Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 8, 2009

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.

Newsletter 144

Newsletter Handbook Virtual World LinkedIn 144

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

For large, Fortune 1000 brands, this is typically a very large group, ranging from a few thousand to a few million individuals. After all, what’s the point of ranking well in Google if the user that finds you in the search results can’t fully engage with your site from his/her smart phone?

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Smart Phone Mobile Social Media SEO 218

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

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. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Video Flash Mob YouTube MySpace 236

Diva Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2008

Google Alerts - While more internet marketing than social media, creating Google Alerts provides you with a free way to keep tabs on the pulse of your industry. Google pulls its sources from news sites to blogs. Microblogging/ Twitter - No time for a Big strategy? It's even easier to fail in the world of social media.

Social Media 40

Social Media Committee Small Business Microblogging 40

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2010

Reply Deb Ng August 19, 2010 at 8:55 am Jenn Fowler (@jennfowler) and I joked the other day about starting a support group for our spouses and other social media widows and widowers. Your post offers good suggestions – far better than starting a support group. Google doesn’t forget! Thanks Deb!

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Activities Social Media Policies Social Networking 216

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Some of these sites also offer the ability to have commentary, including Facebook, Google Reader, FriendFeed, SocialMedian, and many others. For me, FriendFeed is the #2 driver of traffic to my Web site, behind only Google. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Aggregator Content Digg Posterous 151

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

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. Google, Wikipedia and FriendFeed. It’s a great system … in theory.

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Plaxo Picasa StumbleUpon Netvibes 103

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

There are a small group of users who are affected by the same problem, but we’re too small a group for Rose or his cronies to pay atrention to. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Digg Reddit Web 2.0 StumbleUpon 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Totally connected groups are average sharers, creating as much as they can consume and using free sites to display it all. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Young people of the new WWW generation snuck in whenever, wherever, and on whatever they like.

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Meme Digg Web 2.0 StumbleUpon 100

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. Reply FreeMarket Media Group March 2, 2008 at 4:15 pm I am pretty liberal when accepting friends on the Social Networking sites. thus your persona’s. Wonderful job!

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MySpace LinkedIn Facebook Social Networking 114

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Finally, you can preview your image (or select the desired image if multiple images are on the page), add a title, description, and tags, choose a category, and submit the story to private groups (if you’re a member of any). I started an SEO group over there, so anyone that wants in just shoot me your user name through my blog.

Review 102

Review Digg StumbleUpon Web 2.0 102

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Twitter Twitter, the Most Important Website Since Google (97th Floor): Yes, Twitter is that important. 8 Lessons Learned as a Brand on Twitter (tins/Rick Klau): Rick Klau works for Google. He talks about what he has learned by maintaining a brand presence on Twitter: specifically, Google’s Blogger account.

Marketing 265

Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

We recently shared the story to a large group of Dallas hotels. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca More importantly, they’ve created a go-to place or space for community.&# This is an great example of a company that gets it and has moved the needle because of it.

Hotels 245

Hotels Social Media Communities Discount 245

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?

Social Media 100

Social Media StumbleUpon SEO ROI 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

On a few occasions, they also have served as focus groups providing us with valuable feedback on a number of topics. We agreed to forward the information on to this group of members, and asked for their permission to share their contact information with Royal Caribbean. This is Cruise Critic’s sole involvement in this program.

Brands 133

Brands Message Boards Travel Forums 133

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. Facebook is growing closer to the size of google. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

Social Media 105

Social Media Marketing Digg MySpace 105

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

The only similarity is a 140 character limit for posts — so Plurk is essentially a microblogging platform. 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. But PLURK? I LOVE PLURK!

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Twitter Microblogging MySpace Comparison 199

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

As a side point, Google is a bigger beast and it has tens or hundreds of staff members visiting forums and moderating groups to ensure that the user experience is a good one. Spam engineer guy Matt Cutts has his own blog where he talks about his personal life and all things Google.

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Digg Social Media Upcoming Ustream 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

But you still have to build a reputation as a known submitter. Digg has taken away the official top users list and has evened out the algorithm to curb “friendly&# digging groups. After they get 50 stories to the frontpage, they are no longer a random group of diggers, so the algorithm kicks in and requires more diggs.

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Digg Sites News API 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

If you’re the frugal type, take advantage of the free alerts from Google, YackTrack , Social Mention , BackType (which gives you alerts from blog/article comments , which other services do not include), and Trackur. Reputation Management. Your investment is merely that of time. Who said that blogging was dead? Engagement.

Social Media 278

Social Media Strategy Yahoo Communities 278

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Interested in an easy way to stay current on key Google Analytics traffic stats from your desktop? blogs, microblogging sites, social bookmarking, images, video), and shows associated metrics like sentiment, top keywords, top users (who’s talking about this topic most actively) and sources. Polaris. ** 5 Stars.

Tools 188

Tools Social Media Radian6 CoTweet 188

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

I remember sitting in an ROI webinar with New Marketing Labs’ Justin Levy , and he more or less skimmed through 5 or 6 different measuring tools like Grader, and of course, Google Analytics. It’s an imperative part of your job to not only control and monitor your company’s reputation, but to create it to begin with.

Communities 237

Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

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. Google does it.

Facebook 233

Facebook LinkedIn Social Networking Microblogging 233

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

What are the most popular sites in these age groups? 27 Website Promotion Sources that Have Nothing to do With Google or SEO (eMoms at Home): In other words, Wendy Piersall explains that your online marketing strategy is all about internet marketing and a whole lot of social media. The difference is that it’s virtual.

Marketing 144

Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Don’t use a Facebook Group. Of over 1500 friends that I have, I’m constantly being pitched to join groups I have no interest in. That might not apply to Facebook fan groups but the idea is similar. Reply Tamar Weinberg May 6, 2010 at 10:17 pm Tove, I still would never recommend groups. It’s an irritant.

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Facebook How To Marketing URL 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

It’s not enough to be insular and focus on your groups of friends. At business networking events, try to get to know people outside your group of trusted colleagues. We may be slightly different versions of ourself when with each of these different groups. I created an additional account for people in that group.

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Twitter Sports Microblogging HootSuite 205

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. You never want to work for a company who has a bad reputation, especially if you plan to remain in this industry. All social media etiquette rules were not heeded to.

Marketing 240

Marketing How To SEO Training 240

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

Curious people are driven to push into new group and solve problems in new ways. Responding — Participating in discussions about your brand on the web in an effort to improve your reputation and increase visibility. We will research audience groups, competitors and the client’s current online presence.

Social Media 163

Social Media Marketing Consultant Communities 163

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2008

We may never know why someone who (by her own claims on Google Groups) was pulling in $5,000/month via counseling fees, affiliate marketing programs, and essays posted to paying websites such as Squidoo, would risk it all in a scheme that only raised a few hundred dollars. There is a fine line in all of this.

Social Media 104

Social Media StumbleUpon Communities MySpace 104

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2008

We organise language courses worldwide for businesses, one-to-one students, and small groups. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Tamar : What does your company do? Dave : Basically we’re a language training company.

Marketing 103

Marketing Film StumbleUpon Project 103

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2008

He talks of a group on Facebook that has a goal to build an organization that has enough political clout to achieve ends to end poverty. Google and Microsoft are going after social networks and some people feel aren’t monetizable. Lacy : Let’s talk about Sheryl Sandberg, the person that you just hired from Google.

Web 2.0 104

Web 2.0 MySpace Applications Microsoft 104

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

A great example is how he provided a deep matrix into Google Buzz, Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter just a few days after Buzz was launched. This is the kind of content that spreads beyond the typical blog reader to an entirely different group of people. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

Blogosphere 278

Blogosphere Blogger Comments Tips 278

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 26, 2010

When members repeatedly submit content from a single site or a small group of sites, it undermines StumbleUpon’s mission of discovering and sharing Web sites with others. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca We take this step to preserve the quality of content in our database.

StumbleUpon 181

StumbleUpon Digg Social Networking Review 181

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

I became a big fan of playing games (bingo especially) at a little hub on AOL called RabbitJack’s Casino , which was considered a unique community within the AOL borders with a close-knit group of people from all walks of life. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

MySpace 101

MySpace Yahoo Ustream StumbleUpon 101

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2009

Reply Google Tutor January 18, 2008 at 2:20 pm Tamar, thanks for sharing, great to see in this on the web. She was a member of the Red Hat Society , and was very proud for her group getting kicked out of Denny’s for “disrupting&# the restaurant – this when she was 85. Our thoughts are with you!

MySpace 102

MySpace Consultant Yahoo StumbleUpon 102

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

The problem has been growing for about 20 years as more and more products and services have become commoditized–and Google is the ultimate example with free search. Once you do open a business you have to build a reputation. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

Products 267

Products Consultant Price Social Media 267

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

Like last year, I’ve grouped them into different categories and written short descriptions on each post. How Much Money is a Top Google Ranking Worth to Your Business : Aaron Wall discusses the cost of that #1 link backing up the data with some hard research.

SEO 162

SEO Social Media Marketing Reputation 162