Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The examples you gave of people copying full text of a story somewhere else is in the very slim minority from my experience. Josh’s examples relate to sites like Digg, which allows a short description, and FriendFeed, which is similar in that respect. FriendFeed’s activity for me has ebbs and flows.

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JUNE 27, 2008

Its awesome to have a lot of friends, and even more so being active in the hottest blog communities. But with messages coming in from other MyBlogLog members & the communities you follow, on top of your many friend requests and updates, we understand that sometimes all those alerts can be a bit much. XOXO, Tilly.

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

However, to start with we’re going to hit the big three to give some examples and ideas. You want your communications to be genuine and the value of what you’re bringing to the table to be very apparent. Join these conversations and add value to the communities.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 10, 2010

Some even boast high rankings and good sized communities. It took me 6 months to acquire a good amount of traffic and cultivate a community on my blog and the same goes for any new blogger. As long as there’s a healthy balance in their activities, I don’t see a problem. Glen , too, got an early start.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

To take two examples: people complain about an issue to an important newspaper prompting them to push the issue into the mainstream, or if a TV station covers an event, that becomes an important topic. No need for the traditional media to be the conduit of communication. In a sense, they can become part of the community.

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Almost Savvy

DECEMBER 29, 2008

Also, make sure to use the “Interests&# section to include all of your extracurricular activities/interests. For example, what does it *really* mean to be a “well-seasoned professional&# ? What makes you unique? What differentiates you from others with similar job histories? Are you using salt & pepper?

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Empower your community to talk to about you and have them build the social proof of your business’s value. Managing a Social Media Brand Marketing Campaign Depending on how active your niche and customers are online you might need more than one person working on it. Let’s use Twitter as the example in this one.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

For example, one of my Friendster aliases is Times Square. I needed to differentiate Digg from social media because they actually are part of a distinctive community (and as you know, I’m very passionate about Digg so it really did deserve its own category). The only Random person (hence 0%) is another girl named Tamar Weinberg.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

You may have stumbled upon a site a few hours ago, and now you’re actively Tweeting. As an example, let’s take a look at Robert Scoble’s FriendFeed (click the image for a larger view): In this screenshot, Robert utilized both Google Reader and Twitter, and the comments spread to his feed where an ongoing discussion ensued.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

In the team’s defense, they do have a nicely executed Events tab, and the Wall seems to be pretty active, with a variety of contests for fans. It’s a good mix of coach-speak, highlights, community service footage, and cheerleader features. They need to snap up that Facebook name pronto. So, I peeked at YouTube.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

Showcase the strides that the company has made for the cause, whether this means funds donated, awareness raised, consumers reached, beneficiaries helped, communities improved, etc. A good example of a company’s CSR successes is Target® with its long-standing commitment to schools and education.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

If you’re not actively engaged, the news won’t come at you. For example, just the other day I stumbled upon an Apple press release from 2003. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! The issue, of course, is engagement.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

In my upcoming book, The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web ( Amazon link ), which is slated to be released in late Spring, I talk about the importance of brand evangelism as part of an effective community management strategy. Reply BarbaraKB March 12, 2009 at 10:32 am Good analysis, Tamar. mentality there.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Users are actively seeking information that will enhance their professional knowledge. And if this post isn’t proof enough for you, check out Steven’s post relating to the quality of forum traffic , which often have even tighter knit communities than Sphinn. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Features being considered for inclusion in new releases include CRM integration; deep analysis of customers’ social graph and content they’ve produced (keyword analysis of your Tweets, for example); and even semi-automated social media response mechanisms. Just a thought. link] Michael A.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Don’t shy away from giving your community the information needed to find you elsewhere both online and offline. Share the 10OFF discount code for everyone, for example. Encourage Community Interaction In the simplest form, have a Facebook wall and ask your fans questions or share cool company or even personal insights with them.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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Almost Savvy

MARCH 1, 2009

Many of his business contacts are active social media users. The internet is loaded with examples of 3D and irregularly shaped cards, but I think you need to think through the desire to stand-out with the practical matter of how someone slips the card into their pocket for future reference).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Blogging helps you build community (especially via comments), establish thought leadership, bring links to your website (both internally, perhaps to products or to other articles on your blog, and externally, when people like what you say and opt to link to you), and get you some nice traffic. Give to your community. Customer Service.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 1, 2010

For example, by looking at ProBlogger, we are being told that the owner is not an amateur but a pro blogger. Let’s take Techipedia for example. For example, if I’m blogging to tell you the importance of traffic then I should also tell you how to get traffic in the same post. For example, my blog is three months old.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

It’s an example of an industry with poor understanding of taxonomy – the words and phrases used to describe products and services. And great example about the eyeglasses. Your analogy of the yellow pages is such a good example of the 'old school' way of looking at things. What do you think? Worth a try?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. Too often we see social media strategies that involve putting photos into Flickr, videos into YouTube or the creation of a Facebook application and then never revisiting the environment to engage with the communities around this content.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Take my husband’s grandfather as an example. These examples above illustrate a typical usability question faced by Facebook users (well, except for Grandpa). Please Use My Public Page or LinkedIn Instead by Tamar Weinberg on January 12, 2010 Share Here’s a truism that Facebook PR is not sure how to readily admit.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

For example @shitmydadsays (0 engagement account) – @jetblue and @groupon (low level engagement). For example @shitmydadsays (0 engagement account) – @jetblue and @groupon (low level engagement). I wonder if this has to do with the correlation between the black community and musicians.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 22, 2009

If they have too many friends and not many followers, for example, you might not want to follow them. You might also want to see that they are future upstanding members of the community. Tweet activity. These are: The number of friends and followers they have. You can set the follower-to-following ratio range in this section.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

For example, you can determine in an instant what the cost and return per view is for a YouTube video you spent $5000 on to generate 25,000 views. That’s why there’s a built-in calculator where you can input your costs (hard costs + labor costs) for each social media outpost, and the system automatically calculates your ROI.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

These scenarios come to fruition in spontaneous communities, on social networks, and other self-service tools – all thanks to the availability of low cost technology and access to the world wide web. You can also not use the tools correctly or not behave appropriately within communities around the tools and market poorly.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

The article has examples of how social media worked too. 40 Key Elements to Getting Started in Social Media (Louis Gray): Mike Fruchter writes an awesome blog post on Louis Gray’s blog about how to get involved in social media, from branding to blogging to Twitter to community. It’s definitely a worthwhile read.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

Angela Connor Author, “18 Rules of Community Engagement&# [link] jaybaer I agree Angela. The contrast in social media is stark: to build a community, we shouldn't ask who we can reach with what message, but rather, who are our fans right now and how do they talk about us. Does that make sense?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2009

Some blogs cover software only by being voted upon by the user , for example, and your press release won’t even fly for that category. The problem: he was not at all active on the high profile blog and hadn’t written a single comment. Why not get acquainted with the community now and before it’s too late?

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 13, 2010

Their support, open ears, and ability to lead by example. There are many more examples, but you get my point. There are many more examples, but you get my point. link] jaybaer Excellent example. You sound a lot more active and attentive. All of us have influences. Today, my fiance prevails. link] jaybaer Oooooo.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I looked at Meltwater Buzz a couple of months back and thought it offered a better platform than Radian6 (which is a good option in itself and often used as the industry example). Again, a company needs to listen and find where the customer base is active. Historical data seemed more robust as well.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

Let’s look at a few examples of companies that have done this successfully: Yelp’s Elite Squad: Yelp operates a social networking, user review, and local search website for members to post reviews and get user feedback on local businesses and restaurants.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

By putting effort into the writing process, you reap the benefits of a community that supports you because you lift them through your words. Search Engine Roundtable is an excellent example of a successful unique blog in a saturated market. Want another tip on how to write well? Read a lot. Smashing Magazine ), among other things.

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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. More information and tips for usage can be read in The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web. This is not a real example, readers.) Great, now we have that out of the way.

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Almost Savvy

JUNE 18, 2010

Enter SocialShield If you are looking for a way to monitor your kid’s online browsing activity or chat/IM conversations, there are many easy tools which will allow you to do so. These tools may let you know what your child is doing online, but tell you nothing about the identity of their friends or their friends’ activity.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

By way of example, here’s a search for “Snapple&# on MySpace and Facebook. Nearly all the once mighty, now defunct social network or community sites unfurled and died after being purchased. It’s a familiar tale. The goals shift. The founders leave. The tools of social media always change. Not Facebook; MySpace.

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