Policies, Social Networking, Social News and Twitter

Every Social Network is Different: Here's What You Need to Know

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

How do you get your news? Now it seems I get most of my news from Twitter. Twitter: The Upside and the Downside Three days ago, Heath Ledger passed away. As more and more people discovered the news of the actor’s passing, Twitter was inundated with news links and statements of surprise.

Social Networking

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Apple Gets More Serious About Using Twitter, but Why it Doesn't Matter

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

If you take a look at any one of their four accounts , you’ll notice one thing: they’re not using Twitter to converse but to broadcast. If you take a look at any one of their four accounts , you’ll notice one thing: they’re not using Twitter to converse but to broadcast. Is that even professional?

Apple

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Book Review: Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

With Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media , the inimitable Liana “Li&# Evans has provided the definitive handbook for social media marketers. Don’t automatically assume they use the most popular social networks. Social Events (e.g.,

Review

Review Social Media Marketing Handbook

Five Benefits to Using Twitter Â? Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Twitter as a tool to communicate during conferences. After attending SMX (I’ll post something on that soon) and SES NY, I realized that Twitter is a useful tool for conferencegoers to communicate their whereabouts or to share breaking news and announcements. Similarly, Michael Twittered during SES in April.

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I Invented Facebook » Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 11, 2010

Here’s the real Facebook, long before I joined the social network myself: Truthfully, it doesn’t matter who invented Facebook. And these three social networks, which were based on very similar concepts, predated the Facebook that we know and love today. or to actually give the social network a fair chance.

MySpace

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Social Media Insecurity: What to do When Online Activity Affects.

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. We almost have to create our own personal social media policy. Try to stay calm and collected when you do so.

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3 Golden Business Rules for Social Media Engagement

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

If I’m managing your Twitter account , you might find a response from me at 11 PM on a Saturday night or 2 AM on a Tuesday. Don’t make your social media efforts half-assed. Don’t check in on Twitter and Facebook once or twice a week and only for 10 minutes. I reply to emails around the clock like a robot.

Social Media

Social Media Engagement Forums Policies

How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

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.

MySpace

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10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

There have also been doctors that have used social networking tools, like Twitter, during surgery. He used Twitter to raise money for charity if people tweeted and blamed his cancer. Here are ten social media tools that can aid you with crowdsourcing: Twitter It is already being used for many crowdsourcing efforts.

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How You Can Benefit from Real Time Search » Techipedia | Tamar.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 22, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Internet , Marketing > How You Can Benefit from Real Time Search How You Can Benefit from Real Time Search by Tamar Weinberg on April 22, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Evan Britton, founder of Sency. And it’s real-time. Answers Yahoo!

Engineering

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This Week in Social Media – 4/3/2013

Social Media Marketing

APRIL 3, 2013

Take a look at the star-studded (okay, Internet stars) video they produced to announce it: Industry More small business owners say they find LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube more effective than previously. Storify is a platform that allows you to curate content from other social networks - videos, tweets, blog posts, etc.

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Internet Marketers of New York Charity Party: March 18, 2008

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 16, 2008

As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. Answers Yahoo!

MySpace

MySpace Handbook Yahoo Microblogging

Is Social Media Worth it for You?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

4: Online Driven Companies – Social media can be used to drive traffic to online websites. Communities, social news sites, and online sharing can be leveraged to build a site following. Low Return Industries These types of businesses tend to take a long time to create return in social media. Answers Yahoo!

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11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Social Media Advertising Building your personal brand is about interacting with others and establishing your credentials. Logging onto social networks only to propagate self aggrandizing propaganda will turn off potential clients. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

Brands

Brands Handbook MySpace Construction

Mixxing In, and Why Early Adoption is Important: A Review of the.

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. Yes it will. i just registered.

Review

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Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 20, 2010

As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. Answers Yahoo!

Social Media

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Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators

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″

Aggregator

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10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

It introduces your brand Is your company new? Or has it been around awhile but hasn’t been using social media? Starting a fan page on Facebook and a business account with Twitter is sort of like moving into a new neighborhood. Social media is changing how we do buisness. Twitter is a fantastic tool to use.

Social Media

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Social Media for Non-Profits: How One Small Charity Makes it Work

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

Epic Change decided to dabble in social media, because as Stacey says, it was “a way to cultivate a community of support for Epic Change.&# After leveraging guest posting on a blog to successfully get more followers on Twitter, Stacey found Twitter to be a necessary addition to her social media strategy.

Social Media

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Building Trust: A Relationship is Not a Newsletter Opt-In

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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. (Of

Newsletter

Newsletter Handbook Virtual World LinkedIn

How friendfeed Can Teach You About Your Friends

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. That is, of course, if your friends are using Twitter. FriendFeed takes this idea and goes a step further.

Plaxo

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Plutter Kite: The Ultimate Micro-Blogging Service

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 18, 2008

It feels like every day there’s a new post about Plurk, Twitter, or some new micro-blogging platform. They’re always heralded as the next big social media hit , the best on the web, or something killer. Twitter: API – an open API is so important. The truth is, they’re not.

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Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

They are interested in this new “social media” thing but haven’t actually dipped their proverbial toes in the social waters yet. However, the CEO read an article in Adage, and as a result, he wants to hit social ground running. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Social Media Marketing Without Brand Awareness Can Kill You.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 13, 2008

The key here is making the mechanics of the social networks transparent. Fortunately, it also allows the developers to do the same and once a new vulnerability is found, the experts can fix it in a timely fashion. Social networks like Digg are open source??? Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

Social Media

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7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

This might be via power players on social networks (eg, this story is moving on Sphinn) or even national TV (Susan Boyle’s video was a recording of a popular TV show). As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

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5 Things True Social Media Experts Do Online

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Follow him on Twitter. There are a few jokes going around the blogosphere right now regarding what it means to be a social media expert. Now that the stay-at-home-moms (and dads) are finding their way to a five-figure Twitter follow count, they’re offering all types of services and branding themselves as all-round experts.

Social Media

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The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks?

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! page views SEO ROI — 1.2

Social Media

Social Media StumbleUpon SEO ROI

A Brief Introduction to The New Community Rules: Marketing on the.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2009

How are small and large companies using Twitter , and how can I do the same? As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo!

Communities

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Choice of Form: Two Legal Seminars As Social Media

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 2, 2008

As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. Answers Yahoo!

Social Media

Social Media Class Forums Microblogging

7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Sorry, you must have not read my blog policy. However, as stated in my blog policy , I have asked you to use your real name. However, as stated in my blog policy , I have asked you to use your real name. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us It’s crime.

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Andrew Sutherland, 17 Year Old Creator of Quizlet » Techipedia.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. Answers Yahoo!

Digg

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Digg vs. Reddit: Reddit's Staff is Better ¬ª Techipedia | Tamar.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Beyond the cool factor, Reddit is easily getting new users by paying attention to its user base and even creating surprises when not even necessary. 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. And Reddit doesn’t stop there.) Answers Yahoo!

Digg

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

I spoke with Brian Simpson, Director of Social Hospitality, for more insights into how social media became an asset for Roger Smith, and I learned some great things. Brian Simpson is a cancer survivor and discovered Twitter in the spring of 2008 when he endured the grueling process of chemotherapy for a period of 7 months.

Hotels

Hotels Social Media Communities Discount

Pubcon 2007 Recap

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Every conversation shifted to Twitter, as folks recognized that they can brand themselves and their businesses through a Twitter identity. On that note, if you’re so inclined, you can follow me on Twitter too. Good content and copywriting will win over new readers and customers. Answers Yahoo!

Yahoo

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Digg: Your Privacy is an Illusion

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. Answers Yahoo!

Digg

Digg Privacy MySpace Yahoo

Announcing the Newest Social Media Prince

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2009

He looks tired from twittering. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Answers Yahoo! © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg.

Social Media

Social Media Web 2.0 Digg MySpace

A Review of the New Digg Images and Universal Taxonomy.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 20, 2007

As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. Thanks guys. Answers Yahoo!

Digg

Digg Review Web 2.0 Upcoming

With 4 Days Before Blogger Social, I Bring You the 4×4 Meme

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 31, 2008

I consume my news via Bloglines. I dabble in social media sites, particularly Twitter, Facebook, and StumbleUpon. 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.

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When is Brand Evangelism a Crime? Exploring the Royal Caribbean.

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.

Brands

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Tamar Weinberg is a Media Snacker » Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

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. Young people of the new WWW generation snuck in whenever, wherever, and on whatever they like. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. Do I respect media snackers?

Meme

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Why Customer Service Should Be in Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

In today’s day and age, it is incredibly easy for a person to set up his personal web space to start sharing whatever is on his mind (and you begin to wonder why Twitter’s growth is so huge and popular among celebrities ?) That’s not to say it should only be done on Twitter though. It’s like THE CLUB.

Social Media

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10 Community Manager Responsibilities that Don't Involve Twitter.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Follow him on Twitter. 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). Social Media isn’t only Social Networks. Do the same thing for your social networks, and your other interactions.

Communities

Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI

The Nightmare Public Relations Professional and How to Stop Him

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

A few months ago, Brian Solis talked about an off-topic pitch about a social network for plants. Somehow, I think nature lovers would be more interested in socializing shrubbery.) As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network.

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Press Release How To Radian6 Blogger

Every Social Network is Different: Here's What You Need to Know

Apple Gets More Serious About Using Twitter, but Why it Doesn't Matter

Book Review: Social Media Marketing

Five Benefits to Using Twitter Â? Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

I Invented Facebook » Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Insecurity: What to do When Online Activity Affects.

3 Golden Business Rules for Social Media Engagement

How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

How You Can Benefit from Real Time Search » Techipedia | Tamar.

This Week in Social Media – 4/3/2013

Internet Marketers of New York Charity Party: March 18, 2008

Is Social Media Worth it for You?

11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands.

Mixxing In, and Why Early Adoption is Important: A Review of the.

Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned

Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators

10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy

Social Media for Non-Profits: How One Small Charity Makes it Work

Building Trust: A Relationship is Not a Newsletter Opt-In

How friendfeed Can Teach You About Your Friends

Plutter Kite: The Ultimate Micro-Blogging Service

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Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over

Social Media Marketing Without Brand Awareness Can Kill You.

7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

5 Things True Social Media Experts Do Online

The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks?

A Brief Introduction to The New Community Rules: Marketing on the.

Choice of Form: Two Legal Seminars As Social Media

7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins

Andrew Sutherland, 17 Year Old Creator of Quizlet » Techipedia.

Digg vs. Reddit: Reddit's Staff is Better ¬ª Techipedia | Tamar.

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

Pubcon 2007 Recap

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A Review of the New Digg Images and Universal Taxonomy.

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