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Is Social Media Worth it for You?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > Is Social Media Worth it for You? 1: Opportunity Cost – Every time you spend a minute on social media is one minute you potentially lost revenue. Is Social Media Worth it for You? Answers Yahoo!

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Twitter versus Plurk: Not Even in the Same League

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The only similarity is a 140 character limit for posts — so Plurk is essentially a microblogging platform. Plurk: Real Nested Conversations Brought to the Microblogging Platform A few days ago, I noticed via Twitter search tool Summize that Aaron Brazell had been talking about me on his Twitter stream.

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The Audacity of Free: The Products and Services Edition

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Somehow, individuals forget along the way that costs accrue when considering the venue, food, exhibit hall, and the staff required on hand to run the event smoothly. After all, hourly consulting fees are typically much more costly than a “free lunch&# plus the travel time it took to meet up.

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Social Media for Non-Profits: How One Small Charity Makes it Work

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Since the organization’s mission relies on storytelling, Stacey says, “social media represented a way for us to share those stories with the broadest possible audience for the lowest possible cost.&# She provides consulting in internet marketing and manages Community Support & Advertising at Mashable. Answers Yahoo!

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Creating Passionate Customers: Brand Evangelism and What it Means.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Ultimately, there will be overhead “costs,&# such as monitoring your evangelists’ representation of your brand. Investing in a campaign that rewards your satisfied users to become your ambassadors is more cost effective than paying a sales agent with the added benefit that nobody likes a sales agent but we all love our friends.

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A Brief Introduction to The New Community Rules: Marketing on the.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The only substantial cost for you is time. She provides consulting in internet marketing and manages Community Support & Advertising at Mashable. The best part? Access to these social media communities is free. We’re seeing an incredible paradigm shift from a paid model to a virtually free model. Answers Yahoo!

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Apple Gets More Serious About Using Twitter, but Why it Doesn't Matter

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

If you don’t buy the extended warranty it costs you just to call and try to get help. She provides consulting in internet marketing and manages Community Support & Advertising at Mashable. Had many issues with my Apple Ipod and they seem to just have the attitude “You bought it, your headache.&# Answers Yahoo!

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