SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

If I just spout out statements like “Facebook announces that it’s going to buy Twitter” or “Apple is discontinuing the iPad 1 due to iOS 5 crashes”, I might generate a bunch of SEO traffic and boost my readership, but what value did I actually provide to my readers by publishing unsupported facts?

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 24, 2011

Those of us who are active with blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Email , Farmville, whatever…sometimes need to just turn off the computer, power down the iPad, and hide the phone. –Sean Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Tumblr Share this on del.icio.us

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 8, 2012

You Want Me To Turn Off Twitter? Why Don’t Our Customers Like Our Facebook Page? Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Tumblr Share this on del.icio.us Share it on StumbleUpon. In case you were wondering, my favorite comic that I created this year was The Social Media Kneejerk.

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 11, 2011

I recently noticed that the service has added several other social media services to its metrics, which increases its value a hundred-fold (though I’d still say it’s overly weighted toward Twitter). Among the services that Klout now tracks are: Tumblr – A blogging platform somewhat like a cross between Twitter and Blogger.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

With a limited number of hours in the day , could Pinterest actually draw users away from other social networks like Facebook and Twitter? If you look at the core functionality of Google+ (status updates and making/grouping connections), it’s not that different that Facebook and Twitter. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 1, 2012

Believe it or not, online social networking didn’t start with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. IMHO, they should be able to give you insight on the way your competitors are using the major social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Tumblr Share this on del.icio.us

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Without people and their personal relationship information, social media sites like Facebook and Twitter would be reduced to…well…MySpace. Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Tumblr Share this on del.icio.us Share it on StumbleUpon. Email this to a friend?

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 30, 2013

If you’ve been paying attention to the rise of social media in the past few years, then you know that Facebook has risen to be the No. Facebook is a big traffic referral source for a lot of websites – especially business-to-consumer sites. StumbleUpon. LinkedIn delivers a lot of traffic to B2B sites.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Believe me, it’s difficult to resist the temptation to check your Facebook feed, especially when you have your phone out to search Google Maps for the closest coffee shop. It was easier to snap a shot with my phone and then upload it to Facebook to share with my friends and family. –Sean Share this on Facebook Tweet This!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Twitter as a tool to communicate during conferences. After attending SMX (I’ll post something on that soon) and SES NY, I realized that Twitter is a useful tool for conferencegoers to communicate their whereabouts or to share breaking news and announcements. Similarly, Michael Twittered during SES in April.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 11, 2010

Here’s the real Facebook, long before I joined the social network myself: Truthfully, it doesn’t matter who invented Facebook. Here’s the real Facebook, long before I joined the social network myself: Truthfully, it doesn’t matter who invented Facebook. Facebook is like Classmates.com.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 18, 2012

Remember, the more you clean up those old posts the more they will pay you back with increased search engine traffic or organic traffic from social networks like Twitter and Facebook. –Sean Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Tumblr Share this on del.icio.us

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 21, 2012

Start a Facebook page just so “we can have a Facebook page. Ma = Marketing – DON’T look at social channels like Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube as sales channels. –Sean Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Tumblr Share this on del.icio.us

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 1, 2012

You published 30 articles this year, but none of them have gone viral , you still only have 250 followers on Twitter (none of whom retweet you), and your Google page rank still sits at a 2. You’ve spent at least a couple hours each week thinking up new ideas, writing articles, and wading through Twitter. Email this to a friend?

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Twist Image

JANUARY 12, 2012

Forget the popularity of platforms like Twitter , Facebook , Google+ , LinkedIn and more. They can tweet a link of it out to their network on Twitter. They can share the link on Facebook. They can comment on the link that they shared on Facebook. They can comment on the link that they shared on Facebook.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

If you take a look at any one of their four accounts , you’ll notice one thing: they’re not using Twitter to converse but to broadcast. If you take a look at any one of their four accounts , you’ll notice one thing: they’re not using Twitter to converse but to broadcast. Is that even professional?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

You can search for related groups and Fan Pages through Facebook, start accounts on social bookmarking sites such as Digg or StumbleUpon, and check on who is linking to your site to find out who’s interested. Starting a fan page on Facebook and a business account with Twitter is sort of like moving into a new neighborhood.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

That doesn’t typically fly elsewhere (Facebook will kill the account), but Times Square on Friendster required 2 accounts at the time because I maxed out on the initial 500 person limit. The High Point: Facebook In 2004, I joined Facebook and my behavior changed drastically. I had many friends just like that.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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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ProBlogger

APRIL 17, 2012

When I first started tracking my blog’s stats and paying attention to referral sources, Google, Facebook, and Twitter, respectively, were always the top three referral sources. That’s when I discovered StumbleUpon. Not only that, it brought in more traffic than Google, Facebook, and Twitter combined.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 16, 2008

Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Answers Yahoo! Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 11, 2012

–Sean Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Tumblr Share this on del.icio.us Share it on StumbleUpon. I’d love to hear them in a comment! Email this to a friend? Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something good?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 20, 2010

Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Answers Yahoo! Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

“I want to have 100,000 Facebook Fans in 2 weeks, and I am a start-up business that no one knows… &# It is hard to explain to people how it all works when they have this type of expectation. Reply Arthur Charles Van Wyk October 8, 2010 at 2:27 am Does the consistency part mean that if I have a Facebook profile where I am just me.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

Don’t forget to follow Samir on Twitter. I just wish we could cookie users on Facebook and Twitter so I could track their conversions… maybe one day! Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Even better it can be measured. Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 15, 2008

Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Answers Yahoo! Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

After leveraging guest posting on a blog to successfully get more followers on Twitter, Stacey found Twitter to be a necessary addition to her social media strategy. Avi explains, “Twitter lets us take relationships deeper and convert supporters to active volunteers.&# But Twitter is the tip of the iceberg.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

That is, of course, if your friends are using Twitter. As an example, let’s take a look at Robert Scoble’s FriendFeed (click the image for a larger view): In this screenshot, Robert utilized both Google Reader and Twitter, and the comments spread to his feed where an ongoing discussion ensued.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 22, 2010

It was recently reported that there are over 50 million updates posted to Twitter every day. In addition to Twitter, there are a slew of other social networks which enable users to post status updates, links, and information daily. There are a variety of tools which help you to navigate Twitter and the real time web.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2009

How do I make a killer Facebook page? How are small and large companies using Twitter , and how can I do the same? What content works best on StumbleUpon ? Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca You’ll learn: What’s the hype about LinkedIn and how can I use it?

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Kikolani

MARCH 17, 2015

This way I won’t forget to update my followers of some important news (See the part about re-sharing the same article a few times on Twitter). Tools I use for weekly scheduling: Hootsuite for Facebook and Google Plus scheduling of business page updates *. So I have to spread out. Weekly tasks (Friday). As-it-happens tasks.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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

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. Although, I suppose people could do the same on Twitter where I am more visible. What do you choose?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 2, 2008

The professors’ styles feel like a comparison of LinkedIn and Facebook. One gets to know the people on Facebook better because of the depth of sharing. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca I LOVED the metaphor of comparing the styles of the classes with marketing.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Follow him on Twitter. Now that the stay-at-home-moms (and dads) are finding their way to a five-figure Twitter follow count, they’re offering all types of services and branding themselves as all-round experts. Ignore the pundits who try and tell you how to blog, Twitter and network. Nice post Glen. Cheesy but true.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

They want a blog, an iPhone app, viral videos, a Twitter handle, a Facebook fan page complete with custom applications, blogger and influencer engagement initiatives, an ad.ly It’s another good example of the misconception that social media is “super cheap and all you need is a Twitter account!&# Subscribed.

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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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