Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

If it was a Comcast product, you’d get a near immediate response from Frank Eliason , the company’s Director of Digital Care. It can instill faith that your customers have in your company. If you’re going to dive in the social media world, you need to understand what it means to be “social.&#

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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. If you are officially representing your company, you’d want to create an Official Page.

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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 28, 2010

Informational Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime. To be sure, though, solicit feedback from a group of trusted peers not directly involved in your company or marketing objectives before going ahead with publishing the video, since you need an unbiased opinion.

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Razor Social

MARCH 30, 2016

They could be saying something positive or negative about your company. Then, you can filter those mentions based on the channel e.g. Facebook, Twitter, blogs etc. You cannot monitor Facebook, Twitter and other social networks but you can monitor forums, blogs etc. You may want to track and respond. Brandwatch.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

If this is your first time diving in the social media waters, it’s going to be difficult to make a splash. Your Facebook Fan page will have 0 fans. That’s not really convincing social proof. Many companies that have not embraced social media marketing often do so because of the fear of an uncontrolled message.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social Media is optional It doesn’t matter what the demographics of your customers are. Your company needs to be part of that conversation. And that’s only because of the alphabet soup of social networks, lifestreams, sharing sites, etc. What other social media fallacies do you have? Leave a comment please.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

This is not a regular practice on the social news giant, and unfortunately, that is probably the biggest thing causing its downfall. There was only one occasion when the users were able to make a lasting impression on the social news site. It’s hard to say if that will happen again. Time will only tell.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Despite the title of the post, having worked as the social media manager for Fortune 500 companies, and a lot of knowledge here being totally personal, I do not think of myself as an expert. Right now, you’ll find the likes of Tamar , Jonathan , Lisa and Rebecca in my feed reader, and consequently, in that box.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Whether it’s Flickr , StumbleUpon , Digg , del.icio.us , Twitter , Facebook , Sphinn , LinkedIn , blogs , blogs , more blogs , and even more blogs , you can find me looking for the most pertinent content that aligns with my interests. Tagged as: media snackers , social media , web 2.0 { 6 trackbacks } Media, Mm Mm Good!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

In the past few weeks, however, even Digg’s other top users are seeing that Digg is becoming more difficult of a social news site to enjoy, and after stepping away from Digg for awhile, I have some thoughts and reflections on how it was and possibly how it should be. How you use social media depends on your frame of mind.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tired of chasing shiny objects, and setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts with clear direction, or success metrics? Can you describe what your company does in 120 characters or less? Social media is about people, not logos. If you’re a small company, congratulations, this should be pretty easy. Very useful.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Marketers love Facebook. The best place you can place your brand on Facebook is through a Facebook Page (that’s with a capital “P&# , not to be confused with your personal Profile). Facebook Pages do not allow background images like Twitter, Myspace, and other services. This applies to Pages as well.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

So you tweet and facebook for a living! So I challenged myself to create a list of 10 responsibilities of the Community Manager that extend beyond the realm of Facebook and Twitter (and yes, even blogging). But what if you’re Community Managing for a company that makes matchbooks? Follow him on Twitter.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Let me port my RSS feed to it and be done with it!&# Thought I was going to say “Facebook?&# The best types of social media marketing arise from genuine concern as if your customers are true friends. Kirtsy and Other Niche Social Networks. Kirtsy is a social news network; there are also forums and even Yahoo!

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Proactive Report

DECEMBER 21, 2010

EyeforTravel published their 2011 Trends and their number one pick is the increasing need to integrate social content and activity on your corporate website. Sites will become a hub to aggregate and explain activity on social networks, and add long-form value. the average Facebook users now shares 12 pieces of content a week.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2008

In fact, before Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook came out into the open, they dimmed the lights, pumped up the volume, and introduced Mark with some catchy Daft Punk tunes. Sarah Lacy: Facebook is playing a strong role throughout the world. A lot of the focus as of late is how we as a company has grown.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media. Social media. Whether youre socializing on Facebook , updating Twitter , or just adding a new bookmark to Ma.gnolia , social media has become an integral part of our daily lives. Think of it as Facebook for bloggers (well, before Facebook was for everyone.)

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2010

A well known news outlet contacted me a few weeks ago asking for advice on building visibility to her articles that were submitted to a social news site where I help moderate. Building these strong relationships gives users a renewed faith in your company and causes them to help be your vocal advocates.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Weve written about a number of companies that employ crowdsourcing to produce their product or service here on ReadWriteWeb, but in this post well specifically look at companies that allow you to leverage the crowd to get something done. ReadWriteTalk. AltSearchEngines. RWW Daily by Email. RWW Weekly Wrap-up. 22 Comments.

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Viper Chill

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Basically it lets you see which websites use the same hosting company, have the same IP addresses and use the same Google Analytics and Google Adsense tracking codes. I first came across the benefits of this tool when I started advertising on Facebook. Spy on Web: Find Other Sites That People Own. Quantcast Visitor Demographics.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Better yet, having multiple employees at your company engage in Twitter can also help further your company goals. You might also ask, “if this secondary account represents a company, how should I identify myself in the interest of being transparent?&# I DO own one for ORM, but I’ve left it as a news feed.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2012

Top 10 Attributes of a Successful Blogger : If you like writing, have good grammar skills, are creative, and have an entrepreneurial spirit, you might make a great blogger for yourself or your company! 5 Lessons Fortune 500 Companies Can Teach You About Blogging : Some Fortune 500 blogs are really great.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

Over the next few months, I received multiple invites to various groups on Facebook and messages imploring me to participate in activities in which I had no interest. All social media etiquette rules were not heeded to. “I am a relatively new internet marketer trying to break into the industry,&# he wrote. Word travels.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

Social Media is More than Just Twitter and Facebook Hopefully, if you’re participating in social media marketing, you’re using more than just the tools everyone else is using. However, you need to articulate to your client or marketing teams that social media is not just about participating on Twitter and Facebook.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

At the end of the day, though, we ALL have families to feed. The leader of a nonprofit (that is doing great things) asked me for some social media advice. I got sucked into HOURS of consulting to show him the basics of Facebook (he was a tech luddite) and he argued with me for much of it. Which is why we charge as much as we do.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Top 29 Niche Social Media Sites (That Actually Send Traffic) : Andy Hagans consistently updates this list with some great resources that aren’t necessarily being tapped into by many folks, but maybe it’s time for things to change. If you have the mindset to make Facebook a professional tool, you certainly can turn it into one.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 16, 2010

You may want to create a custom Twitter background, custom Facebook fan page landing tab (with FBML) and custom YouTube channel backgrounds. I have seen people mix up colors on their YouTube Channels, Twitter profiles, and Facebook fan pages. If your colors are green and white, use those colors all over your social profiles. (And

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Laurel Papworth

OCTOBER 22, 2011

The FutureOfMedia Discussion site The New Fourth Estate is Social Media The Function of News in Community Commercialization of Human Stories De-Commercialization of Human Stories Problem Journalism vs Solution Journalism Product vs Process Journalism What is a Newspaper’s Product Anyway? Facebook reaches 1.1

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2011

Here’s how I do it : I read and review hundreds — thousands — of articles yearly, on all Internet Marketing topics from SEO to social media to general entrepreneurship (new for 2010!), also gathering intelligence via their rankings on top social sites and by stumbling upon new items in my feed reader.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

A great example is how he provided a deep matrix into Google Buzz, Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter just a few days after Buzz was launched. I actually also found out that PayPal was being accepted via Facebook through Jeremiah and not through the regular blogs I read that cover the social space/tech industry.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Here are some egregious sins that you must not perform on social media sites. Avoid these violations and learn how to manage and maintain online relationships on a variety of popular social media sites. Facebook Adding users as friends without proper introductions. Using a fake name as your Facebook name.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 23, 2010

Facebook, originally known as thefacebook.com, was a service that connected college students to their classmates and to friends in other universities. I’ve briefly touched upon a huge pet peeve of mine in my social media etiquette handbook , saying that you should use your real name and not represent anyone (or anything) else.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 28, 2014

In 2006, social media was building steam in the United States. With the rise of Facebook’s popularity, the launch of Twitter, and the surge of influence from social news sites like Digg, social media looked to be a great breeding ground for marketers to make their mark. And make their marks they did.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

There was a hostage situation at the parent company, Discovery Communications, on the first of the month. Around that time, though, I noticed that TLC was promoting Foursquare as Facebook within their TV programs. I elected instead to go to their Facebook account with the hopes that perhaps my luck would be better there.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 2, 2010

But over the past few months, the Facebook community has become a huge success and is continuing to flourish, and my classmates are slowly beginning to join the network. I look back at Facebook’s emergence as a truly popular and desirable network that has simply gone from good to better. Facebook is clean and usable.

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Social Media Marketing

APRIL 17, 2013

Speaking of changing media models, MWW News Discovery Report found that 44% of people get their morning news from Facebook and 29% from Twitter. Just who uses social media? Facebook''s algorithm for sorting your News Feed is perennially misunderstood. Here''s a rundown of what you need to know.

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