Remove Communities Remove Compete Remove Issues Remove Social News
article thumbnail

11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

To have credibility, you need to have other people in your field willing and able to testify to your competence. Many people stay to themselves, failing to participate in the community and to build rapport with others in the same field. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

Brands 236
article thumbnail

Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I think the big issue here is more about sites with snippets of text. HOWEVER, my problem is more of a behavioral issue. MBA 101: you can only compete on price or product differentiation. I guess it’s a “social&# problem. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Why Customer Service Should Be in Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

We have embarassing pictures in Google Maps , videos about the death of an innocent man in the hands of a “competent&# cop , and even Yelp reviews that can damage your personal reputation , never mind your business. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

article thumbnail

7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In fact, not only does your blog need to stand out from the average ones that are popping up every day, but you also need to compete with established blogs, with their loyal fan bases, that have been around for years. This style can also be quite time consuming and can get quite complex especially when dealing with complex issues.

Blogger 250
article thumbnail

Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

40 Key Elements to Getting Started in Social Media (Louis Gray): Mike Fruchter writes an awesome blog post on Louis Gray’s blog about how to get involved in social media, from branding to blogging to Twitter to community. Marketing on the Social Web: A Few Key Ingredients (Michael Fruchter): I love the graphic.

Marketing 265
article thumbnail

Your Guide to the Crowdsourced Workforce - ReadWriteWeb

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Crowdsourcing, a term coined by Jeff Howe in a June 2006 issue of Wired magazine, is a model of labor that has been fully embraced on the Internet over the past couple of years. A number of large web development discussion communities host contest areas, including NamePros , v7 Network , and Webmaster Talk. 22 Comments.

article thumbnail

What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The scope of marketing needs to be broadened in view of the new dynamics that have employees, customers and prospects engaged in conversations – horizontally, peer to peer, in some cases even in co-opetition situations. That said, such a broad determination means you can be a social media marketer and not know it.