Almost Savvy

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Connecting: Networking in the Carpool Lane ( Cathryn Hrudicka) When I decided to think about considering the possibility of perhaps attending my first TweetUp (note the conviction), I dutifully followed the event hashtag to get a sense of who would be there and what to expect. I love technology! Thanks for sharing, Delaney.

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Almost Savvy

AUGUST 28, 2008

An absolutely fabulous example of a big company taking a lemon and making lemonade is EA Sports, creators of video games. Integral to determining a response while simultaneously reinforcing the brand is understanding your target audience. What is important to them? What about this company attracts them?

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Almost Savvy

AUGUST 28, 2008

An absolutely fabulous example of a big company taking a lemon and making lemonade is EA Sports, creators of video games. Integral to determining a response while simultaneously reinforcing the brand is understanding your target audience. What is important to them? What about this company attracts them?

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Almost Savvy

AUGUST 3, 2009

Being true to oneself, for example, the dames in Las Vegas can hardly portray to their friends that they epitomise Mary Poppins and consider their audience in doing so. I marveled at how they were able to stay atop those five-inch stiletto heels, despite the obvious challenges in pay.

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Almost Savvy

JUNE 5, 2009

I also host networking events for professionals in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Registration for these events was equally complex.? For example, not all of the text formatting made it to the new design intact, the online store does not yet have anything in it and so on.

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Almost Savvy

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The first time I posted an event to Eventbrite , it took me an entire day – one from-morning-til-night day. When I coached others, I often used myself as an example. I wouldn’t know code if it ran over me. It was new to me; this was all new to me. I pushed myself. I was frustrated. I was having fun.

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Almost Savvy

DECEMBER 31, 2008

One small example of this relates to the LinkedIn invitation. Jane Chambers says: December 31, 2008 at 6:23 am Thank you for the examples of things to add to the request to form a linkedin connection. Even as we move much of our communication online, these lessons are no less applicable.

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Almost Savvy

APRIL 12, 2009

For example, when bizop.ca On the brighter side, you’ve managed to turn this very unfortunate event into a learning experience for the rest of us. was hacked, I had uploaded my backup, and redirected bizop.ca to fraudlaw.ca, for several days. It worked very well, and I had time to deal with the hack. Thanks again for sharing!

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Almost Savvy

AUGUST 28, 2008

For example, if you were to google “Paul Scheer&# you’d get many hits on an east coast actor/comedian. One Response to “Multiple Personalities&# Paul Scheer says: September 9, 2008 at 6:03 pm Here’s another aspect of online reputation management you may want to consider for a future blog post.

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Almost Savvy

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Your concrete examples of how to respond to specific situations on Twitter are very helpful, especially as more people are discovering this social networking tool. Your example of generosity of spirit ultimately will serve not only the Twitter community but larger society well.

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Almost Savvy

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Your concrete examples of how to respond to specific situations on Twitter are very helpful, especially as more people are discovering this social networking tool. Your example of generosity of spirit ultimately will serve not only the Twitter community but larger society well.

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Almost Savvy

JULY 26, 2009

It was inspired by a very real exchange with someone on Facebook and the excerpt from my email below is verbatim, but please take this for what it is – an example which highlights how we have different ideas about how best to use social media and how we define what type of conduct is appropriate for members of our own networks.

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Almost Savvy

MARCH 31, 2010

Reply Gregory Feathers says: May 10, 2010 at 12:13 pm I have a great example of why to publish to LBS updates to Twitter and Facebook. For example, as Irene alluded to, if I wanted to know where you were in your day, I would open a 4sq account and follow you explicitly. It definitely adds to the conversation!

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Almost Savvy

MAY 3, 2009

Dictionary.com includes this definition of the word blog : Main Entry: blog Part of Speech: n Definition: an online diary; a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page; also called Weblog, Web log Example: Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author.

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Almost Savvy

MARCH 1, 2009

I often host networking events designed to connect savvy professionals seeking to build their networks and create opportunities to? Busy networkers like Barbara Bailey , who hands out thousands of buisness cards at events every year, consider them an essential tool which one should never be without. collaborate with one another.

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Almost Savvy

JULY 15, 2010

If this happened at a live networking event, the conversation would go something like this: “Hi. For example, if a person is susceptible to a drive by sale from salesperson A… then if salesperson A puts on a mask to be salesperson C,D,E, and F with different products, they will likely have sales as well. Uh…ewww.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

That’s like finding a better way to punch people in the face&# is one of the more memorable examples of his outlook. The examples and mini case studies he presents provide insights that leave you nodding your head and thinking you could adopt the same approaches. As you know, you’re my living example of how to write a blog.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

One great example this year has been Blame Drew’s Cancer. They used Twitter, so that attendees could tweet and discuss the events with their followers. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! It seems the activity level has fallen off.

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Almost Savvy

DECEMBER 29, 2008

For example, what does it *really* mean to be a “well-seasoned professional&# ? If nothing else, I’ll remember all the things I’m good at. Reply Dr. Susan Bernstein says: December 29, 2008 at 4:35 pm Great ideas, Irene! I’d add to point #2: Avoid using words that are flat, meaningless, and vanilla.

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

The real source of strength in that event is how you deal with it. Until people realize that this isn’t the old west and playing fast and loose doesn’t cut it anymore we’re going to see more and more examples like this popping up. Everyone screws up. Josh Peters You're welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

The book includes several compelling examples of groups creating and maintaining impressive online collaborations, without a profit motive in sight. His chronicle of an online study group at Ryerson University is a perfect example of the ramifications of widespread interconnectivity that society will be wrestling with into the future.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

For example, the markers for a jump to cloud computing for a declining retail company are quite different than the markers for a growing startup to embrace a business intelligence application. Well, I’ll try to keep the answer short because complete answer is a long one. Is the same true in adoption of new technologies? Great question.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

Sound off in the comments, and maybe we’ll put together another post with great examples. clintonbon Love the example you put forth, great post! link] [link] Clinton Bonner RT @jaybaer: The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing [link] – vivid example he shares here too, have a look. Awesome post!!

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Josh S Peters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

This can take the form of a discount card, some kind of point system, or keeping a list of your best customers and having an event in their honor. Marketing this event or program is the point in this campaign. For example, the ads on Glam.com say “Born to Set Trends,&# and the ads on PopSugar say “Born to Strategize.&#

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Features being considered for inclusion in new releases include CRM integration; deep analysis of customers’ social graph and content they’ve produced (keyword analysis of your Tweets, for example); and even semi-automated social media response mechanisms. link] ethan Hi Jay, Thank you for the review. Just a thought.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

He’d also have done the outreach personally since I’ve met the guy at social media events. Some advice I give to my Social Media students is to be careful following the example of some large brands who are relatively new to Social Media but seem to be successful. I guess they see these relationships the same way.

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Almost Savvy

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

One well-known person on Twitter, for example, trains businesses to better communicate with their customers, has 400% more followers than people she is following and stated that the “ best way to connect (on Twitter) is through conversation.&# ? aloud why so few people are interacting with them that I’m left confused.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

For an example of what we can find, check out this search for knitting. MyBlogLog will post those events and make them part of your New with Me page. For example, check out Cathy Brooks page for Seesmic, Mani Kumars page for Google Reader, and Santanu Chatterjees page for Yahoo Answers updates. Lijit Search. Categories.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

Great example right from his blog [link] [link] Mike Ellis RT @ginidietrich: Does your blog offer enough voices asks @jaybaer? While I was away, Convince & Convert featured 11 guest blog posts from friends, clients, and colleagues. Made it better than we could ever do on our own!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

StumbleUpon: The Funny, the Informational, but Not So Newsy StumbleUpon is probably the last social site that I’d consider going for “news&# — at least not for “current events.&# For example, just the other day I stumbled upon an Apple press release from 2003. Sorry, guys, it’s five years later.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Unbelievable turnout (more than 260) for a first-time event, and tremendous kudos to Fred Von Graf , who organized it practically solo. includes slides & worksheet) [link to post] (RT @jaybaer) #smaz – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] Park Howell Sorry I missed you at today’s event. Then this is the blog post for you.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

link] [link] Natalie Stanczyk Great example of an online community: [link] [link] Russ Henneberry RT @jaybaer: An Online Community with a Purpose, and a Plan. link] [link] Dan Nestle Case study could herald future of ad agencies RT @jaybaer: An Online Community with a Purpose, and a Plan.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

I’ve learned that Roger Smith Hotel is a boutique hotel with event rooms suitable for parties and workshops. This article is an example of that. This is an great example of a company that gets it and has moved the needle because of it. However, things have changed. You have to gain them by gaining their respect.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

From what I've seen anywhere from 5-10% is a pretty decent (example: listed 500 times and have 10,000 followers) number to aim for. Personally, I've always been a fan of looking at the # of lists to # of followers ratio as to how valuable someone's time is on Twitter.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

Chances are if they’re already using FriendFeed and have begun broadcasting events from numerous social networks, they are early adopters and are more savvy than the average social media user. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch!

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Plus, event invites, and photos in which you’re tagged. I’ve been talking a lot about the integration of email and social media , and this is another example of using cross-functional technology to build content creation and deployment synergies. Subscribers then receive a digest of all the content posted to the fan page.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

To take two examples: people complain about an issue to an important newspaper prompting them to push the issue into the mainstream, or if a TV station covers an event, that becomes an important topic. However, I did find an interesting example in Dell. It also becomes direct. I’d be interested in reading it.

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