The Way of the Web

DECEMBER 1, 2009

They might have large numbers of content creators, but these people are grouped around specific products in the magazine industry, for example. The groups are too small to churn out content – and aren’t geared up yet for producing content for anyone else. The big outlets are now competing with blogs in a very real way.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

MBA 101: you can only compete on price or product differentiation. A lot of the major content producers like publishing groups have too much overhead to compete on price with bloggers etc and there’s too many places to get the same content so they can’t differentiate.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 2, 2009

The third group is the middle manager and project manager - For managers - “So, how much time is my staff going to be spending blogging/reading blogs rather than doing actual work? In my experience, this is the stakeholder group that is most skeptical, opposed, and confused about social media. The Whole. : The Whole.

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Gov 2.0 Social Media Insurance Wiki 72

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Give me a scenario for web apps that competes with the profit motive of developing for the app store AND is a one stop, one authentication, one click purchase for the end consumer. – [link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Im Jay Baer. How can I help you?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

How does one small hotel possibly compete with these hotel franchises? We recently shared the story to a large group of Dallas hotels. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Is it even possible? We can say that it is. In fact, the Roger Smith Hotel did it quite successfully.

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 21, 2009

One of the first questions I get when implementing is “can we just set up a private group/wiki/blog etc. One of the first questions I get when implementing is “can we just set up a private group/wiki/blog etc. I call this group of evangelists a Social Media League! And it always makes me smile to hear that.

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 26, 2009

Our first group is the Junior Employee - For junior employees - “Yeah, that’s great that I can start a blog that everyone in the organization can read, but what will I say? To everyone who has accurately represented themselves, they can see this as an opportunity to demonstrate their competence. Guess what? They will eventually.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 25, 2010

The Digital Ecosystem There are four key planks to successfully offering online marketing services within your existing agency: Search Marketing Email Marketing Social Media Analytics and Reporting Agencies can deliver real value to clients in each of these areas, and developing competencies is viable and achievable. Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

Anyway congrats on being #1 [link] Massy Do you use compete ranking at all? Yours is 25,438 on my end. Yours is 25,438 on my end. Im Jay Baer. 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. How can I help you?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

How to avoid a social-media lawsuit [link] [link] Evans Media Group RT @jaybaer Protecting Yourself From Social Media Lawsuits [link] [link] Dea Surjadi Good points RT @Ad_Chickadee: How to avoid a social-media lawsuit [link] [link] Joseph Manna Not necessarily; fair use still applies. Ad Chickadee ? Im Jay Baer. How can I help you?

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 26, 2009

While arguably the most important group of people behind Government 2.0, We’ll always have the opportunists among us (including some large vendors with newly-discovered social media competencies), but at least the skeptics will make ‘em sing for their supper. You are probably well-respected for the Government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 22, 2009

Likewise, physicians and other groups are used to doing things the way they feel comfortable. In order to have this designation, Navitimer Watches had to pass rigorous testing procedures to prove that Navitimer World are able to compete with the best of the best. is, But They Do Need to Experience It Six Villains of Gov 2.0

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Crowdsourcing Education Gov 2.0 Social Media 73

Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

[link] Pritesh Patel Why You’re the Key to Social Media Success: [link] DebDrive If I had to make a prediction, I'd say within two years we'll see social media skills appearing on competency requirements for management, if not executives. I wonder if social media training will be added to corporate continuing education programs.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Website surveys, email surveys, Facebook inquiries, focus groups, telephone calls to 25 customers each month. When you find a pattern, create content to address it. This is the strategy of creating a Social FAQ. Ask your customers directly. Im Jay Baer. How can I help you?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

FriendFeed Groups – The Fast Track to Content and Community (Knowthenetwork.com): How can you use FriendFeed groups to your advantage? Suggested Guide for Writing Effective Blog Posts (PMA Media Group): Blogging isn’t always just about opening a “new post&# link and typing your thoughts. Explanations within.

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Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

social conversation tools (FriendFeed, and maybe you could even lump in Disqus and the like with it). Curious people are driven to push into new group and solve problems in new ways. We will research audience groups, competitors and the client’s current online presence. viralmediapros. Many companies use this firm.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Now as Google trying to bring out a rival for facebook, I hope facebook should plan something to compete with Google! blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Reliability is one of the great assets facebook has that makes it one and only one best social network site online! Im Jay Baer.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 3, 2012

The crown award in the screenshot above went to the best crew—the group of rappers who beat other top crews in rap battles. As someone who competed for (and won!) As a joke, he called the group the Yelp Elite Squad. You can take the idea even further though, and reward the best collaboration.

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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. Not All Agencies are Created Equal As evidenced by the the story I provided in this article, not all agencies are competent. Gah, I wish I knew the link.)

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Marketing How To SEO Training 240

Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Your Government agency/organization/group/branch/division is not unique. The “red tape&# saves any number of bone-headed decisions from being made, from individuals or certain disadvantaged groups from being abused or neglected, and allows for, to the best extent I know, an equitable sense of justice. Please check it out, [link].

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Gov 2.0 Social Media Web 2.0 Policies 134

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

What are the most popular sites in these age groups? Five Link Development Experts: A Group Interview (Sugarrae): Rae interviews Rand Fishkin, Todd Malicoat, Roger Montti, Eric Ward, (and herself), and provides a really cool interview about link development. What are the most popular sites in these age groups?

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Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144

Viper Chill

AUGUST 25, 2011

No matter how much of an Apple fan boy you are, you likely wouldn’t mind a young group of impoverished kids in India making the next big thing in the smartphone space. The underdog mentality helps give you all the characteristics that people genuinely like to see in others. More signs that this is an industry that people like to follow.

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How To Influencer Technorati Forums 79

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

As of January 2010, Craigslist boasts close to 50 million unique visitors per month, according to Compete. Louis Gray Louis Gray is a prominent technology blogger and Managing Director of New Media at Paladin Advisors Group. I love that the common thread from this diverse group is engagement and community. Makes my day!

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 25, 2010

You never know… [link] Howie at Sky Pulse Media I also wish to add from a Business Management viewpoint one reason Starbucks has faltered is they left their core competency, which is the Coffee Experience and lost focus offering so many things they forgot who they were or why customers kept coming. Where would Yahoo! Im Jay Baer.

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Facebook Yahoo Collaboration Social CRM 142

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Why are they continually treated as a one or the other skill set when in reality both groups would be best served understanding what is on the other side of the fence? Just because I’m an online social butterfly doesn’t make me competent in social media marketing. Social Media: Which is Better?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

link] #news #socialmedia [link] Simon Blackley Use social media to build strong bonds with a small group of advocates, not weak links to large numbers, says @jaybaer [link] philsimonsystems Great post, Jay. Unfortunately, in my experience marketing and sales groups never accept anything with the word slow in it. Great post.

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