Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

Using market intelligence, Royal Caribbean identified supporters of the cruise line via social networking sites and took the opportunity to give fifty of the most ardent supporters, called Royal Champions, special privileges, including free paid cruises and invitations to special events with company executives.

Brands 133

Brands Message Boards Travel Forums 133

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. Unbelievable turnout (more than 260) for a first-time event, and tremendous kudos to Fred Von Graf , who organized it practically solo. Social Media 101 Explained by the Best Fishing Analogy EVER =-.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

.&# While I haven’t really gone for a night on the town, social media has given me a taste of what I’m missing. I’ve learned that Roger Smith Hotel is a boutique hotel with event rooms suitable for parties and workshops. We recently shared the story to a large group of Dallas hotels.

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Hotels Social Media Communities Discount 245

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Simply put, the new mass media helped organize, and influence, large numbers of consumers. To take two examples: people complain about an issue to an important newspaper prompting them to push the issue into the mainstream, or if a TV station covers an event, that becomes an important topic.

Social Media 105

Social Media Marketing Digg MySpace 105

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

There are tremendous social media applications in real estate, but so many don’t “get it&#. It’s not a Facebook group, it’s not a YouTube video and it’s not how many follow you on Twitter. link] Jay Thompson This may be the best post on social media I’ve seen. It’s how you engage.

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Social Media Strategy Consultant Web 2.0 149

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

These posts are not in response to newsworthy events, nor are they displayed in any particular order. FriendFeed Groups – The Fast Track to Content and Community (Knowthenetwork.com): How can you use FriendFeed groups to your advantage? Every year, I can only read so many articles. Have you even heard of these yet?

Marketing 265

Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Don’t use a Facebook Group. You may find opportunities to host real life events, be them at conferences or whatever else. Why not invite your Facebook fans to a special event at your venue? Of over 1500 friends that I have, I’m constantly being pitched to join groups I have no interest in. Way too oldschool.

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Facebook How To Marketing URL 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

I think plurk is more for networking and twitter more for tweeting news/events/links. If you want a more close knit type of social media, plurk, hands down. It makes sense, it’s easy to navigate, you can find people, groups (cliques), you can search, it’s the hidden secret of microblogging/social networking!

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Twitter Microblogging MySpace Comparison 199

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Many of them (more than half) were individuals I met at search conferences, but other conferences (SXSW, events that Mashable was involved in in the capacity of host or media sponsor, and the first IZEAFest) also represented my Industry connections. Some of these friends have mutual real-life friends (outside typical industry connections).

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Facebook LinkedIn Social Networking Microblogging 233

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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Social Media Marketing Consultant Communities 163

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Gaming CMs probably have much to teach new community managers about engagement and, even more importantly, customer retention (particularly to subscription-based games). This is probably one of the areas that the Community Managers Group should begin to focus on!

Communities 237

Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

It’s not enough to be insular and focus on your groups of friends. You may find people who are surfing outside your social circle who might be potentially interested in your products. At business networking events, try to get to know people outside your group of trusted colleagues. I’ve done this too.

Twitter 205

Twitter Sports Microblogging HootSuite 205

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. All social media etiquette rules were not heeded to. They have a NY event in March, a CA event in August, and a Chicago event in December.

Marketing 240

Marketing How To SEO Training 240

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Personal accounts of everyday events is what made Dooce and the Bloggess so successful. I learn about these new blogs mostly outside the “social&# space because they do the hand-holding from start to finish, and as such, they often cater to a wider audience. How does one do this?

Blogosphere 278

Blogosphere Blogger Comments Tips 278

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

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. Yet with social media, there’s a perception that it’s easy to score freebies. It gave rise to an entirely new breed of speaker. Yet people always ask!)

Products 267

Products Consultant Price Social Media 267

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2008

We may never know why someone who (by her own claims on Google Groups) was pulling in $5,000/month via counseling fees, affiliate marketing programs, and essays posted to paying websites such as Squidoo, would risk it all in a scheme that only raised a few hundred dollars. People hustling others on social media for a couple of dollars.

Social Media 104

Social Media StumbleUpon Communities MySpace 104

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Social Media Sites: General The Big Boys of Social Bookmarking: The Top 20 Sites (10e20): Chris Winfield ranks the top 20 social bookmarking sites by their Alexa rankings and gives a short description of what each does — in case you haven’t ventured beyond Digg. What are the most popular sites in these age groups?

Marketing 144

Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2008

Here we go with the highly-talked-about keynote presentation at South by Southwest… Just like an Apple keynote, they tried to build up some serious momentum for this event. Personally, having sat next to Daniel Terdiman of CNet, I heard (and understand) both perspectives after having liveblogged the entire event.

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Web 2.0 MySpace Applications Microsoft 104

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Abusing group invites. And if they don’t accept, don’t send the group request more than once by asking them to join via email, wall post, or Facebook message. In a specific case, I manage a few LinkedIn groups so my email address is far more visible on the site than I’d like. Many call this spam.

Handbook 279

Handbook Social Media Web 2.0 StumbleUpon 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2011

Top 5 Ways to Marketing Your Business with LinkedIn (Social Media Examiner): I have a client who said that this worked. 5 Ways to Weave LinkedIn Into Your Marketing Mix (Online Marketing Blog): The personal account and company group is the beauty of an effective LinkedIn marketing plan. Enough said. Be proactive and you will win.

Marketing 279

Marketing Affiliate marketing Small Business SEO 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 23, 2010

Groups : Facebook Groups still exist, but I wouldn’t encourage using them unless you’re looking to maintain a fully closed and private community in the confines of the service. Normally, Groups exist to let people congregate around a common interest. Even social media “purists&# aren’t really that pure.

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Facebook SEO Policies Groups 268

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 1, 2010

The more you can offer a fresh perspective or a brand new concept, the more people will gravitate to you. No one wants to subscribe to another tech blog or meet someone at a networking event that does the same thing as someone else. Another point I appreciate is commenting on blogs.

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Social Media Brands How To Social Networking 240

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

Like last year, I’ve grouped them into different categories and written short descriptions on each post. There’s no order to the posts; I’ve used my bookmarks and a variety of social sites and peer recommendations to create this list. How to Commit Social Media Suicide : Some people don’t get social media.

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SEO Social Media Marketing Reputation 162

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Reply Christine Taylor December 1, 2009 at 10:22 pm I wasn’t able to get to the ( [link] ) Reply Tamar Weinberg December 1, 2009 at 10:25 pm Christine, it works here – did you go to [link] It will immediately capitalize itself and show you an upcoming event. Reply Tim Ware December 1, 2009 at 10:37 pm Great info, Jesse.

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Facebook How To Applications URL 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

Danny is currently Chief Content Officer of Third Door Media which operates the Sphinn social news site and organizes the popular Search Marketing Expo conference series. Louis Gray Louis Gray is a prominent technology blogger and Managing Director of New Media at Paladin Advisors Group. Makes my day!

Influencer 278

Influencer How To Press Release Blogger 278

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

I was a Facebook purist in its former form and I liked having access to select group of exclusive folks knowing that these were trusted people and that only certain groups of individuals were allowed to have access. It’s a bit like group therapy. Yup, it’s true. It felt good to be exclusive.

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Facebook Issues MySpace Privacy 277

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 30, 2010

I now present you with … Infraction #2 : On October 31st, my friend Erik created a Facebook group for Digg fans which was inspired by the extremely popular (3241 Diggs as of this writing) Digg story about how Stephen Colbert’s Facebook group was the fastest growing ever. The URL now is dead.

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Digg Reddit StumbleUpon URL 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

On the flip side having a strong social media skill set to go along with your SEO skills helps market links, create relationships, and use the available social tools to build out your SEO campaigns. I agree with your assessment of the differences between SEO and Social Media Marketing. Twitter is a perfect example of this.

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SEO Social Media Marketing Digg 178