Kikolani

MARCH 22, 2013

How to Turn Social Connections Into In-Person Sales – Alix Hart, Brand Marketer at Best Buy, joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss integrating social into all aspects of customer service and battling the “showroom” effect as a brick-and-mortar retailer.

Mashup 128

Mashup Resources Klout FeedBlitz 128

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

When it comes to interactive media buys it looks like Google and the other search engines still offer marketers the best opportunities online. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

Social Media 123

Social Media Marketing Press Release Survey 123

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Sure, he promotes his digital products, but he doesn’t promise you a get rich scheme or make you feel any less valuable if you don’t buy. It might be as simple as setting up Google Reader and subscribing to the major news blogs in your industry. Chris Guillebeau is the master of this with his Unconventional Guides.

Industry 248

Industry Hosting Social Networking News 248

Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

My second objection is that just because you mention let say bird feeders that doesn't mean you're looking to buy one. If I was looking to buy one, then I guess it would be alright. Following in the hopes they will follow you back and buy your stuff is not a good strategy. What do you think?

Twitter 100

Twitter Case Study Lijit eBook 100

Stay N' Alive

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Will I buy one later? And Windows 8 is still pretty cool! The Surface however, I soon found, would lag as I typed. It was slow. Very slow, and it didn't take much to achieve that. If you're going to compare yourself to Apple, your entire experience needs to work together fluidly, fast, and smoothly.

Microsoft 111

Microsoft Flickr System Price 111

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. I have my Google reader shared URL, set up as a Yahoo Alert.

Plaxo 103

Plaxo Picasa StumbleUpon Netvibes 103

Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

What you want to do is take your keywords, do some searches, and then get the RSS feed of that search sent to your Google Reader or feed reader of your choice. If you’re not using an RSS reader use Google’s, it will make your life easier.

Twitter 100

Twitter RSS Lijit eBook 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

Here are three examples of brands that appear to be taking this message to heart: Fandango.com Best-known as a portal for buying movie tickets online, the site is actually quite diverse in terms of its content offerings. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

Smart Phone 218

Smart Phone Mobile Social Media SEO 218

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2009

If you’re looking at buying a product or utilizing a service, chances are you’re looking for the sentiment about that product or service as well. I hope that doesn’t detract you from buying the book! Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

Communities 170

Communities Marketing MySpace Yahoo 170

Adam Sherk

JULY 13, 2010

I suppose, too, that the same dynamic that afflicts print media (advertisers demanding coverage) would exists in a sponsored access situation, although buying reprint rights seems a similar activity… I guess it will come down to objectives — is it always about the largest audience or the best audience?

Press Release 141

Press Release SEO News Survey 141

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

You may love Google Reader, but I still want my Netvibes--and Ill fight you to the death for it. Couple of days ago, I leaned over someones shoulder and had her set up google reader, load in several blogs, and use google blog search. Only took a few minutes. I find it takes longer to explain than it takes to do.

Project 171

Project Screencast Strategy Wiki 171

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

If you don’t buy the extended warranty it costs you just to call and try to get help. I’m going to ask Apple to buy me a Zune. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Look at their policy about servicing you from the get go.

Apple 154

Apple Twitter Forums Policies 154

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 28, 2010

Will people who weren’t willing to buy news on an iPhone be sold on the idea just because the text is bigger and the photos are prettier? Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! I’d be surprised.

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iPad Apple News iPhone 129

Kikolani

MAY 6, 2013

From the perspective of a buyer, there’s nothing worse than buying something that doesn’t meet my needs. Be sure to follow Kristi on Twitter , Facebook , and Google+. If you are subscribed through a RSS reader like Feedly - my Google Reader alternative of choice - please click here to subscribe to the new feed link.

Education 152

Education eBook How To Course 152

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

Unless the product is a fad, it is doubtful that an online community will impact the buying habits of consumers looking at an impulse bought product. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Their communities don’t tend to be large, and if they are, are made up of non-customers.

Social Media 164

Social Media Yahoo Discount Training 164

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

Where are the people most likely to buy your products and services? Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca It finds your customers Companies using traditional marketing methods (e.g. surveys, focus groups, test marketing) often spend millions to locate their target markets.

Social Media 269

Social Media Strategy StumbleUpon Digg 269

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 25, 2010

I figured the resulting selection of additional ecards (you’re limited in your selection if you use the free service) would more than offset what I would otherwise pay to actually buy a card, mail it to someone, etc. I also now use Plaxo to make and send our own holiday cards , which has cut down significantly on holiday postage.

Plaxo 251

Plaxo Products Tools Class 251

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Business sites – These sites are the crux of the internet – realize it or not they are most of the sites that try to sell, sell, sell to you whatever they thing you should buy. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Most of us reading these fall into this category.

Crowdsourcing 192

Crowdsourcing scribd Ustream Social Media 192

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

I remember taking classes, buying flashcards , and doing whatever it took to have a decent understanding of large words to score well on the SAT. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

Digg 103

Digg MySpace Reddit Yahoo 103

Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Setting up your listening posts and building a solid foundation can be done for free to cheap (on the software side) using tools like Google Reader, Google Alerts, Yahoo Pipes, etc. What ever level of awareness you’re trying to achieve social media is a powerful tool for that.

Campaign 105

Campaign Social Media Radian6 Disqus 105

ProBlogger

APRIL 15, 2021

But unless you a) knew what an RSS feed was and b) had an RSS reader such as Google Reader to read it with, it wasn’t much use. And so I created a simple newsletter so the readers who understood email could receive a weekly newsletter from us. And soon it became the most popular way for people to subscribe to our content.

Energy 45

Energy eBook RSS Newsletter 45

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

I scan 275 RSS feeds in Google Reader and I use dozens of bookmarklets and shortcuts to help me manage it all. In addition, if youre a Google Readers shared items (yes, you Scoble !) or Google Reader shared feed through Yahoo Alerts. Hence, my Google Desktop can search my bookmarks AND [toread] clippings.

Bookmarklet 238

Bookmarklet Yahoo RSS Feed 238

ProBlogger

MAY 11, 2012

Standford Smith recently shared his favorite IFTTT recipes that make content curation painless : Save a starred item in Google Reader to Evernote. Add posts in Google Reader to a specific Evernote notebook. Save a specific keyword in an RSS to Evernote. When you favorite a tweet, save to Evernote.

Real Estate 41

Real Estate Insurance Tools Content 41

The Way of the Web

APRIL 19, 2010

Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Experiencing a strange Google Reader redirect to Google Docs? publisher is trying to adapt pretty quickly – I was a bit surprised to read that Hearst is looking to buy SEO and Marketing company iCrossing for around $375 million. But it seems one U.S.

Publishing 28

Publishing Blogroll Disqus Google Reader 28

Viper Chill

MARCH 1, 2010

I don’t use it so much for the figures that they give, but it gives far better phrases that I wouldn’t think of using or typing into the Google Keyword tool. Google Trends I rarely build new sites these days (I buy profitable ones, instead) but my most recent was in December, with my $1m case study.

Resources 77

Resources Netvibes Marketing Delicious 77

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

The only effective feedback mechanism was the free market: people choose to buy something else, if the option existed. On eBay you give feedback as vote of trust for others to see and seek positive for your sellers you’re buying from. TV media buys are based on people picking what was on TV.

Social Media 105

Social Media Marketing Digg MySpace 105

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 2, 2011

That means before opening Twitter, Google+ or Facebook, I need to go through all the email, then Google Reader, and make sure I’ve seen all reactions to my content on the Web, including blog comments, Twitter mentions, or other activity. If you haven’t eaten your broccoli, you shouldn’t get dessert.

Tools 277

Tools Tips Marketing Social Media 277

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca It would be awesome if you chose to consider my earlier feedback (keep the shouts for those who want them but let us Digg our friends’ stories from the friends/submitted page) but overall, this is actually a step in the right direction.

Digg 100

Digg Review Web 2.0 Upcoming 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

I turned off the posts on Buzz mostly for the issue that Google doesn’t truncate the posts. Meanwhile, I always share my posts via Google Reader and at least doing so encourages people to click on the post on Buzz. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

Social Media 221

Social Media Marketing Digg Consultant 221

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

With 1,200 users terminated at once, I’m not sure people can easily buy that. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Note that this was told to Consumerist anonymously but on the record. Does that really give the insider’s claim any credibility?

Reputation 100

Reputation Airlines Digg MySpace 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 18, 2008

Reply Dennis June 29, 2008 at 11:58 pm I hear Google made an offer to buy Plutter Kite for $6.4B! Add health records and Social Security #s to Plutter Kite, and Google will double their offer. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Thank you for that!

Microblogging 102

Microblogging API MySpace Yahoo 102

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

They also were able to flex their muscles and throw around dollars to buy up all the valuable advertising and marketing opportunities. For the most part, you can’t buy Twitter followers or Facebook fans. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

Hotels 245

Hotels Social Media Communities Discount 245

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 22, 2011

Google Reader. I don’t care what people tell you about RSS dying — Google Reader is still pretty darn awesome. With millions of pages online that have RSS capabilities, using a tool like Google Reader to keep abreast of all the latest happenings is a smart thing to do. Google Docs.

Products 236

Products Tools Google Reader RSS 236

Kikolani

JANUARY 24, 2012

One of the best ways to get actionable data out of your Google Analytics is to set up goals. Setting up a goal in Google Analytics tells it that someone has completed something important on your website, such as buying product, signing up to your email list, or similar. How I Organize Google Reader for Blog Commenting.

WordPress 147

WordPress Analytics Comments Google 147

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Do they take the action you want them to like signup for your rss, email subscribe or buy from you? It would be interesting to see ROI and conversion rates for SU traffic specially from people buying SU traffic. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

Social Media 100

Social Media StumbleUpon SEO ROI 100

Viper Chill

JULY 5, 2010

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. In fact, tried buying the Cloud Living book, but you only accept PayPal and I am from Pakistan.

Report 66

Report FeedBurner Case Study StumbleUpon 66

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Grab Google Reader and subscribe to Tim’s feed here. moves you up] on Google Reader to navigate your feeds. Ultimate Recycling: Buying Nothing New for One Year? I must admit to being a little behind the times regarding an RSS reader and how to properly use it. key move you down, hitting the â??kâ??

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Tips RSS StumbleUpon Google Reader 263