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Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Your whole being is involved, and you’re using your skills to the utmost. If you’re skilled in the art of social media “Flow”, switching gears between being a conversational leader to a contributor (and back) should be natural and easy as you engage others across various platforms. The ego falls away. Time flies.

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The Innovative Educator: 5 Things You Can Do to Begin Developing Your Personal Learning Network

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skills) and grow into PLN producers (2.0 I belong to Classroom 2.0 (for for educators using Web 2.0 If youre following closely you may note this is actually PLN 2.0 5-Join the microblogging phenomena by reading Tweets at Twitter. I recommend Innovative Educators new to PLNs begin as a PLN consumer (1.0

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11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Dishonesty Lying about your knowledge, skills, or experience will not pay much in the way of rewards over time. Reply Rebecca Caroe October 8, 2010 at 2:16 am Tamar, I find the ‘expert’ stuff absolutely crucial – in fact if you are a real expert then you *may* be forgiven poor grammar and communication skills.

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7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In an effort to write for readers, for example, one can get a little anxious about whether they’re coming off sufficiently experienced or skilled. I’ve blogged for 2 years and still find myself on that slippery slope, caught between several of the focal points you caution against here. But we carry on, don’t we?

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How Young is Too Young?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In fact, I think it’s a great sign that practical literacy and writing skills aren’t dead! Glen amazes me with his blogging and web design skill and also his ability to make money and still bind the community. Reply Andy M. June 10, 2010 at 11:07 am There’s nothing wrong with blogging at a young age.

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How a Small New York City Hotel Put Itself on the Map through.

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That’s gotta be more luck than skill no? The reason this is news is not that they are actually doing something that shows a lot of ingenuity, its that this time it actually worked. Reply Tamar Weinberg March 4, 2010 at 3:22 pm Hi Isaacson, actually, I don’t think it’s just “luck.&# Hotels in NYC are costly.

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Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media - ReadWriteWeb

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Lesson # 2 Know What Web 2.0 on the subject of understanding Web 2.0. In the PowerPoint shown during the class, Whitney also took on the big task of defining Web 2.0: Workshop at Bentley - Upload a doc Read this doc on Scribd: Web 2.0 So many Web 2.0 25 Comments. Social media.

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