Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

One great example this year has been Blame Drew’s Cancer. web sites, images, videos, etc.) Ustream and YouTube Video blogging is becoming increasingly popular, especially now that smartphones have better video cameras, and there are apps to upload them to video services, such as Ustream and YouTube.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

They want a blog, an iPhone app, viral videos, a Twitter handle, a Facebook fan page complete with custom applications, blogger and influencer engagement initiatives, an ad.ly However, they’re actually quite ahead of curve, particularly in terms of the way they leverage their email communications to facilitate social media interaction.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 22, 2010

For example, if you wanted to research historical information, like to learn what year World War 2 ended; or if you wanted to find out how many games your favorite professional team won last year, a traditional search engine will get you this information. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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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 ? Some advice I give to my Social Media students is to be careful following the example of some large brands who are relatively new to Social Media but seem to be successful. Want to self promote? Engage in dialogue.

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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

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

MARCH 4, 2010

Twitter, he says, “became my way of talking with a community of people.&# After he joined the Roger Smith staff (as Assistant Director of Food & Beverage), he helped spread Roger Smith Hotel’s amazing stories, including three years of archived video, across the social media space. This isn’t by coincidence.&#

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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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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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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Blogging is about content and community. To say bloggers are content creators is a bit irrelevant: journalists are content creators, and so is your next-door neighbor who uploaded a video of his cat to YouTube. And the information they communicate tends to be less time-relevant than that on blogs or news sites. Share This.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Truthfully, I understand the reasoning behind separating videos and podcasts from news: videos and podcasts require more attention whereas many news stories already include pictures and adding an images section can be construed by some as redundancy. Is it a video? Are you submitting a news story? Is it an image?

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Koka Sexton

DECEMBER 20, 2009

How Companies Use Twitter to Bolster Their Brands From BusinessWeek: Good article that is part of Business Week’s CEO Guide to Microblogging. weekly video newscast/conversation that covers the week’s top 7 stories in social media marketing from Nick Mendoza, Alex Miller and Andrea Nowack. How Do You Build An Online Community?

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Koka Sexton

DECEMBER 20, 2009

How Companies Use Twitter to Bolster Their Brands From BusinessWeek: Good article that is part of Business Week’s CEO Guide to Microblogging. weekly video newscast/conversation that covers the week’s top 7 stories in social media marketing from Nick Mendoza, Alex Miller and Andrea Nowack. How Do You Build An Online Community?

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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. Bit you are the exception! Most of the time long blog posts are self-indulgent or just not edited.

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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. A great example, one that recently affected me: A mobile phone manufacturer, called HTC, released a phone that had sub-par video performance.

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

First, realize that there are no “magic bullet&# slides that I can give you – there are numerous resources available, from CommonCraft’s excellent “in plain English&# series of videos to the numerous 101-style sites out there. Use an open source microblogging service like Yammer or QikCom.

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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

JULY 21, 2009

Social media, quite simply, relates to the usage of content created by easily accessible publishing technologies (social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter, photo publishing sites such as Flickr, video sites like YouTube and Vimeo) that is generated by the hundreds of millions of consumers utilizing these technologies.

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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). slightly more protected from people I don’t know. > > click.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The examples you gave of people copying full text of a story somewhere else is in the very slim minority from my experience. Josh’s examples relate to sites like Digg, which allows a short description, and FriendFeed, which is similar in that respect. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Some names may be familiar to you while others are completely new, but a quick search on Google Trends reveals that old or new, people are looking for the next, best microblogging platform. There are hashtags and lists, and you have up to 5,000 words to express yourself – as well as the ability to add GIFs, videos, and images.

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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! She provides consulting in internet marketing and manages Community Support & Advertising at Mashable.

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The Way of the Web

DECEMBER 9, 2009

It’s called Small Rivers , a tool for bloggers to network content and audiences started by a small team on the Swiss Institute of Technology EPFL Campus, who wanted to find an easier and better way to connect communities of shared interests without having to leave their own website, blog or social network.

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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. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Learn the difference between a social media policy and social media guidelines and check out some examples from other brands. Social media guidelines are also different from community guidelines, which set the rules for public engagement with your account or group. Social media guidelines examples. Want to learn more?

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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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Hootsuite

APRIL 6, 2023

For example, the PLATO system, developed by the University of Illinois in 1970, had many features of an early social media network but was largely used in academia. Its customizable public profiles (which often featured music, videos, and badly shot, half-nude selfies) were visible to anyone, a contrast to Friendster’s private profiles.

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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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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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Later

MARCH 31, 2020

So, whether you’re just starting on your Instagram influencer journey or you’re needing some tips on how to take your Instagram game to the next level, follow the 8 strategies I outline in this post and you’ll be well on your way to… Fostering an engaged community. Landing collaborations left and right. Building your influencer empire.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

The only similarity is a 140 character limit for posts — so Plurk is essentially a microblogging platform. Plurk: Real Nested Conversations Brought to the Microblogging Platform A few days ago, I noticed via Twitter search tool Summize that Aaron Brazell had been talking about me on his Twitter stream.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

I’ve talked about videos. Some examples follow: What are Your Chances of Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse? Interactive Video Another great way to promote viral content takes a little bit of Flash (usually) and some creativity. Customized videos work especially well. What is makes good viral content?

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Later

MARCH 31, 2020

So, whether you’re just starting on your Instagram influencer journey or you’re needing some tips on how to take your Instagram game to the next level, follow the 8 strategies I outline in this post and you’ll be well on your way to… Fostering an engaged community. Landing collaborations left and right. Building your influencer empire.

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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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Blogging helps you build community (especially via comments), establish thought leadership, bring links to your website (both internally, perhaps to products or to other articles on your blog, and externally, when people like what you say and opt to link to you), and get you some nice traffic. Give to your community. Customer Service.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Don’t shy away from giving your community the information needed to find you elsewhere both online and offline. Their YouTube page, ironically, only features a playlist of videos that they love but does not show any videos made by themselves, such as the process of making a Peanut Butter Cup. I know I would.)

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