Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

by Tamar Weinberg on December 19, 2007 Share How do you leverage different social networks? I am fascinated by the amount of social networks that I’m part of, but better yet, I’m intrigued to find that I assume different “personas,&# at least in terms of choosing friends (and using the networks), on each social site.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Smaller companies could succeed with this method by marketing — verbally or through their website — to groups of devout followers and keeping their Twitter streams current (offering a daily deal or frequent deals that encourage customers to seek out discounts and sales). Your mileage may vary. Twitter as a news breaker.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

This is no less true for the world of social networks. Networks like Digg, FriendFeed, and Facebook are seeing huge growths in value, but the little guys, the ones actually providing the meat and potatoes for those operations, rarely see a nickel. Let’s be honest for a second here. The major “Web 2.0″

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Here are seven video examples that have become viral phenomenons in their own right. To be sure, though, solicit feedback from a group of trusted peers not directly involved in your company or marketing objectives before going ahead with publishing the video, since you need an unbiased opinion.

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JULY 6, 2010

She leads the agency’s social media group, and has more than 20 years experience in consumer, technology, B2B and social media marketing. Be Committed to CSR As mentioned, it’s critical to be transparent when it comes to a company’s CSR program, especially when harnessing social networking platforms.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

Founded by four ex-Googlers, FriendFeed allows you to subscribe to your friends’ updates across 35 social networks and to stay up to date with the content they’re discovering and sharing across the web. In social media spheres, it’s almost unavoidable to not engage online with content in some way.

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MARCH 1, 2009

Posted by Irene Koehler in Business , Networking on March 1, 2009 | 40 responses After spending much time deeply immersed in the high-tech, heavily wired world of virtual networking, it can become easy to overlook some of the “old school&# networking tools. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed

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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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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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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. His “Pull and Stay&# advice; segmenting customers into barrels; platforming; social currency, and other concepts are instantly applicable to real world marketing challenges fitting a wide variety of circumstances.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Many people found the research interesting, but a number of people commented that the social networks probably shouldn’t be grouped together. So the question arose – was social media traffic misrepresented by grouping traffic from all networks together? Three cheers for them!

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MAY 5, 2010

With free membership open to all women, JaneNation combines social networking with opinion collection. This 40-something Florida Mom found herself undergoing several simultaneous life shifts, and realized that products and the communication about them didn’t resonate with her any longer.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

You want people to have the desire to be your loyal customer because if they are they’ll be part of an exclusive group that gets XYZ benefit. For example, the ads on Glam.com say “Born to Set Trends,&# and the ads on PopSugar say “Born to Strategize.&# The Gap experience, as mentioned above is a good example.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

Exploring the Royal Caribbean Promotional Marketing Strategy by Tamar Weinberg on March 12, 2009 Share My husband Brian , who knows firsthand how much I eat, drink, and sleep social media, pointed me to an interesting critique by ExpertCruiser on a 2007 social media marketing campaign by Royal Caribbean.

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Almost Savvy

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

My mind wandered back to those days after some recent social networking encounters on Twitter, although this could have taken place on any other networking platform or with people I’ve met face-to-face. Unfortunately, the reason they stand out is that they are unique in their level of connectedness to their network.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. And while substantially smaller than the Facebook brigade, the Twitter crew is tuned in to brands like nowhere else on the social Web. 19% seek customer support.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

At the end of the day, we know most people are active on social networks because they have some reason for being there (be it to make a sale or to establish authority, for example), but through your regular interactions, you need to recognize that these are byproducts of your genuine and authentic involvement.

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JULY 26, 2010

The more content, the better which leads me to the next thing… Social Media Optimization Sites like Facebook and Twitter can help you spread your brand’s net even wider. This is another example of why you need accounts on these sites. Transparency is a brand currency on the social web. Why Am I sharing This?

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JUNE 17, 2010

There is no real benefit to having more Twitter followers per se, just a potentially bigger group of people with whom you can interact in pursuit of a more definable goal. link] EllisTweet Given the volume of yammering about how to measure social networking success, I must say that this post, Jay, stands out. How can I help you?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Find Missing Links in your Social Networks with MyBlogLog Connector. Use Connector to fill in the gaps in your personal social network. For an example of what we can find, check out this search for knitting. Our Yahoo Group is your place to shine! Lijit Search. The MyBlogLog Blog. rocking out.

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JUNE 2, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Do You “Like&# How I Look In These Jeans?

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Remember, the first step in social media effectiveness shouldn’t be building an empire of half-baked, free-standing social outposts, but rather determining had to add social frosting to your existing marketing cake. How are you integrating social media into other programs? Awesome post!!

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

And More… Although I’m not using it presently, you can also configure your NutshellMail to include Linkedin and MySpace content, as well as updates from the Ning groups of which you are a member. Subscribers then receive a digest of all the content posted to the fan page. This, I'll try. How can I help you?

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JULY 27, 2010

I have 4 regular monthly guest posters on SocialFishing, one for each week of the month, each having a particular angle to discuss regarding social media and associations/nonprofits, and it's rounded out the blog really beautifully. Made it better than we could ever do on our own! How can I help you?

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APRIL 1, 2010

I totally agree that repurposing content across social networking platforms is a necessity, and that saying what you mean and meaning what you say across every channel is very important. I must have used the Edelman WalMart 'flog' example 20 times in pitches and workshops! As always – great piece Jay.

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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. Just a thought. How can I help you?

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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. A great example, one that recently affected me: A mobile phone manufacturer, called HTC, released a phone that had sub-par video performance.

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APRIL 6, 2010

It’s an example of an industry with poor understanding of taxonomy – the words and phrases used to describe products and services. Taxonomy is incredibly important in social media because it’s the most direct link between the worlds of social and search marketing. And great example about the eyeglasses.

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JULY 21, 2010

She spends her days thinking about social media, public relations and digital strategies for her agency’s consumer focused clients. The Lawyers Are Coming Social networks give people the ability to share incredible volumes of content. Todd Defren and Dell have both shared excellent examples to build from.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

Social media isn’t going away, but this example shows that some systems just happen to work better than others. I know many are already in the process of trying out other social networks, so the phenomenon of social news won’t die down anytime soon. Some people have resorted to gaming that system.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Don’t use a Facebook Group. On the other hand, you can also share the same discount code across all social platforms. Share the 10OFF discount code for everyone, for example. Aggregate Your Other Social Streams If you’re only on Facebook, this step isn’t for you. What if you want to offer 10% off?

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MARCH 25, 2010

That’s why there’s a built-in calculator where you can input your costs (hard costs + labor costs) for each social media outpost, and the system automatically calculates your ROI. For example, you can determine in an instant what the cost and return per view is for a YouTube video you spent $5000 on to generate 25,000 views.

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JULY 28, 2010

Taxi Mike is Here to Help During my recent vacation in Canada, I stumbled upon a fantastic example of marketing via helpfulness, from Taxi Mike in Banff, Alberta. It’s Coffee In another example of Canadian excellence in creating marketing success through helpfulness, a Starbucks in Richmond, B.C. It’s a Bird.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Linkedin lead generation requires commitment to answering and asking questions on Groups/Answers, taking advantage of the deep searches, and connecting directly with those around you in your network. Kirtsy and Other Niche Social Networks. Did you know there’s a social news website catered to women called Kirtsy ?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Take my husband’s grandfather as an example. These examples above illustrate a typical usability question faced by Facebook users (well, except for Grandpa). These are friends who have no direct ties to the industry, but in using social networks, we’ve formed close bonds and friendships.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is hard False. And that’s only because of the alphabet soup of social networks, lifestreams, sharing sites, etc. Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. “Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube.&#

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