Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 2, 2008

I see this seminar as a forum. The admin (Professor Macdonald) / moderator (students teaching the class on a given day) create categories of conversation, which are analogous to deciding on forum names/topics and sticky threads. (In In a forum, some threads get “stuck&# to the top and are thus afforded more visibility.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

They have discussion forums that are visited by moderators who merely police the content itself, but change never comes from suggestions offered in the forum itself or in the posts, even if hundreds of users contribute the same identical observations. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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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

AUGUST 25, 2010

On a particular forum I am active on (yes, I still use them!), Sadly, this person’s post was pulled by the strict moderators on that forum; the post was purely self-promotional and nothing but. If you’re only on the forum to tell other people to visit your website or to use your product, you won’t go far.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

That doesn’t typically fly elsewhere (Facebook will kill the account), but Times Square on Friendster required 2 accounts at the time because I maxed out on the initial 500 person limit. The High Point: Facebook In 2004, I joined Facebook and my behavior changed drastically. I had many friends just like that.

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The Way of the Web

JUNE 30, 2011

Then Facebook it, ideally with a picture. Then Tumblr it, ideally with the picture and a link. And maybe bung it on Reddit , Digg or HackerNews. Oh, and maybe any relevant old school forums. So it used to be a case of having a thought, and then deciding whether to act on it. Then +1 it , with a few more words.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

Here’s a screenshot of a story that became popular with a whopping 235 Diggs. It was taken the night of January 28, 2008 (approximately 11PM EST): While Digg typically allowed stories to hit the front page within 80-120 votes (the latter being more rare than normal), it’s now requiring almost double the number.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Already, however, it’s gaining momentum among “Digg refugees&# and folks who don’t feel comfortable on other social networks. There already is a growing forum for users to talk amongst themselves and get to know one another. Social Desire November 30, 2007 at 5:26 pm Don’t Digg? Come Join Me!!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Facebook Create a Facebook Page and tell everyone about it. You can use the many applications that Facebook offers, so that others can answer questions on a survey, have discussions on the forums, and/or have notes to bring awareness to a topic. Delicious is my favorite one to use for this.

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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 He writes a science blog , maintains a set of SEO tools and moderates at Cre8asite Forums.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

And if this post isn’t proof enough for you, check out Steven’s post relating to the quality of forum traffic , which often have even tighter knit communities than Sphinn. Steven reports that the average user from one niche forum stays for more than 7 and 1/2 minutes! Others want massive brand exposure.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Social media marketing, SEO, and forum marketing are the great ways to expand your market coverage. Check out the forum and amazon.com to see the customer’s feedback are the great ways to learn what language they speak. Images are better for Facebook sharing too! It is vital to master writing great content on your blog.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

Maybe it’s on a forum. Your Facebook Fan page will have 0 fans. MrBabyMan , Digg’s top user, was an unknown once. Now I created Mr.Fanning on Facebook and his blog. I really hope it works and I get contacts on facebook, cause that would mean I am getting a job. Maybe it’s on Twitter.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

The effective practice of social media marketing requires monitoring all channels, from online cruise message boards to social networking sites like Facebook or LinkedIn. You are missing out on tremendous opportunity for growth and performance of competitive analysis. What do you say, and how would you execute the program?

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 5, 2012

Every time I hear of companies blocking Blogging Sites, Facebook, Twitter, and other Social Media sites, it makes me wonder what curmudgeon or poorly informed leader is calling the shots and what experience drove them to make the decision. Short breaks during the work day energize employees and give them a break from their daily duties.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Personal , Social Media > Want to Friend Me on Facebook? Please Use My Public Page or LinkedIn Instead Want to Friend Me on Facebook? There really aren’t 350 million members on Facebook. You’re likely not alone.

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

If you’re just doing it for fun or personal reasons, then maybe consider WordPress.com , Tumblr , or Blogger in that order. Forums – If you participate on forums and the forums allow signatures, add a link to your blog in your signature. Don’t spam blogs or forums just to get links.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Thought I was going to say “Facebook?&# Kirtsy is a social news network; there are also forums and even Yahoo! Your target market might be hiding in a niche forum somewhere out there. People love the prospect of submitting to Digg, for example, and some immediately submit the spammiest articles to the service.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

So you tweet and facebook for a living! 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). Your sales people are on Facebook half the day, and your receptionist tweets way too much during work.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 26, 2009

The easiest way to find these people is to find the communities that your users frequently visit, be it forums, Twitter, or other social networks. If you have a Facebook Fan page, look at what people are saying. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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ProBlogger

JULY 22, 2014

The combination of SEO and social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest can be overwhelming for big as well as small business marketers. Facebook is now over 1 billion users. Source: Open Forum. Source: comScore. Google sites handle about 100 billion searches each month.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Facebook How to Create Rich HTML Tabs on Your Facebook Page (10e20): I know Jesse just contributed an awesome article on this blog but Victor’s guide here is also pretty good. Are Your Facebook Fans Truly Engaged? It’s good to know that there are ways to bring Facebook community closer together. Think again!

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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. Facebook Ads: Will They Work for You? Rae explains all.

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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. A few weeks ago, another person connected with me on Facebook who was referred to me by a social media buddy I never actually met.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 14, 2010

Yup, you can’t just chat with people on Twitter and broadcast on Facebook. You can’t only write comments on forums. As many people say, the “public face&# of the company on either Twitter of Facebook or wherever else is expected to do it all — support, etc. The creative element is absolutely necessary.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

This blog covers specific topics if and only if there’s discussion in a variety of internet marketing forums. A great example is how he provided a deep matrix into Google Buzz, Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter just a few days after Buzz was launched. Is there no related discussion there?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

Forums existed well before I was born, after all. Today, Facebook or MySpace will help you locate lost family or reunite with old friends. Today, nearly all of my high school friends are online, and most of them maintain Facebook or MySpace accounts. Social media was always social , just not with that funny name.

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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. However, you need to articulate to your client or marketing teams that social media is not just about participating on Twitter and Facebook.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Let me use a good example that’s relevant to me: Facebook. On Facebook about a week ago, I wrote this: Facebook, to me, is others’ Twitters. To occasionally answer people’s questions and help them solve problems My Twitter is most people’s Facebook. or “What’s happening?&#

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

I got sucked into HOURS of consulting to show him the basics of Facebook (he was a tech luddite) and he argued with me for much of it. Reply Roger Dooley July 30, 2010 at 11:57 am It’s not a perfect comparison, Tamar, because most people wouldn’t attempt to do their own legal work, while any doofus can get on Twitter and Facebook.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 23, 2010

Facebook, originally known as thefacebook.com, was a service that connected college students to their classmates and to friends in other universities. If you do so on Facebook, your account will likely be terminated especially if Facebook receives reports of misrepresentation. Sorry, there are eleventy billion SEOs on Facebook.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2008

An emergency Drill Down episode was held where numerous Digg users, including regular hosts Andy ( MrBabyman ), Reg ( zaibatsu ), and Muhammad ( msaleem ) spoke with other Digg users, including David Cohn ( DigiDave ), Karim ( supernova17 ), JD Rucker ( oboy ), and Jay Fowler ( SilentJay74 ). This was not addressed in the chat.)

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Facebook Adding users as friends without proper introductions. 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. Turning your Facebook profile photo into a pitch so that you can gather leads through your Facebook connections.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

Jill Whalen has been active on forums and online communities for 10 years now. 7 Social Media Websites and their Impact on SEO explores Mixx, Sphinn, Twitter, Digg, delicious, StumbleUpon, and Reddit and shows the positive and negative impact of using each. Personally, I think Digg will ban you when you get popular.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Opinion , Social Media > An Open Letter to Facebook An Open Letter to Facebook by Tamar Weinberg on April 28, 2010 Share I started this letter before f8, so for the record, it’s not about anything new. I like you, Facebook, I do.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Social media marketing is a tremendous challenge, especially now that the market has become saturated with experts who clearly think that bringing their Digg front page success means that they’ve just launched a successful consulting business and can immediately sell their services to the highest (lowest?) My response: WRONG.

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Writtent Blog

JULY 6, 2016

86% of social marketers use Facebook ads, whereas no more than 18% use Twitter ads. 41% of consumers press the ‘Like’ button on Facebook for discounts and promotions. 82% still prefer accessing Facebook from their PCs, and only 15% opt for a mobile device. Image Credit: Orbit Media Studios. of them prefer to write at night.

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