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How a Small New York City Hotel Put Itself on the Map through.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

He says, “The use of Twitter was mainly for the brevity and ability to drive traffic to our blog and booking site rogersmith.com. Today, it appears every retail or business concern says ‘follow us on Twitter’ or ‘be our friend on Facebook.’ Thanks for this! Reply Cate.TV

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Why Customer Service Should Be in Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Comcast did it early, and Frank Eliason today (who, by the way, is featured in the book I wrote) is really the role model for excellent customer service using online technologies. Social media is a fantastic way to bring that neighborhood business charm back to a increasingly dispassionate world. Kudos to you!

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How to Use Facebook for Business and Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Online retailer Newegg isn’t afraid and proudly displays its Facebook reviews for all to see. For example, running a store that sells both books and video games and I’d like to run a conversation on books, and one on video games. Why not solicit reviews from your community to see what they think about you?

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How To Create the Perfect Facebook Fan Page

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

He’s volunteered to give away a copy of his recent book, FBML Essentials , to two readers. You can also purchase my book, FBML Essentials , which will give you a little more details on FBML (as well as the Facebook developer platform in general). I have a couple set up for books that I work for the publishing company.

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Blogging Etiquette in the Face of a PR Pitch: What Miss Blogging.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I cover many of the same points in the book I am currently writing (Professional Blogging for Dummies). I just blogged about a related subject – the investment that literary bloggers (like me) make in reviewing books and how some small presses seem to treat bloggers with a degree of contempt.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2010

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The Ultimate Resource for Successful Small Business Websites (Samir Balwani): This isn’t completely social media marketing focused, but it definitely covers a great deal of detail on how smaller businesses (consulting firms, law firms, realtors, restaurants, retailers, etc.) can benefit from online marketing. C’mon.

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How to Get an Influencer's Attention

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I selected influencers in all different “walks of life&# and areas of influence, from the blogosphere to the power users of Digg to founders of successful startups and authors of bestselling books. Seth Godin Seth Godin is the bestselling author of numerous books, including his latest, Linchpin. And do it often.