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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. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg.

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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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How Young is Too Young?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I started blogging at 20 when I was a college newspaper editor in 2006, and even then I was considered something of an early adapter. I first heard about him when he was 15 in 2006 and he captured the attention of some huge blogs because of his analysis of their posts. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. Scary, but interesting.

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

As such, it has been selected as the generic social network of choice. Niche network: Sphinn : In the red corner we have Sphinn – a social news network dedicated purely to online marketing news and discussion. Subsequently, Sphinn is perhaps the most relevant niche social network on the web. Bookmarked!

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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. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. 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.

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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. That’s gotta be more luck than skill no? © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. Hotels in NYC are costly. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. All rights reserved.

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6 Things Parenthood Taught Me About Social Media Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

We hit hiccups with our marketing efforts and also our parenting skills. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. It takes time to get noticed and that is through constant hard work and knowing what the audience needs are. Both are incredibly rewarding when all is going well. Hard work always reaps the best rewards but it does not happen overnight.