamar Weinberg June 9, 2010 at 12:16 am Cheer Glen!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

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. The page should appear active but it should also appear like you’re not neglecting your community. There’s a cost to this, though.

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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. Here’s a tip for parents who wants to steer their children away form games and into educational activities as such as writing. Side note: The free flow of information on the web is a part of our modern world.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

Reem Abeidoh , Social Media Strategist : A social media marketer provides strategic online recommendations based on the client’s business goals and intensive research. Rebecca Kelley , Search Marketing and Social Media Consultant : A social media marketer needs to be an active participant in the social media sphere.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 26, 2012

The next evolution in content discovery came with the social revolution. 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.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Companies are at the stage that they cannot afford to sit idly by and be passive in social media. Not just being talked about but be an active voice in the community. Of course, Ron Paul’s supporters were very active on social media sites and they didn’t get the results they wanted. Ignore them at your peril.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 26, 2010

But with all other social networks, there are rules of engagement that are determined by the community. 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. Great, now we have that out of the way. Still stuck?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Social Media: Getting Started Why You Have to Engage in Social Media, Even if You Don’t Want to (A Smart Bear): Jason Cohen (@asmartbear) makes a compelling argument into why social media must be considered, even if you have no interest in it. The article has examples of how social media worked too.

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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

MAY 19, 2008

but I was an early adopter of social networks from when I first opened my 3.5″ On the other hand, my first ever interaction on AOL was with someone who was separated from my social network by only one degree. What has changed in the last three years for me, is how much more open I am with my online activity.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Kelly via Pownce ) i am sick and tired of social networks and i really dont want messages and friend lists and about me stuff. social networking site. ( Kelly via Pownce ) i am sick and tired of social networks and i really dont want messages and friend lists and about me stuff.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 22, 2009

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. You might also want to see that they are future upstanding members of the community. This is the section where that magic is made. Tweet frequency.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Social Media Sites: General The Big Boys of Social Bookmarking: The Top 20 Sites (10e20): Chris Winfield ranks the top 20 social bookmarking sites by their Alexa rankings and gives a short description of what each does — in case you haven’t ventured beyond Digg. What are the most popular sites in these age groups?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 16, 2010

Measurement Audit What part of my social activities do I measure? If you haven’t already, get measurement tools to measure all your social activities. Some tools you can use are Social Mention , Trackur , and PostRank. Social Media marketing is about building relationships and conversations. Great questions!

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