Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 18, 2008

Plurk introduced a comment system which helps create a conversational feel. So marking a conversation or message, to be found easily later, should be one of the first features implemented. Which can be used as – a part of – a checklist, when developing the ultimate microblogging application. Thank you for that!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

In every industry, there are existing conversations going on. A social media strategy will allow you to get in on these conversations so that you can offer solutions, push buttons, and get people talking. Commenting, posting blogs and inviting conversation allow customers to connect with you and your brand. What motivates them?

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Social Media Strategy StumbleUpon Digg 269

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Social Media is all about how effectively you build conversation and become part of an ongoing conversation. Reply Cijo Abraham Mani October 7, 2010 at 11:15 am I like your point about Social Media Advertising. To get social media success you should first gain the trust of your followers. Trust builds with strong relationship.

Brands 236

Brands Handbook MySpace Construction 236

Social Media Network Marketing

MAY 29, 2010

Research existing and emerging social / professional networking channels, platforms, blogs, and applications for new ways to reach and engage in conversation with consumers. Online Reputation Management comprises of various elements. Unported License. Provide strategic counsel to clients and account team members on day-to-day issues.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

Epic Change merely starts with Twitter; the conversations are then moved offline and interested parties are sent the phone number to the organization’s headquarters so that they can discuss how to help with one of the staff members in terms of getting involved to make a difference. But Twitter is the tip of the iceberg.

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Social Media Case Study MySpace Yahoo 172

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

We have embarassing pictures in Google Maps , videos about the death of an innocent man in the hands of a “competent&# cop , and even Yelp reviews that can damage your personal reputation , never mind your business. Companies are still challenged with whether they *should* get involved in the conversation.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

I just wish we could cookie users on Facebook and Twitter so I could track their conversions… maybe one day! Laura Reply Samir Balwani January 19, 2010 at 11:07 am Agreed Laura, the e-commerce side is great because of the measurement. I would add that social media has changed the game for companies.

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Social Media Yahoo Discount Training 164

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

If you take a look at any one of their four accounts , you’ll notice one thing: they’re not using Twitter to converse but to broadcast. Effectively, they’re porting their press release information to the wide open, and perhaps going a little more granular by featuring content specific to elements of iTunes.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

Once funding goes in, it almost always follows that the site creators distance themselves from the “politics&# of the site (especially with a growing community), instead hiring “worker bees&# to partake in conversation (if at all) on their behalf.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

There you have it: seven viral video characteristics that start the conversations and get the wheels turning. Do you mean conversions? It’s why the future looks exciting thanks to movies, and why we all feel great when discovering that through the story of man and animal, love is never truly forgotten. It also depends on goals.

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Diva Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2008

However, without a plan social media is but a cool conversation topic at your next cocktail party and not a business decision. Social pundits call this listening to the conversation. LinkedIn - LinkedIn has a reputation of a pure business networking and is an ideal first step into social media networking.

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Social Media Committee Microblogging Small Business 40

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Of course, if you know them and can actually have lengthy conversations with the person day after day, that obviously means your relationship has made it to the next level.) Truth be told, perhaps they do. However, there are still boundaries that should never be crossed, no matter how approachable someone seems. (Of

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Newsletter Handbook Virtual World LinkedIn 144

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

They’re designed to be chatty – as if you were having a conversation with a friend. Someone made a comment to me that this blogger writes simply to look smarter than others but doesn’t have anything valuable to say — that’s the kind of reputation this type of complex writing actually gives off!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Every conversation shifted to Twitter, as folks recognized that they can brand themselves and their businesses through a Twitter identity. First, some educational takeaways: Social media is the “new&# medium for businesses to communicate with consumers in a way that is interesting to them.

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Yahoo Conference Digg MySpace 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

It’s about building relationships, spending time on the networks, and having regular conversations with the people you want to connect with who you will value for more than just helping move the needle and getting to the bottom line. It’s not always about numbers and it’s not about sporadic participation.

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Social Media Engagement Forums Policies 272

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 31, 2008

Tagged as: 4x4 , 4x4 meme , meme , social media { 7 comments… read them below or add one } Chris Kieff March 31, 2008 at 8:59 am Tamar, Thanks for the link love and the response.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

It’s awesome people can promote knowing trick in the book about facebook and twitter, but do they know how to read the subtext of a situation and really get in someones world in a conversation. It’s something I promote all the time being in an all around IT support field. Shaw, 1856-1950 Jose G.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

I have NO PROBLEM with conversations happening offsite. I’ve learned to adapt by integrating those conversations on my blog wherever I can (as you can see, Richard Cunningham just posted on Louis’s site and you can read it here. You can also see FriendFeed posts below).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 2, 2008

It will be a conversation starter! Reply Jake Matthews April 3, 2008 at 5:42 am very nice Tamar – really like your logo in your post replies. Reply Andy Beal April 3, 2008 at 8:20 am Tamar – totally keep the potty-squatting little dude. Reply mark April 3, 2008 at 5:46 pm Hey Tamar – new site looks great!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Everything is multi: multi-screens, multi-channeled, multi-conversations, and multitasking. Young people of the new WWW generation snuck in whenever, wherever, and on whatever they like. Crucially, their expectations have changed.

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Meme Digg Web 2.0 StumbleUpon 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Conversely, with a slightly more generic subject matter (and the occasional gag post), Online Marketing Banter seems to be a little more popular with Stumblers. Even with the same amount of friends they don’t see nearly the number of visitor to subscriber conversions.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

But more than that, Mike’s post explains that social media is really about using social channels appropriately to communicate and converse — and as an extension of that, you might just end up being able to sell something. Conversation Agent): How do you want to use Twitter? It’s really not that hard!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

well……that just seems like a place for kids and even though Facebook seems to be replacing MySpace for youth conversations, it brings out the kid in me while accomplishing the networking part at the same time. I started with LinkedIn and while it is a great tool like you said, Facebook is way more fun.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

It’s also a conversation medium. Chances are if they’re already using FriendFeed and have begun broadcasting events from numerous social networks, they are early adopters and are more savvy than the average social media user. By studying their feed, you can learn a lot more about how important social media is to them.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Brian explains that “conversations are happening and it is up to me to either be part of them or not.&# I really found the genuine ability to connect with people valuable and we have continued to use this as just one of many pieces of the funnel hopefully driving people to be more involved with us outside of just booking a room.&#

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

If you’re not following the conversation regularly, your customers might just flock to your competitors instead. You need to consistently work at building relationships and not let them be. And you need to be consistently monitoring the space. Silence can hurt you.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

The time has come for companies to be part of the conversation. I’d like to put in my $0.02 about what happens next. Companies are at the stage that they cannot afford to sit idly by and be passive in social media. Not just being talked about but be an active voice in the community. In a sense, they can become part of the community.

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Social Media Marketing Digg MySpace 105

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Even one offhanded remark about a coworker, customer, product or financial situation can damage a company’s reputation. Microblogging sites (e.g. Your input will be most valued, and reflect best on the company, when it contributes to a conversation, answers a question or solves a problem. Social sharing sites (e.g.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Some of us have been thrust into social media simply because the online landscape showed potential for online conversations. These are conversations, not broadcasts. Sure, people don’t want to lose control of the conversation. Reputation Management. Others have been there for over a decade. Be responsive.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

So if you’re spending $200 a day on your Social Media campaign, and let’s say your product is $100 worth per item, let’s say you’re bringing 100 people to the website, and your Google Analytics shows a 15% conversion rate to a warm lead, and a 15% conversion rate of warm leads to paying clients purchasing one item.

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Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Way back in 2008, microblogging and enterprise collaboration platform Yammer launched at TechCrunch50. The change agents who risked their jobs and reputations to start these networks a few years ago are being held up as innovators and leaders. Conferences , guest blogging over at AIIM , and writing a whole bunch of blog posts.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

But it makes another thing clear: unless Digg acknowledges that its users are valuable assets to the company’s growth, Digg is not going anywhere , because if it does, there will be new people on staff who will have to control the flow of the conversation in their favor.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

But you still have to build a reputation as a known submitter. Really, try Propeller, you’ll meet some amazing people there and have actual intelligent conversations. (I The algo changes have been really frustrating, but I think the competitive aspect is a good motivator.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Branding is a result of many things including your blog, your social network profile, your online resume, and how good you are at reputation management, to name a few. One of the topics was microblogging, and Twitter was discussed. If youre googleable, you have a brand, so you should learn to control it. Lesson # 8 Learn To Podcast.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Rand Fishkin uses pretty pictures to explain the importance of social media marketing and how you can apply it to get better traffic, more conversions, brand awareness, and more. Social Media: Under the Microscope (SiteLogic): Matt Bailey compares the traffic spikes to conversions.

Marketing 144

Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

blogs, microblogging sites, social bookmarking, images, video), and shows associated metrics like sentiment, top keywords, top users (who’s talking about this topic most actively) and sources. A real-time search engine that displays results from blog posts, articles, blog comments, microblogging sites (e.g., ** 5 stars.

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