Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

surveys, focus groups, test marketing) often spend millions to locate their target markets. Establishing a social media strategy will help you see where potential customers are hanging out. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2010

Here are five steps you can take: Review In a committed relationship, if there is any hint of disagreement in the social space, it’s time to sit down and look at one another’s social networks. Most of my social network profiles are business-related, however I have reserved a couple for friends and family only.

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Activities Social Media Policies Social Networking 216

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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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. In social media spheres, it’s almost unavoidable to not engage online with content in some way.

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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. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Answers Yahoo!

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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. Let’s be honest for a second here. The major “Web 2.0″

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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. One of the things I look for nowadays when I visit sites is how well they’re integrating their social network presences. Answers Yahoo!

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Smart Phone Mobile Social Media SEO 218

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

It’s about time that I bring the dialogue here since it’s evident that I’m already starting to grow fond of the brand new social network. The Early Adopter Appeal Mixx is a new social news site that went into private beta a mere two months ago. And for that reason, you should join–now. It’s instant.

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Review Digg StumbleUpon Web 2.0 102

Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

Asking this group of users to go from this to using a wiki was a gigantic step that they weren’t ready to take. Before rolling out ANY type of social media application, whether it’s blogs, or a wiki, or microblogging, make sure that you do an assessment of your user culture first. Enjoy the conference!

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Gov 2.0 Wiki Social Media Yammer 63

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

It’s great to build a self-sustainable social network and then be able to sit back and relax while the users run the show. 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. And Reddit doesn’t stop there.)

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Digg Reddit Web 2.0 StumbleUpon 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Microblogging. Social Computing. Social Media. Social Media Summit. Social Networking. Social Objects. Social Work-net-ing. Gilbane Group. Lee Lefever. Les Siegel. Management Theory. Measurement. Messy World. Michael Rosenblum. Michael Skoler. Michael Wesch. Michael Yon. MicroBrand.

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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. Answers Yahoo!

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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? Three cheers for them!

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Social Media StumbleUpon SEO ROI 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

Exploring the Royal Caribbean Promotional Marketing Strategy by Tamar Weinberg on March 12, 2009 Share My husband Brian , who knows firsthand how much I eat, drink, and sleep social media, pointed me to an interesting critique by ExpertCruiser on a 2007 social media marketing campaign by Royal Caribbean.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

At the end of the day, we know most people are active on social networks because they have some reason for being there (be it to make a sale or to establish authority, for example), but through your regular interactions, you need to recognize that these are byproducts of your genuine and authentic involvement. Answers Yahoo!

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Hotels Social Media Communities Discount 245

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 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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Social Media Marketing Digg MySpace 105

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

This is not a regular practice on the social news giant, and unfortunately, that is probably the biggest thing causing its downfall. 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. Answers Yahoo!

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Digg Social Media Upcoming Ustream 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

I know many are already in the process of trying out other social networks, so the phenomenon of social news won’t die down anytime soon. Digg has taken away the official top users list and has evened out the algorithm to curb “friendly&# digging groups. It is unfair to deem the algo changes as penalties.

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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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Despite the fact that Facebook has the most customizable privacy settings of all social networks (though we could argue with their effectiveness in a whole other post), people don’t like maintaining a “business&# identity on the same profile as their “personal&# (fun?) People use both networks as a free-for-all.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Linkedin lead generation requires commitment to answering and asking questions on Groups/Answers, taking advantage of the deep searches, and connecting directly with those around you in your network. Kirtsy and Other Niche Social Networks. Did you know there’s a social news website catered to women called Kirtsy ?

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Social Media Strategy Yahoo Communities 278

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

The latter group is pretty hard to help and I’m not inclined to try. I have started a group on Facebook called Warning! Reply KJR December 13, 2008 at 9:52 am Sorry that Facebook Group should be: Warning! As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Reply Gabe H.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Social Media isn’t only Social Networks. Do the same thing for your social networks, and your other interactions. This is probably one of the areas that the Community Managers Group should begin to focus on! If a customer calls in to thank you personally, follow up with an appreciative email.

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Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

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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Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

Reem Abeidoh , Social Media Strategist : A social media marketer provides strategic online recommendations based on the client’s business goals and intensive research. social conversation tools (FriendFeed, and maybe you could even lump in Disqus and the like with it).

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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. If you take time to see what other community members find interesting, then you might get inspired to craft content that would be interesting to the social internet at large. Still stuck? Check out these viral ideas.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

It’s not enough to be insular and focus on your groups of friends. You may find people who are surfing outside your social circle who might be potentially interested in your products. At business networking events, try to get to know people outside your group of trusted colleagues. I’ve done this too.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

but I was an early adopter of social networks from when I first opened my 3.5″ On the other hand, my first ever interaction on AOL was with someone who was separated from my social network by only one degree. I’m a little younger than that (finally, I can say that!), hour (after a flat rate of $9.95

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2008

Some said we lost our innocence in the Kaycee Nicole scandal, but there still exists a vast network of potential support out here in the social networks, and from time to time scammers succeed in tapping into this resource. People hustling others on social media for a couple of dollars. Anyway, be vigilant out there!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2008

We organise language courses worldwide for businesses, one-to-one students, and small groups. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Buzz YouTube Tamar Weinberg is a social media enthusiast with a passion for all things tech and productivity. Tamar : What does your company do?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Social Media Sites: General The Big Boys of Social Bookmarking: The Top 20 Sites (10e20): Chris Winfield ranks the top 20 social bookmarking sites by their Alexa rankings and gives a short description of what each does — in case you haven’t ventured beyond Digg. What are the most popular sites in these age groups?

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Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144

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. Zuckerberg : It was a group decision, really. It’s part of our platform team.

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Web 2.0 MySpace Applications Microsoft 104

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

I learn about these new blogs mostly outside the “social&# space because they do the hand-holding from start to finish, and as such, they often cater to a wider audience. This is the kind of content that spreads beyond the typical blog reader to an entirely different group of people. Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

Not to mention that the explosion of SM came so quickly to business reality and they became so hungry for understanding and getting up to speed that the demand for a speaker and the sheer ego behind being asked to speak for a group opened up a market for fees far below where an agent can make any money. As for the free ride, I agree totally.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2009

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. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us I lost my Grandma in July. Answers Yahoo!

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MySpace Consultant Yahoo StumbleUpon 102

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. Training Social : Samir Balwani has worked tirelessly to provide one of the most (the most?) Answers Yahoo!

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