Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

People often brand themselves as an expert in a field or an authority on a topic, but are careless with the way they present themselves, calling into question their expertise, and injecting doubt into the minds of potential customers. Define your thought patterns and opinions so that your brand is always consistent.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 2, 2008

We pause for 10 minutes, and when we return, the class asks questions or makes comments, to which Professor Jutras responds. The blogger (Professor Jutras) posts his ideas, occasionally throws in some editorial and takes some light, widget-fed microblogging (the current events some students share). I see this seminar as a blog.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

It’s a good question, and one that everyone should ask before they get started. Why do businesses need social media? After all, spending time, money, and other precious resources on social media marketing before you have an understanding of what it can do for you is kind of like putting the cart before the horse (not advisable).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

One of the most common questions in social media is – “is it worth it?”. However, the question remains to be answered – is it worth it? When it comes to profitability, increased revenue, and efficient use of time – the question of “is it worth it”, takes on a life of it’s own. Every industry can benefit from social media.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

You can use the many applications that Facebook offers, so that others can answer questions on a survey, have discussions on the forums, and/or have notes to bring awareness to a topic. It’s a great way to get the ideas, suggestions, and questions from many people and make a better product. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 20, 2010

Unless the person in question has earned social media deity status where even their most tiresome ramblings generate a high volume of comment and conversation, anyone attempting to seed a new conversation needs to earn the attention of their potential audience. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Why is having a social media policy in place so critical? As a guide to crafting an effective social media policy, you can emulate or combine ideas from one or more of the many social media policy examples now posted online, including the 57 social media policy examples from Dave Fleet or the more than 100 examples posted by Ralph Paglia.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 15, 2008

robots.txt, IP questions for hosting, etc.), youtube Portfolio Lateral Action Lifehacker Macgasm Mashable Pistachio: Touchbase Blog Ramblings of a Sysadmin Real Simple Schwag Addict Search Engine Roundtable Professional Bio Spammr from Tumblr Home About Consulting Contact Sitemap Policy Site design by The Other Ben Rudnick.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

I also remember being “elected&# as the note-taker in high school; one of the easiest ways to absorb lecture notes and book notes was to type up questions and answers in a frequently asked questions document and ask myself the questions again and again. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

This is a good question and one that Epic Change has mastered rather successfully. Most of these kids have never seen the ocean, let alone been able to ask questions about anything and have answers to their curiosity at their fingertips. It’s something that may have previously been thought as impossible. Are you on board?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 31, 2008

You’re given four questions and you need to provide four answers. I tag Tamar to answer four more questions (different ones). The idea of this meme is somewhat like previous memes , but it’s four times full of fun. Then, you need to top it off by tagging four people. Sold a client on a six-figure project 4.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Learn the difference between a social media policy and social media guidelines and check out some examples from other brands. The difference between a social media policy and social media guidelines. While often used interchangeably, a social media policy and social media guidelines are not quite the same thing.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Reply Tamar Weinberg January 28, 2010 at 10:25 pm Tim, great question but I think that there’s no perfect answer for this. Would love to see you tackle this topic from a monetization point of view as to who is getting “Green Eyeballs.&# It also depends on goals. Do you mean conversions? Ad clicks on videos?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2009

How can I navigate the millions of questions on Yahoo! youtube Portfolio Lateral Action Lifehacker Macgasm Mashable Pistachio: Touchbase Blog Ramblings of a Sysadmin Real Simple Schwag Addict Search Engine Roundtable Professional Bio Spammr from Tumblr Home About Consulting Contact Sitemap Policy Site design by The Other Ben Rudnick.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

To answer some questions, Industry connections are those I know through the search industry (primarily) but I have not yet met in person. While this isn’t anything substantially groundbreaking, I propose this question: why is it that many marketers are not embracing the technology earlier? Do you draw the line somewhere?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

Feel free to reach out to me directly if you have any questions or just want to talk shop in the future. Don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you have questions or just want to talk shop. Reply Hugo from Zeta May 12, 2010 at 2:43 pm Thanks for the comment, Lauren! I’m glad you found this article useful. Subscribed.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Reply Janie Coffey December 17, 2009 at 8:53 pm I have a big question. I hope business owners from all walks of life read this and take heed. Spam is still spam, even dressed up and made pretty. We have a 2000 relationship built opt-out list. How do we move to an opt-in or double opt-in list? Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Looking forward to more of such…… Reply nick tadd June 8, 2010 at 10:20 am Question: Can you be a social media expert? Like the previous post on your blog (the recent one) this one qualifies as being personal and yet thought provoking and utterly humble! Kudos to the writer and thank you for posting this.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

Any company employing such an incentive program is certainly not participating in anything that is manipulative, questionable, or immoral in nature. Some have requested that Cruise Critic have a formal policy requiring RC’s to identify themselves as such. Do you think that Royal Caribbean crossed the line?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 11, 2008

Reply Jay Adelson January 11, 2008 at 1:14 pm To answer your question, we definitely have the other user concerns on our agenda. I just went to yours, Tamar Reply Tamar Weinberg January 11, 2008 at 12:51 pm Well, they fixed one part but not the other. That’s great. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Note: the story in question included a picture of a scantily clad woman. Reply Tamar Weinberg November 29, 2007 at 9:05 am Thanks Lisa (and Gyutae) for that excellent question. There’s nothing slow about the submission process. It’s instant. I voted accordingly. Mixx operates on a karma system: participation is key.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

It made me start to question what the value is in posting to some of these social networks. Something I forgot to mention in the article is that I tracked the number of comments and “likes&# on friendfeed, and compared them to my analytics information over the course of a month. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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.) So, the question is actually what you really prefer – quality or quantity, assuming that the amount of time you can dedicate to promotion is given.

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Koka Sexton

DECEMBER 20, 2009

if you’re just looking to get started in social media or deciding if it’s right for you and/or your business, he helps you ask the right questions to make your decisions. How Companies Use Twitter to Bolster Their Brands From BusinessWeek: Good article that is part of Business Week’s CEO Guide to Microblogging.

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Koka Sexton

DECEMBER 20, 2009

if you’re just looking to get started in social media or deciding if it’s right for you and/or your business, he helps you ask the right questions to make your decisions. How Companies Use Twitter to Bolster Their Brands From BusinessWeek: Good article that is part of Business Week’s CEO Guide to Microblogging.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

Let me pose a question: were YOU using Diigo 14 months ago? ) youtube Portfolio Lateral Action Lifehacker Macgasm Mashable Pistachio: Touchbase Blog Ramblings of a Sysadmin Real Simple Schwag Addict Search Engine Roundtable Professional Bio Spammr from Tumblr Home About Consulting Contact Sitemap Policy Site design by The Other Ben Rudnick.

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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. thank you!! But PLURK?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Namaste~ Reply Tamar Weinberg March 4, 2010 at 4:55 pm Thank you so much, Brian, for answering my questions! We are honored, humbled and will continue our efforts to make people feel important, because they are. I had a lot of fun with this interview. Reply Lauren March 4, 2010 at 11:30 am Right there with you, Betsy.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 10, 2010

I asked two questions, and here are their answers: How Young is Too Young? I actually had no post this week and then remembered I asked these kids these questions back in February (yes, really). He’s 12 years old and lives in Tri-Cities, Washington. He also tweets regularly. Ben : There’s no too young!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 16, 2010

We are going to go through a series of questions that will help you in your audit. What other questions will you ask yourself in a social media audit? Reply Chris Syme June 16, 2010 at 7:48 pm Kwame-I have a question about content auditing: Do you think there’s a place for “personal&# updates if shared correctly.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

question a hundred times. youtube Portfolio Lateral Action Lifehacker Macgasm Mashable Pistachio: Touchbase Blog Ramblings of a Sysadmin Real Simple Schwag Addict Search Engine Roundtable Professional Bio Spammr from Tumblr Home About Consulting Contact Sitemap Policy Site design by The Other Ben Rudnick. Thankfully, now I am.)

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

Way back in 2008, microblogging and enterprise collaboration platform Yammer launched at TechCrunch50. These are the people who, without a formal policy, budget, or title have acted as referees, mentors, teachers, cheerleaders, and janitors for the community , all while also performing their “real” job.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

I would ask some philosophical questions, however. He really didn’t want to answer the question at all, so then i asked how they are managing the revolt as result of these changes. You refer to the ones most effected as the savviest of Digg users. Being one yourself, that’s the perspective you see.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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. Why a business wouldn’t want to be there at this point is really questionable. EXCELLENT question.

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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. Edited: Thanks for your thoughts, reactorr, but I’ve edited your name as per my blog policy. Effective use means more business.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

The Question: What Would You Do? The website in question is a few years old now so a little clarification either way on the current situation would be nice – I guess if there was an FDA investigation there might even be a verdict by now. .&# ) Poor rankings kill businesses , and negative rankings destroy trust.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

10 Questions to Evaluate a Social Media “Expert&# (Conversation Marketing): Well, how did you fare in this quiz? Answers to Social Media Questions You Should Know (Online Marketing Blog): Here are some great questions and answers from Lee Odden on the typical questions you face in social media marketing.

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