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Five Benefits to Using Twitter Â? Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

It also serves a specific purpose, while its chief competitor, Facebook, does not. That’s why I, like Eric , won’t be spamming Facebook, but I feel fine about doing so on Twitter. I don’t want to lose friends over Facebook mini feed abuse. So while I love Facebook , Twitter fulfills many needs.

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Choice of Form: Two Legal Seminars As Social Media

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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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How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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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How friendfeed Can Teach You About Your Friends

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

For your blog, any URL will do, and if you are writing for a blog with multiple authors, FriendFeed parses through the authors and only features blog posts written by you. What can you learn about me? Their schedules : Are your friends voting up a story on Mixx at 4 in the morning? Perhaps they’re insomniacs. As it seems, I’m not alone.

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7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca It’s why songs like this translate to tweets , remixes , and playoff game invitations. It’s why I laugh every time at this BBC Guy Kewney Goma mix-up (and even posted about it once before). Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.

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Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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. Some of these sites also offer the ability to have commentary, including Facebook, Google Reader, FriendFeed, SocialMedian, and many others.

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Apple Gets More Serious About Using Twitter, but Why it Doesn't Matter

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Is that even professional? Think about redoing your Twitter strategy if all you plan on doing is broadcasting. It can make all the difference in nurturing a positive perception of your company.

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