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. Accept a New Normal When I talk about accepting a new normal , I’m talking about two different aspects of life. Take my own situation as an example.

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JANUARY 28, 2010

Here are seven video examples that have become viral phenomenons in their own right. Reply Tamar Weinberg January 28, 2010 at 10:25 pm Tim, great question but I think that there’s no perfect answer for this. Today, video’s potential is obvious: it can be a marketer’s dream and yield tremendous successes.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks? 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.? Hat tip to Gab for posing that question to me.) One further question is do these visitors convert?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

One great example this year has been Blame Drew’s Cancer. You can use the many applications that Facebook offers, so that others can answer questions on a survey, have discussions on the forums, and/or have notes to bring awareness to a topic. He used Twitter to raise money for charity if people tweeted and blamed his cancer.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

If you use Twitter regularly, you’d see that it wins as a social news site that provides instantaneous news — at least of that caliber. As Chris Garrett explains in his post, if you follow numerous feed bots, you can get the news all the time. The right news will hit the front page of Digg quickly.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

I also remember being “elected&# as the note-taker in high school; one of the easiest ways to absorb lecture notes and book notes was to type up questions and answers in a frequently asked questions document and ask myself the questions again and again.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 19, 2009

After attending SMX (I’ll post something on that soon) and SES NY, I realized that Twitter is a useful tool for conferencegoers to communicate their whereabouts or to share breaking news and announcements. As an example, I followed two major news aggregators for awhile, but the updates were just too frequent for my needs.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

It made me start to question what the value is in posting to some of these social networks. Content aggregators, RSS readers and new social networks are all aiming to deliver the most sought-after content to the people who want the news, wherever they are comfortable. FriendFeed specifically is troubling.

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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.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 11, 2008

Nearly four months later, the social features appear to be here to stay. As Digg becomes more of a social network and less of a social news network (or a hybrid that incorporates both elements), it has a lot of obstacles it needs to face. I don’t want anyone but the intended recipient to see shouts, for example.

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JULY 1, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Industry News > Analysis of Five Top Blogs and What You Can Learn from Them Analysis of Five Top Blogs and What You Can Learn from Them by Tamar Weinberg on July 1, 2010 Share Inspired by my recent post on How Young is Too Young? ,

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 16, 2010

If you look around the social web a lot like me, you will agree that most social media campaigns suck. When you audit your social presence, you will be able to make better business decisions when it comes to social media. We are going to go through a series of questions that will help you in your audit.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Some examples follow: What are Your Chances of Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse? Examples include: Instant Domain Search (with its AJAX glory) Website Monitoring Tests Think about it this way: MyBlogLog has a widget , statistics, and a community. Quiz yourself on relationships or just random trivia and see how well you score.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

For example, one of my Friendster aliases is Times Square. It comes with my social media maturity , I suppose. To answer some questions, Industry connections are those I know through the search industry (primarily) but I have not yet met in person. Do you draw the line somewhere? Read that again if it didn’t make sense.

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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.&# Any company employing such an incentive program is certainly not participating in anything that is manipulative, questionable, or immoral in nature. mentality there.

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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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JANUARY 5, 2010

Social Media: Getting Started Why You Have to Engage in Social Media, Even if You Don’t Want to (A Smart Bear): Jason Cohen (@asmartbear) makes a compelling argument into why social media must be considered, even if you have no interest in it. The article has examples of how social media worked too.

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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

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. Kirtsy and Other Niche Social Networks.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

The big question of return on investment comes up often. On the other hand, you can also share the same discount code across all social platforms. Share the 10OFF discount code for everyone, for example. Hopefully, though, you’re considering other social networks to broaden your social media reach.

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JULY 8, 2008

What skills, though, do successful social media marketers have that put these individuals above the average (or addicted) social media user, and better yet, above the traditional marketer? There are days when marketers may have to serve as internal evangelist by introducing key stakeholders to social media.

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APRIL 14, 2010

Social Media Alone Doesn’t Cut It Social media marketing alone is not enough. There’s a lot more to marketing than just being social. For example, your website, without a doubt, needs SEO. SEO and social media are two entirely different things. Social media marketing, too, is now a reality for many.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media tools and applications are often seen as existing as their most visible persona (their application within a social network) rather than being seen as tools with wider application and use. Amber [link] Deb Robison Great post and I especially appreciate the viral example and the need for participating with authenticity.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Twitter is one of the largest social networking sites, featuring users from various walks of lives. Personality is Important By taking a look at the recent tweets on the above Twitter accounts, you will notice that they all have a personal relationship with followers and they answer questions from their followers.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

The Question: What Would You Do? The website in question is a few years old now so a little clarification either way on the current situation would be nice – I guess if there was an FDA investigation there might even be a verdict by now. .&# ) Poor rankings kill businesses , and negative rankings destroy trust.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Top 29 Niche Social Media Sites (That Actually Send Traffic) : Andy Hagans consistently updates this list with some great resources that aren’t necessarily being tapped into by many folks, but maybe it’s time for things to change. Reddit Tips from the Top Dog on Reddit (Social News Watch): How do you become a top user on Reddit?

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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 by far the largest; as a former “top user&# of the service , I built strong relationships with employees and users of the social news site.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

link] Develop a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps | Social Media Marketing | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert « Netcrema – creme de la social news via digg + delicious + stumpleupon + reddit [.] That is a very good question – And I don’t think I can!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

Books Take Time to Write Last week, a Twitter user asked a really blunt but surprising question about how to download my book (legally) for free. Whether or not it’s my choice — and in book publishing, there are other parties involved beyond just the writer — it’s just the wrong question to ask.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2012

Think instead about social media traffic, good content, a cleanly coded website, slow progressive growth, and your site’s authority. Ask these questions and then answer them. This beginner SEO question comes up often. SEO Checklist: 60 Essential Checks Before Launching a Website : Is your site ready to be launched?

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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

I remember sitting in an ROI webinar with New Marketing Labs’ Justin Levy , and he more or less skimmed through 5 or 6 different measuring tools like Grader, and of course, Google Analytics. 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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2008

One example of this is that we just launched internationally: Facebook was always available for people to use but only in English. Zuckerberg : So what was the question again? Lacy repeats her question and Mark continues: There are a lot of really big issues in the world that need to be solved. And the response? Lacy : Well?

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JANUARY 26, 2010

It shows that you have a vested financial interest in Yahoo News. This is not a real example, readers.) If you can’t diversify the sources you send from, at least do us a favor and don’t do it so frequently. Reply Gerald Weber January 26, 2010 at 10:49 am Thanks a lot for using me as an example in this post.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

Little did I know that once I stepped out into the real world that I’d meet teachers that were both knowledgeable and caring, and Chris and Gary are examples of both. The big question here: are you passionate about what you do? .&# I realized that I’ve had nary a teacher who really excelled in both areas.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

I consider my current @tamar network, though, either quite knowledgeable or clueless and inactive (as in the case of my family — I still love them but they’re not the target audience for my Twitter account , which is rather social-media focused). I have one question in regards to product promotion in Twitter.

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APRIL 8, 2010

However, you need to articulate to your client or marketing teams that social media is not just about participating on Twitter and Facebook. In other words, don’t show up in the social space only when you need a hand. Heck, the real question you probably had was “why does everything cost so much money?

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