Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 26, 2009

The easiest way to find these people is to find the communities that your users frequently visit, be it forums, Twitter, or other social networks. get Twitter mentions of your brand via RSS or email) or use a service like Backtype (backtype.com) to see comments across blogs and other social media sites (such as FriendFeed).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

Do study your influencers Want to reach out to influencers ? Thing is, some people don’t really reach out correctly to influencers. Influencer outreach may possibly be the most powerful outreach tactic that PR practitioners or marketers are laziest about. Just do it head first, not with one foot.

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Social Media Engagement Forums Policies 272

Social Media Network Marketing

AUGUST 19, 2010

The various points of influence are: Traditional/mainstream websites. Professional networks like LinkedIn. Social networks like Facebook and others. Social news / bookmarking sites like del.icio.us, technorati, dig and others. Consumer Review sites such as epinions, MouthShut and others.

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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.

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Brands Handbook MySpace Construction 236

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. I think e-commerce benefits from social media. These two advantages make creating a high return not only easier, but also more likely.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 23, 2008

Well, for one, social media users — that is, users on social news sites such as Digg, Mixx, Reddit — are not particularly enthusiastic about the proliferation of marketers in their community. This is a huge challenge for someone who wants to sell their product using social media. Does social media convert?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

In fact, I don’t think becoming a social media expert is something that people should be worried about; they should be focused on becoming expert communicators instead. Influencers accept that they have a position to hold and won’t abuse it for a quick buck. Highlight Others Do you ever read the tweets of Chris Brogan?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 26, 2010

But with all other social networks, there are rules of engagement that are determined by the community. If you take time to see what other community members find interesting, then you might get inspired to craft content that would be interesting to the social internet at large. Want more social media etiquette guidelines?

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StumbleUpon Digg Social Networking Review 181

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

My most popular post on this site — probably by far — was last year’s Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2007 compilation. New for 2008: If your article is highlighted in this comprehensive post, we have badges for you! But you can apply these tactics to social media relationships too. Not excess.

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SEO Social Media Marketing Reputation 162

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

Beth Hrusch is Senior Editor at Interact Media, a business blog writing service that teaches writing tips and best practices. Photos (except for the Twistori screenshot have been provided by Shutterstock.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

However, the CEO read an article in Adage, and as a result, he wants to hit social ground running. They want a blog, an iPhone app, viral videos, a Twitter handle, a Facebook fan page complete with custom applications, blogger and influencer engagement initiatives, an ad.ly

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 7, 2010

Numbers Do Not Dictate Influence There are some people who will automatically follow everyone who follows them on Twitter. As a result, they have incredibly huge following numbers even though their followers may have also used automatic methods to get new followers. Reply Jamie Carter July 7, 2010 at 10:32 am Great article.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Then, you use that number as a success metric for influence. Social News (Digg, Sphinn, Mixx, Reddit, Tip’d, and a whole load of related sites) Submitting only your own articles and posts to social media sites. Social news is about reciprocal relationships. Profy highlights this phenomenon quite well.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Here’s 2007. Social Media: Getting Started Why You Have to Engage in Social Media, Even if You Don’t Want to (A Smart Bear): Jason Cohen (@asmartbear) makes a compelling argument into why social media must be considered, even if you have no interest in it. I say it’s “social media for everyone.&#

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Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

Maki , Internet Marketing and Social Media Blogger: The main characteristic [social media marketers] need to have is a genuine curiosity/interest in social media, particularly on how it influences human relationships and business practices.

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Social Media Marketing Consultant Communities 163

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

At the end of the day, we know most people are active on social networks because they have some reason for being there (be it to make a sale or to establish authority, for example), but through your regular interactions, you need to recognize that these are byproducts of your genuine and authentic involvement.

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Hotels Social Media Communities Discount 245

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

This is not a regular practice on the social news giant, and unfortunately, that is probably the biggest thing causing its downfall. There was only one occasion when the users were able to make a lasting impression on the social news site. It’s hard to say if that will happen again. Time will only tell.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Before long, social networks became hugely successful, and savvy marketers realized that they could create accounts on these networks to promote themselves. It simultaneously promotes the community of TLC’s viewers while also calling attention to a new social network.

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Social Media Foursquare Marketing Flickr 217

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

I think that it is “shiny new toy&# syndrome — there are a lot of claims that people can be social media rockstars because well, they’ve had a Facebook account since 2007! Having a presence on a social media site doesn’t mean they’re social media experts. is influence technical?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 14, 2010

In an other hand I think many customers are abused by “experts&# because social networks are stiil new in the enterprise and often described/sold as a magical application that will answer all the questions and solve all the problems. It is something that always amaze me when I am talking about social application.

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Social Media SEO Blogger Communities 267

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

A great experience breeds influence and positive feelings. Customer service as we all know is not just about putting issues right, it’s about ‘before, during and after’ the sale and I think this client is a prime example of many companies out there who do not openly demonstrate the value of the customer.

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Social Media Strategy Marketing Vimeo 153

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

Numbers Aren’t Everything Over-zealous clients or enthusiasts might feel the need to absolutely reach out to the “influencers&# who have eleventy billion Twitter followers. It’s more important to look at the holistic view of the individual or entity on Twitter and across other social channels.

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Social Media Marketing Policies Sysomos 268

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2008

Tagged as: digg , jay adelson , kevin rose , social media , social news { 24 trackbacks } Communications Downtime: Another Digg Revolt? For the most part, the response was expected, but I have to hand it to Kevin and Jay for coming out and actually talking to us about it. Thanks, guys! ReviewSaurus - The Techie Dino!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

Some of the sites I recommend for educational materials include: Free Sphinn : Sphinn is an Internet Marketing social news site. Users submit timely news articles to Sphinn, and the community votes up the best stories to appear on the front page. Find those who influence you , and then find out who they are engaging with.

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Marketing How To SEO Training 240

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Simply put, the new mass media helped organize, and influence, large numbers of consumers. Crucially though, people now had a means to cause a fuss if the product was not good giving rise to an important feedback mechanism.

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Social Media Marketing Digg MySpace 105

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Not all blogs will meet all these criteria, but if you’re a growing success, you will likely find that your habits overlap with a few of these traits: consistency, eloquence, uniqueness, specificity, personal[ity], analytical, detail, thought-provoking, passion, instructional, and networked. Who are your favorite bloggers and why?

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Blogosphere Blogger Comments Tips 278

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

Facebook’s goal to be the social network of choice for all was a lofty one, but I gotta hand it to you, Facebook — it was a big deal, and let’s be honest here, it made lots of sense. I do not want to “disable” the news feed. I just want to control the flow of information coming to me from my social network.

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Facebook Issues MySpace Privacy 277

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Who are the influencers? Mark Thompson of Search Engine Journal has a great article entitled How To Find Industry Influencers. Look at Boring Stats — and Make Them Interesting This has a little to do with the Social Media platforms, but mostly with analytics. Social Media isn’t only Social Networks.

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Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2009

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Facebook How To Applications URL 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

There’s relationship building (see rule #6), influence, branding, and more. To quote The Happiness Project author Gretchen Rubin, act the way you want to feel. Rule #6: Remember where you were when you started. There’s more to blogging than just dollar signs. At the end of the day, blogs are a relationship-building tool.

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Blogger Press Release Advertising Review 177

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

You talk about other things around the people you want to influence. You can “engage&# but you may not have much to talk about unless you’re immersed in their culture and understand it. So what do you do? It’s difficult though!

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