Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

The genius writer brother; the gun-crazy brother; the beauty- and romance-obsessed sister; the fiercely protective Greek Man Friday; and the food-obsessed and long-suffering mother (or Mother, as she’s referred to). 3 ways to get great content from your boring business , by Shannon Paul. Plus it’s a great read.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Whatever your motivation, your blog needs traffic to achieve those goals, and to do that, you need great content. Get Your Blog Read and Followed When it comes to the internet, there’s one golden rule that stands head and shoulders above the others: content is king. It is vital to master writing great content on your blog.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

This turns bloggers sour, thinking that everyone in public relations or blogger outreach is just a spammer. It’s time consuming to look at which bloggers to target, read posts, and then write a personal message to the blogger along with the actual pitch. However, if you want really good coverage, you’ll do it.

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Social Media Engagement Forums Policies 272

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

How to blog from Gmail (Gmail + Wordpress/TypePad/Blogger + IMified). I scan 275 RSS feeds in Google Reader and I use dozens of bookmarklets and shortcuts to help me manage it all. Everyday I come across something on the web that I want to save for future reference. or Google Reader shared feed through Yahoo Alerts.

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Bookmarklet Yahoo RSS Feed 238

ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

What most people don’t realize is that it’s almost as easy to go wrong with guest posting as it is with any other content marketing technique. It’s also now evident that Google has no love for low-quality sites and inbound links from them. Check content quality. Spend five minutes reading through the website’s content.

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Quantcast BuzzStream Reputation Google Reader 42

Viper Chill

AUGUST 12, 2010

I’ve already shared how I personally became a much better writer (though I don’t rate myself that highly) and now I want to get into the specifics of how to create compelling content. Similarly, if I see content posted on Facebook or retweeted on Twitter, that same headline will determine whether I click through to your website.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Humans can relate to emotional content, and laughable content is always golden. If you’re in need of viral content , you don’t have to look much farther than videos that teach users how to do something. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 12, 2012

As an active blogger, I’m always looking at various stats to help me understand how well I’m doing. Luckily, one of the best things about being a blogger is that pretty much every stat you want to look at is available online and not stuck in outdated offline software programs. Google ranking for keywords.

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RSS How To Blogger Analytics 42

Kikolani

MAY 6, 2013

When you sign up for a course, organize all of the emails into a folder for that course so you can find your login information and other related content quickly. Just select all of the results applicable and add them to your logins label to reference them down the road. Be sure to follow Kristi on Twitter , Facebook , and Google+.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Instead of starting off from scratch with no blog readers, traffic or any sign of engagement, you put a strategy in place to connect with influencers and get them to promote and share your content to their already established audience. So, when you Tweet their content, @mention them and add some positive commentary.

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Viper Chill

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

You are here: ViperChill » Social Media » The Most Important Blogging Analysis Ever The Most Important Blogging Analysis Ever Written by Glen, this post has 79 Comments If you ask anyone what makes a blog popular, they’ll say content. No matter how many clever headlines tell you otherwise, content is still king.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 8, 2009

I persevere however and it sometimes pays off when I’m referred to blogs such as this, I look forward to following you! Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. This blog is written and maintained by Tamar Weinberg.

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Newsletter Handbook Virtual World LinkedIn 144

Viper Chill

JULY 5, 2010

Every day the figure fluctuates by thousands of readers, going as low as 4,000 to as high as 12,000. June 1st : 6,866 May 31st : 7,543 Change : +677 I really don’t know what is going on (I’m still down over 1,000 Google Reader subscribers compared to usual) so that would suggest I’m at least over 8,500.

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Report FeedBurner Case Study StumbleUpon 66

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Whether it’s Flickr , StumbleUpon , Digg , del.icio.us , Twitter , Facebook , Sphinn , LinkedIn , blogs , blogs , more blogs , and even more blogs , you can find me looking for the most pertinent content that aligns with my interests. As the landscape changes, so does the content. Is it hard to snack on so much media at once?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

Touted as more of a “content discovery&# engine than a news engine, StumbleUpon lets you discover news, but not necessarily in a timely manner. Then I can just go back to my StumbleUpon page and refer to the notes I left there for a reminder of what I’ve seen and why I liked it. I thought the similar names were intentional.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

Social media, quite simply, relates to the usage of content created by easily accessible publishing technologies (social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter, photo publishing sites such as Flickr, video sites like YouTube and Vimeo) that is generated by the hundreds of millions of consumers utilizing these technologies.

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Social Media Strategy Marketing Vimeo 153

Viper Chill

MARCH 1, 2010

With Google Analytics, you would see huge traffic spikes the next day, and miss the opportunity to maximise conversions on that traffic. Feedburner If you’re a blogger and you’re not using Feedburner, I first of all want to know where you’ve been, and secondly need to say that you have been missing out.

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Resources Netvibes Marketing Delicious 77

Viper Chill

JULY 11, 2011

Blogs take a long time to build, since they’re very much relationship focused, and just relying on RSS – like most bloggers do – sets you on a horrible path when it comes to converting readers into buyers. Nobody unsubscribed from emails 7,8 and 9, so obviously people enjoy the content found inside them.

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Conversation Blogger eBook Sites 77

Kikolani

MARCH 25, 2013

Look for tweets where these people are saying something good about you, your skills, your expertise, your content, your products, or your services. If a tweet makes you feel like your hard work has been recognized and appreciated, then it should be one you save for future reference.

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Klout FeedBlitz Twitter How To 168

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

You refer to the ones most effected as the savviest of Digg users. Assuming that the transient user has less of a personal agenda than the power user, then we might see an improvement in the quality of the content. I would ask some philosophical questions, however. Being one yourself, that’s the perspective you see.

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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.

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Blogger Press Release Advertising Review 177

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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Blogosphere Blogger Comments Tips 278

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.&# You reference Cruise Critic, where a lot of this post’s visitors have come from today. Did the viral marketing campaign result in negatives? mentality there.

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Brands Message Boards Travel Forums 133

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

I painstakingly go through these resources with the hopes that these posts will serve as references for you in years to come. What Makes People Share Content? Samir Balwani): What prompts people to share content — and how does one capitalize on this? Sending products to bloggers helps too!) Here’s 2007.

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Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Table of Contents. Grab Google Reader and subscribe to Tim’s feed here. From Tim, as true with all brackets: Rather than browsing the web for what you need and getting distracted by the irrelevant but interesting, RSS essentially gives you your own personal newspaper with carefully selected content. Dr. Stewart D.

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Tips RSS StumbleUpon Google Reader 263

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

And read these tips on how to become a great blogger. The letter “C&# could be a lot of things, like “content,&# “consistency,&# and “community,&# but customer service is a big part of the evolution of social media. Here are tips on becoming an influential blogger. Content alone is not enough.

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Social Media Strategy Yahoo Communities 278

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. Google Reader Subscriber Counts. One tool I like to use when looking for large blogs in a niche is Google Reader, and more specifically its ‘Browse for Feeds’ feature.

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Analysis Quantcast Data StumbleUpon 82

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 14, 2010

Nobody wants to have to to a minority that seems to be unhappy with the content you’ve spent hours upon hours writing. Bloggers already give a substantial amount of their time, so asking for more is just wrong. That’s exactly why social media bloggers blog in generalities. Here’s why. Demanding more is selfish.

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Social Media SEO Blogger Communities 267

Adam Sherk

MARCH 2, 2010

Partnerships with other large content sites and cross-network promotions were another major driver. Natural search engine referrals ranged from about 10% to over 40% and Google.com was the #1 or #2 referring domain for nearly every site. Among the sites surveyed the figures ranged from 30-60%. There is a more natural fit.

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Kikolani

APRIL 26, 2013

Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Content. 16 Content Marketing Golden Rules For Real Results – Many business leaders under estimate the work required to develop good content marketing that drives real results.

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Exercises Mashup Resources Adwords 126

Writtent Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Who likes to be distracted while working on their next best piece of content? After Google Reader ceased to exist, this news aggregator quickly became its suitable replacement. Stumbled upon a video, a news article, or any piece of content you’d like to come back to later on? Perfect for content curation.

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Tools FeedBurner Survey Content management systems 107

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

A few high profile folks have even called my readers lucky for getting great content without any up front monetary commitment. (If If you want great beginner social media content behind a pay wall, check out Exploring Social Media , a project I am working on with Jason Falls and some other great minds.) Bad news for everybody.

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Products Consultant Price Social Media 267

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

I asked several social media consultants, bloggers, marketers, search engine optimizers, and social media addicts about what they considered to be essential skills and characteristics of the most efficient and results-driven social media consultants. They usually work 70 hour weeks and need to be extremely flexible.

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Social Media Marketing Consultant Communities 163

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

In the past few months, I’ve dealt with companies who are unfortunate victims of bad links in Google, but those links refer to incidents that are years old (and are even resolved). Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

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Reputation Chemicals Issues Consultant 125

ProBlogger

MARCH 13, 2013

One of the biggest challenges that bloggers face – whether they are blogging for themselves or their business – is creating enough content. Creating quality content takes a major investment of time and resources. If you’re struggling to create enough content, then here are some great ways to get additional content for your blog.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Today, my 1,508 Facebook connections are broken into the following categories: Extra-curricular Programs refer to friends I met on vacation, through summer programs, or though other related activities. Neighbor typically refers to those living nearby but may also be affiliated through religious organizations.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

It’s not only about the algorithm but on understanding how SU can be used for content discovery and sharing. StumbleUpon – A Blogger’s Best Friend (Newest on the Net): A beginner article from Fred Peters about how to use StumbleUpon to gain traffic to your sites. And that’s really what’s important.

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Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144