Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 21, 2012

Finally, we come to the Custom Tab Images, those 1-4 buttons for which you can create custom images, EXCEPT for Facebook’s own Apps (Photos, Notes, Events, Videos, Links). You can follow Tim on Twitter or on Facebook. [ Your Custom Tab Images — Design Consistency and Clarity. Like this post?

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DECEMBER 31, 2009

There have also been doctors that have used social networking tools, like Twitter, during surgery. He used Twitter to raise money for charity if people tweeted and blamed his cancer. Here are ten social media tools that can aid you with crowdsourcing: Twitter It is already being used for many crowdsourcing efforts.

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MARCH 16, 2008

Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! 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

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 7, 2010

For some it is Twitter and Facebook. For me personally, my two favorite parties are Twitter and Facebook. It might be an event. It might be in public on Twitter (“Hey (insert name) and (insert name). For example, @rizzotees Chris Reimer has an expansive network on Twitter. Show Their Faces. Or a product/service.

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MARCH 17, 2010

Follow him on Twitter. So I challenged myself to create a list of 10 responsibilities of the Community Manager that extend beyond the realm of Facebook and Twitter (and yes, even blogging). I’ve seen some websites have a landing page that’s not accessible through any other venue except a twitter link.

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JANUARY 25, 2008

Now it seems I get most of my news from Twitter. Twitter: The Upside and the Downside Three days ago, Heath Ledger passed away. As more and more people discovered the news of the actor’s passing, Twitter was inundated with news links and statements of surprise. Maki explains that there are 17 ways you can use Twitter.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 31, 2011

Thanks to some deft management by Brian, we were able to also be on the twitter trending topics for about 13-15 minutes. Mashable users were also kind enough to participate with twitter mentions, which helped us get even more users. Besides these blogs, our press release got picked up by Marketwire, BizJournals and MSNBC.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Almost exactly a year ago, I observed Kathryn Peck represent EA SPORTS on Twitter. There are a number of channels (Facebook, Twitter, forums, etc.) I also have calls and emails with external partners or people that work with outside of EA SPORTS as we discuss upcoming conferences, events, how we can partner, etc.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

If I’m managing your Twitter account , you might find a response from me at 11 PM on a Saturday night or 2 AM on a Tuesday. Don’t check in on Twitter and Facebook once or twice a week and only for 10 minutes. Their Twitter account has less than 500 followers but they’re not engaging enough.

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DECEMBER 2, 2008

Professor Daniel Jutras’ classes begin with him and/or students covering some current events relating to the seminar’s topic. The blogger (Professor Jutras) posts his ideas, occasionally throws in some editorial and takes some light, widget-fed microblogging (the current events some students share). Answers Yahoo!

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MARCH 4, 2010

Brian Simpson is a cancer survivor and discovered Twitter in the spring of 2008 when he endured the grueling process of chemotherapy for a period of 7 months. Twitter, he says, “became my way of talking with a community of people.&# He explains that “Twitter allowed me to be social without having to be IRL.&#

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

I, too, find that Twitter has been incredibly powerful for me to connect with real life colleagues, readers of Techipedia, family, and everyone in between. I’m also something of a Twitter purist. Enter a second Twitter account. With Twitter being so incredibly large and vast, there are different types of mini-communities.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

After using both closely, the comparison to Twitter shouldn’t even be the case. After using both closely, the comparison to Twitter shouldn’t even be the case. Plurk and Twitter are two entirely different beasts. But Plurk is a lot more, and Twitter still has its place.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Every conversation shifted to Twitter, as folks recognized that they can brand themselves and their businesses through a Twitter identity. On that note, if you’re so inclined, you can follow me on Twitter too. Keep it up, see you at the next event. Love your work and writing style, it was great meeting you too.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 19, 2012

While most brands look to make a name for themselves on Facebook and Twitter, other businesses take a more introspective approach. This is a guest post by Michael Silverman. The social web has opened the communication floodgates. Can’t a strong social media initiative start inside the walls of your website?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 18, 2008

It feels like every day there’s a new post about Plurk, Twitter, or some new micro-blogging platform. Twitter has major problems with uptimes, Plurk is missing some major features, and Brightkite is having issues with Verizon. Twitter: API – an open API is so important. The truth is, they’re not.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

That is, of course, if your friends are using Twitter. 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. FriendFeed takes this idea and goes a step further.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 12, 2011

You can follow Tim on Twitter or on Facebook. Here are some good examples, using icons to reinforce tab subjects and visual branding: Also, make sure that your tabs are ordered by importance and that tabs with old or expired content (such as Events, Notes or Discussion tabs that are empty) are hidden. Much More Screen Real Estate!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

Using market intelligence, Royal Caribbean identified supporters of the cruise line via social networking sites and took the opportunity to give fifty of the most ardent supporters, called Royal Champions, special privileges, including free paid cruises and invitations to special events with company executives.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Note: You can submit a URL and choose the applicable photo to be displayed in the thumbnail in the event that the web page extension is.html,php,asp, or whatever else.) Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

These posts are not in response to newsworthy events, nor are they displayed in any particular order. Like last year, I enlisted in help from my followers on Twitter, many of whom gave me some great posts to add to this list. Twitter Twitter, the Most Important Website Since Google (97th Floor): Yes, Twitter is that important.

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DECEMBER 22, 2009

Tweet Spinner is a powerful application that manages the more high level management Twitter tasks for you, from managing followers/friends to changing your profile design and then some. Consider spam protection for your email inbox ported over Twitter. Twitter CRM. It’s especially difficult to build up a strong following.

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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. Simply put, the new mass media helped organize, and influence, large numbers of consumers. Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Don’t cross promote to Twitter (offer a different incentive on Twitter). Don’t just broadcast the same messages to your Twitter and Facebook followers. You may find opportunities to host real life events, be them at conferences or whatever else. Make a Facebook fan page or Twitter account for your business 2.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

Somehow, individuals forget along the way that costs accrue when considering the venue, food, exhibit hall, and the staff required on hand to run the event smoothly. Books Take Time to Write Last week, a Twitter user asked a really blunt but surprising question about how to download my book (legally) for free. Yet people always ask!)

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Many of them (more than half) were individuals I met at search conferences, but other conferences (SXSW, events that Mashable was involved in in the capacity of host or media sponsor, and the first IZEAFest) also represented my Industry connections. Some of these friends have mutual real-life friends (outside typical industry connections).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2009

Go to trade show events or nighttime meetups. If they actually know you exist and see you’ve made the effort to haul yourself to an event where they’re present, they’ll keep that in mind when composing a piece about your software or startup or whatever other product you have to offer. It is not a broadcast.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 19, 2009

It’s no surprise that both are asked to speak at events on a very regular basis. If you’ve ever seen Gary speak at an event or even just on his Wine Library TV appearances, you can see the exuberance of gusto in his presentations. And have you recently seen Gary’s Twitter stream ? They have passion.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

Social Media is More than Just Twitter and Facebook Hopefully, if you’re participating in social media marketing, you’re using more than just the tools everyone else is using. However, you need to articulate to your client or marketing teams that social media is not just about participating on Twitter and Facebook.

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JULY 27, 2009

I don’t necessarily expect to meet with those folks immediately; often, these powerful relationships are formed online, and I then try to learn what I can about the blogger himself/herself and follow up, normally at a conference or industry event. But sometimes there are surprises in every single meeting. Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

We are information addicts and this is our entertainment… when we constantly see people cramming crap into Facebook and Twitter feeds because they’re “doing it wrong&# (aka Snake Oil Salesmen), it’s very much the same feeling when your email inbox gets overloaded with spam: it’s a massive annoyance.

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JULY 1, 2010

In any event, the blog will be made over soon enough. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! No one ever tells me though… Just my own take on things. Don’t wish to offend, sorry! Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Personal accounts of everyday events is what made Dooce and the Bloggess so successful. A great example is how he provided a deep matrix into Google Buzz, Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter just a few days after Buzz was launched. Go to local or national face-to-face events to meet other bloggers. How does one do this?

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JANUARY 5, 2012

9 Ways to Start a New Local Business Using Facebook, Twitter, Groupon, and Google : These easy (and mostly affordable steps) can put your local business on the map. Also, the more Twitter followers you have, the better you will fare as well in leads. 50 Kloutless Ways to Get Value from Twitter : …or any social network, really.

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JULY 21, 2008

Someone claiming to be her 17 year old daughter, Gabrielle, posted using her accounts on Plurk and Twitter with an urgent appeal for donations, which were accepted through her PayPal account. I actually saw her postings on Plurk/Twitter and even considered giving some $. Reply steaprok July 21, 2008 at 10:03 am This is so damn sad!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

So, in order to be a good social media marketer, in my opinion, you should understand the tools you’re using and the communities to which you are marketing, be they ones that surround the tool itself (Twitter users) or subject matters within a certain tool (FriendFeed room about, say, cell phones.).

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MARCH 4, 2008

I met a few new faces this time around, including Twitter buds Adam Audette and Guliz Sicotte. The Pictures Here are some pictures of the event: Want more photos? Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo!

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