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Social Media Marketing Without Brand Awareness Can Kill You.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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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Building Trust: A Relationship is Not a Newsletter Opt-In

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I’m not connected to the LinkedIn individual who spammed me, but he still took the liberty to use my email address for his personal gain in a completely unsolicited fashion. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Even so, recipients should still be required to opt in.

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Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca It says, “we are not hip, we’re still living in the old days.” Reply Cancel reply Leave a Comment Be sure to wrap all code in <code></code> tags. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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The Nightmare Public Relations Professional and How to Stop Him

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Writing on social media strategy has still gotten me my share of dance and fashion clothing pitches. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Would you really want to become another Lois Whitman ? I’ve yet to blog about either.

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3 Golden Business Rules for Social Media Engagement

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Neither the tweet or the follow up direct message was responded to in a timely fashion. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Not long ago, I tweeted praise to a business and followed up with them about something else via email.

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Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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 Then more and more came on board in a sort of me too fashion offering niche networks for people.

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How Young is Too Young?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

At the same time, I think it’s imperative that kids, both my age and younger, get the opportunity to play outside and experience nature, family, and some good old-fashioned reading before they start using computers heavily. She’s “blogging&# in an offline, old fashioned, paper journal right now.

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