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MAY 18, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > 10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy 10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy by Tamar Weinberg on May 18, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Beth Hrusch.

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JANUARY 5, 2009

Top 29 Niche Social Media Sites (That Actually Send Traffic) : Andy Hagans consistently updates this list with some great resources that aren’t necessarily being tapped into by many folks, but maybe it’s time for things to change. Power User (Web Worker Daily): Not many people talk about using del.icio.us

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DECEMBER 20, 2007

As Tamar pointed out, it’s a social news site, not a network and I could care less about how often profiles are updated. They trying to drive us away from our friends list? Kelly via Pownce ) i am sick and tired of social networks and i really dont want messages and friend lists and about me stuff.

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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.

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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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MARCH 10, 2008

Zuckerberg : So what was the question again? Lacy repeats her question and Mark continues: There are a lot of really big issues in the world that need to be solved. Lacy : When you compare Web 1.0 and Web 2.0, I think that fewer companies are as successful in the Web 2.0 And the response? Lacy : Well?

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JANUARY 25, 2008

If you use Twitter regularly, you’d see that it wins as a social news site that provides instantaneous news — at least of that caliber. As Chris Garrett explains in his post, if you follow numerous feed bots, you can get the news all the time. The right news will hit the front page of Digg quickly.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

He is extremely devoted to empowering individuals and companies about marketing, networking, reciprocity, and social media. But these two web celebrities are doing this and more. The big question here: are you passionate about what you do? And to lead into the next point, this passion emanates to who they are in real life.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Your Status Matters Twitter is not just any kind of social networking site. If you take a look at the ten people listed above, you will notice that all of them are celebrities. You will notice that almost all the top Twitter users listed above hardly follow many people. It has an algorithm that favors your status.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Meanwhile, this agency contracted one of the biggest social media rockstars in the space, a guy who has a stellar social media record. Yet he’s also the reason why I was on this agency’s distribution list using an email address I don’t publicize. I would like to share your blog with my (much smaller) audience.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

Here’s my list for 2008. Despite the changing landscape, the articles I list here are typically those that I feel are “timeless&# in that they could be referenced in the future and still have utility. Like last year, I enlisted in help from my followers on Twitter, many of whom gave me some great posts to add to this list.

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APRIL 1, 2010

Unfortunately is much more difficult to have to outrank a negative listing if they don`t have other optimized sites/pages already ranking that I can use to boost. These can then be used to point people to your more active social profiles. Great list overall. Reply DK April 1, 2010 at 6:03 pm Thanks for sharing this great list!

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JULY 15, 2009

How can I navigate the millions of questions on Yahoo! …and more The New Community Rules will serve the needs of the one-man business to the corporate entity looking to understand the fast-changing nature of social media as they look to market their products and formulate strategy. Should I start a video blog ?

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AUGUST 27, 2008

So the question arose – was social media traffic misrepresented by grouping traffic from all networks together? Hat tip to Gab for posing that question to me.) As such, it has been selected as the generic social network of choice. Subsequently, Sphinn is perhaps the most relevant niche social network on the web.

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MARCH 24, 2010

The question I asked, simply, was “how do you recommend people grab your attention?&# The question was purposely left open-ended; I wasn’t necessarily seeking out attention in the form of a product pitch, despite the fact that many of those asked are prominent bloggers. are not on the list. You know why?

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DECEMBER 22, 2009

With Tweet Spinner, you get a DM archive listed in an easy-to-read page that is searchable (via Ctrl+F on your keyboard; additional search facilities would be useful for accounts with thousands of DMs). Tweet Spinner also has a “nofollow&# user list that will algorithmically never follow users who meet certain criteria.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

These examples above illustrate a typical usability question faced by Facebook users (well, except for Grandpa). There were no business colleagues on my friends list. These are friends who have no direct ties to the industry, but in using social networks, we’ve formed close bonds and friendships.

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JANUARY 24, 2008

One friend was in Digg’s top 40 submitter list and was an extremely loyal and dedicated user. The other friend was a new but very “religious&# user. I’ve also never understood digg banning first and asking questions later when it comes to established users. Again, the process did not take long at all.

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JANUARY 14, 2009

There’s no order to the posts; I’ve used my bookmarks and a variety of social sites and peer recommendations to create this list. I hope this year’s list surpasses last year’s. Google Double or Indented Listings : Andy Beard shows you how to get an indented listing on Google.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

It comes with my social media maturity , I suppose. To answer some questions, Industry connections are those I know through the search industry (primarily) but I have not yet met in person. I used to have over 200 friends (mostly musicians and blind friend acceptance requests) but I truncated the list (due to spam, primarily) to 46.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2008

Unfortunately for Digg, the savviest users of the bunch have also been the most vocal about Digg thus far (save for the few blogs that cover everything web 2.0 This is not a regular practice on the social news giant, and unfortunately, that is probably the biggest thing causing its downfall. Time will only tell.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Social media experts realise that you can’t control what people say about you online, but you can continue to focus on putting out your best work possible, whatever your medium can be. Brewer February 2, 2010 at 11:45 am I’ve followed a few listed experts, but passed on tons more who don’t seem to “walk the walk.&#

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JANUARY 11, 2008

Nearly four months later, the social features appear to be here to stay. As Digg becomes more of a social network and less of a social news network (or a hybrid that incorporates both elements), it has a lot of obstacles it needs to face. But are they secure? That’s great.

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JUNE 18, 2008

Here’s a feature’s list, broken down by features that each service already contains: Plurk: Karma – an awesome feature that keeps people engaged, and gives users a goal. So now the question is…Who’s going to develop Plutter Kite? It’s something to work towards, and opens up other options.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

link] francine hardaway Great list, Jason. I’d add: 1)Social media can increase sales. 2)Social media exposes your privacy 3)Social media resplaces advertising [link] francine hardaway Great list, Jason. I’d add: 1)Social media can increase sales. For the reasons you’ve listed here.

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JULY 7, 2010

Sadly, that same strategy was passed onto the client’s Twitter feed as well; with the exception of a single @ in a full month (that was a response to a question), the entire Twitter account was fully automated. These are questions you need to seriously consider before you automate. Will you even pay attention to your home feed?

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JUNE 10, 2010

Ben’s blog, which covers entrepreneurship and social media, is wonderful despite him blogging for less than a year (he started shortly after his 16th birthday!). In March, he came out with a list of social media blogs you should be reading , and no, I didn’t play favorites here; Techipedia is not included.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

A dialog pop-over will appear with a list of Pages you administer. Select the Page you want to customize by clicking the “Add to Page&# button next to the Page, and when you click the button it will disappear from the list. Question… Does any platform allow you to update multiple facebook fan pages from one dashboard?

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MAY 5, 2010

The big question of return on investment comes up often. Encourage Community Interaction In the simplest form, have a Facebook wall and ask your fans questions or share cool company or even personal insights with them. What other tips would you add to this list? EXCELLENT question. I just have one question.

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JULY 8, 2008

Curiosity – most social media marketers that I know are constantly asking ‘what if… ’ type questions. Curious people are driven to push into new group and solve problems in new ways. Perseverance – building a social media presence doesn’t happen over night.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

Reply Mark - Niche Store Builder January 26, 2010 at 10:09 am Great list of guidelines! thanks Reply Tamar Weinberg January 26, 2010 at 1:24 pm Ben, good question. In social networking, to be a real community member, you need to play your part. Here’s what I’d recommend – discover new pages often.

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MARCH 17, 2010

So I challenged myself to create a list of 10 responsibilities of the Community Manager that extend beyond the realm of Facebook and Twitter (and yes, even blogging). Work With Web Developers to Update Your Site for Web 2.0 The difference is updating your website to Web 2.0. Once the web 2.0

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

The more you can cross off your list, the better your chances for success and influence as a blogger. I often question whether my blog is all these things, so it will be good to check in once a month and see if I feel I am covering all or most of these characteristics. Great for new bloggers and old-hand bloggers alike.

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JULY 30, 2010

Infraction #1 : Digg’s FAQ (Submitting Section, Question #3) says that duplicate submissions are bannable violations. After all, Kevin is the Digg founder, and who on his staff would question the motives of the guy? However, it’s sadly not the case and clearly your fan base is clouding your judgment.

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JUNE 3, 2010

question a hundred times. A regular daily regimen often entails the caretaker role of feeding the child, changing the diapers, burping the baby, changing the clothes, bathing the baby, teaching the baby new things, taking the baby to the doctor or outdoors, putting him down for a nap — the list goes on and on.

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JANUARY 24, 2008

If questions are asked repeatedly, they usually get their own blog post on the Digg blog. The other concern is that users were questioning the consistent bannings that have been happening on the site as of late. The same applies to my site and many other sites of the people you’d find on the top user list. Thanks, guys!

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

I consider my current @tamar network, though, either quite knowledgeable or clueless and inactive (as in the case of my family — I still love them but they’re not the target audience for my Twitter account , which is rather social-media focused). I have one question in regards to product promotion in Twitter.

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