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Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

When searching for new and interesting websites, it is much preferable to visit a website on a friend’s recommendation than it is to use classic search engines. They’ve aggregated the entire Internet into what’s cool and what’s not so cool. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

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3 Golden Business Rules for Social Media Engagement

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

A response came from a business owner who had the perfect answer on her website and directed the original poster to the website for a detailed reply. When I reviewed the poster’s account, I understood why. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

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Digg vs. Reddit: Reddit's Staff is Better » Techipedia | Tamar.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Digg posters tend to be second only to the people who comment on YouTube videos in terms of the immature drivel they produce. Should the problem with Digg ever get resolved (I’m not holding my breath), I won’t be rushing back in a hurry. Reply Alexis Ohanian September 26, 2007 at 2:16 pm Hey Tamar, Thanks for noticing.

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Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

You will be able to take a photo of barcodes that will be located everywhere (menus, receipts, posters, signs, business cards, etc.) and your phone will visit the related Web site. All sites will have to display on mobile devices. People will share content on mobile devices through IR/SMS/email.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

10 Ways to Be a Great Social Media User (Search Engine Journal): Vince Blackham writes a great post on Search Engine Journal about how to be a great social media user, with tips such as contributing, diversifying your efforts, being real, being meaningful, and more. No, it’s not about the tools!) She has some great comparisons.

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When is Brand Evangelism a Crime? Exploring the Royal Caribbean.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Similarly, posters on Cruise Critic who are aware of this intrusion into their boards will forever look skeptically upon favorable reviews of Royal Caribbean’s products. Even unbiased positive reviews will now be discounted. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

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Quantum Entanglements: The Social Media Scandals

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Around here, we see an amazing proliferation of very high-quality posters of sad-looking children. And I always wonder – if you are SO hard up for $$, who paid for the fancy 11×14 glossy posters, and the hosting, and the web dev? Prove to me it all was donated, and then we can talk.