SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Without people and their personal relationship information, social media sites like Facebook and Twitter would be reduced to…well…MySpace. The ones who you trust with your intellectual property, operational know-how, and the “secret sauce” that makes your company unique. A barren wasteland full of bots and spam.

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Apple Social Media iPad Policies 235

Janet Fouts

MARCH 20, 2012

Bassett refused and withdrew his application, stating that he didn’t want to work for a company that would ask for such personal information. Simply doing a search for a social media mention or profile isn’t enough, some companies want to look into your personal posts as well. Some companies are a bit sneakier than others.

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MySpace Reputation Privacy Applications 138

Sprout Social

MAY 24, 2022

Ten-cent text messages, AIM chat rooms with your best friends and glittery MySpace pages with bulletin boards are just a few nostalgic elements from the early days of social media. Social messaging plays a pivotal role in customer care and brand reputation. Or a company recognizing an employee who has been with them for 30 years?

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Social Media Marketing Social Media Management Issues 129

Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

In today’s competitive environment, it takes a fierce marketing strategy to position your company and communities ahead of the competition; and this session will equip you to make-over your existing marketing plan into a Super Model of success. We look forward to seeing you in Dallas!

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Social Media Paid Search Reputation SMS 190

Idaconcpts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

MySpace ruled the social media roost, fending off a feisty underdog called Facebook that threatened to steal a share of its influence. Within half a decade, most social networkers have fully abandoned MySpace. Each will need to find a way to make money to survive, or sell out to another company who will assume the problem for them.

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Facebook MySpace Marketing Apparel 129

Idaconcpts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

MySpace ruled the social media roost, fending off a feisty underdog called Facebook that threatened to steal a share of its influence. Within half a decade, most social networkers have fully abandoned MySpace. Each will need to find a way to make money to survive, or sell out to another company who will assume the problem for them.

Facebook 129

Facebook MySpace Marketing Apparel 129

Firebelly

AUGUST 18, 2010

Saturday, August 21 11:30 AM Online Reputation Management Duncan Alney Your reputation online can make or break you. This session will cover the importance of knowing whos talking about you, what theyre saying, and why its important to proactively manage your reputation online.

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Paid Search Reputation SMS Conference 135

Laurel Papworth

APRIL 13, 2010

Real World Events Music labels, film studios pay MySpace for record launches and Secret Shows. Social ads is the worst revenue payer in social media (MySpace make $2.17 An ongoing service of account managers advising companies wanting to be Dell or Zappos would also be a nice sideline investment. Commercial Clients pay Twitter

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Twitter API Badge SMS 99

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

Just because you’ve heard that other companies are doing it doesn’t mean that social media will magically work for you. It finds your customers Companies using traditional marketing methods (e.g. It introduces your brand Is your company new? What are your goals? This builds stronger relationships over time.

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Social Media Strategy StumbleUpon Digg 269

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

Are you a company or do you know a company that has immersed itself in the social media waters and succeeded? As small companies with limited budgets, nonprofits may feel that they are unable to dive into the wide world of social media. The big catch: Epic Change is not a large company at all. Answers Yahoo!

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Social Media Case Study MySpace Yahoo 172

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

Only when the landscaping company mowed down the guy’s vegetable garden and did not rectify the situation seven weeks later did the guy decide to make a public spectacle of the situation. Sure, there are probably a few things you can point out that should work in the company’s favor. How many people really want that?

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Social Media Strategy Marketing Vimeo 153

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2009

It’s incredibly easy for someone to put up a web page and show how much they like or dislike a company. You’ll get exposure to case studies of companies that do this well and review cases of companies where listening severe impacted the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. Is MySpace marketing really worth it?

Communities 170

Communities Marketing MySpace Yahoo 170

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. It can make all the difference in nurturing a positive perception of your company. Empower them.

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Apple Twitter Forums Policies 154

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

MySpace last week declared what amounts to a post-modern armistice, announcing that they will integrate status updates with Facebook (and Twitter). MySpace used to be Janet, and now it’s LaToya – at best. MySpace used to be Janet, and now it’s LaToya – at best. But back to MySpace.

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MySpace Facebook Social CRM Consultant 136

Laurel Papworth

JULY 13, 2010

Probably because companies are getting past the “why should we care?&# Social Ads are driving down the price of regular online ads: A recent analysis by ComScore shows social networks, primarily Facebook and MySpace, have over the last year drawn an average CPM of only 56 cents, compared to the $2.43 Related posts.

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Social Networking Advertising comScore CPM 98

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

Many companies partake in this “shiny toy syndrome&# and do it all without a plan or strategy in place. This may be nothing more than a refresher course in the Captain Obvious department but even the savviest of companies is still missing the boat. A lot of big companies I try to engage with don’t want to talk back.

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Social Media Engagement Forums Policies 272

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. 4: Online Driven Companies – Social media can be used to drive traffic to online websites. I would add that social media has changed the game for companies. It’s rubbish traffic. Answers Yahoo!

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Social Media Yahoo Discount Training 164

Justin Levy

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

They think about the numerous news stories about pedophiles on MySpace ; don’t understand why you should tell people that you had pizza for dinner on Twitter ; and think that Facebook is only for high school and college students. Many of these are intertwined, but here are some of the benefits to companies big and small: 1.

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Social Media Delicious Case Study MySpace 133

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 13, 2008

Such was the case for this Digg story , which compared multiple web hosting companies and watched as these hosts handled the traffic spikes that resulted from the Digg effect. A few weeks later, a surprising blog post was published that outed the marketing firm and hosting company that sponsored the particular study. Answers Yahoo!

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Social Media Digg Brands Marketing 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Reply Eddie Gear October 7, 2010 at 9:43 pm I can come across so many companies that do not even brand them selves in the fear of being considered as SPAM. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Answers Yahoo!

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Brands Handbook MySpace Construction 236

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Crowdsourcing has become more and more popular with private companies, non-profit organizations, and even government agencies. GetSatisfaction provides a way for companies to do that. This is a guest post from Shevonne Polastre, who wrote this article on behalf of TopHost.Gr , a Greek web host that offers shared hosting. Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Smaller companies could succeed with this method by marketing — verbally or through their website — to groups of devout followers and keeping their Twitter streams current (offering a daily deal or frequent deals that encourage customers to seek out discounts and sales). Answers Yahoo!

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Twitter Microblogging MySpace Yahoo 131

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

If someone signs up to follow your company on Twitter, when you tweet will that person see it? Companies are trying to stay top-of-mind among their prior customers, and incentivize those customers directly or indirectly to spread the word to their friends and associates. Will they click on it to visit your offer/website/landing page?

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Social Media Strategy Social CRM Consultant 135

Danny WhatMough

JUNE 30, 2010

Fact: social media isn’t right for every company. Most companies need to refocus or realign themselves to deal with it. Social media is a growing, developing medium, so there will be the Myspaces, Bebos and Second Lifes of this world that will not survive. This could be social media, but it might not be.

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Social Media MySpace Press Release Industry 69

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

Reply Lauren Kates May 12, 2010 at 1:50 pm OH MY GOD I have come across this EXACT situation with my company and was looking for an article just like this. Some companies are doing a good job but there seems to be a huge disconnect when it comes to some of the really big players, too. It’s much appreciated. Answers Yahoo!

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Smart Phone Mobile Social Media SEO 218

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

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. Ideally, if you cover ground on at least two of these traits, your video might have a good chance of success. Answers Yahoo!

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Video Flash Mob YouTube MySpace 236

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 22, 2010

If you work for a company that just had a Super Bowl ad, a real time search will give you a window into how people interpreted the advertisement. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Answers Yahoo!

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Engineering Wikipedia MySpace Yahoo 142

Social Media Network Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2010

You will automatically know if you should be on MySpace, Flicker, or restrain yourself to Facebook. I do agree to some extent that a company needs to maintain its brand personality across all channels. Online Reputation Management comprises of various elements. Unported License.

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Social Media Brands Reputation Widget 95

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

That said, if you are a large company, it could take you 3-4 months just to coordinate calendars to get all the right people gathered! 9) Most companies have “hearing systems&# not “listening systems.&# Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late… Community Strategy: Are you company-centric or customer-centric?

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Communities Groups Groups Social Media 117

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 2010

Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Ive worked with more than 700 brands since then, including 25 of the Fortune 1000.

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Newsletter Social Media Alltop Social CRM 114

Firebelly

OCTOBER 22, 2009

But some companies have used video in such a great brandingmethod that others have copied. It’s lessabout the quality of the product and more about the reputation the productpasses on to the consumer. And Youtube dominates the pack (as if that’s a surprise to anyone…).Comscore million unique streamers and1.1 billion streams initiated.”

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 8, 2009

In the post, I shared my don’ts of social networks, and to that point, I added the following rule for LinkedIn: Gathering all the email addresses of users you are connected to — even locating email addresses of LinkedIn Group managers — and utilizing this mailing list to promote your own company or service off-site. Answers Yahoo!

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Newsletter Handbook Virtual World LinkedIn 144

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Now known as the “social media hotel&# of NYC, Roger Smith is attracting a really incredible bunch of people who have raved about the ambiance and the company’s approachability online. To me, it seems most companys focus on monopolies and then forced purchase of ad-ons without which the product wont work.

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Hotels Social Media Communities Discount 245

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

because through social media, customers are praising and criticizing companies in public in a way that requires marketing to triage and respond. All of this is happening to companies (maybe yours) every minute of every day. If a consumer emails a company, we’ve trained them to expect a response in a day or so.

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Compete Conference Organization Social CRM 115

Convince & Convert

JULY 5, 2010

arikhanson [link] Mike Cassidy RT @jaybaer: I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends [link] honored to be in such great company! Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. Thomas for five days. Wonderful community-building strategy! link] Ankit Bathija Waiting for the awesome posts lined up.

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Community building Social CRM Consultant Posterous 116

Convince & Convert

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. Are there specific markers that indicate readiness within companies? How should companies evaluate success? Measuring social media is viable, but not obvious.

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Social Media Strategy Consultant ROI 116

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Ive worked with more than 700 brands since then, including 25 of the Fortune 1000.

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Facebook Social CRM Consultant MySpace 121