Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. Too often, the humanization part gets overlooked in an effort to create a “user-generated video contest widget that we’ll launch on Facebook with support from Ustream.&# It’s not hard, it’s complicated. Keep an eye on [.]

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

If you blog or post comments, you should make sure it adheres to your company’s social media policy. It’s not something that you should outsource to a recently-hired intern as there are risks when there is no policy compliance, but more importantly, when there is no synergy between the individual and the company s/he represents.

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Social Media Marketing Policies Sysomos 268

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 20, 2007

canwediggit ) The internet doesn’t need another MySpace, Facebook, Hi5, Orkut, Multiply, etc. Digg adding all this functionality will attract that “MySpace, want to be cool on the internet crowd.&# If they wanted social networking, they had their options: Facebook, Myspace, Friendster, etc. social networking site.

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Digg MySpace Upcoming Reddit 102

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

By that I mean not only the social voting sites like Digg, Reddit, etc, but also on the social networks (Facebook, MySpace, etc), social communication tools (Twitter, Pownce, Seesmic, etc.), Creating sites on Facebook and MySpace are not either. Link drops in social media sites are not social media marketing. Thanks for this.

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Social Media Marketing Consultant Communities 163

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Particularly when your site(s) (as mine do) clearly state(s) you do not accept press-release-style emails or requests for sponsored articles it seems perfectly legitimate to respond with something snarky or harsh to people who do not even take the time to read your policies in advance. This is part of the problem. Here’s Mashable.

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Blogger Press Release Advertising Review 177

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Facebook Pages do not allow background images like Twitter, Myspace, and other services. My blog policy is here in case you were wondering if I had a right to do that. I plan on adding “Our Services&# and a tab for “policy/disclaimer.&# p.s. As per my blog policy, please use your real name.

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Facebook How To Applications URL 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! due to the search engines’ inability to parse through this kind of data as efficiently as text. My favorite session by far ( sorry, Rebecca ) was the Generation Google session.

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Conference StumbleUpon Engineering Flickr 100

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 16, 2010

HOW TO: Create Custom Backgrounds for Twitter, YouTube, & MySpace by Mashable. Oli Gardner reveals key tactics for converting social media followers into buyers, from using a landing page with a clear call to action and offering “social proof&# through badges and widgets to optimizing post-conversion opportunities.

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Social Media Tools Strategy Tips 200

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 2, 2010

It allows for Facebook widgets, mashups, and more. » Blog Archive » Facebook Fanatics Add Fuel to the Fire March 27, 2007 at 5:44 pm techipedia | tamar weinberg’s blog of stuff » Blog Archive » MySpace and Facebook: A Social Class Divide? Facebook has its own API. What does this mean? Answers Yahoo!

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Facebook Web 2.0 MySpace API 111

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

“70% of social media users between the ages of 18-34 regularly use Facebook more than other sites such as MySpace, Twitter, and Classmates.com,&# and women use Facebook more than men. And ‘give and get’ widgets are more engaging than traditional banner ads, but no more likely to produce an intent to purchase.&#.

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Research Social Media B2B Statistics 191

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Pay attention to which widgets you use in your sidebar. Facebook and/or MySpace are useful social networks where you can build outposts (see next list). Build a similar outpost on MySpace, if your audience might be there. Have a blog comments policy handy, if you get into the deleting mode. Be thoughtful.

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Social Media Brands Technorati RSS 280

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 7, 2010

“Just found this great post on green and orange widgets by @tamar&# ). Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Social Media Klout Influencer Feed 251