Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

I also remember being “elected&# as the note-taker in high school; one of the easiest ways to absorb lecture notes and book notes was to type up questions and answers in a frequently asked questions document and ask myself the questions again and again. Answers Yahoo!

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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.) Tagged as: facebook , linkedin , opt-in , permission marketing , relationships , social media , spam , twitter { 5 trackbacks } Hostage Marketing: Hot New Fad For 2010?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Brian Simpson is a cancer survivor and discovered Twitter in the spring of 2008 when he endured the grueling process of chemotherapy for a period of 7 months. Twitter, he says, “became my way of talking with a community of people.&# He explains that “Twitter allowed me to be social without having to be IRL.&#

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

Now it seems I get most of my news from Twitter. Twitter: The Upside and the Downside Three days ago, Heath Ledger passed away. As more and more people discovered the news of the actor’s passing, Twitter was inundated with news links and statements of surprise. The issue, of course, is engagement.

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Koka Sexton

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Corporate Social Media Reading List I’m a huge fan of social media. I joined Twitter on June 30 2007 and after a few bumps in the road, I was addicted and even wrote a set of top twitter tips. I try to follow the trends and news around social media as best I can.

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Koka Sexton

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Corporate Social Media Reading List I’m a huge fan of social media. I joined Twitter on June 30 2007 and after a few bumps in the road, I was addicted and even wrote a set of top twitter tips. I try to follow the trends and news around social media as best I can.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2018

Is Twitter dying? That seems to be a common question right now, according to Google. “Dying” may be too strong a word, but the microblogging social network is clearly struggling. TNW reported “Despite ongoing struggles to curb harassment and premature obituaries , Twitter is here to stay.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

After using both closely, the comparison to Twitter shouldn’t even be the case. After using both closely, the comparison to Twitter shouldn’t even be the case. Plurk and Twitter are two entirely different beasts. But Plurk is a lot more, and Twitter still has its place.

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Bare Feet Studios

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

Basically, as most people have pointed out in the TechCrunch comments , Yammer is Twitter for companies. Of course I immediately signed up! But we have a couple projects in the works where I could imagine how having a hosted, private, Twitter-for-business application would be useful. I love that about you Shane.

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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. This is a win-win approach. Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

I, too, find that Twitter has been incredibly powerful for me to connect with real life colleagues, readers of Techipedia, family, and everyone in between. I’m also something of a Twitter purist. Enter a second Twitter account. With Twitter being so incredibly large and vast, there are different types of mini-communities.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 11, 2008

Reply Jay Adelson January 11, 2008 at 1:14 pm To answer your question, we definitely have the other user concerns on our agenda. Reply Jay Adelson January 11, 2008 at 2:22 pm Tamar, Of course, we’re happy to work with you… I’ll get you some email addrs offline. That’s great. Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

So the question arose – was social media traffic misrepresented by grouping traffic from all networks together? Hat tip to Gab for posing that question to me.) One parameter you didn’t mention of course is the number of visits. One further question is do these visitors convert? Let’s find out.

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Social Media Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

One recent Fast Company articles point out how appointment TV has returned , because of none other than Twitter. Fans who have TiVo'd their programs had better steer clear of Twitter while their favorite programs are on, lest they have a barrage of spoilers come their way. I actually had this experience first hand a few months ago.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Follow him on Twitter. So I challenged myself to create a list of 10 responsibilities of the Community Manager that extend beyond the realm of Facebook and Twitter (and yes, even blogging). And of course – the axiom – links, links, links. Also, tags apparently rank higher with the keywords in them.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 10, 2010

I asked two questions, and here are their answers: How Young is Too Young? Thirdly, get social and join social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and StumbleUpon to connect with people and make friends! I actually had no post this week and then remembered I asked these kids these questions back in February (yes, really).

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 5, 2010

While a dwindling number of business executives still dismiss Twitter as a waste of time, recent research suggests it is one of the most valuable social networks for business. Awareness of Twitter has exploded; 87% of Americans said they were “familiar with” Twitter in a poll taken earlier this year, versus just 5% in 2008 and 26% in 2009.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

who has previously written a great analysis on the top 5 blogs and now is taking his evaluation to Twitter. Twitter is one of the largest social networking sites, featuring users from various walks of lives. Twitter has a wide range of benefits from communicating with friends and families to building a brand for your business.

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Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Take Hootsuite Academy’s free course Implementing Social Media Governance within your Organization. See if there are any common questions or misconceptions that you can address. As an alternative or add-on, consider including a frequently asked questions section—especially if you are frequently fielding certain queries.

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Buffer Social

MAY 18, 2017

And, of course, the constant demand for fresh, engaging content to be shared. The way to get the most engagement on Instagram is very different than Twitter for example, – even for the same exact article or topic! Some examples of this include: Adding hashtags to posts on Twitter and Instagram. – Twitter.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

Because this critical post of Royal Caribbean disappointed me, I polled my Twitter followers for feedback. Any company employing such an incentive program is certainly not participating in anything that is manipulative, questionable, or immoral in nature. Do you think that Royal Caribbean crossed the line?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Like last year, I enlisted in help from my followers on Twitter, many of whom gave me some great posts to add to this list. David Armano suggests to study out the candidate first; they shouldn’t just be focused on Twitter, for example. Every year, I can only read so many articles. It’s definitely a worthwhile read.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

The big question of return on investment comes up often. Don’t cross promote to Twitter (offer a different incentive on Twitter). Of course, you can also just use a Facebook application for that. Don’t just broadcast the same messages to your Twitter and Facebook followers. Buy something, get something.

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Buffer Social

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Of course, it isn’t only about the size of the social media sites. Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking site for sharing text, photos, links, videos, audios, and more. Sina Weibo is often known as Twitter for Chinese users (since Twitter is banned in China). Twitter – 335 million MAUs.

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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). There were other typical social networks in this grouping as well, including Flickr, FriendFeed, Kirtsy, Mixx, Plurk, StumbleUpon, Tip’d, and Twitter. It’s not. People use both networks as a free-for-all.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Linkedin lead generation requires commitment to answering and asking questions on Groups/Answers, taking advantage of the deep searches, and connecting directly with those around you in your network. There’s a lot of potential, of course, and it looks mighty appealing, but setting goals is advisable as well. Engagement.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 14, 2010

Yup, you can’t just chat with people on Twitter and broadcast on Facebook. People Want More If the chart above is any indication, it’s without question that social media has grown by leaps and bounds. I love reading new content via RSS, Buzz, Twitter, FB, etc. Links are just one currency of the web. Thanks James!

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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

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 That’s just a subset.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Question: The examples you gave on this page as ideas, can people use those or are we to create and come up with our own areas of interests for our audience? 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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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. Someone claiming to be her 17 year old daughter, Gabrielle, posted using her accounts on Plurk and Twitter with an urgent appeal for donations, which were accepted through her PayPal account.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

Social Media is More than Just Twitter and Facebook Hopefully, if you’re participating in social media marketing, you’re using more than just the tools everyone else is using. Of course, you’ll still need to look once you’re there, do outreach, and perform whatever else it takes to build a loyal following.)

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

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? Reply Tamar Weinberg February 11, 2010 at 10:28 am Ginger, good question, and I think that the answer is no.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

So, in order to be a good social media marketer, in my opinion, you should understand the tools you’re using and the communities to which you are marketing, be they ones that surround the tool itself (Twitter users) or subject matters within a certain tool (FriendFeed room about, say, cell phones.).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2008

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Michael via Twitter ) [Today is] the day that Digg died. And the shouts… well, at least now I dont have to use pownce or twitter to spam my friends for diggs ( Miguel via Pownce ) Unfortunately, it seems they are encouraging submission spamming the way friends submitted is set up now. This was a rushed redesign job. Is there any?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 26, 2010

Brief Overview of StumbleUpon Since everyone is mostly raving about Twitter and Facebook as of late, I’m going to briefly define StumbleUpon and explain how it works. For example “hey can you Digg, Reddit, mixx ,Prop and of course stumbles are appreciated.&# Especially when they request several at one time. Excellent tips.

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