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Hook A Facebook Fan Up: They're Looking For Discounts

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I also promised to share results from that report regarding why people become fans of businesses on Facebook in a future post. The number one reason people "fan" businesses on Facebook? In Fans With Benefits: Add Value On Your Facebook Page , I wrote about providing the kinds of content that fans find valuable. And here it is.

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Building Trust: A Relationship is Not a Newsletter Opt-In

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In the post, I shared my don’ts of social networks, and to that point, I added the following rule for LinkedIn: Gathering all the email addresses of users you are connected to — even locating email addresses of LinkedIn Group managers — and utilizing this mailing list to promote your own company or service off-site.

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Social Media Marketing Without Brand Awareness Can Kill You.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The key here is making the mechanics of the social networks transparent. Fortunately, it also allows the developers to do the same and once a new vulnerability is found, the experts can fix it in a timely fashion. Social networks like Digg are open source???

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Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

They are interested in this newsocial media” thing but haven’t actually dipped their proverbial toes in the social waters yet. However, the CEO read an article in Adage, and as a result, he wants to hit social ground running. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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The Nightmare Public Relations Professional and How to Stop Him

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

A few months ago, Brian Solis talked about an off-topic pitch about a social network for plants. Somehow, I think nature lovers would be more interested in socializing shrubbery.) Writing on social media strategy has still gotten me my share of dance and fashion clothing pitches. Where do they come off doing that?

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3 Golden Business Rules for Social Media Engagement

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Don’t make your social media efforts half-assed. Don’t check in on Twitter and Facebook once or twice a week and only for 10 minutes. I understand that some people may have other responsibilities on top of social media. Neither the tweet or the follow up direct message was responded to in a timely fashion.

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How Young is Too Young?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

At the same time, I think it’s imperative that kids, both my age and younger, get the opportunity to play outside and experience nature, family, and some good old-fashioned reading before they start using computers heavily. Social media is also a great way to promote your blog posts. Blogging is so much fun with friends!

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