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Apple Gets More Serious About Using Twitter, but Why it Doesn't Matter

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

First, I’m going to say kudos to Apple for trying involve themselves in the world of social media. Let’s envision this scenario: a user has a support issue about an Apple product. Apple has no such protocol in place, and at this point, there is no engagement. I’m going to stop there, though.

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7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Genuine You don’t always have to engage in expensive video production to promote your wares, nor as the marketer do you have to create the video yourself. Once online, it caught the attention of executives at Apple who flew him into California to make it a commercial reality. Funny Don’t you like making people smile?

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Every Social Network is Different: Here's What You Need to Know

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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. As Chris Garrett explains in his post, if you follow numerous feed bots, you can get the news all the time. The right news will hit the front page of Digg quickly.

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Why Customer Service Should Be in Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Clearly, there was no communication done there since two clients are left speechless.) In a post made by Seth Godin, he writes : My rule of thumb is this: every person you turn away because your product or service isn’t right for them turns into three great customers down the road. Every bad sale costs you five.

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Digg vs. Reddit: Reddit's Staff is Better » Techipedia | Tamar.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

That story hit the front page of Reddit and on Digg , and 67 people voted on my comment : Props to Reddit for visibly interacting with the community it serves. Beyond the cool factor, Reddit is easily getting new users by paying attention to its user base and even creating surprises when not even necessary.

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The Unfortunate Investment of Social Media (and its Consequences)

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

This is not a regular practice on the social news giant, and unfortunately, that is probably the biggest thing causing its downfall. There was only one occasion when the users were able to make a lasting impression on the social news site. It’s their community of choice and that’s fine.

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How Young is Too Young?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Some even boast high rankings and good sized communities. What Advice Can You Give to New Bloggers? It took me 6 months to acquire a good amount of traffic and cultivate a community on my blog and the same goes for any new blogger. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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