Almost Savvy

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Chances are that you’re one of the over 300 million people who have set-up a virtual home on Facebook because it is a great place to keep up with family and friends, as well as connecting with businesses and groups of interest. It is also a place filled with fascinating information – blog posts, videos, photos and news articles.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Crowdsourcing has become more and more popular with private companies, non-profit organizations, and even government agencies. When you have a group of people submitting their work, there is an awareness that it isn’t just one idea that will work, so the result is a higher quality of work. What do you think will be seen in 2010?

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Almost Savvy

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Related articles which may interest you: Social Networking Friends vs. Real Life Friends Ready for Yet Another Social Platform? Earlier in the year I got up and spoke in front of a group of 40+ people about my blogging and job search, the the room was set up with wi-fi and there were plenty of laptops there then too.

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Almost Savvy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Related articles which may interest you: Just Because We’re Social Networking “Friends&# Doesn’t Mean I’ll Go To 3rd Base With You Social Networking Friends vs. Real Life Friends Happy Holidays! If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed ! Thanks for the comment.

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Almost Savvy

JUNE 29, 2009

Posted by Irene Koehler in Social Media on June 28, 2009 | 6 responses The story is as old as time itself: Technology which played an important role in the formative years of one generation has been adopted, dare I say, commandeered, by a younger generation. Is it really new to wonder why some other group is invading “your&# space?

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AUGUST 3, 2009

I know; I took some of them using their cameras and cell phones so they could all get into the group shots. Related articles which may interest you: Social Networking Friends vs. Real Life Friends Hey, Facebook, It?s One of the behaviors that I find lacking on many social networking site is the trait of common-sense.

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Almost Savvy

APRIL 6, 2010

People influence me with an amalgamation of their actions, written words, spoken words, body language, how they treat others, their associations (people, groups and activities) and how they spend their time. Please share! I can’t wait to learn from your experiences. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed !

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Use the groups features and find groups where you might want to contribute. The Social Media 100 is a project by Chris Brogan dedicated to writing 100 useful blog posts in a row about the tools, techniques, and strategies behind using social media for your business, your organization, or your own personal interests.

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MAY 4, 2010

I’m delighted to have had the chance to interview technology consultant and author Phil Simon about how technology and social media adoption is changing companies. Check out Phil’s blog too ) Your new book The Next Wave of Technologies deals with how organizations can adopt and adapt to new processes and advances.

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MARCH 31, 2010

Posted by Irene Koehler in Facebook , Social Media , Tips , Twitter on March 31, 2010 | 16 responses Hey, you! The great thing about using technology and social networking platforms is that we can easily connect, no matter where we happen to be. I enjoy getting to know you better through our connection.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

by Tamar Weinberg on December 19, 2007 Share How do you leverage different social networks? I am fascinated by the amount of social networks that I’m part of, but better yet, I’m intrigued to find that I assume different “personas,&# at least in terms of choosing friends (and using the networks), on each social site.

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MARCH 1, 2009

Posted by Irene Koehler in Business , Networking on March 1, 2009 | 40 responses After spending much time deeply immersed in the high-tech, heavily wired world of virtual networking, it can become easy to overlook some of the “old school&# networking tools. Ready to rev-up your profile? Who Influences You?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 15, 2010

Take a look at the Social Media Responsibilities Worksheet we use at the Flint Group. Social Media Responsibilities Worksheet What are your thoughts or comments? There are tons of free and paid tools out there that help you to monitor the conversations taking place. Hopefully it will help you figure out who is doing what.

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JULY 6, 2010

She leads the agency’s social media group, and has more than 20 years experience in consumer, technology, B2B and social media marketing. Be Committed to CSR As mentioned, it’s critical to be transparent when it comes to a company’s CSR program, especially when harnessing social networking platforms.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Social network connectivity is becoming the post-modern email newsletter. I certainly do not support the Draconian position that somehow social networks threaten email’s existence as a marketing channel. a vote for integration) [link] [link] Sumo Group Great article Jay – as always. How can I help you?

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I’ve asserted that B2B social media tactics vary from B2C, in that they are typically rooted in consumer education and thought leadership, and thus require deeper layers of interaction. Linkedin Groups vs. Twitter. This chart shows usage of five major social outposts by organization type. Podcasts vs. YouTube.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

My mind wandered back to those days after some recent social networking encounters on Twitter, although this could have taken place on any other networking platform or with people I’ve met face-to-face. Tweeters that I have traded many @replies with get into my “persons of interest&# group in TweetDeck.

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JULY 20, 2010

Not unlike traditional surveys, keyword research and social data mining tools tell a powerful story about the information target audiences want from organizations, on-and-offline. This helps organize content and plan for creation topically (ex. Joining the LinkedIn group now. I actually work at Vertical Measures!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

The internet and technology ownership has changed everything: digital TV, mobile phones, iPods, weblogs, instant messaging, [and] social networking. Totally connected groups are average sharers, creating as much as they can consume and using free sites to display it all. Crucially, their expectations have changed. It scares me.

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APRIL 6, 2010

Too many companies and organizations are reinventing the content wheel for every social outpost they maintain. Understand Your Frequency Schema The key to a content ladder is organizing your rungs. This is a great outline of how to best organize your content action plan. What do you think? Worth a try?

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JULY 14, 2010

In my exuberance and passion for social media and the impact it can have on non-profit organizations I lost sight of what was important. Embracing social media should not mean organizational change, it should change the organization. Social media exists and organizations are in it whether they choose to be or not.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

The Now Revolution – Social Fresh Charlotte The South by Southwest keynote slot will be tremendously important as we launch the book, so we’d sure appreciate your help voting for us. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The way to do this practically is to borrow a technique from social media and use tagging. Group them into personas related to the tagged characteristics. He is advocating a messaging matrix that in fact changes the communication method and modality based on customer behavior across the social spectrum. How can I help you?

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MARCH 25, 2010

Want to print out all your key metrics on one piece of paper, for easy distribution and circulation within your organization? Easy, One Time Set-up To build your Swix success metrics (which they call “pods&# ), you just log-in to your various social outposts or hubs, and agree to a data exchange.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

I’ve even left the stat breakdown public so you can see all the views are organic, not off-shored to get views (like some video companies have done). Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews. How can I help you?

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JULY 27, 2010

Spread the Love It’s easy to fall into the trap of relying on one or a few persons in your organization to be the content creation mules. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews. They like it. They’re pretty good at it.

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APRIL 1, 2010

I totally agree that repurposing content across social networking platforms is a necessity, and that saying what you mean and meaning what you say across every channel is very important. The chronically bad Minnesota Timberwolves NBA franchise has this sign in the Twin Cities airport: Bravo. link] [link] nateriggs Killer analysis, Jay.

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JUNE 22, 2010

Social media is (or will be) for every company, because customers will eventually flat-out demand that you interact with them there (the same way they previously insisted on interaction via phone and email). You can’t rely solely on me or any other consultant or agency to turn the tide in your organization. telegraph service).

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

And that’s only because of the alphabet soup of social networks, lifestreams, sharing sites, etc. Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. It’s about having a strategy for making your company or organization more like a person and less like a machine.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Simply put, the new mass media helped organize, and influence, large numbers of consumers. 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.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

If it had the organization of the #3 one I think that would be most intuitive. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews. link] jaybaer yes, Danny's redesign was really well executed, IMHO. link] jaybaer Best. Referencing.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Don’t use a Facebook Group. Aggregate Your Other Social Streams If you’re only on Facebook, this step isn’t for you. Hopefully, though, you’re considering other social networks to broaden your social media reach. That might not apply to Facebook fan groups but the idea is similar.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Consequently, if someone searches for “Colorado River Whitewater Rafting&# on Google, they’ll likely find that version of the Western River blog, which contains only posts about “ Colorado River Whitewater Rafting “ The software automatically harvests and organizes topically similar posts for maximum search effectiveness.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 13, 2010

My sales manager at the time encouraged me to network in as many business organizations as I could. I've been on the Board of Directors of several business & non-profit organizations. Tons of applicability for social networking. I had an eerily similar experience pitching organic baby food when I was 18.

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Almost Savvy

AUGUST 29, 2008

ve worked hard to organize the event. They likely know many in the group and are well-connected themselves. The Group: Some events are about lead exchange, some pure networking. Arrive late, leave early Hey, you?re re a busy person. leave yourself plenty of time to arrive relaxed and ready to meet others. d like to meet.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Social Media: Getting Started Why You Have to Engage in Social Media, Even if You Don’t Want to (A Smart Bear): Jason Cohen (@asmartbear) makes a compelling argument into why social media must be considered, even if you have no interest in it. The article has examples of how social media worked too.

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