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. Facebook Create a Facebook Page and tell everyone about it.

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Firebelly

JUNE 11, 2010

Twitter to Change Links and How They Are Displayed By Ben Parr In an effort to bypass the obscurity of shortened links and to prevent malware and phishing attacks, Twitter has begun the rollout of t.co, its official URL shortener, along with some major changes to how the microblogging platform handles links. Have a great weekend everyone!

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Social Media News Paid Search Microblogging 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 2, 2008

The blogger (Professor Jutras) posts his ideas, occasionally throws in some editorial and takes some light, widget-fed microblogging (the current events some students share). The professors’ styles feel like a comparison of LinkedIn and Facebook. One gets to know the people on Facebook better because of the depth of sharing.

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Social Media Class Forums Microblogging 189

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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Aggregator Content Digg Posterous 151

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 8, 2009

In the post, I shared my don’ts of social networks, and to that point, I added the following rule for LinkedIn: Gathering all the email addresses of users you are connected to — even locating email addresses of LinkedIn Group managers — and utilizing this mailing list to promote your own company or service off-site. What do you choose?

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Newsletter Handbook Virtual World LinkedIn 144

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. Social Desire November 30, 2007 at 5:26 pm Don’t Digg? Then Mixx, Instead » Small Business SEM December 3, 2007 at 9:40 pm Think Digg Has Jumped The Shark? Come Join Me!!

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Review Digg StumbleUpon Web 2.0 102

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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Digg Social Media Upcoming Ustream 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2010

Those of you who read Techipedia regularly know that I won’t add you as a Facebook friend if I don’t know you. I guess it’s assumed in social spaces that when s/he initiates the friend request, you can comment on anything on their Facebook wall or tweet back at them about something personal or even comment on a photo.

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Activities Social Media Policies Social Networking 216

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

To be sure, though, solicit feedback from a group of trusted peers not directly involved in your company or marketing objectives before going ahead with publishing the video, since you need an unbiased opinion. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Video Flash Mob YouTube MySpace 236

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

They want a blog, an iPhone app, viral videos, a Twitter handle, a Facebook fan page complete with custom applications, blogger and influencer engagement initiatives, an ad.ly For large, Fortune 1000 brands, this is typically a very large group, ranging from a few thousand to a few million individuals.

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Smart Phone Mobile Social Media SEO 218

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Totally connected groups are average sharers, creating as much as they can consume and using free sites to display it all. BTW – I’ve really been interacting with the Digg community more and more. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Of course I do.

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Meme Digg Web 2.0 StumbleUpon 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

I’d love to befriend everyone or even specify groups of friends to which I’d subscribe so that I can get updates delivered to my RSS reader (versus other updates that I would check on a more infrequent basis), though for the time being, the team has not worked that out.

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Plaxo Picasa StumbleUpon Netvibes 103

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 Facebook’s plateauing of traffic (data out today) may be explained by such a hypothesis.

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Social Media Marketing Digg MySpace 105

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Today, it appears every retail or business concern says ‘follow us on Twitter’ or ‘be our friend on Facebook.’ For the most part, you can’t buy Twitter followers or Facebook fans. We recently shared the story to a large group of Dallas hotels. This article is an example of that.

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Hotels Social Media Communities Discount 245

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

After all, Facebook could eat the web. In fact, you’re likely spotting the shift; instead of companies posting their URLs on television commercials, they’re asking their followers to join them on Facebook. Don’t use a Facebook Group. Therefore, it’s a force to be reckoned with.

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Facebook How To Marketing URL 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Many people found the research interesting, but a number of people commented that the social networks probably shouldn’t be grouped together. So the question arose – was social media traffic misrepresented by grouping traffic from all networks together? Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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Social Media StumbleUpon SEO ROI 100

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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Social Media Twitter Facebook Social Networking 279

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. On a few occasions, they also have served as focus groups providing us with valuable feedback on a number of topics.

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Brands Message Boards Travel Forums 133

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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Facebook LinkedIn Social Networking Microblogging 233

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

The only similarity is a 140 character limit for posts — so Plurk is essentially a microblogging platform. Plurk: Real Nested Conversations Brought to the Microblogging Platform A few days ago, I noticed via Twitter search tool Summize that Aaron Brazell had been talking about me on his Twitter stream.

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Twitter Microblogging MySpace Comparison 199

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

Reply Linda February 14, 2008 at 11:36 pm I posted this on Digg. The latter group is pretty hard to help and I’m not inclined to try. I have started a group on Facebook called Warning! Reply KJR December 13, 2008 at 9:52 am Sorry that Facebook Group should be: Warning! It’s well worth the read.

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Reputation Chemicals Issues Consultant 125

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Linkedin lead generation requires commitment to answering and asking questions on Groups/Answers, taking advantage of the deep searches, and connecting directly with those around you in your network. Thought I was going to say “Facebook?&# Effective use means more business. Engagement. It’s not enough to broadcast.

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Social Media Strategy Yahoo Communities 278

Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 27, 2010

If your internal groups “bicker&# and “jockey&# as described above, it may require a senior executive to exert control over the process. LinkedIn, Facebook). Microblogging (i.e., Share this on Facebook. But “control&# is tricky in the social media world. Open, public social networks (e.g.,

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B2B Social Media Marketing Microblogging 175

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Marketers love Facebook. The best place you can place your brand on Facebook is through a Facebook Page (that’s with a capital “P&# , not to be confused with your personal Profile). Facebook Pages do not allow background images like Twitter, Myspace, and other services. This applies to Pages as well.

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Facebook How To Applications URL 279

Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Although fewer Americans use Twitter than Facebook, Twitter users “are far more likely to follow Brands/ Companies than social networkers in general. Secrets of Twitter Hashtags (For Those Still Unsure) by Interactive Insights Group. Driving sales directly was ranked by both groups as the least effective use of the platform.

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Tools Twitter Tips Statistics 207

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

It’s not enough to be insular and focus on your groups of friends. At business networking events, try to get to know people outside your group of trusted colleagues. We may be slightly different versions of ourself when with each of these different groups. I created an additional account for people in that group.

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Twitter Sports Microblogging HootSuite 205

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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Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

Also, one story on the Digg home page does not an expert make. By that I mean not only the social voting sites like Digg, Reddit, etc, but also on the social networks (Facebook, MySpace, etc), social communication tools (Twitter, Pownce, Seesmic, etc.), For example, what plays well on Digg versus what plays well on Propeller.

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Social Media Marketing Consultant Communities 163

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 26, 2010

Brief Overview of StumbleUpon Since everyone is mostly raving about Twitter and Facebook as of late, I’m going to briefly define StumbleUpon and explain how it works. And if you’re using StumbleUpon to solicit votes on Digg, do you think Digg doesn’t notice? Seriously?! I mean it really baffles me.

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StumbleUpon Digg Social Networking Review 181

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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Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

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

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

blogs, microblogging sites, social bookmarking, images, video), and shows associated metrics like sentiment, top keywords, top users (who’s talking about this topic most actively) and sources. A real-time search engine that displays results from blog posts, articles, blog comments, microblogging sites (e.g., ** 5 stars.

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Tools Social Media Radian6 CoTweet 188

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2008

In fact, before Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook came out into the open, they dimmed the lights, pumped up the volume, and introduced Mark with some catchy Daft Punk tunes. Sarah Lacy: Facebook is playing a strong role throughout the world. Facebook helps people connect and communicate more efficiently.

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Web 2.0 MySpace Applications Microsoft 104

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2008

We organise language courses worldwide for businesses, one-to-one students, and small groups. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Tamar : What does your company do? Dave : Basically we’re a language training company.

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Marketing Film StumbleUpon Project 103

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2008

Gabrielle then (claiming someone helped her) set up a ChipIn account, which was promoted on Digg and StumbleUpon by Lilly’s very close friend, DaveJazzHound. The main one: give to reputable non-profit groups and *steer* individuals towards these groups when in need. this lady is in facebook, linkedin, everywhere!

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Social Media StumbleUpon Communities MySpace 104

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

I became a big fan of playing games (bingo especially) at a little hub on AOL called RabbitJack’s Casino , which was considered a unique community within the AOL borders with a close-knit group of people from all walks of life. Today, Facebook or MySpace will help you locate lost family or reunite with old friends.

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MySpace Yahoo Ustream StumbleUpon 101

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

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. I actually also found out that PayPal was being accepted via Facebook through Jeremiah and not through the regular blogs I read that cover the social space/tech industry.

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Blogosphere Blogger Comments Tips 278