Adam Sherk

MAY 30, 2012

Today Kim Wilson and I are leading a social media workshop for a group of local TV and radio stations. There are some good examples out there however such as Fox 8 News in Cleveland, KARK 4 News in Little Rock, Seattle’s KING 5 and WHSV 3 in Harrisonburg, VA. Related posts: NBC Targets Local Markets on the New Digg.

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

If it’s difficult for you to maintain that schedule on your own, consider a group blog where several authors provide content, easing the load on each. 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.

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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). It’s a component (an increasingly essential one) of an overall marketing and PR plan.

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yMarketingMatters

OCTOBER 4, 2013

One of the most powerful features of Linkedin is “Linkedin Groups” which provide a place for professionals in the same industry or with similar interests to start and participate in a discussion within a Group. Groups can have a hundred to thousands of members, so the exposure is significant. Foursquare. Summary.

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Social Media Foursquare Social Bookmarking LinkedIn 275

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 2, 2008

A practical example of how LinkedIn works. A practical example of how LinkedIn works. SAP Groups on Linkedin June 2008. What is LinkedIn? Rate: 1 ratings Sign in to rate. Views: 288. watch in standard quality. watch in high quality. more share options ). fewer share options ). This video will appear on your blog shortly.

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 22, 2011

Max Media Group has launched a real time social media search application called “ The Babel “ The Babel was developed with technology acquired from BlackStar Entertainment Technologies Inc., and allows you to search data being generated in real time.

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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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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 24, 2008

Find Groups. My Bookmarks Digg Del.icio.us And as individuals, we may want to change our own styles of work -- how we mentor subordinates, for example, or how we react to criticism. The most notorious recent example is Michael Eisner. Recently Active Groups ? This group is. This group. This group.

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Laurel Papworth

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Digg has changed it’s social networking strategy from spotlighting key influencers who “digg&# a lot of articles to collect followers (crowd gatherers) to news from your friends. The Digg Situation. The new Digg looks, therefore, like a mix of Facebook, Twitter, and RSS. Strangers become friends.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 24, 2010

On the consumer side, the largest cohort of Facebook’s user base is the 35-54 age group, and the fastest growing is the 55+ cohort. 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. And see myth #1 above.

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Social Media Marketing Cost Guidelines 220

Saying It Social

APRIL 8, 2010

RT @ DramaKidsIntl : Drama Kids International Franchise Selected Best Theatre Group for Kids by Nickelodeon [link] 2 days ago Drama Kids International Franchise (@ dramakidsintl ) Selected Best Theatre Group for Kids by Nickelodeon [link] Way to go guys!

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Social Networking Sites How To StumbleUpon 136

Saying It Social

APRIL 6, 2010

For example our Facebook Page is [link] so to “Like&# our page via text message all you need to do is text “like sayingitsocial&# (without the quotes) to 32665. Have a local radio spot? 32655 is FBOOK, in case you were wondering. Start telling people to text “like username&# to 32665!

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

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.&# Join the same LinkedIn groups. Filter to find the influencers. Follow them on Twitter. Subscribe to their RSS feeds in a reader. Listen to what they are saying before jumping in.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Marketers no longer have to rely on expensive, contrived focus groups; social media provides a vastly larger, richer, more real-world source of information. For example, DirecTV is good at this; JustHost is not.) Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn groups, community sites (e.g. Provide customer support. Share this on Bebo.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

participating in groups and answering questions). Anne Field helpfully identifies six common LinkedIn mistakes (and it’s not only small businesses who make these BTW) and the right approach to use instead, for example, overtly promoting your product or service (gauche). 13 LinkedIn Mistakes You Should Avoid by New Grad Life.

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Idaconcpts

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Quake II GWT Port is an example of just how much you can accomplish with basic HTML5 tools. Using the code from id Software’s Quake II, WebGL, Canvas, and HTML 5 audio, this in-browser game is an example of the types of web applications developers can create without having to resort to proprietary platforms like Adobe Flash.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Networks like Digg, FriendFeed, and Facebook are seeing huge growths in value, but the little guys, the ones actually providing the meat and potatoes for those operations, rarely see a nickel. Just like it’s not uncommon for someone to click the “Digg&# button on Digg without ever visiting the site.

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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). Influence: a.k.a. The C-suite expects justification for every dollar spent, including investments in social media marketing.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2011

Create your own online newspaper from Twitter and Facebook updates based on any topic or group of contributors. A realtime social search engine that pulls current and recent results for any term from Twitter, Facebook, Google Buzz, Digg and Delicious. If you need more of an ego boost, try TwitterGrader. DialogFeed. ** 5 Stars.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

When you have a group of people submitting their work, there is an awareness that it isn’t just one idea that will work, so the result is a higher quality of work. Crowdsourcing is an useful model because it can be used by any group for any reason. One great example this year has been Blame Drew’s Cancer.

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Kikolani

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

A great example of this is the Cadbury’s Spots vs Stripes campaign, which has two groups of more than 35,000 fans each and, while asking people to argue the most inane of questions – which is better, spots or stripes? – Inside the New Digg, Including New Auto Submit Feature. And where are they holding this debate?

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

This presents misunderstandings (at the least) and enlists your people beyond just the marketing and PR groups. She provides an excellent taxonomy of the social media landscape, categorizing the different types of social media tools into: • Social News Sites (Digg, Reddit, Kirtsy, etc.). Social Events (e.g., Dana Larson | Expert Bits.

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ProBlogger

MAY 19, 2022

That’s just one simple example to re-purpose content. Bloggers often hold contests or group projects to encourage others to blog about certain topics. Guest blogging, as mentioned above, is just an example. Don’t overlook mailing lists and groups. A collection of your best blog posts can be turned into e-book.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 14, 2008

Last week I ran a half day workshop to get a group thinking about their knowledge strategy. Search for these behaviours by seeking out people and groups who are already great at incorporating knowledge-related practices and observe them, collect stories about how they get things done. • Digg this. --> --> Trackback Pings.

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Saying It Social

MAY 1, 2010

For example, on Twitter you can post many times throughout the day, however, on Facebook people want quality versus quantity. What obstacles stand in your way?” This does not mean to bombard your audience with self-promoting, keyword stuffed posts. To save time, there are sites you can use to post to multiple sites at once.

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Saying It Social

AUGUST 24, 2010

Here’s an example from Russell & Mackenna – nice integration of sweepstakes and call to action. Here’s a nice window cling example from I Love Brands. Send emails and/or snail mail to prospects, customers, and past customers – Here’s a template you can use: 3. Put “Fan” exclusive coupons in weekly fliers.

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Sites How To Foursquare Social Networking 204

Saying It Social

MAY 26, 2010

See two examples here that we’ve create for two of our clients: Sylvan Learning Center of Lynchburg, VA: Senior Helpers: Now take a few moments to create your own. A Fun Way to Celebrate Your Business YouTube recently rolled out Search Stories.

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Kikolani

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Moms, on the other hand, aren’t hanging around Digg or Linkedin. There are so many groups, forums, trends and possibilities that you can easily maximize the possibilities within your area of expertise or interest rather than having to drum up fake enthusiasm for something else. Follow Your Target Market. Who are you selling to?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Years ago we talked about how we didn’t want Mobile ads popping up just as you walked in front of Starbucks for example. Social Media is not like the dotcom rush to build a website and have a group of long haired people running it in a corner of your organization. Its time next year to embrace it! Mark it down people. Tweet This!

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Marketing Adwords Mobile Social Graph 217

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 30, 2010

Check out this outstanding collection of amusing, creative and occasionally bizarre examples of what you may see when clicking on an outdated link or mistyping a URL. Contextual Advertising Gone Wild – 20 Examples by Pedro Laboy. ** 5 Stars. Sometimes, however, this can go horribly wrong–as the examples in this post demonstrate.

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ProBlogger

MAY 19, 2022

That’s just one simple example to re-purpose content. Bloggers often hold contests or group projects to encourage others to blog about certain topics. Guest blogging, as mentioned above, is just an example. Don’t overlook mailing lists and groups. A collection of your best blog posts can be turned into e-book.

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How To Marketing Blogger Forums 26

Proactive Report

OCTOBER 31, 2009

Groups (create / join / total number of groups / group activity). Social media sharing / participation (activity on key social media sites, e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Digg, etc). For example: A company that is involved in bath and kitchen makeovers is currently looking at adding social interactivity to their website.

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Idaconcpts

AUGUST 18, 2010

The difference between these people and those who stay is that the first group don’t take the time to learn how to use it to their advantage. Take iPhone coupons questions, for example. Many people create a Twitter account, use it for a week and then give up because it’s not what they expected. You can search for ‘ iPhone coupons ? ’

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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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Smart Phone Mobile Social Media SEO 218

Bill Hartzer

MAY 7, 2009

This presentation will provide practical examples and insights that every company should be aware of as they promote their brands online. Topics covered will include: • tools and techniques for reputation management, • practical examples of reputation management work for different companies, • strategies and tactics for crisis communications.

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Social Media Network Marketing

JULY 17, 2009

These are three popular examples of social sharing sites. Digg, Technorati, and Reddit are good examples. One example of a social bookmarking site is Delicious. They can also make their bookmarks public, or choose to share them with just a few specific individuals or groups. This includes videos, photos, and more.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Smaller companies could succeed with this method by marketing — verbally or through their website — to groups of devout followers and keeping their Twitter streams current (offering a daily deal or frequent deals that encourage customers to seek out discounts and sales). Your mileage may vary. Twitter as a news breaker.

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