Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

They want a blog, an iPhone app, viral videos, a Twitter handle, a Facebook fan page complete with custom applications, blogger and influencer engagement initiatives, an ad.ly Now that I’ve shared some concrete examples, let’s take a moment to talk about the benefits of “fixing your house” first, before engaging in social.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2010

For example, you might have launched a Twitter account hoping it would drive tons of customers to your e-commerce site quickly. It might happen after solving a customer’s problem because of a social network complaint, for example. Now forget what I said. And forget about the sale. Go Offline.

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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. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

favorite bloggers loves using big words, but I realize that I spend 3-4 times longer on this blogger’s posts than I do on all other posts because of the verbosity and complexity of the prose. To be a great blogger you’ve got to think like a reader…Thanks! What’s a good example of this?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

I’ve personally taken this concept so far that I now have a pretty new box at the end of most blog posts which highlights other bloggers that I enjoy. Take my own situation as an example. For example, when I first started making money online, I was 16 years old. The first is personal. Nice post Glen.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

and obviously more recently sites such as Digg. Digg: Newsworthy, Informational, and Funny Chris also mentions that he has used Digg as a news source. Twenty-two minutes after it hit the front page, it sat at 2099 Diggs. Seven minutes after that, it had 2661 Diggs. How do you get your news?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

by Tamar Weinberg on February 22, 2008 Share This is a guest post from Pierre Far, who recently launched a very cool program called Social Alerter which notifies you as soon as your website has a solid chance of hitting the Digg or del.icio.us However, I did find an interesting example in Dell. If so, how? It also becomes direct.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 22, 2010

For example, if you wanted to research historical information, like to learn what year World War 2 ended; or if you wanted to find out how many games your favorite professional team won last year, a traditional search engine will get you this information. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Here are seven video examples that have become viral phenomenons in their own right. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Today, video’s potential is obvious: it can be a marketer’s dream and yield tremendous successes.

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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. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Your mileage may vary. Twitter as a news breaker. This, too, is useful.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

May there be more of you in the future, those people that follow your example. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Andrew, all I can say is that you’re not even legal yet but you’re teaching a lot of your elders an extremely valuable lesson.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

One great example this year has been Blame Drew’s Cancer. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Kiva is an organization who allows anyone to contribute money to aid an entrepreneur in a developing country be successful in a business he/she is trying to begin or further develop.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

As an example, let’s take a look at Robert Scoble’s FriendFeed (click the image for a larger view): In this screenshot, Robert utilized both Google Reader and Twitter, and the comments spread to his feed where an ongoing discussion ensued. This way if I go to digg/reddit/SU before Friend Feed, I don’t see duplicates.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

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.? My friends who have popular news, political, science sites etc… see much better numbers and subscribers from sites such as Sphinn and even Digg and so on.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

For example, one of my Friendster aliases is Times Square. I needed to differentiate Digg from social media because they actually are part of a distinctive community (and as you know, I’m very passionate about Digg so it really did deserve its own category). December 20, 2007 at 12:28 pm toodoo » ?????

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2010

It should definitely be assumed that if someone uses his Facebook account for both, for example, that there will be a mixture of comments that may not necessarily be personal. Call me Victoria from the example above. An example. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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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. However, things have changed.

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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 21, 2009

Customer service as we all know is not just about putting issues right, it’s about ‘before, during and after’ the sale and I think this client is a prime example of many companies out there who do not openly demonstrate the value of the customer. A great experience breeds influence and positive feelings.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 1, 2010

I was contacted by 16-year-old blogger Onibalusi Bamidele who has guest-written this post. There is a trend among many new (and even old) bloggers. Yet many bloggers who have not even spent up to a year on their blogs keep complaining about not achieving any results. Let’s take Techipedia for example.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Some examples follow: What are Your Chances of Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse? I’ve already stated that I love apps built on the Digg API , and anyone with some programing know-how can build an excellent web-based or standalone utility. The Quiz The quiz is another viral tool that brings a bit more fun into everyday web browsing.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

And read these tips on how to become a great blogger. Here are tips on becoming an influential blogger. People love the prospect of submitting to Digg, for example, and some immediately submit the spammiest articles to the service. Your success as a blogger and promoter really comes from offering value to your audience.

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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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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. Also, one story on the Digg home page does not an expert make.

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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

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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

Reply Linda February 14, 2008 at 11:36 pm I posted this on Digg. Reply petnos May 10, 2008 at 3:32 pm This is a good example for people will face the situation you were in. I didn’t realize I could contact the FDA, for example — all I used was Google, only to lead me to that page on the 1+ year old class action lawsuit.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Social Media Sites: General The Big Boys of Social Bookmarking: The Top 20 Sites (10e20): Chris Winfield ranks the top 20 social bookmarking sites by their Alexa rankings and gives a short description of what each does — in case you haven’t ventured beyond Digg.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

For example, here is a recent tweet taken from Ashton Kutcher’s twitter profile: “ @problogger bummer I’ll be there 1 week too early.&# That’s the model that works best for bloggers, and it works the same for social media too. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

The article has examples of how social media worked too. How to Make Social Media Work for Non-Consumer Brands (Mashable): This is a good B2B social media article which is chock full of examples. David Armano suggests to study out the candidate first; they shouldn’t just be focused on Twitter, for example.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 23, 2008

Well, for one, social media users — that is, users on social news sites such as Digg, Mixx, Reddit — are not particularly enthusiastic about the proliferation of marketers in their community. Reaching out to bloggers and online communities, it hit both the NY Times and Wall Street Journal in the first week of publication.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Take my husband’s grandfather as an example. These examples above illustrate a typical usability question faced by Facebook users (well, except for Grandpa). Digg is now part of social media and will be explained in the final chart. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 26, 2010

This is not a real example, readers.) And if you’re using StumbleUpon to solicit votes on Digg, do you think Digg doesn’t notice? If you want success on your Digg (or other social network) submissions, you better to do it under the radar. It shows that you have a vested financial interest in Yahoo News.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 14, 2010

For example, your website, without a doubt, needs SEO. Bloggers already give a substantial amount of their time, so asking for more is just wrong. Bloggers in social media don’t owe anyone else anything, nor do any other bloggers who provide expertise, for that matter. Demanding more is selfish.

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Social Media SEO Blogger Communities 267

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Share the 10OFF discount code for everyone, for example. Hootsuite , for example, has multiple tabs that highlight their social involvement elsewhere on the web. Take MySpace as just one of many examples of an online property that become too comfortable with its “space.&# What if you want to offer 10% off?

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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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

He also gave a simple example of how to measure Social Media ROI: What you really want to know when measuring Social Media ROI is how much money each incoming warm lead is worth. Here’s a great example: Many Yelp reviews are taken down within a few days of being posted. Put them to good use! Ever wonder why?

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