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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. But, fortunately there are some pretty sweet tools out there to help me find the right people to engage in conversation. But, fortunately there are some pretty sweet tools out there to help me find the right people to engage in conversation.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Joe Fernandez is CEO of Klout , a provider of influence metrics that is being incorporated into a variety of social media tools (including CoTweet , a client of mine) Jay Baer : What’s changed in the last two years or so with regard to access to influencer information? JB : Will these tools ever truly benefit the small business?

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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. Let it be posted on every social platform of choice and then watch as it seeds through other communities (which is likely to happen and shows that your marketing is viral). Give them a reason to want to communicate.

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MARCH 3, 2010

Agencies should also be working with clients on using social media as a market research tool, by surveying fans or creating dedicated, invite-only brand communities that serve as a living focus group. RT @jaybaer: 6 Critical Services Agencies Must Provide to Stay Relevant in SM [link] [link] Travel 2.0 Between bit.ly

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

Valeria Maltoni , Online Marketer : Although social media as a set of tools has radically transformed marketing, I do not think it appropriate to use the term “social media marketer.&# You can also not use the tools correctly or not behave appropriately within communities around the tools and market poorly.

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Almost Savvy

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

To kick things off, I’ll share that I once spent 18 months traveling on my own through Europe and the Middle East. I’d only planned to travel for about 3 weeks. Thanks, Irene for creating community once again! Everest, whatever – it is up to you. Did I mention that the Von Krantz family was also upside down?)

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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. All of us have influences. People who have educated, inspired, engaged, supported us.

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Almost Savvy

OCTOBER 31, 2008

This I attribute to a mix of tech intimidation and lack of practical information about basic online tools (all understandable) and a bit of prejudice (not OK). Personally, I look forward to traveling beside you – all of you – and sharing our experiences along the way. Now, back to the grind.

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Almost Savvy

OCTOBER 31, 2008

This I attribute to a mix of tech intimidation and lack of practical information about basic online tools (all understandable) and a bit of prejudice (not OK). Personally, I look forward to traveling beside you – all of you – and sharing our experiences along the way. Now, back to the grind.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Also, at my social media speaking engagements hither and yon I’m often asked what tools I use. So, I took a personal inventory and created this overview of the 39 social media tools I use daily. ChatCatcher This is a nice little tool that finds Tweets about your blog posts, and automatically adds them as comments.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

Thanks to books like The New Community Rules , written by yours truly, Engage , Social Media 101 , and others, social media marketing is, for the time being, going to still be on people’s minds as they discover this bright and sunny marketing opportunity. Do you know what that means? Social media is a lengthy, tedious process.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

Users submit timely news articles to Sphinn, and the community votes up the best stories to appear on the front page. He also offers high quality tools, many of which are free. SEOmoz PRO : SEOmoz PRO features a rich library of informative guides, a myriad of tools, and a strong active and close-knit community.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2008

Tamar : How long did the actual execution of the game (filming, traveling, etc) take? We didn’t have to travel far to find all these different accents! 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! Nice to meet you! really cool game.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

With Twitter being so incredibly large and vast, there are different types of mini-communities. You can build followers to these accounts through Twitter tools such as Tweet Spinner. I started following people who wrote or commented on the SEO blogs to develop my own Twitter community. Call them cliques if you will.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

After all, hourly consulting fees are typically much more costly than a “free lunch&# plus the travel time it took to meet up. Almost everything everyone does in the business world, be it a regular transaction, tourism, or travel, has some financial element to it. Money makes the world go round. So what do you do? You usually do.

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APRIL 8, 2010

Befor… [link] [link] Alyssa G I agree with your perspective on the iPad being the ultimate content consumption tool – and for that reason, I think it will be a great device for education, particularly for college students. I've been thinking about making it my conference travel/presentation device.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

By putting effort into the writing process, you reap the benefits of a community that supports you because you lift them through your words. Bloggers who focus on a niche and tackle it are highly respected among their peers and within their communities. Want another tip on how to write well? Read a lot. Tips on self-improvement?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

If you have the mindset to make Facebook a professional tool, you certainly can turn it into one. 7 Ways to Use StumbleUpon as a Discovery Tool (Dipping into the Blogpond): One of the most important elements of StumbleUpon discovery is one that nobody talks about (and one I intended to write about awhile ago). Rae explains all.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

Ultimately they are likely losing three customers who travel a lot because of their social media responses, probably more from this than from the room problem – I can overlook an underpaid hourly staff member at the desk or cleaning service. They seem to get it.

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APRIL 27, 2010

Today, I’ve fortunately been upgraded to first class, which happens infrequently because I travel enough to make it exhausting, but not enough to make it rewarding. Air travel has devolved to the point that it’s essentially a shared national joke, like Trump’s hair or Paris Hilton’s vacuousness.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

With the initiative for Facebook to be open and to empower businesses to host pages that celebrate their business, offering deals and giving the community the ability to converse directly with the business or entity these pages represent, you forgot about accountability. And now there are Community Pages! Just my $0.02.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2008

I also found myself being fascinated by the number of tools available for the DIY (do-it yourself) enthusiast.? I ended up buying a much needed tool that will hopefully allow me to remove stripped screws so that I can free up a trapped IDE hard drive in an external case.? This is such a thoughtful idea.

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