Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Of course, business is a result of that: “Our goal is not to drive sales; it’s to build a channel of people that believe in us as people first. Namaste~ Reply Tamar Weinberg March 4, 2010 at 4:55 pm Thank you so much, Brian, for answering my questions! Two days ago, they launched a new campaign to replace the old one.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 18, 2008

Brightkite: Email and SMS – mobile web is definitely the wave of the future. So now the question is…Who’s going to develop Plutter Kite? I’d never heard of it before stumbling onto it while, of course, searching something else. People don’t like to be disconnected. It’s sad, but true.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Something I forgot to mention in the article is that I tracked the number of comments and “likes&# on friendfeed, and compared them to my analytics information over the course of a month. It made me start to question what the value is in posting to some of these social networks. We must evolve as content creators.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 10, 2010

I asked two questions, and here are their answers: How Young is Too Young? They did not have to take courses, they just do it, and they are not hindered by thoughts like “Oh, this will never work&# or “Who but me would want to read this?&# And Carl definitely is smart; affiliate marketing is a hard niche!

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Done correctly, social media – even a simple reputation monitoring program – is a time intensive proposition that requires daily vigilance. Social Media is Fast False. Social media is by definition slow. This blog is great as encouragement and validation for my own endeavors in social media marketing.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

40 Key Elements to Getting Started in Social Media (Louis Gray): Mike Fruchter writes an awesome blog post on Louis Gray’s blog about how to get involved in social media, from branding to blogging to Twitter to community. It’s definitely a worthwhile read. You’re On Twitter, Now What? Guaranteed.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

The big question of return on investment comes up often. Let it be posted on every social platform of choice and then watch as it seeds through other communities (which is likely to happen and shows that your marketing is viral). Of course, you can also just use a Facebook application for that. EXCELLENT question.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

link] Develop a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps | Social Media Marketing | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert « Netcrema – creme de la social news via digg + delicious + stumpleupon + reddit [.] Ted Simon Thanks for the great post — news I will use!!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

Curiosity – most social media marketers that I know are constantly asking ‘what if… ’ type questions. Curious people are driven to push into new group and solve problems in new ways. Perseverance – building a social media presence doesn’t happen over night.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

Books Take Time to Write Last week, a Twitter user asked a really blunt but surprising question about how to download my book (legally) for free. Whether or not it’s my choice — and in book publishing, there are other parties involved beyond just the writer — it’s just the wrong question to ask.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

I definitely appreciate your time putting this all together! Lists also take a great deal of research, and the return is typically a resource that people will turn to time and time again. What’s stopping you from taking the plunge?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

A Community Manager who does use social platforms needs to be able to track its effectiveness in… um… getting people through the door. I remember sitting in an ROI webinar with New Marketing Labs’ Justin Levy , and he more or less skimmed through 5 or 6 different measuring tools like Grader, and of course, Google Analytics.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 1, 2010

I will answer this question in a simple manner. I may rip it off and do one on video bloggers (inspired by this post of course) Reply Tamar Weinberg July 1, 2010 at 12:14 pm If you’re going to do this, you better make it a guest post here, David Reply John Sullivan July 1, 2010 at 7:12 pm Cool post.My Again, diaper rash?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Of course, there are also Twitter users who started out solely online, but even those users had a status that mattered. Personality is Important By taking a look at the recent tweets on the above Twitter accounts, you will notice that they all have a personal relationship with followers and they answer questions from their followers.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

These examples above illustrate a typical usability question faced by Facebook users (well, except for Grandpa). These are friends who have no direct ties to the industry, but in using social networks, we’ve formed close bonds and friendships. And then of course, retain my personal page for family and non-business friends.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 14, 2010

Your best bet is to consider an integrated marketing plan that consists of social media and other marketing tactics, because the act of just being nice to people online won’t bring you conversions. People Want More If the chart above is any indication, it’s without question that social media has grown by leaps and bounds.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2012

Think instead about social media traffic, good content, a cleanly coded website, slow progressive growth, and your site’s authority. Ask these questions and then answer them. This beginner SEO question comes up often. A Definitive Guide to Blog Content Scraping & How to STOP It! Have a look.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2008

By May 18 , the MetaFilter community dared to ask the same, very unpopular questions Becky and some of her friends had been asking for months. There was, of course, no answer to this, but it sparked a private discussion that lasted until three in the morning, during which a long list of contradictory information came to light.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Definitely bookmarking it as a constant reminder. I often question whether my blog is all these things, so it will be good to check in once a month and see if I feel I am covering all or most of these characteristics. I definitely take your point about passion. This article is definitely one one them.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

I think this is great advice for all social media sites. Use each site for a specific purpose (which will have its inevitable crossover, of course). I definitely prefer the networking environment of Plurk to the to broadcasting environment of Twitter. It’s a social site, but we’re talking about microblogging now.

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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. Reddit Tips from the Top Dog on Reddit (Social News Watch): How do you become a top user on Reddit?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

You’ve definitely just gained a new loyal reader! Question for you — as more and more PR people see the value of connecting with bloggers, versus just traditional media, do you think we need to be more explicit in our pitches as to whether or not we have an advertising budget? You seem to gloss over this question.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

I consider my current @tamar network, though, either quite knowledgeable or clueless and inactive (as in the case of my family — I still love them but they’re not the target audience for my Twitter account , which is rather social-media focused). I have one question in regards to product promotion in Twitter.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

Sure, most social media marketing plans often start with the obvious contenders, such as Facebook and Twitter, mostly because the audiences there are so vast and diversified that you’re bound to find people interested in your product offerings. (Of It’s social proof but nothing else. It’s social proof but nothing else.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2008

We organise language courses worldwide for businesses, one-to-one students, and small groups. You contact us and tell us what language you want to learn and where you live or work, and we’ll find a qualified native teacher of that language and arrange a customised course for you to take place at your home or workplace.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2011

Of course, then, today is my birthday, but it’s a big one. How to Develop a Social Media Strategy: A Roadmap for Integration (Very Official Blog): Shannon Paul did an amazing job on this post that presents questions and answers that will help companies consider their goals for the creation of a social media strategy.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

I suggested the same blogs and training courses and told her that she could potentially go out on her own and do her own thing after she learned the basics and knew how to apply them. “I am a relatively new internet marketer trying to break into the industry,&# he wrote. “What are good companies to target?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 26, 2010

Also the sending other social networks requesting votes on StumbleUpon is very annoying. For example “hey can you Digg, Reddit, mixx ,Prop and of course stumbles are appreciated.&# Your post has definitely made me reconsider the ways I use StumbleUpon. Especially when they request several at one time. Excellent tips.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Quick question: Is it possible to get your Twitter feed to automatically port over into your status update on the wall of your Fan page the way you can on the wall of a regular personal profile page? Question… Does any platform allow you to update multiple facebook fan pages from one dashboard? Seems to work well.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

The question I asked, simply, was “how do you recommend people grab your attention?&# The question was purposely left open-ended; I wasn’t necessarily seeking out attention in the form of a product pitch, despite the fact that many of those asked are prominent bloggers. He also founded Search Engine Watch.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may need a refresher course on social media etiquette — and perhaps real-life etiquette also. Here are some egregious sins that you must not perform on social media sites. Social news is about reciprocal relationships. The key to success is moderation.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

WordPress SEO: Definitive Guide to High Rankings for Your Blog is written by WordPress optimization expert and coder Joost de Valk and gives you some great tips on how to use WordPress in a search engine friendly fashion. What is the Definition of SEO? What is the ROI for Social Media? Scared of Social Media? Not excess.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 23, 2010

Of course not. I don’t know if it’s a question of them not being ethical, but perhaps they might be (at least in terms of having “Seo&# in their name for client acquisition). On the other hand, people also have “Seo&# in their name so that they could make new friends with similar interests.

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APRIL 25, 2012

They quickly fell behind Mashable on all social media platforms, with their established (and far larger) RSS readership just not enough to counteract the changing internet landscape. Their site is still huge, of course, but a new leader in the industry emerged. Disagree and put-down a high profile news breaker.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 7, 2010

Sadly, that same strategy was passed onto the client’s Twitter feed as well; with the exception of a single @ in a full month (that was a response to a question), the entire Twitter account was fully automated. These are questions you need to seriously consider before you automate. Will you even pay attention to your home feed?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

I have a colleague who maintains two Facebook accounts — one where he can respond on behalf of the business represented on the Facebook Page and one where he can be himself (transparently, of course). I’ve never seen that before… I wonder how many security questions still need answering. Of course not.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Of course, if you want to build awareness of your site and then some through social media, yes, SEO and social media should be treated as the same. I will be forwarding this on to some of my collegues who have had some questions about SEO and SMO. Mine are more marketing oriented though… definitely not so techy.

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