article thumbnail

The CS guide to avoiding Twitter (and any) Phishing Scams

Josh S Peters

Twitter, FaceBook, your bank, etc are never going to have you log into their site through videos.ghjghjgy.com or twitter.lameurl.com or YourBank.scamcentral.com or anything else. In this latest phishing scam the above URL will take you to what looks like the Twitter sign in page, but when you look at the URL it’s that same garbled mess.

Twitter 100
article thumbnail

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.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

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.

Apple 154
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

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. but it would be a mistake to stop designing or marketing to older people. Media snackers just have pockets.

Meme 100
article thumbnail

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. You can do many things to market your business, add value, and empower your customers. I am one of those users.

Facebook 279