Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 2010

Is this a great way to bring remote friends’ commentary into a purchase decision (fashion) that is driven by peer feedback? As my “friends&# become more numerous and less hand picked, does the judgement and input of that group provide a meaningful advantage over the judgement and input of everyone? Or is this just creepy?

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

Back in those days, face-to-face networking at business events was really the most effective way to make the connections needed to get a chance to propose your product/service to the right person and it sometimes took dozens of events before the opportunity presented itself. Remember the cold call? A future post perhaps?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

I remember when the pop rock group The Pixies were the darlings of the underground alternative rock scene. I remember when the pop rock group The Pixies were the darlings of the underground alternative rock scene. How big a role social media will play in a company's success will be determined over time. How can I help you?

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 10, 2011

Having long ago passed MySpace as the most popular social network, Facebook recently replaced Google as the most-visited website in the U.S. John Haydon provides detailed instructions on how to send Facebook wall posts to specific groups of fans based on location and language. Facebook Groups – a Complete Guide by Jesper Åström.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

Opening the kimono and giving customers and prospects a better sense of who is part of the company, how that company operates, and what it stands for in a less formal, more spontaneous fashion is doable. The conversation is icing on the cake, and it requires much more work of the old-fashioned sort. And that’s a worthy objective.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

By that I mean not only the social voting sites like Digg, Reddit, etc, but also on the social networks (Facebook, MySpace, etc), social communication tools (Twitter, Pownce, Seesmic, etc.), Curious people are driven to push into new group and solve problems in new ways.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Just not in a linear fashion. There’s no market for reselling Facebook fans or Twitter followers. Ultimately, companies need to make money, save money, or both via social media. link] jaybaer Great comment Kathy, thank you. Excellent tie-in with Outliers. You’re 100% right about that. How can I help you?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

It’s not enough to be insular and focus on your groups of friends. At business networking events, try to get to know people outside your group of trusted colleagues. We may be slightly different versions of ourself when with each of these different groups. I created an additional account for people in that group.

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 2, 2010

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Mashable’s Weekly Calendar of Social Media Events GovLoop’s Gov 2.0 Events My Gov 2.0 Events Calendar (DC area focus) Open Government & Innovations Conference Gov 2.0 Government 2.0 Expo Gov 2.0

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Gov 2.0 Social Media Policies Privacy 138

ProBlogger

MARCH 12, 2018

Share your updated post with my Facebook group for input and help. Facebook group. My name is Darren Rowse and I’m the blogger behind problogger.com, a blog, podcast, event, job board, series of ebooks, and courses, check those out especially, all designed to help you to grow your blog and to build a profitable blog.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 22, 2010

During the session, an audience question got me fired up (no surprise, as the Social Fresh attendees were a very smart, engaged group). In either event, your job in this circumstance is to create conversation. – [link] [link] The Caliber Group Good review of the many ways to use social media. Social CRM The new telephone.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

All of these changes so quickly remind me of Myspace a few years back. link] [link] Whole Brain Group Interesting read: Three Ways Facebook is Killing Your Website. It looks like they are making a bold move to go toe-to-toe with the guys over at Google. Should be interesting to see. link] [link] Priority RT @jaybaer: "R.I.P.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

All of these changes so quickly remind me of Myspace a few years back. link] [link] Whole Brain Group Interesting read: Three Ways Facebook is Killing Your Website. It looks like they are making a bold move to go toe-to-toe with the guys over at Google. Should be interesting to see. link] [link] Priority RT @jaybaer: "R.I.P.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 16, 2010

In true Twitter fashion, it wasn’t “rolled out” per se, it just appeared as part of the API that third parties access. Regardless of the reason, as the current teen population ages, it threatens Twitter’s preeminence unless adoption rates soar. Since then,023% of all Tweets include location data, according to Sysomos. How can I help you?

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Social Media Strategy Foursquare Social CRM 125

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Abusing group invites. And if they don’t accept, don’t send the group request more than once by asking them to join via email, wall post, or Facebook message. In a specific case, I manage a few LinkedIn groups so my email address is far more visible on the site than I’d like. Many call this spam.

Handbook 279

Handbook Social Media Web 2.0 StumbleUpon 279

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Facebook and/or MySpace are useful social networks where you can build outposts (see next list). Get an Upcoming.org account to promote events. Build a similar outpost on MySpace, if your audience might be there. If you’re terribly shy, consider finding a “wing man&# for events. Get a del.icio.us advertising.

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Social Media Brands Technorati RSS 280

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

Louis Gray Louis Gray is a prominent technology blogger and Managing Director of New Media at Paladin Advisors Group. This is one of the reasons group interviews and such are so popular…they allow you to select the people you hope to gain attention from WHILE giving those people a reason to want to talk about you. Makes my day!

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Influencer How To Press Release Blogger 278

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

It’s a benefit, not a drawback that (despite what others might proclaim) there is no social media playbook that can taken off the shelf and executed in rote fashion for all companies. We would never go to a social event and only talk work. You are free to make your own reality and script your own success. How can I help you?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

Like last year, I’ve grouped them into different categories and written short descriptions on each post. WordPress SEO: Definitive Guide to High Rankings for Your Blog is written by WordPress optimization expert and coder Joost de Valk and gives you some great tips on how to use WordPress in a search engine friendly fashion.

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SEO Social Media Marketing Reputation 162

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I think this is a crucial point because no one is going to argue (at least seriously I hope) that social media is easy or can be automated in any fashion. You can't have instant pudding, something for nothing. In the end Todd points out they found a niche there and the space is indeed not ruled by maximum transparency. How can I help you?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Finally, I see Twitter being a terrific communication tool for brands to use to update their audience on events. link] [link] Lanmark Group A good read for all: Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble [link] [link] Shari Weiss RT @jaybaer: Is Twitter for Business IS Worth the Trouble? link] jaybaer Thanks for the comment Jon.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

More so than any other event I attend, SXSW is conference roulette. Location, Location, Location The biggest story of the event was the widespread usage of presence services foursquare and Gowalla. I suspect we’ll start seeing much more of this parallel programming to meet the needs of advanced practitioners.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Why are they continually treated as a one or the other skill set when in reality both groups would be best served understanding what is on the other side of the fence? I also appreciate your characterization of both as ongoing processes (social media is not an event). I think there are plenty of people who do both.

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SEO Social Media Marketing Digg 178

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Within 12 months of its invention, 1,200 companies entered the radio “business&# in some form or fashion. link] #news #socialmedia [link] Simon Blackley Use social media to build strong bonds with a small group of advocates, not weak links to large numbers, says @jaybaer [link] philsimonsystems Great post, Jay.

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