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Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Sure, mundane minutiae (like the sort lampooned here) might generate a low level dialog, but in order to achieve something more meaningful, a successful social media marketer needs a conversational hook to generate discussion. She provides consulting in internet marketing and manages Community Support & Advertising at Mashable.

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Why Customer Service Should Be in Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

It’s easy for people to tweet about bank robberies and to photograph live displays of computer errors in public places. Social media customer service is a form of marketingmarketing the company as a friendly, customer-obsessed organization. Social media is social. Good way to put it.

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

It makes me wonder if I’m sending my requests to a wall (or for your tech geeks, /dev/null) or if people really work for Apple (outside their marketing and engineering departments). If you’re considering social media marketing for your business, no matter what size your company is, listening and engagement is key.

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Tamar Weinberg is a Media Snacker » Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Whereas before when computers were only found in banks and offices, media snackers have access at home, in school, or in libraries — all for free. Previously, to have a mobile phone, you needed a large bank account. BTW – I’ve really been interacting with the Digg community more and more. It scares me.

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Six Steps to a Remarkably Powerful, Personal Network - Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Thinking, writing, business ideas. You're only a stranger once.

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Ironically, it’s probably the total opposite of direct marketing (no call to action right from the get go), but probably the most helpful thing if you do want to get into direct marketing… Sphunn it! I like the point you draw with reference to direct marketing — I’m a direct marketing fan, but I so agree.

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How to Use Facebook for Business and Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Let’s just take a look at the potential of Facebook for business for a moment here and review the various options business owners have in order to be effective with Facebook business marketing. Profile Page versus Fan Page The average Facebook user uses Facebook not for business but for personal communications.

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The More Things Change, The More Things Change

Convince & Convert

Although Flowtown leans toward the B2C mass market culturally, I see monster B2B possibilities here. The way Donovan McNabb hates T.O. agencies, you should be experimenting with this too). These are exciting times at Bulb HQ! into their friends' news feeds) and not the brand's wall.