Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

In the past few weeks, however, even Digg’s other top users are seeing that Digg is becoming more difficult of a social news site to enjoy, and after stepping away from Digg for awhile, I have some thoughts and reflections on how it was and possibly how it should be. The community had to react. Completely.

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 3, 2010

Google has issued what they are calling an SEO Report Card , an effort to provide Google’s product teams with ideas on how they can improve their products’ pages using simple and accepted optimizations. Matt Cutts from Google explained that Google had done this “on purpose&#. Appealing Google sitelinks.

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Engineering Issues Report Google 107

Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 10, 2011

You can easily search Google to find reviews for different places, but the results are not always useful for your situation. For example, if you were to search for “italian restaurant reviews new york&# you may find some really in-depth restaurant reviews for several places in New York that are too far away from you to be practical.

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Review Google Technorati StumbleUpon 89

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 6, 2010

In this example, a press release is distributed online, posted to the company’s Facebook and Twitter updates, and used to create a social media release (using a tool such as PitchEngine ). Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati. It’s a virtuous circle that looks something like this. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Press Release Social Media Social Bookmarking Blogger 211

Bill Hartzer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Google Instant is an enhancement to Google’s search engine that shows you, and changes, the search results as you type, in real time. By implementing Google Instant, Google is trying to enhance our overall search experience by delivering the search results to us, faster. What it means for Search Engine Optimization.

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Engineering Google Hotels Technorati 106

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Now in its second year, the B2BTOTY award recognizes examples of the outstanding use of Twitter by B2B personalities, vendors, publishers, organizations and institutions. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati. National / International B2B Services. • B2B Small to Mid-Sized Businesses (B2B SMB). • B2B Organizations.

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B2B Twitter Committee Technorati 161

Bill Hartzer

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Back in December 2009 , Google began showing the integration of the real-time web in the Google organic search results. Somehow, algorithmically, Google adds these features into the natural search results. Let us take a look at an example of what I am tattling about. Why would you want to do this?

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Engineering Google SEO Technorati 115

Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 7, 2010

through co-creation and crowdsourcing ) and customer service ( Best Buy and Comcast for example) to human resources (outstanding HR tweeps: Sharlyn Lauby and Alicia Arenas ) and sales groups. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Facebook.

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Social Media Crowdsourcing Technorati StumbleUpon 160

Bill Hartzer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

NASDAQ: SCOR) has recently released a study that focused on Google’s dominance in two emerging Internet markets: Brazil and India. They say that about seventy five percent of all Internet users globally visited one of Google’s web sites at least once last year. .&# For example, in Brazil, Google Sites accounts for 89.5

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comScore Picasa Google Comparison 93

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Social Mention , Alterian’s SM2 Freemium and Google blog search are helpful free tools, and a growing number of commercial suites are available. For example, your company may be mentioned in a tweet or status update that’s something like “Had lunch with my friend from XYZ corp yesterday.&# Post on Google Buzz.

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SM2 Alterian Social Media Influencer 189

Jason Yormark

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Add this to Google Bookmarks. Post on Google Buzz. Add this to Google Reader. Share this on Technorati. Making Dough(nuts): A Real World Example of Using Social Media Effectively. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on Facebook. Share this on FriendFeed. Share this on LinkedIn. Share this on Reddit.

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Technorati How To StumbleUpon Digg 150

Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

For Example – Avaya should be part of any Business Communications conversations on the web because that is what we do. Share this on Technorati. Add this to Google Bookmarks. Post on Google Buzz. Add this to Google Reader. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on Facebook. Tweet This! Grind this!

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Examples range from Google News and Yahoo! to topic-focused niche sites such as (using social media as an example) Social Media Today and Social Media Informer. For example, it took me just minutes to create my own newspaper organizing tweets and links from the smart group of local Minneapolis Twitters I follow.

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 1, 2009

I personally found that Google Trends tends to be a little more sensationalistic than the others. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Very helpful as I only used a couple of these previously.

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Trends Tools Embedding Digg 146

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

You can post your email address, use a WordPress contact form plugin , or incorporate an interactive business card (see the upper-right of this blog for an example) on your blog. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati. A blog without contact information is like a lost pet with no ID tag. Blogging is a social activity.

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Feed Feedly Digg Technorati 155

Idaconcpts

JANUARY 11, 2011

Here’s an example of how Twitter celebrities monetize their accounts. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati. Kayak’s “Fly with Friends&# Promotion. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on Facebook. Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn. Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Twitter Technorati StumbleUpon Digg 132

Idaconcpts

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

As an example, Petrusa points out that “15% of 12-17 year olds and 18% of 18-24 year olds send over 6000 text messages a month. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati. The problem is that YOU need to have a conversation with us. So are you a part of that relationship? Are you in their conversation? Tweet This!

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Web 2.0 Technorati StumbleUpon Comparison 164

Idaconcpts

JULY 22, 2010

Example of using Google Analytics Track Event to get a deeper look at which buttons are generating the most impact. By tagging all the tweets I send out with Google Analytics tracking code, I can differentiate my own efforts from other traffic sources. Now, let’s take a look into my Google Analytics account. Tweet This!

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Idaconcpts

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Last but not least, for further reference check out these deals as examples: [link]. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati. Email this to a friend? Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on Facebook. Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn. Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Technorati StumbleUpon Digg Reddit 150

Idaconcpts

JANUARY 27, 2011

One example of a well-developed contest with worthwhile incentives is the Everglades Nation Logo Design Competition. Elance’s FAQ page for their Cloud Commute Contest is a great example of a well-developed FAQ directory. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati. Generate a Buzz. Share this on Facebook. Tweet This!

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Hosting FAQ How To Directory 142

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 9, 2010

No automated sentiment tracking tool is perfect (for example, “It sucks having a cold but NyQuil is helping&# may be tagged as a negative brand reference for Vicks because of the way that sentence started). Activity: Most web analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, can be used to track the number of visits, traffic quality (e.g.

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SM2 Alterian Vocus Social Media 187

Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 23, 2010

For example, you can set up Google Analytics to measure traffic visiting your contact us page, order page, order confirmation page, or a thank you page after they submit an inquiry. Google Adwords Keyword Tool – A free tool found at https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal. Post on Google Buzz.

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Engineering Research Widget Tips 110

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 24, 2010

Thoughtful companies keep their SEO efforts local (to avoid link-spamming , for example) and after evaluating all of the costs, many are even moving call centers back onshore. Sure, you may run across an example somewhere of this happening, just as you may hear about a couple who got married three weeks after they met. Almost never.

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Social Media Marketing Cost Guidelines 220

Idaconcpts

JANUARY 26, 2011

For example, credit card companies receive thousands of applications through mail and fax, and these applications need to be digitized, captured and processed. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati. Here are some common business challenges that you can tackle through hiring a digital document management expert.

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Applications Technorati System StumbleUpon 130

Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

When Google sees these errors, your website gets penalized. Repetitive title tags will cause Google to believe the page is dynamically generated and/or spammy. In this example, lets say you want to optimize for dallas hotel, dallas hotels, dallas motel, dallas motels, cheap dallas hotel, cheap dallas hotels, cheap dallas motels.

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Engineering Hotels Tips URL 130

Bill Hartzer

MARCH 18, 2009

As an example, “Sales director London job&# on search.twitter.com brings back 4 results, while the same search on [link] provides 6202 opportunities, while “Marketing manager New York job&# provides 19 and 4122 respectively. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

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Twitter Digg Engineering Technorati 126

Idaconcpts

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

As an example, Bloomberg Businessweek cites that fewer than 4,000 Facebook users have clicked the “like” button for Fidelity’s Page and about 9,000 have done so for Vanguard’s. As another example, Schwab, which began sending Twitter feeds in mid-June 2010, has 277 followers. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati.

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Banking Mobile SMS Technorati 137

Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 15, 2010

It supports a brand, and needs to integrated with other marketing and PR activities rather than treated as a separate island (just as, for example, a company’s search and display advertising should communicate a consistent message). Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati. But not in social media. Share this on Mixx.

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Social Media Technorati StumbleUpon Digg 171

Idaconcpts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

PPC, or pay-per-click advertising is a hugely successful concept that has made Google rich. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati. Facebook may not necessarily be the best or most appropriate venue for your website. Think about your goal, then select your tool. Use PPC Campaigns? Subscribe to the comments for this post?

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Issues Technorati StumbleUpon Digg 142

Idaconcpts

OCTOBER 6, 2010

This is usually a mainframe or server that contains copies of financial information that can be accessed in an emergency; for example, if corporate headquarters burns down. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati. The second requirement is that financial documents must be easily accessible in the computer system.

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System Software Consultant Technorati 144

Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Google Analytics ) to the lesser-known (e.g., Example: “Old Rule: Good Bloggers Keep Posts Short…Instead of insight, opinion and commentary, we got copycat stories and blogging for blogging’s sake. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati. 10 SEO Tools Every Blogger Must Use by Daily SEO Tip. Tweet This!

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Alltop Tips Hubspot Directory 148

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

The Huffington Post is a good high-profile example: Looking at recent posts they appear to have dialed tagging back a bit, but the average post still gets quite a few tags. Back in the day making the most of Technorati tags was a blog optimization best practice because it helped to increase visibility on that site.

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Sites News Press Release SEO 112

Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 24, 2010

Examples of this consist of acknowledging personal details for example birthdays or providing warm introductions to likeminded friends and colleagues. There are lots of much more to be discovered with a Google search. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati. — Bit.ly Share this on del.icio.us.

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Social Media Social Bookmarking Construction Technorati 128

ProBlogger

APRIL 20, 2022

Read to the bottom of this post for an example of how I used the same content three times in 18 months to generate 50,000 page views on one post. For example: In November and December every year millions of people go online searching for gifts in the lead up to Christmas. Photo by Chris Lawton on Unsplash.

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How To Eventful Trends Engineering 33

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2011

A realtime social search engine that pulls current and recent results for any term from Twitter, Facebook, Google Buzz, Digg and Delicious. Blekko’s Tools Give Search Marketers Google Alternative by MediaPost Online Media Daily. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati. Reviews of More Cool Web Tools.

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Tools Social Media Lithium Sysomos 206

Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 7, 2010

However, Chit Chat also features functionality that you wouldn’t normally find in a messaging client, for example: music status alert support (creates a list on Facebook of music that you’re listening to), boss mode (hide all instant messaging and buddy list windows by pressing Ctrl +M) and the ability to update your Facebook status.

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Facebook Instant Messaging Technorati StumbleUpon 106

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

For example, “PRO: Twitter gives us a great way to leverage PR. An outstanding list of the top 15 free PR distribution sites based on five criteria: Page Rank, distribution to Google News, Alexa traffic rank, cost of optional services, and rejection rate. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Technorati. Tweet This!

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Press Release Tips HootSuite Alltop 200