The Way of the Web

MARCH 8, 2011

You may want to keep Facebook personal, and use Twitter/LinkedIn/your blog or site as your professional reference. There are viable alternatives already out there – for instance Disqus, as used on this blog. Look at the difference between similar sites in terms of technology e.g. Digg vs Reddit vs Hacker News, for example.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

For example, just the other day I stumbled upon an Apple press release from 2003. 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. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

Since he was reasonably happy with the service provider, he referred it to his friend. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca In the linked-to article, Consumerist shares the story of an individual who opted to use a landscaping service to trim his lawn.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Getting to know other bloggers – leaving a comment can often be a great way to get on the radar of another blogger. There’s no real debate around the legitimacy of these comments – they are spam and any blogger in their right mind mark them as such. The spammy self promoter.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

But, the team does reference a series of social media outposts via a tiny murderers row of icons (my favorite is “Linkedin.coming soon&#. I must have used the Edelman WalMart 'flog' example 20 times in pitches and workshops! Yep, that’ll get fans in the seats. As always – great piece Jay.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Taxi Mike is Here to Help During my recent vacation in Canada, I stumbled upon a fantastic example of marketing via helpfulness, from Taxi Mike in Banff, Alberta. It’s Coffee In another example of Canadian excellence in creating marketing success through helpfulness, a Starbucks in Richmond, B.C. It’s a Bird.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

It’s an example of an industry with poor understanding of taxonomy – the words and phrases used to describe products and services. Twitter Lists How your company or product are referred to in consumer-created Twitter lists can yield important taxonomy insights. And great example about the eyeglasses. Thanks again.

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Mindjumpers

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Blog About Clients Cases Tribesourcing Video People & Contact Bloggers « 5 Popular Posts About Social Media 3 Infographics on Why You Should Use Social Networks as Marketing Tools » 4 Ways Social Media Has Changed The Fashion Industry Posted by Sara Hansson Sep 10th, 2010 Tweet Fashion weeks have past by all over the world.

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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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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

You should know if first-time visitors are disproportionately likely to visit your Ebook page, for example. I think first-time bloggers get enamored with the concept of “design.&# Example: Subscribe to our RSS Feed cos next weeks post will be just like this one – but TWICE as awesome. 5 ways to fix it.

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 17, 2009

At EPA, for example, a new employee came up with the idea of doing a contest on YouTube to create outstanding videos to teach people about testing for radon. At EPA, for example, a new employee came up with the idea of doing a contest on YouTube to create outstanding videos to teach people about testing for radon. Thanks for this.

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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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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Getting to know other bloggers – leaving a comment can often be a great way to get on the radar of another blogger. There’s no real debate around the legitimacy of these comments – they are spam and any blogger in their right mind mark them as such. The spammy self promoter.

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 22, 2008

I’ve seen Intellipedia , TSA’s Evolution of Security blog , DoDLive , the DoD’s Blogger’s Roundtable , FEMA’s YouTube channel , GovLoop , and many other examples of “Government 2.0.&# I’ve also seen plenty of failed blogs, dormant wikis, and other failed attempts at using social media.

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 10, 2009

An example is a blog called ‘Mini-Microsoft’ where some dude just voices his opinion about life inside Microsoft. An example is a blog called ‘Mini-Microsoft’ where some dude just voices his opinion about life inside Microsoft. link] sradick Partha – great example of the Mini-Microsoft blog.

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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

MAY 28, 2010

And read these tips on how to become a great blogger. Here are tips on becoming an influential blogger. This explicitly references the LinkedIn or Facebook connections that give you access to a person’s precious “commodity,&# his email address. If you can blog, you should. Customer Service. Join the Community.

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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. 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.

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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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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

On Twitter for example, if you’re tweeting about your company’s new product, you’re engaged in a customer gain event. I’m constantly referring back to Forrester’s POST methodology when planning campaigns. link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings.

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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). Neighbor typically refers to those living nearby but may also be affiliated through religious organizations. And yes, IRC does refer to Internet Relay Chat.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Here’s the distribution of number of words in each of these headlines: 5 word headline = 2 posts in top 25 6 word headline = 3 posts in top 25 7 word headline = 8 posts in top 25 8 word headline = 9 posts in top 25 9 word headline = 0 10 word headline = 4 posts in top 25 Clearly, I write longer headlines than many other social media bloggers.

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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. For example, what plays well on Digg versus what plays well on Propeller.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

Send it out to existing customers via email, so they can refer fence-sitters to it. Maybe you guys have other examples where that is not so. I have a great example: One that Facebook killed because it wasn't in line with their mass media-based (impressions and “size of network&# used to create it) values system.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Getting to know other bloggers – leaving a comment can often be a great way to get on the radar of another blogger. There’s no real debate around the legitimacy of these comments – they are spam and any blogger in their right mind mark them as such. Next we have the spammy self promoter.

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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). Reply petnos May 10, 2008 at 3:32 pm This is a good example for people will face the situation you were in. They will act on a good way i think.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Blog Comments (The blog is on WordPress) Disqus This is what I use to manage comments here at Convince & Convert. There are some elements of Disqus I don’t like, especially that it doesn’t always play nice with other plug-ins, but it does make commenting easier and faster for most of you who already have a Disqus account.

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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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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

RT @jaybaer: Why You're the Key to Social Media Success [link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. jaybaer wants to know Do You Believe? Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

For example, people talk about using twitter as a business tool rather than thinking about creating a searchable organizational database of collaborative conversations “Social media results cannot be measured&# If you are not measuring your social media results then there is little point in having a social media strategy. .&#

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

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. For example, Rule #1 is “Thou Shalt Be Honest.&# 10 Brilliant Examples of LinkBait (WebGeek): Scott Allen shows how tools are great linkbait.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

It also happens to us Z-list bloggers as well. The problem has been growing for about 20 years as more and more products and services have become commoditized–and Google is the ultimate example with free search. This is where bloggers/writers have a challenge. That’s where I try to steer people now.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

Let’s look at a few examples of companies that have done this successfully: Yelp’s Elite Squad: Yelp operates a social networking, user review, and local search website for members to post reviews and get user feedback on local businesses and restaurants. Are Gardening Forums social media?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I looked at Meltwater Buzz a couple of months back and thought it offered a better platform than Radian6 (which is a good option in itself and often used as the industry example). What I mean is that California for example always shows up with the most posts. Historical data seemed more robust as well.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I was using you as a great example of a blog with focus and intent during my panel discussion, and this comment from you showed up on my phone at the exact same time. I was using you as a great example of a blog with focus and intent during my panel discussion, and this comment from you showed up on my phone at the exact same time.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 16, 2010

For example, they use a green background on Twitter, black background on their YouTube channels and maybe red on their Facebook fan page landing tabs. For example, I’ll put “I tweet. Examples of baits are: graphics, eBooks, whitepapers, scripts, website themes, coupon codes, etc. Are my profiles well branded?

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The best example I’ve ever seen of this is from a company called ThinkGeek , which prides itself on carrying the most robust collection of unique, thought-provoking products with the biggest nerd appeal on the planet. But the best example I’ve seen is on their Facebook page, where one fan posted an update on their wall — in BINARY CODE.

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