Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

Granted, this is an extreme example, but it’s based on the cumulative scenarios I’ve faced when dealing with agency clients in recent years, I think that it’s based on some sort of deep-rooted psychological misgiving. Leveraging email communications to encourage social engagement and following?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 19, 2009

As an example, I followed two major news aggregators for awhile, but the updates were just too frequent for my needs. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

What amazes me is that Andrew, with no idea of where this was headed, took the initiative to build an extremely successful community. It’s important to me to be an actual member of the Quizlet community, not just some executive looking down at a bunch of growth statistics. They’re Quizlet’s biggest asset.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

Just do it while giving back to the community as well. Have you read The New Community Rules ? The thing is that Google has a great memory, but people are forgiving. Small businesses can’t always follow by example, unfortunately. Want to self promote? Engage in dialogue. Participate and offer genuine feedback.

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Almost Savvy

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Finally, keep in mind that if your question can be answered through a google search, perhaps you might want to search google rather than asking a question here. Your concrete examples of how to respond to specific situations on Twitter are very helpful, especially as more people are discovering this social networking tool.

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Almost Savvy

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Finally, keep in mind that if your question can be answered through a google search, perhaps you might want to search google rather than asking a question here. Your concrete examples of how to respond to specific situations on Twitter are very helpful, especially as more people are discovering this social networking tool.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Take my own situation as an example. For example, when I first started making money online, I was 16 years old. I get the same e-mails, only they are about getting a #1 ranking in Google Reply Ian February 2, 2010 at 10:59 am This post is a prime example of how to be a true social media expert. The first is personal.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Here are seven video examples that have become viral phenomenons in their own right. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2010

My uncle knows a young girl from his community, a recent college graduate, who is looking for a social media job. It should definitely be assumed that if someone uses his Facebook account for both, for example, that there will be a mixture of comments that may not necessarily be personal. Call me Victoria from the example above.

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Almost Savvy

JUNE 5, 2009

For example, not all of the text formatting made it to the new design intact, the online store does not yet have anything in it and so on. Great work on your site, including the video spot and the other links to social media sites especially the “Call me&# through Google Voice. And, no worries about setting up Google Voice.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 13, 2008

Seek out communities that address the needs that your company also addresses. Let the community know who you are. Introduce yourself, engage in the community, and let them learn about your brand. For example: the apache server, since its code is open any attacker can analyze it, search for loopholes and devise an attack.

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

PPC ads are often based on search terms (keywords) you bid on, as in the case of the ones we see on Google everyday. Is there an example, a case study? The easiest thing to do is to setup your keywords to be delivered via RSS to the feed reader of your choice (google reader, bloglines, etc). How effective is that?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Every time I tell someone I’m a Community Manager , I get a varied response. &# That last one might be the most honest of the three, since asking a Community Manager whether they tweet for a living is like asking a construction worker if they cat-call for a living, or a doctor if he asks people to say “ah!&# for a living.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Twitter, he says, “became my way of talking with a community of people.&# More importantly, they’ve created a go-to place or space for community. Roger Smith Hotel also teaches us another thing: you should take advantage of your market by giving them opportunities exclusive to their communications channel. izmantot soci?los

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Some of these sites also offer the ability to have commentary, including Facebook, Google Reader, FriendFeed, SocialMedian, and many others. The examples you gave of people copying full text of a story somewhere else is in the very slim minority from my experience. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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Almost Savvy

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Reply Irene Koehler says: November 21, 2009 at 2:13 pm What a wonderful example of how virtual connections can turn into real-world partners! Almost all my knowledge about social media has come through Jim and today (but probably not as you read this) if you type ‘Women’s personal development’ into Google I am number one.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Its awesome to have a lot of friends, and even more so being active in the hottest blog communities. But with messages coming in from other MyBlogLog members & the communities you follow, on top of your many friend requests and updates, we understand that sometimes all those alerts can be a bit much. XOXO, Tilly.

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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. However, to start with we’re going to hit the big three to give some examples and ideas.

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Almost Savvy

AUGUST 28, 2008

For example, if you were to google “Paul Scheer&# you’d get many hits on an east coast actor/comedian. At least, it might appear this way if all you knew about her was what you found online. Many of us have other personalities that are not our own. The guy’s ubiquitous.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

What’s a good example of this? There are a few bloggers who are smart and great writers … like you for example, Tamar. Lately, I’ve been creating graphics with screenshots to point out specific examples. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 20, 2007

For example, Digg has finally acknowledged that productivity and lifehack websites deserve a section of their own, so they launched a “Lifestyle&# section with its more universal taxonomy. I usually do all my blogging on google docs and then export it. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Demonstrating the power of technology to improve learning, create communities and inspire new thinking. In order to prepare students to work with an international community of colleagues we need to provide them with opportunities to interact with people from around the world. Lijit Search. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 10, 2010

Some even boast high rankings and good sized communities. It took me 6 months to acquire a good amount of traffic and cultivate a community on my blog and the same goes for any new blogger. COPPA laws protect children under the age of 13, and that’s why Ani’s blog, for example, is protected (by her mother’s request).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

To take two examples: people complain about an issue to an important newspaper prompting them to push the issue into the mainstream, or if a TV station covers an event, that becomes an important topic. No need for the traditional media to be the conduit of communication. In a sense, they can become part of the community.

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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. Google, Wikipedia and FriendFeed. It’s a great system … in theory.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

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. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 11, 2008

I don’t want anyone but the intended recipient to see shouts, for example. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Empower your community to talk to about you and have them build the social proof of your business’s value. Let’s use Twitter as the example in this one. Facebook can be used to help gather video testimonials and customer photos by allowing your fans to upload their own content and link to reviews of your products.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

For example, one of my Friendster aliases is Times Square. I needed to differentiate Digg from social media because they actually are part of a distinctive community (and as you know, I’m very passionate about Digg so it really did deserve its own category). Read that again if it didn’t make sense. Wonderful job!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

For example, just the other day I stumbled upon an Apple press release from 2003. That’s why there’s room for many different means of communication, still — but it’s hard to imagine any source being faster than Twitter, except perhaps the gossip grapevine back in the day of multi-party phone lines!

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

Consequently, if someone searches for “Colorado River Whitewater Rafting&# on Google, they’ll likely find that version of the Western River blog, which contains only posts about “ Colorado River Whitewater Rafting “ The software automatically harvests and organizes topically similar posts for maximum search effectiveness.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

And if this post isn’t proof enough for you, check out Steven’s post relating to the quality of forum traffic , which often have even tighter knit communities than Sphinn. Would Be interesting to see and filter out areas for example US and Non-US traffic. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

As a top Digg submitter, it worked like this: at first, people noticed my heavy community involvement and my participation , and consequently, my submitted stories easily front-paged. The community had to react. Social media isn’t going away, but this example shows that some systems just happen to work better than others.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

Aside from optimizing the structure of the site and the pitches themselves, sheer volume and traffic drove our authority with Google and other search engines. Let’s say you’re a small business owner who wants your brand to appear in Google when someone searches for your product or service in your area. Spread the net.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

In my upcoming book, The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web ( Amazon link ), which is slated to be released in late Spring, I talk about the importance of brand evangelism as part of an effective community management strategy. I just think that the *active* cruise community is definitely a bit disappointed.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

I also like to look at search data, both the searches that people are conducting about your company on Google ( use this free keyword tool ), (insert Google keyword tool screen shot) and the searches conducted on your Web site (assuming you have a search function). Google isn't going to be enough forever.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

The article has examples of how social media worked too. 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. It’s definitely a worthwhile read.

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