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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.

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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.

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Reply Tamar Weinberg September 26, 2007 at 12:17 am My primary complaint with Reddit is that while it’s not slow at all compared to other social news sites, the interface is very primitive. Digg posters tend to be second only to the people who comment on YouTube videos in terms of the immature drivel they produce.

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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!)

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Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Reply Webmaster Tips February 29, 2008 at 11:32 am Two rapidly upcoming technologies that will push marketing further in the social media direction are: * cell phone barcodes – It’s common here in Japan, but Google is just starting to implement it. and your phone will visit the related Web site.

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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.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2011

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

User Friendly SEO : These are the tactics that search engine optimizers should use to optimize for search engines and user experience. How Social Media Affects Content Relevance in Search : Why is social media so important? Social Networks. Wouldn’t you want your image to be associated with local places?

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