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I Invented Facebook » Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

And these three social networks, which were based on very similar concepts, predated the Facebook that we know and love today. As I commented on the VentureBeat blog post, I knew about the concept of a Facebook before it even caught on. Reply Cancel reply Leave a Comment Be sure to wrap all code in <code></code> tags.

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Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In the social media sphere, the aces of social media can tap into their “Flow” at will (without chemical assistance) to either begin a conversation or continue one that’s already started, making them both attractive to others and an effective representative of themselves / their business. Social media to me, is a life long lesson.

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Andrew Sutherland, 17 Year Old Creator of Quizlet » Techipedia.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In that way, I wish Quizlet, an online application to make learning vocabulary fun and engaging, was available back when I needed it. I was reading a recent interview with Andrew , who built the application out of a passion and a need — I don’t think anything like Quizlet exists anywhere else. Answers Yahoo!

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10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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. When I was having some issues adding the commenting system to my web site, I was able to quickly get a response from the JS-Kit team and their users.

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Five Benefits to Using Twitter Â? Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

If you just want top news, CNN Breaking News works quite well. Oh, and if you’re interested in other types of breaking news, I also follow WordPress to know when latest updates come out. If you have a software application and people follow your product, by all means, set up a Twitter feed and let your users subscribe!

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Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

It isn’t uncommon to see people sharing articles on FriendFeed, including all the images from the post, and then copying the entirety of the text into the comments section. Why is it that these web applications allow users to rate an article before they’re even forwarded to it?

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Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

However, the CEO read an article in Adage, and as a result, he wants to hit social ground running. They want a blog, an iPhone app, viral videos, a Twitter handle, a Facebook fan page complete with custom applications, blogger and influencer engagement initiatives, an ad.ly The design and UI looks like it’s circa 1997. Subscribed.