Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Over the past couple years, one of the most common questions from business owners has been, “Do I need to be on Facebook and/or Twitter?&# to increase visibility in the online community. To Facebook or Not to Facebook? Imagine a time when email was not the primary form of communication within businesses!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

If you take a look at any one of their four accounts , you’ll notice one thing: they’re not using Twitter to converse but to broadcast. If you take a look at any one of their four accounts , you’ll notice one thing: they’re not using Twitter to converse but to broadcast. Is that even professional?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Follow him on Twitter. Every time I tell someone I’m a Community Manager , I get a varied response. So you tweet and facebook for a living! While the Community Roundtable do a great job of defining the role of the Community Manager, many people still wonder about this newly developed role. for a living.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Without an understanding of your community and an understanding of the influencers , you’re destined for failure. Social media “experts&# recommend Twitter and Facebook because they know there’s a critical mass there to reach a desired audience. You’re serving the community, not yourself.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

That doesn’t typically fly elsewhere (Facebook will kill the account), but Times Square on Friendster required 2 accounts at the time because I maxed out on the initial 500 person limit. The High Point: Facebook In 2004, I joined Facebook and my behavior changed drastically. I had many friends just like that.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 2, 2011

It gives you a good sense of how far your message traveled on Twitter — I get that this isn’t always the best metric, but if you have breaking news, it’s nice to be able to equate how far and fast news traveled on Twitter in a way that most executives recognize: number of tweets, top twitterers and impressions!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

One or two tweets a day, one or two Facebook posts a week, are not frequent enough to put you on anyone’s radar. Yet another deal related issue: if you hit your community with a different offer every day, you run not only the risk of annoying them, but also of confusing them. Sending auto-DMs on Twitter. Underfeeding.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 11, 2011

It’s not fun on a date, and it certainly isn’t fun to listen to someone on Twitter only talk about themselves. Using Twitter and Facebook to promote a blog post is great, but make sure to mix it up with other news and topics as well. Remember to take your time and really build up your online community.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 27, 2012

But it’s rare to see such fan love on Facebook and Twitter. Take photos of folks you meet during the show and post them to Facebook – the new timeline now gives you lots of nice real estate for images. or “Make sure you also follow us on Twitter!” Does caffeine fuel your business or community? Why is that?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 7, 2014

Powerhouse networks like Facebook and Twitter can be used to promote specific trials to targeted demographics while significantly lowering the cost per patient. At the same time, there are close to 2 million pieces of content shared on Facebook everyday. Twitter Analytics. Additional recruitment costs. Google Analytics.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2012

Work on Building a Community. A community does not build itself. Many entrepreneurs and companies will launch a community site only to be disappointed six months later when nothing much is happening on it—when it’s a ghost town. We also run contests on BizSugar to bring attention to it. Actively Manage the Site.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Later, several other websites such as Classmates.com and Friendster contributed to the development of social networking to help reach our present day scenario, where we see the domination of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+. Current social networks in the growth stage are Twitter and Facebook. Like this post?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

You can search for related groups and Fan Pages through Facebook, start accounts on social bookmarking sites such as Digg or StumbleUpon, and check on who is linking to your site to find out who’s interested. Starting a fan page on Facebook and a business account with Twitter is sort of like moving into a new neighborhood.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

Epic Change decided to dabble in social media, because as Stacey says, it was “a way to cultivate a community of support for Epic Change.&# After leveraging guest posting on a blog to successfully get more followers on Twitter, Stacey found Twitter to be a necessary addition to her social media strategy.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Twitter support services in North America for $100MM+ revenue firms. Twitter consulting services in North America for $100MM+ revenue firms. How many people are interested in talking about septic tank repair on Facebook, or root canal procedures on Twitter? Keep your social communities relevant. Offer an incentive.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

There have also been doctors that have used social networking tools, like Twitter, during surgery. He used Twitter to raise money for charity if people tweeted and blamed his cancer. Here are ten social media tools that can aid you with crowdsourcing: Twitter It is already being used for many crowdsourcing efforts.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

Just do it while giving back to the community as well. If I’m managing your Twitter account , you might find a response from me at 11 PM on a Saturday night or 2 AM on a Tuesday. Don’t check in on Twitter and Facebook once or twice a week and only for 10 minutes. Want to self promote? Engage in dialogue.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Brian Simpson is a cancer survivor and discovered Twitter in the spring of 2008 when he endured the grueling process of chemotherapy for a period of 7 months. Twitter, he says, “became my way of talking with a community of people.&# He explains that “Twitter allowed me to be social without having to be IRL.&#

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 15, 2013

There can be few companies that have become part of so many people’s daily lives in such a short space of time as Facebook. Facebook’s mission is to make the world more open and connected.” - About Facebook statement accompanying company’s press release. This is a guest post by Ekaterina Walter.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Follow him on Twitter. Now that the stay-at-home-moms (and dads) are finding their way to a five-figure Twitter follow count, they’re offering all types of services and branding themselves as all-round experts. Ignore the pundits who try and tell you how to blog, Twitter and network. Nice post Glen. Cheesy but true.

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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. Those of you who read Techipedia regularly know that I won’t add you as a Facebook friend if I don’t know you. When she found out I was his niece, she became ecstatic. Not yet, at least. This is not a bad thing!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 11, 2012

Content creation is original text, images, video or HTML content created for publication on Twitter, Facebook, the company blog, etc. Engagement and community building is the time-consuming task of connecting with relevant social media participants. Ongoing SMM Activities. Chemistry is key. Like this post?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Many people stay to themselves, failing to participate in the community and to build rapport with others in the same field. “I want to have 100,000 Facebook Fans in 2 weeks, and I am a start-up business that no one knows… &# It is hard to explain to people how it all works when they have this type of expectation.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

3: Large Brands – Bigger brands have two things that smaller companies don’t: an already built community, and money. Communities, social news sites, and online sharing can be leveraged to build a site following. They also often require large investments to create an initial community. Even better it can be measured.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 11, 2011

We live in a time where we learn more about our friends and family through Facebook updates than through any other form of communication. Twitter usually scoops news outlets like CNN, and LinkedIn can open the door to your new dream job. Think about that; you spend more time on Facebook than if you ran a half marathon.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

In addition to sending them an email, friend them on Facebook, become a fan of their page, and follow them on Twitter. Facebook: Moms do love Facebook and following some of the ‘Mommy Mavens’ moms who post a lot and have a lot of followers and likes can clue you into trends and some of the popular mom blogs of the moment.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Showing your expertise—via advice in a Facebook post, a content-rich webinar or a helpful blog article—can foster the kind of sincere connections “telling” alone cannot. The Facebook Like Box : When non-fans visit your website, they can see the faces of all their friends who have already liked your Facebook Page. Translation?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 2, 2008

What functionalities do you think WordPress, vBulletin, and other common platforms need to be able to better develop communities? Beyond the core of people who want to demonstrate their expertise in a niche by blogging, will blogging continue to grow, or will community-oriented sites become more popular?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 22, 2010

It was recently reported that there are over 50 million updates posted to Twitter every day. In addition to Twitter, there are a slew of other social networks which enable users to post status updates, links, and information daily. There are a variety of tools which help you to navigate Twitter and the real time web.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 20, 2010

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

After all, Facebook could eat the web. In fact, you’re likely spotting the shift; instead of companies posting their URLs on television commercials, they’re asking their followers to join them on Facebook. Don’t use a Facebook Group. Your Facebook Page should be created under your primary Facebook login.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Facebook.com — Create a social media storefront on your company’s Facebook page using tools like Storefront Social or the Payvment E-commerce Storefront app. For example, you might have launched a Twitter account hoping it would drive tons of customers to your e-commerce site quickly. You need to build a willing audience.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Remember, you’re not on Facebook, Google+, or MySpace here – this is a social network for business professionals. Also, the groups on Linkedin are not like your average Facebook group. It works kind of like Facebook in that you can see what’s going on with your connections. Add Your Personality. Establish Authority.

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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 It’s another good example of the misconception that social media is “super cheap and all you need is a Twitter account!&# Subscribed.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Just because I choose to reach out to you, comment on your blog post, follow you on Twitter, become your Facebook friend, or join your LinkedIn group, it was a desire for me to possibly get to know you in the future. Although, I suppose people could do the same on Twitter where I am more visible. What do you choose?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2012

GE recently released a series of animations promoting a health related Facebook application. Take a look at their 2011 video showing how Facebook integrates with the Spotify player. Get my Internet Marketing newsletter , buy my book, The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web , and subscribe to the Techipedia RSS feed.

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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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