Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 13, 2008

Such was the case for this Digg story , which compared multiple web hosting companies and watched as these hosts handled the traffic spikes that resulted from the Digg effect. Digg is the social media network of tech geeks, and the Digg statistics should not be too surprising: 39% of Diggers publish their own blog.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 22, 2010

For example, if you wanted to research historical information, like to learn what year World War 2 ended; or if you wanted to find out how many games your favorite professional team won last year, a traditional search engine will get you this information. I think that is what’s lacking from Google and some search engines.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

One great example this year has been Blame Drew’s Cancer. Google Docs If you want to share and collaborate in the creation of documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, then Google Docs is the best way to go. Google Wave can also be used for customer service, web site/blog creation, an idea repository, etc.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2012

Digg died this week, basically, I guess Digg died several weeks ago but like it officially died this week. I would say they sold or they got sold or they’re no longer Digg as we know it or as we knew it, but yes, I guess you could also say they’re dead. Digg, it’s more of like the demise of Digg.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 7, 2009

Some sites give this responsibility to a specific individual, others create a persona – @ColonelTribune is good example of this approach. There should certainly be policies in place to prevent missteps in this area, but there is a big upside to encouraging editorial participation.

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Most obvious of these is Google Analytics. It also breaks down where engagement events are occurring for the time period (comments, Digg, Twitter). For example, instead of telling me that there are 150 Million people on Twitter, tell me how many people on Twitter are talking about the same things I am.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

It might also be a good idea to have clear examples from previous examples of your work that you can show them, with solid stats, visual tools and information, so you have something concrete to back up the points you’re trying to make. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

Granted, this is an extreme example, but it’s based on the cumulative scenarios I’ve faced when dealing with agency clients in recent years, I think that it’s based on some sort of deep-rooted psychological misgiving. And the more intricate your external efforts become, the more social, mobile, and interactive your website must become.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2010

We almost have to create our own personal social media policy. It should definitely be assumed that if someone uses his Facebook account for both, for example, that there will be a mixture of comments that may not necessarily be personal. Call me Victoria from the example above. Google doesn’t forget! An example.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 19, 2009

As an example, I followed two major news aggregators for awhile, but the updates were just too frequent for my needs. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Your mileage may vary. Twitter as a news breaker. This, too, is useful. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

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Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 12, 2011

If you are linking to the privacy policy page, then use the anchor text “privacy policy&#. WordPress, for example, usually generates a lot of duplicate content out-of-the-box when it is installed. Your privacy policy page should be privacypolicy.html or domain.com/privacy-policy/ rather than domain.com/125.html.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

What’s a good example of this? There are a few bloggers who are smart and great writers … like you for example, Tamar. Lately, I’ve been creating graphics with screenshots to point out specific examples. Sorry, you must have not read my blog policy. Bit you are the exception! So, your post is right on.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

and obviously more recently sites such as Digg. Digg: Newsworthy, Informational, and Funny Chris also mentions that he has used Digg as a news source. Twenty-two minutes after it hit the front page, it sat at 2099 Diggs. Seven minutes after that, it had 2661 Diggs. How do you get your news?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

May there be more of you in the future, those people that follow your example. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Andrew, all I can say is that you’re not even legal yet but you’re teaching a lot of your elders an extremely valuable lesson.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Here are seven video examples that have become viral phenomenons in their own right. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Today, video’s potential is obvious: it can be a marketer’s dream and yield tremendous successes. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

As an example, let’s take a look at Robert Scoble’s FriendFeed (click the image for a larger view): In this screenshot, Robert utilized both Google Reader and Twitter, and the comments spread to his feed where an ongoing discussion ensued. This way if I go to digg/reddit/SU before Friend Feed, I don’t see duplicates.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

by Tamar Weinberg on February 22, 2008 Share This is a guest post from Pierre Far, who recently launched a very cool program called Social Alerter which notifies you as soon as your website has a solid chance of hitting the Digg or del.icio.us However, I did find an interesting example in Dell. If so, how? It also becomes direct.

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Why is having a social media policy in place so critical? As a guide to crafting an effective social media policy, you can emulate or combine ideas from one or more of the many social media policy examples now posted online, including the 57 social media policy examples from Dave Fleet or the more than 100 examples posted by Ralph Paglia.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

For example, one of my Friendster aliases is Times Square. I needed to differentiate Digg from social media because they actually are part of a distinctive community (and as you know, I’m very passionate about Digg so it really did deserve its own category). December 20, 2007 at 12:28 pm toodoo » ????? Wonderful job!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Take my own situation as an example. For example, when I first started making money online, I was 16 years old. I get the same e-mails, only they are about getting a #1 ranking in Google Reply Ian February 2, 2010 at 10:59 am This post is a prime example of how to be a true social media expert. The first is personal.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

This example represents the challenge with a lot of our elearning. In the example above, if the safety course started with an earthquake, I’d have to make decisions and get routed through the course based on the decisions I made. For example, the image below shows some simple changes I’ve made to the same image.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

For example, if you go create an external facing idea portal but don’t do the hard work to drive process change internally with the functions that own the changes your users want - your idea engine could do you more harm than good. Google Bookmarks. As a business, that audience is the long tail that needs a great experience.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

At the end of the day, we know most people are active on social networks because they have some reason for being there (be it to make a sale or to establish authority, for example), but through your regular interactions, you need to recognize that these are byproducts of your genuine and authentic involvement. However, things have changed.

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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. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

My friends who have popular news, political, science sites etc… see much better numbers and subscribers from sites such as Sphinn and even Digg and so on. Would Be interesting to see and filter out areas for example US and Non-US traffic. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 10, 2010

COPPA laws protect children under the age of 13, and that’s why Ani’s blog, for example, is protected (by her mother’s request). In other words, show them that you are no longer interested in the consoles games and they will follow by example. That said, this is the age we’re living in right now.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

I have seen these programs work but I sometimes wonder if it’s worth all the effort considering the possible fall-out, as seen in your example. Some have requested that Cruise Critic have a formal policy requiring RC’s to identify themselves as such. Reply BarbaraKB March 12, 2009 at 10:32 am Good analysis, Tamar.

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Viper Chill

AUGUST 28, 2012

For example with PluginID I had huge success with guest blogging as an SEO strategy, and within just 2-3 months I was on the front page of Google for the phrase personal development. I hate blowing my own horn (I honestly do) but Blog Tyrant is a really applicable and relevant example. Is it harder than it used to be?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

In the past few months, I’ve dealt with companies who are unfortunate victims of bad links in Google, but those links refer to incidents that are years old (and are even resolved). Reply Linda February 14, 2008 at 11:36 pm I posted this on Digg. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

If you’re the frugal type, take advantage of the free alerts from Google, YackTrack , Social Mention , BackType (which gives you alerts from blog/article comments , which other services do not include), and Trackur. In fact, are you surprised that Google now takes advantage of this in the form of social search ?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Some examples follow: What are Your Chances of Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse? I’ve already stated that I love apps built on the Digg API , and anyone with some programing know-how can build an excellent web-based or standalone utility. The Quiz The quiz is another viral tool that brings a bit more fun into everyday web browsing.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Share the 10OFF discount code for everyone, for example. Hootsuite , for example, has multiple tabs that highlight their social involvement elsewhere on the web. Take MySpace as just one of many examples of an online property that become too comfortable with its “space.&# What if you want to offer 10% off?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

The article has examples of how social media worked too. How to Make Social Media Work for Non-Consumer Brands (Mashable): This is a good B2B social media article which is chock full of examples. David Armano suggests to study out the candidate first; they shouldn’t just be focused on Twitter, for example.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

So for example, if I wanted to look for sites about organization and GTD, I would type in: [link]. Bookmark from Google Reader. If you’re a fan of Google Reader, then you’ll definitely want to start using Google Reader + del.icio.us. An example for all you productivity junkies might be “tag:gtd&#.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

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. Here’s a great example: Many Yelp reviews are taken down within a few days of being posted. Put them to good use! Ever wonder why?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Take my husband’s grandfather as an example. These examples above illustrate a typical usability question faced by Facebook users (well, except for Grandpa). Digg is now part of social media and will be explained in the final chart. The same reason google does things. You want as many clients as possible.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 10, 2011

Having long ago passed MySpace as the most popular social network, Facebook recently replaced Google as the most-visited website in the U.S. For example, although a significant proportion of the population of Quebec is bilingual, many of those people have a language preference. It’s hard to overstate the impact of Facebook.

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