Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 22, 2010

There are a variety of tools which help you to navigate Twitter and the real time web. Lastly, another free tool to check out is TrendsMap. Also, with real time search engines, you don’t have to be a user of any social network to benefit from the data and information, so anyone can use these tools from day one.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Just because I choose to reach out to you, comment on your blog post, follow you on Twitter, become your Facebook friend, or join your LinkedIn group, it was a desire for me to possibly get to know you in the future. My focus is more on the humanness of the business versus the tools of the trade. What do you choose?

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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. Here’s a secret, it’s a great tool for tracking your favorite users too. link] Pagerization Infinite scroll!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

They are interested in this new “social 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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

Epic Change’s success obviously means that the tools they used, where the barriers for entry are rather low, are working. Interactions We’ve seen the motivations for Epic Change to get involved in the social media space, but what do they do? Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

If you use Twitter regularly, you’d see that it wins as a social news site that provides instantaneous news — at least of that caliber. As Chris Garrett explains in his post, if you follow numerous feed bots, you can get the news all the time. The right news will hit the front page of Digg quickly.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2009

After you’re quite certain you’re ready to dig into the social media world and you have formulated a strategy , the latter half of the book will guide you through popular existing tools that can ease your way into social media. How do I make a killer Facebook page? Is MySpace marketing really worth it?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

They hear about tools, put forth a miserable effort, and are either too busy or just lazy. With social media, an abundance of resources are at your fingertips. However, without a successful plan and any adequate preparation, your social media efforts will fail. Don’t make your social media efforts half-assed.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Reply Robert February 2, 2010 at 6:27 pm You had me when you put more focus on communicating than the tools. It’s awesome people can promote knowing trick in the book about facebook and twitter, but do they know how to read the subtext of a situation and really get in someones world in a conversation. Hope that clarifies.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

After all, Facebook could eat the web. In fact, you’re likely spotting the shift; instead of companies posting their URLs on television commercials, they’re asking their followers to join them on Facebook. Don’t use a Facebook Group. Your Facebook Page should be created under your primary Facebook login.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 18, 2008

Twitter went about this in the right way and it’s opened up a host of new applications, tools, and scripts. It’s an absolutely important tool, and it brought an immersion into the site even when I wasn’t on it. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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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. This new world is an evolution of the Web and it cannot be undone.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! 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

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Search for blogs via paid tools such as Radian6, TruPulse, and Trackur. BuzzStream is a brilliant new tool that lets you gather contact names and addresses and chart your history of communications with each individual blogger. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

I do incorporate stock photos especially in the headers to draw attentiion to my posts when I link to them in Facebook and LinkedIn. One tool I’ve recently discovered is Scribe SEO. Eye candy is almost a requirement, especially in this world that we call social media. Images are better for Facebook sharing too!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

If this is your first time diving in the social media waters, it’s going to be difficult to make a splash. Your Facebook Fan page will have 0 fans. That’s not really convincing social proof. I am a mother of a 10month old girl and I am trying to get back to work with social media management.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Personal , Social Media > Want to Friend Me on Facebook? Please Use My Public Page or LinkedIn Instead Want to Friend Me on Facebook? There really aren’t 350 million members on Facebook. identity.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Anyone can visit online meeting places like Digg and Reddit and promote the voices and opinions of others, and anyone can mobilize a group of people around a common cause on Facebook or elsewhere. And that’s the key differentiator of social media: we, the consumers, can have one loud voice, that companies and other people listen to.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Regardless of the many years of experience you have in the online space, the ideas behind social media and social media marketing are applicable to everyone. Social media rocks because it’s one of the most amazing tools for “free&# market research. Thought I was going to say “Facebook?&#

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

25 Signs You’ve Got a Strong Social Media Consultant or Agency (The Buzz Bin): Beth Harte and Geoff Livingston explain that social media consultants need to know a lot more than about the basic tools out there. What is social media about? No, it’s not about the tools!)

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Marketers love Facebook. The best place you can place your brand on Facebook is through a Facebook Page (that’s with a capital “P&# , not to be confused with your personal Profile). Facebook Pages do not allow background images like Twitter, Myspace, and other services. This applies to Pages as well.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

The Quiz The quiz is another viral tool that brings a bit more fun into everyday web browsing. Tools Users also like things that make their lives easier. Whether it is a tool that finds domains for you or a utility that makes web surfing just a bit easier, remember, tools were created out of a need.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Tweet Spinner is a CRM tool too, allowing you to connect with potential followers. The tool will also prevent you from following spammer accounts through a variety of tactics. Tweet content: @replies : You also might choose not to follow people if they are a broadcast tool. Twitter CRM. Thanks for doing the research.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

So you tweet and facebook for a living! 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). Your sales people are on Facebook half the day, and your receptionist tweets way too much during work.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

Additionally, a social media marketer needs to be a contributor and participant online to better understand the space and provide solid recommendations to their clients. Jason Falls , Director of Social Media : A social media marketer is simply someone who uses social media tools to connect products or services with customers or audiences.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

Plurk: Real Nested Conversations Brought to the Microblogging Platform A few days ago, I noticed via Twitter search tool Summize that Aaron Brazell had been talking about me on his Twitter stream. I think plurk is more for networking and twitter more for tweeting news/events/links. Perhaps, however, I haven’t seen it all yet.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 14, 2010

Yup, you can’t just chat with people on Twitter and broadcast on Facebook. Social media needs to be coupled with a creative strategy for maximum effectiveness, especially as everyone and their mothers join these sites and services to market themselves, their services, or their products. Links are just one currency of the web.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Top 29 Niche Social Media Sites (That Actually Send Traffic) : Andy Hagans consistently updates this list with some great resources that aren’t necessarily being tapped into by many folks, but maybe it’s time for things to change. If you have the mindset to make Facebook a professional tool, you certainly can turn it into one.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 16, 2010

You may want to create a custom Twitter background, custom Facebook fan page landing tab (with FBML) and custom YouTube channel backgrounds. I have seen people mix up colors on their YouTube Channels, Twitter profiles, and Facebook fan pages. If your colors are green and white, use those colors all over your social profiles.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 26, 2010

But with all other social networks, there are rules of engagement that are determined by the community. Brief Overview of StumbleUpon Since everyone is mostly raving about Twitter and Facebook as of late, I’m going to briefly define StumbleUpon and explain how it works. Any way to filter out all the crap we get?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

Over the next few months, I received multiple invites to various groups on Facebook and messages imploring me to participate in activities in which I had no interest. All social media etiquette rules were not heeded to. “I am a relatively new internet marketer trying to break into the industry,&# he wrote. Be up front.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2008

In fact, before Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook came out into the open, they dimmed the lights, pumped up the volume, and introduced Mark with some catchy Daft Punk tunes. Sarah Lacy: Facebook is playing a strong role throughout the world. Facebook helps people connect and communicate more efficiently.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

You can build followers to these accounts through Twitter tools such as Tweet Spinner. Let me use a good example that’s relevant to me: Facebook. On Facebook about a week ago, I wrote this: Facebook, to me, is others’ Twitters. I think that your goals should be clear, though. How do I get more followers?

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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. Yes, Twitter and Facebook and Digg and other niche sites cost nothing to join, making social media a relatively free marketing option.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2008

My startup, Roomorama.com (a tool for hosts and guests to manage their short-term rentals) just released a beta version three weeks ago and we’re exploring a few viral marketing methods – perhaps you can give us some feedback and pointers! As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

Today, Facebook or MySpace will help you locate lost family or reunite with old friends. Today, nearly all of my high school friends are online, and most of them maintain Facebook or MySpace accounts. I am only now starting to check these social sites out, just Facebook and StumbleUpon so far.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

I, like Loren Baker , feel that Mahalo is one of those sites that had its skeptics in the beginning but is growing to become a valuable research tool. Social search is here to stay. It’s just a tool, like Firefox, in your arsenal of the computer. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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