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I Invented Facebook ยป Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Here’s the real Facebook, long before I joined the social network myself: Truthfully, it doesn’t matter who invented Facebook. And these three social networks, which were based on very similar concepts, predated the Facebook that we know and love today. or to actually give the social network a fair chance.

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

But beyond that, Digg has its share of funny pictures and informational articles. That’s why I like Digg as a “social news&# site. As previously stated, users in the social news sphere find what’s newsworthy (e.g. Digg is an amalgamation of interesting articles that the populous votes upon.

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Twitter versus Plurk: Not Even in the Same League

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The only similarity is a 140 character limit for posts — so Plurk is essentially a microblogging platform. Plurk: Real Nested Conversations Brought to the Microblogging Platform A few days ago, I noticed via Twitter search tool Summize that Aaron Brazell had been talking about me on his Twitter stream.

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Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Social Media > Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned by Tamar Weinberg on April 20, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Todd Mintz. Fascinating article. Answers Yahoo!

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How to Use Social Media for Personal Branding

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social media, on the other hand, allows you to connect directly with the audience you want to target, on common ground, and build relationships. Use tools such as alltop.com and google.com/alerts to find the right blogs and new articles, and then subscribe to them through RSS using Google Reader.

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Social Media Strategy from A to Z ยป Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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. Kirtsy and Other Niche Social Networks. Who said that blogging was dead? If you can blog, you should.

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The Importance of Networking on the Internet

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In the end, the bond between those immersed in the social media sphere is a bond that exists nowhere else. I don’t mind chatting on skype or yahoo my only fear is meeting the ones that have pushed the envelope into self entitlement. Reply Nick Stamoulis August 12, 2009 at 9:38 am The power of social marketing has surprised many.

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