Proactive Report

OCTOBER 25, 2011

If you do it right, tie your release to a current news item the media is interested in and then present it in the right format, you’re likely to see your news content on the evening news, in print or on a media website. One example is a company that offers temporary office space. Learn to think like a citizen journalist.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

It might also be a good idea to have clear examples from previous examples of your work that you can show them, with solid stats, visual tools and information, so you have something concrete to back up the points you’re trying to make. Nice article worth the read. The best you can do is explain it as clearly as possible.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Here are seven video examples that have become viral phenomenons in their own right. Reply Mark Nunney January 31, 2010 at 8:20 am I think video (and photos) offer something that written articles don’t. I am trying my hand on making videos and this is really a timely article for me. Each case will obviously be different.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

FriendFeed acts as a prime case in point when one considers the interest of the users on FriendFeed and then compares that to local statistics from the source article showing the rate of click throughs that the article received. However, you are right in addressing other aspects of the equation regarding traffic and click-throughs.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 22, 2010

This is a new type of search, one which gives you a window into the public’s thoughts – in real time. Also, when breaking news happens, a real time search can also clue you in to more information. For example, I am Philadelphia Phillies fan – and last week, Jimmy Rollins was not in the starting lineup. I wanted to find out why.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

This is a guest post from Shevonne Polastre, who wrote this article on behalf of TopHost.Gr , a Greek web host that offers shared hosting. One great example this year has been Blame Drew’s Cancer. Crowdsourcing has become more and more popular with private companies, non-profit organizations, and even government agencies.

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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. Happy Thursday !

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 19, 2009

As an example, I followed two major news aggregators for awhile, but the updates were just too frequent for my needs. Twitter as a news breaker. Still Learning December 19, 2009 at 5:07 am { 1 comment… read it below or add one } Exeter Design April 6, 2010 at 8:34 pm Thanks for the article. Your mileage may vary.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

Customer service is social, too. In the linked-to article, Consumerist shares the story of an individual who opted to use a landscaping service to trim his lawn. If you’re reading this article, even if you did know the other side of the story, would you want to do business with this company? Situations like this appall me.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 20, 2007

However, I’m not complaining about the new changes — at all. In fact, the new Digg pictures launch has been bunched up with other great features that I’m quite happy about. RAWR =) Reply Greg Davies aka cGt2099 December 17, 2007 at 9:29 pm Great article, Tamar. Again, good article, as always.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks? I was fortunate to have the help of James Duthie, a serial guest blogger from Online Marketing Banter , a blog on social media, marketing, and more.? As such, it has been selected as the generic social network of choice.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 12, 2011

It could be a social news site, or a social bookmarking site, but in fact it’s just a place where people can share interesting stuff from the Web. You can post links to blog posts, news articles, videos, photos—anything you like. The content doesn’t need to be new. Here’s an example.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2010

We almost have to create our own personal social media policy. Reply Nat Bourre August 18, 2010 at 9:50 pm Your articles are always so warm and inspiring. Most of my social network profiles are business-related, however I have reserved a couple for friends and family only. Call me Victoria from the example above.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Simply put, the new mass media helped organize, and influence, large numbers of consumers. To take two examples: people complain about an issue to an important newspaper prompting them to push the issue into the mainstream, or if a TV station covers an event, that becomes an important topic. It also becomes direct.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

of articles on the topic of Internet Marketing, from SEO to social media to web usability and then some. And every year, I hand pick the best articles that I’ve read and compile them in a resource that I hope will last a long time. Every year, I can only read so many articles. Here’s my list for 2008.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

In the past few weeks, however, even Digg’s other top users are seeing that Digg is becoming more difficult of a social news site to enjoy, and after stepping away from Digg for awhile, I have some thoughts and reflections on how it was and possibly how it should be. How you use social media depends on your frame of mind.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2009

A blogger might say that he wants to write for a specific publication, sending emails and instant messages asking, “Hey, I really like that you write for this publication. &# Marketing type folk, especially those representing a company’s service or product offerings, turn to blogs and ask to be mentioned in the blog.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 1, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Industry News > Analysis of Five Top Blogs and What You Can Learn from Them Analysis of Five Top Blogs and What You Can Learn from Them by Tamar Weinberg on July 1, 2010 Share Inspired by my recent post on How Young is Too Young? ,

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Lists win for a variety of reasons: they’re easily digestible, they’re typically short, and they contain a lot of good information in one single article. Some examples follow: What are Your Chances of Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse? Quiz yourself on relationships or just random trivia and see how well you score.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

If you’re the frugal type, take advantage of the free alerts from Google, YackTrack , Social Mention , BackType (which gives you alerts from blog/article comments , which other services do not include), and Trackur. And read these tips on how to become a great blogger. Here are tips on becoming an influential blogger.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

There are at least ten characteristics off the top of my head that make blogs and bloggers successful. Here are some key ideas and takeways — as well as inspirational bloggers you might want to follow — who can help you realize that dream. Eloquence My three favorite bloggers are Brian Solis , Lisa Barone , and Adam Singer.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Many brands these days use social media to promote themselves and to reach out to their target audience. There is an interesting article about it. link] [link] Mary Hey Jason, An interesting post about Developing a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps. There is an interesting article about it. Koin dibalik kasur =-.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

For example, one of my Friendster aliases is Times Square. For example: If I write that I played drums for Van Halen on their Reunion Tour, you, as a friend, have the ability of telling Spock whether it’s true or not. Great article. Thanks for the great article and your help in my ongoing social media education!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

As someone who does public relations for companies, I’m sure you carefully pick your bloggers for the pitch. Bloggers have to weed out the crap and PR pros need to find the right people for the job. The job of someone who does blogger outreach can be difficult. We both have difficult jobs. That’s just fine.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media tools and applications are often seen as existing as their most visible persona (their application within a social network) rather than being seen as tools with wider application and use. Amber [link] Deb Robison Great post and I especially appreciate the viral example and the need for participating with authenticity.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

Only recently, however, this story has become widely critiqued, with bloggers calling the practice a “vicious … royal mess&# that “crossed the line.&# I have seen these programs work but I sometimes wonder if it’s worth all the effort considering the possible fall-out, as seen in your example. mentality there.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

On the other hand, you can also share the same discount code across all social platforms. Share the 10OFF discount code for everyone, for example. Let it be posted on every social platform of choice and then watch as it seeds through other communities (which is likely to happen and shows that your marketing is viral).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

By the way, I still haven’t fully embraced video yet , so this will only include written articles. 24 Do-Follow Social Bookmarking Sites that Actually Work (Caroline Middlebrook): Get some powerful links on some of these lesser-known social sites. Maybe next year, folks! This kid is awesome.)

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

What skills, though, do successful social media marketers have that put these individuals above the average (or addicted) social media user, and better yet, above the traditional marketer? There are days when marketers may have to serve as internal evangelist by introducing key stakeholders to social media.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Twitter is one of the largest social networking sites, featuring users from various walks of lives. For example, here is a recent tweet taken from Ashton Kutcher’s twitter profile: “ @problogger bummer I’ll be there 1 week too early.&# Well said, Onibalusi. What the top 10 have in common is their celebrity status.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 14, 2010

Social Media Alone Doesn’t Cut It Social media marketing alone is not enough. There’s a lot more to marketing than just being social. For example, your website, without a doubt, needs SEO. SEO and social media are two entirely different things. Demanding more is selfish.

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Social Media SEO Blogger Communities 267

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Michael Wesch, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University is best known on the net for that video, The Machine is Us/ing Us , which is a great example of how to use the medium to convey a message thats more than just scripted rhetoric, but that has meaning. The Social Media Release. Her subject?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

I hope that if there’s anything you can take away from this article, it’s to be unlike Zicam. Get this: the article that was bashing him actually WON the Pulitzer Prize and was located on pulitzer.org/article-title.html. He tried to tell me the article was wrong. Own up to your faults and mistakes.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Mark Thompson of Search Engine Journal has a great article entitled How To Find Industry Influencers. Look at Boring Stats — and Make Them Interesting This has a little to do with the Social Media platforms, but mostly with analytics. The job is to guide the web developers and programmers so that your new web 2.0

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Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 22, 2009

If they have too many friends and not many followers, for example, you might not want to follow them. 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. These are: The number of friends and followers they have.

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Viper Chill

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

In that particular post I looked at the green industry from the perspective of a blogger and shared some of my findings. After that I’m going to give two examples in different industries showing how you can use these services – and the information they generate – to your advantage.

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