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MARCH 25, 2010

Advanced social media analytics and ROI calculations often require tying together disparate systems, and looking for causation (or at least correlation) between social media success and business outcome. Or, you could just use Swix, the super slick new social media scoreboard that just works.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Absolutely.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

With social media — or quite frankly, the existence of the Internet, any misstep you make in your personal dealings with others can become public. Social media is social. We’re starting to use search — and social media — as our recommendation engines.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Social network connectivity is becoming the post-modern email newsletter. This puts significant pressure on email to be more relevant, because most of what would be contained in an email newsletter or special offer now happens faster and more personally within Facebook, Twitter or other social outposts.

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Josh S Peters

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Home About eBooks Social Media and Internet Marketing Speaking Twitter Says You Are Here: Home » Social Media » The FINAL word on Social Media ROI The FINAL word on Social Media ROI Written on October 20, 2009 by Josh Peters in Social Media 25 Comments - Leave a comment!

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MAY 4, 2010

I’m delighted to have had the chance to interview technology consultant and author Phil Simon about how technology and social media adoption is changing companies. Do you see social media participation as one of the hurdles businesses now need to successfully clear? Measuring social media is viable, but not obvious.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

She specializes in social media strategies that lead to actionable plans to achieve real world objectives. I’ve spent a lot of time working with various social media monitoring tools and I’ve whittled my list of favorites down to two or three. You might want to test this. • What about you?

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APRIL 28, 2010

Because our behaviors on the social Web leave a noticeable fingerprint, smart companies can modify the way they engage and interact with us, based on our social graph, purchase history, etc. But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. What would you do?

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Both seek to keep your brand top-of-mind with customers and prospects, communicating in a relevant, timely way that ideally is measurable and testable. But the problem with email and social media is that too many people are positioning it as an either/or scenario. But, the current system is just the beginning.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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APRIL 13, 2010

While it pre-dates the Internet (and commercial air travel, ATMs, competitive eating, Red Bull and a lot of other stuff we take for granted), its core premise serves as the foundation for social media effectiveness. More to the point, oughtn't authors of social media marketing books stray away from writing such books?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

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. Really, the biggest unfortunate investment of social media is that it’s often a thankless job.

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Almost Savvy

JULY 24, 2009

As with all communication channels, whenever there is an opportunity to get a message in front of a large audience, there will always be people showing up to game the system. Facebook Tip: How To Choose Who Can See Your Friends New Tool Makes My Email Work Harder and Smarter Social Media Stats – It’s Raining Content!

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AUGUST 3, 2010

social networking sites) and private (e.g. your address book and your CRM system). twitter organize spam Students technology trust Twitter Proud to be featured on Social Media Informer The what and why How can I help you leverage social media and networking for your business or career?

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APRIL 14, 2010

Why can’t your social media program do that? The best – and most effective – social media programs aren’t based on promotions and message distribution. That’s understanding that social media success is a long putt, not a tap-in. That’s understanding the difference between selling and helping.

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Home About eBooks Social Media and Internet Marketing Speaking Twitter Says You Are Here: Home » Social Media » HOW TO: Build your own link shortener HOW TO: Build your own link shortener Written on November 20, 2009 by Josh Peters in Social Media 8 Comments - Leave a comment!

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APRIL 12, 2009

Social Media – A Tool in Your Marketing/Business Plan Reply Irene Koehler says: November 7, 2009 at 2:28 pm Excellent, Andrea! I also use TimeMachine which is a wonderful backup system for the whole system. If you are looking for a social media guru, youve come to the wrong place. s last blog.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Opinion , Social Media > Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators by Tamar Weinberg on September 23, 2009 Share This is a guest post from Josh Schnell, founder of Macgasm.net and web developer.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

That story hit the front page of Reddit and on Digg , and 67 people voted on my comment : Props to Reddit for visibly interacting with the community it serves. The Reddit comment system is broke. Reply Slipgrid September 26, 2007 at 2:43 am Err… in my earlier comment I said the reddit comment system is broke.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Writing on social media strategy has still gotten me my share of dance and fashion clothing pitches. I just wrote several posts on Brian’s PPBPR as well as moderating a Social Media Book Discussion on it. I just wrote several posts on Brian’s PPBPR as well as moderating a Social Media Book Discussion on it.

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JUNE 18, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Social Media > Plutter Kite: The Ultimate Micro-Blogging Service Plutter Kite: The Ultimate Micro-Blogging Service by Tamar Weinberg on June 18, 2008 Share This is a guest post from Samir Balwani of Internet Marketing blog Left the Box.com.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 31, 2008

In college, I worked as a student network technician and a Unix systems administrator. You could call me a blogger of many hats or a social media maven or Internet marketing consultant. I dabble in social media sites, particularly Twitter, Facebook, and StumbleUpon. Building my first online community 4.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 11, 2008

Hopefully Digg will start addressing the aforementioned issue in addition to the other usability issues that plague the system. What you really are asking for is a private messaging system, which was never the intent of shouts. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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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. Really, many people trying to describe Online Community Managers, end up sounding like this: Others may know what Community Manager is, but don’t know exactly how much it entails. Follow him on Twitter. for a living.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Business , Marketing , Social Media > Social Media Strategy from A to Z Social Media Strategy from A to Z by Tamar Weinberg on May 28, 2010 Share Social media might be old.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

Jennifer blogged about her ordeal and it caused a social media outrage. He talks about an honor system where it is our obligation to give people the benefit of the doubt. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Earlier this month, I wrote a blog post about how you cannot be a participant of a community without understanding the community members therein. Social media involves people who work together, not alone. It’s so new that the community is being created right now as we speak. See the surge? Ride the wave!

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JUNE 17, 2010

I love the Twitter culture and community, and I spend quite a bit of time using Twitter. Assuming, however, that you are not using some sort of @ptbarnum system to generate thousands of followers). Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Marketing > 7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins 7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins by Tamar Weinberg on July 15, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Frank Lee. I train on social media marketing and blogging. Photos by Shutterstock.

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Almost Savvy

NOVEMBER 28, 2008

It’s the honor system, so do the right thing. twitter organize spam Students technology trust Twitter Proud to be featured on Social Media Informer The what and why How can I help you leverage social media and networking for your business or career? What are your goals and how can I help you achieve them?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Personal , Social Media > How Do You Network on Different Social Sites? How Do You Network on Different Social Sites? by Tamar Weinberg on December 19, 2007 Share How do you leverage different social networks?

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JUNE 29, 2010

In a sea of “me too&# books about social media, Cognitive Surplus stands out as about so much more. The internet is the new extension of our central nervous systems. Who we are. Who we want to be. And who we could be if we put down the remote and worked together, with technology as the enabler.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

Since FriendFeed aggregates numerous social networks, it can give you a lot more information about its users, especially with regards to how and when they engage with online content. In social media spheres, it’s almost unavoidable to not engage online with content in some way. It’s a great system … in theory.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Interviews , Marketing , Opinion , Social Media , Websites > What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer? What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

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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. Reddit and Mixx , on the other hand, live on a karma system.

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APRIL 6, 2010

Taxonomy is incredibly important in social media because it’s the most direct link between the worlds of social and search marketing. You’ll then see a search results page that shows a comprehensive list of places you’ve been mentioned on the social Web. .&#

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

We’ve added Disqus as the commenting system. Changed the sharing tools to incorporate Sexy Bookmarks plug-in (Michael Stelzner at Social Media Examiner turned me on to it). shorten Social Media Consulting & Coaching to just “Consulting & Coaching&# ) and add Search to the end of the nav bar?

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