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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

We also find Facebook fan pages that try to explain product features (wrong again, as it’s unlikely that non-customers are going to fan your page, thus talking about features is preaching to the converted). This is the a classic issue with many marketing and product developers, they don't listen. Gravity Garden [link].

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FEBRUARY 1, 2008

It’s clear that anti-Digg sentiment is silenced, and is often suppressed. If you also ask me, Digg has had a lot of vocal supporters and those voices are going to be preaching about other social networks now. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Answers Yahoo!

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APRIL 28, 2010

In Search of Mass Influencers In a fascinating new Forrester Research study about online peer influence, Augie Ray and Josh Bernoff determine that consumers generated more than 500 billion online impressions about products and services in 2009. population. That’s a good starter list for Mass Influencers. link] Joseph Ruiz Great stuff.

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JUNE 11, 2010

Looking forward to watching the progress and can't wait for the finished product! Looking forward to watching the progress and can't wait for the finished product! Looking forward to watching the progress and can't wait for the finished product! So happy for you both, and cannot wait to read the finished product.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

If barber shops were still driving consumer sentiment, I’d be writing this post about barber shop marketing. Social media is hard False. And that’s only because of the alphabet soup of social networks, lifestreams, sharing sites, etc. Be where your customers are. It’s not hard, it’s complicated.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

I asked several social media consultants, bloggers, marketers, search engine optimizers, and social media addicts about what they considered to be essential skills and characteristics of the most efficient and results-driven social media consultants. Others aren’t. No, it’s still not a clear picture.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

Social Media: Getting Started Why You Have to Engage in Social Media, Even if You Don’t Want to (A Smart Bear): Jason Cohen (@asmartbear) makes a compelling argument into why social media must be considered, even if you have no interest in it. The article has examples of how social media worked too.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

[link] Aron Stevenson The 8 Wrong Questions PR Firms Are Asking About Social Media [link] [link] sadie harris The 8 Wrong Questions PR Firms Are Asking About Social Media [link] [link] Mark Mathson Amen! I mirror your sentiments. How do we help the client sale its product? Hope everyone is having a great day! Im Jay Baer.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

It is the natural progression in the market, and the signs are already showing up that we are approaching the climb up towards the “plateau of productivity&# as Gartner calls it. This is when it starts to be fun. Nicely said, Esteban.-= Esteban Kolsky´s last blog. Things I Don’t Want to Hear Anymore in 2010 =-.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Sentiment: How much are you willing to automate verse check by hand? Working for an agency I actually use multiple tools for different clients to make sure we're giving them the best product for their needs. I've definitely had some good experiences with your product. In other words, how accurate does it need to be?

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Also, Facebook’s enhancements to its Insights analytics product aim to give companies information about their visitors that far exceeds the data available from Google Analytics (another reason Google is freaking out). You don't even have to click through to a content page to see if that's actually the product that you want.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Also, Facebook’s enhancements to its Insights analytics product aim to give companies information about their visitors that far exceeds the data available from Google Analytics (another reason Google is freaking out). You don't even have to click through to a content page to see if that's actually the product that you want.

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JUNE 3, 2009

Reply Rhea Drysdale October 25, 2007 at 2:13 pm Rebecca and Chris’s sentiments are shared. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Answers Yahoo!

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DECEMBER 10, 2008

Other Social Sites Join a new social network and then invite everyone you’ve ever emailed in your lifetime to the service by submitting your entire Gmail address book when the service requests it. « Social Media Snippets December 15, 2008 at 9:00 am Social Textiles » Blog Archive » How to …?

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JULY 7, 2010

A great product — nothing more, nothing less. In the same line, I really think that automated anything (sentiment, response, analysis) is a wrong paradigm for social. Sentiment is really hard to analyze. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2008

The initial sentiment was highly negative , and most concluded that the algorithm will penalize users who care much about the community and use it regularly. I agreed with the sentiments, I signed the petition, I even defended the top users in the comments on digg, and I got buried into oblivion. Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2008

As an individual, perhaps a company or an entrepreneur who is looking to spread the word about a new product launch, you have the potential to keep marketing costs down by reaching out to bloggers and having them talk about your product. Or give them full download rights to your new software product without restrictions.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Create Demand, Not Messages Success with “social” marketing is becoming less about creating desire, positive sentiment or aspiration among customers. Awareness, recall, positive sentiment, “engagement&# and buzz aren’t enough to overcome this mercenary reality. It’s more about demand creation.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Smart phone-toting attendees could snap a photo of each others’ code, and instantly follow one another within the my.SXSW social network. Social Data Firehosing In contrast to the conference at large, I was delighted by the exhibition this year. Larger space, more interesting companies, and better production overall.

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