Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

And if he doesn’t, he might say something about it on Twitter (and tools are allowing me to find out the sentiment so that I could get the feedback instantaneously). MBA 101: you can only compete on price or product differentiation. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

Lisa Barone made a really good point last month when she said that her productivity went up as a result of respecting her time. 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. Sadly, it absolutely has.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Brand communities, contests, most social listening, and non-promotional tweeting fits into this category. We also find Facebook fan pages that try to explain product features (wrong again, as it’s unlikely that non-customers are going to fan your page, thus talking about features is preaching to the converted).

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JUNE 11, 2010

Amber is Director of Community for Radian6 , co-proprietor of the influential Brass Tack Thinking blog (formerly Altitude Branding), a cool mom, a motivating force, and a hell of a flautist). DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] DJ Waldow As I wrote on Brass Tack Thinking, I have the chills. is my vote.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

February 11th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Guest post by Bob Dennis , freelance Web designer with experience in everything from audio production to social networking. More and more I'm seeing sentiments like: 'Developers can completely bypass Apple’s money-grubbing, dictatorial policies.&# Also, $0.30

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

It’s clear that anti-Digg sentiment is silenced, and is often suppressed. Google is undoubtedly huge and they could simply shrug their members off like Digg does to its much smaller userbase, but instead they engage the community and that’s why Google is such a positive brand.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. If barber shops were still driving consumer sentiment, I’d be writing this post about barber shop marketing. That’s not a “wave the magic wand&# scenario. Your company needs to be part of that conversation. Social media is hard False.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

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. Sending products to bloggers helps too!) It’s definitely a worthwhile read. Read this Mashable guide.

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APRIL 28, 2010

In Search of Mass Influencers In a fascinating new Forrester Research study about online peer influence, Augie Ray and Josh Bernoff determine that consumers generated more than 500 billion online impressions about products and services in 2009. They really know the product, service, and benefits. population. link] @jaybaer [link] Top

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

In the many paragraphs that follow, learn from many of the experts and hear what they consider success when using social media to engage with consumers about products and services. You can also not use the tools correctly or not behave appropriately within communities around the tools and market poorly.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Angela Connor Author, “18 Rules of Community Engagement&# [link] jaybaer I agree Angela. The contrast in social media is stark: to build a community, we shouldn't ask who we can reach with what message, but rather, who are our fans right now and how do they talk about us. I mirror your sentiments. Does that make sense?

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Private brand communities vs. Facebook. It is the natural progression in the market, and the signs are already showing up that we are approaching the climb up towards the “plateau of productivity&# as Gartner calls it. Linkedin Groups vs. Twitter. Podcasts vs. YouTube. This is when it starts to be fun. Nicely said, Esteban.-=

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Sentiment: How much are you willing to automate verse check by hand? Working for an agency I actually use multiple tools for different clients to make sure we're giving them the best product for their needs. I've definitely had some good experiences with your product. In other words, how accurate does it need to be?

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Also, Facebook’s enhancements to its Insights analytics product aim to give companies information about their visitors that far exceeds the data available from Google Analytics (another reason Google is freaking out). If your community is there, then you should be too, and the question is really rhetorical, isn’t it?

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Also, Facebook’s enhancements to its Insights analytics product aim to give companies information about their visitors that far exceeds the data available from Google Analytics (another reason Google is freaking out). If your community is there, then you should be too, and the question is really rhetorical, isn’t it?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2009

He was incredibly giving and made huge sacrifices for his community, his wife, his children, his grandchildren, and even his great-granddaughter who was born the week after he was admitted to the hospital for the last time. Back then, Queens had no large Jewish community but the new residents had determination to set up a synagogue.

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AUGUST 25, 2011

Even though there are thousands upon thousands of micro-niches and active communities discussing the most peculiar topics, there’s still only room for a handful of ‘rockstars’ to emerge from each of them. For others, being a rockstar gives them enough of an audience to live from selling their own products or services.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

It’s important to understand the communities you contribute to and to understand the rules of the sites that you target. FriendFeed is a service but it’s also a community. Conclusion Remember that social media communities are real relationships, real conversations, and as such, they should be treated like they are real.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 7, 2010

A great product — nothing more, nothing less. People are flocking to sites like Twitter and Facebook and other communities because they are online communities where they can learn from and hang out with their peers. Twitter is a community and you’re a member of the congregation. Great post.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2008

The initial sentiment was highly negative , and most concluded that the algorithm will penalize users who care much about the community and use it regularly. Both Kevin and Jay say that we should give the community the benefit of the doubt. Then the community “won.&# I think they know how valuable the community is.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2008

As an individual, perhaps a company or an entrepreneur who is looking to spread the word about a new product launch, you have the potential to keep marketing costs down by reaching out to bloggers and having them talk about your product. Or give them full download rights to your new software product without restrictions.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Create Demand, Not Messages Success with “social” marketing is becoming less about creating desire, positive sentiment or aspiration among customers. Awareness, recall, positive sentiment, “engagement&# and buzz aren’t enough to overcome this mercenary reality. As single example: Do you read your own product reviews?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The feeling of community, and “we’re all in this together&# is slipping away. Larger space, more interesting companies, and better production overall. link] themaria Hi Jay, I echo the sentiment that you express here. I'd rather bump or follow on Twitter, to expand my portable network.

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