Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

I posted to Flickr and tried my best to bring it to their attention. First, their default landing tab featured an inactive promotion (which has since been pulled after I wrote yet another tweet that pointed to a Flickr screenshot of the ended promotion ). And I waited. Five days later, their Twitter account remained silent.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

There were other typical social networks in this grouping as well, including Flickr, FriendFeed, Kirtsy, Mixx, Plurk, StumbleUpon, Tip’d, and Twitter. Twitter isn’t a “social network&# though, at least not how I define it – it’s a microblogging platform with a strong community. It’s not.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

The site does not resolve on smart-phone browsers, and if they sell products online, their e-commerce platform has no social functionality (no review functionality, no commenting functionality, etc). Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca And then we take a look at their primary website.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

How to Use Twitter to Grow Your Business : This recent post on Copyblogger quotes how many businesses has found success with the microblogging service. Why Twitter Matters : BusinessWeek cites examples of why the microblogging website is a must-use for everyone. You need to handle your reputation issue appropriately.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Although I’m not a big fan of microblogging, I will admit that it has becoming more and more useful as the pace of technology and business becomes faster. I read this article about microblogging [link] , and although it has not made a fan out of me, it has opened my eyes to its wonders. thanks, Rick. Sorry about that!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Often, the turning point for me on FF is when I post something and there’s no engagement, thereby reinforcing the thought that FriendFeed is a self-serving (good for FF, bad for us) platform that doesn’t ever benefit the content creator. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Twitter, Pownce, and other “microblogging&# platforms really don’t fit in the type of social networks that I intend to illustrate here. On the other hand, I use Flickr on a daily basis, LinkedIn, Facebook and a few golf-specific social sites a few times a week, and lately, Spock on a more than expected basis.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Social media affords you a platform to reach out to people who, by virtue of being “connected online,&# can help spread your message virally. As it stands, though, that platform is saturated. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca That’s a great takeaway.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 1, 2010

I am at the opposite end, trying to help middle-aged and older writers start blogging in order to develop their author platform. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca I am reluctant to start adsense and was curious about the comment on using it properly so it’s not offensive.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 23, 2010

Besides, what if there was no online platform to network? I continue on to tell them that in addition to these reasons, by being on the personal profile platform, they aren’t receiving the SEO benefits afforded to business pages; ie page statuses being indexed by Google while profile statuses are not.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

For blogs, the answer is simple : your blog should be treated as more than just a platform to self-promote. Those mistakes you make when blogging could harm your reputation because search engines do not easily forget, and negative messages can be spread like wildfire thanks to the potential of the Internet.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Ignore the Social Media Scoreboard (Instigator Blog): Ben Yoskovitz says that you need to leverage friendships to build brand, reputation, trust, and to discover new opportunities. Reputation Management Reputation Management Emancipation Proclamation: 10 Ways to “Own&# Yourself Online (Stuntdubl): How do you build your personal brand?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2008

Zuckerberg: The internet is a great platform for overall communication, but there need to be specific tools. Can you talk about how efficient the platform is for this? It’s part of our platform team. Once we opened the developer platform, there were music applications that filled that void, like iLike.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

The thought came to me while standing on a subway platform last week with the baby, which is a huge change of scenery for me (I’m working from home and watching him all day). Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Keep up the good work.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2008

Just remember, Digg and Kevin Rose: you built the platform. Reply Rafi Vartanian December 22, 2007 at 12:54 am Tamar – Love the commentary and agree with you 100% on the following “you built the platform. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca reddit used to be cool.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 7, 2010

Thanks to social media’s widespread adoption and thanks to a really open API for platforms such as Twitter, it’s inevitable that people will take advantage of the latest and greatest of Twitter tools — and then some — to eliminate the need for manual labor while still charging an arm and a leg for services.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

This method is smart because it helps build interest on another platform and drives conversions directly on their home base. On the other hand, you can also share the same discount code across all social platforms. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca I am new to your blog.

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Even one offhanded remark about a coworker, customer, product or financial situation can damage a company’s reputation. YouTube, SlideShare, Flickr, etc.). Microblogging sites (e.g. Never use social media as a platform to disparage coworkers, supervisors or suppliers. • LinkedIn, Facebook, Plaxo, Hi5, etc.).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2009

You can also purchase my book, FBML Essentials , which will give you a little more details on FBML (as well as the Facebook developer platform in general). His second book, “ FBML Essentials &# takes you from the ground up on the Facebook developer platform, serving as a reference to Facebook’s Markup Language.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

With social media, it takes a long time to earn a reputation to drive things in front of the people who can make something pop in the space. I’m in agreement with you that “it takes a long time to earn a reputation&# in social media. (At The photo links to the guy on Flickr who photographed those books.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 14, 2010

Unless you start unveiling new approaches and features that’s why all of the social media platforms are constantly evolving and keep on adding features. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Reply Cancel reply Leave a Comment Be sure to wrap all code in <code></code> tags.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

After all, if you’ve invested the time in reading the book, why not give back some honesty and expertise in an email to the PR person – knowing why you didn’t review the book can help them hone their future pitches and help you build a good reputation. Some big PR firms think they are better than bloggers. Thanks, Tamar.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

But you still have to build a reputation as a known submitter. Whether it’s a cool blog post, or a funny pic or whatever, it makes people feel like they have a platform when their stuff hits the front page. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

In order to do well when marketing, one should have tactical knowledge and ideally, first-hand experience of the specific social media platform. There are other times when marketers may have to launch a multi-platform outreach campaign. 1) understanding the technology / platform / service and 2) understanding the brand.

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JUNE 27, 2008

Branding is a result of many things including your blog, your social network profile, your online resume, and how good you are at reputation management, to name a few. One of the topics was microblogging, and Twitter was discussed. If youre googleable, you have a brand, so you should learn to control it. Lesson # 8 Learn To Podcast.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Look at Boring Stats — and Make Them Interesting This has a little to do with the Social Media platforms, but mostly with analytics. A Community Manager who does use social platforms needs to be able to track its effectiveness in… um… getting people through the door. Keep your campaigns consistent.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

As the author of both Face to Face: How To Reclaim the Personal Touch in a Digital World and How To Work a Room, I’ve stressed that what we do both online and off-line (face to face) contributes to our reputations. Polishing a tarnished reputation is often an exercise in futility. Tamar’s tips provides a superb guideline.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

I, like other “students&# at the time, always thought Facebook wouldn’t “sell out&# and become an open platform. When you’re a platform for businesses, having a mutually beneficial relationship could even be a good idea. The problem is that Twitter didn’t try to market itself as a private platform.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2008

The main one: give to reputable non-profit groups and *steer* individuals towards these groups when in need. and thank you, Tamar, for giving me a platform to reach more people in the social media sphere than i could have on my own. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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