Proactive Report

JANUARY 21, 2010

A national survey conducted by Cision and Don Bates of The George Washington University’s Master’s Degree Program in Strategic Public Relations found that an overwhelming majority of reporters and editors now depend on social media sources when researching their stories. 65% to social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Press Release Microblogging Wikipedia Survey 78

Proactive Report

JANUARY 21, 2010

A national survey conducted by Cision and Don Bates of The George Washington University’s Master’s Degree Program in Strategic Public Relations found that an overwhelming majority of reporters and editors now depend on social media sources when researching their stories. 65% to social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn.

Press Release 74

Press Release Microblogging Wikipedia Survey 74

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 20, 2010

In a long-ago interview with Wired , Professor & Author Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi defined a person being in the “Flow” as Being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. If you want to get better at using social media, try to channel how you behave at your “social peak” into your social media activities.

Social Media 208

Social Media Chemicals Wikipedia MySpace 208

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 1, 2010

Create your own marketing system I recommend that people take a portion of their day to learn as much as they can about what people are saying about them, as well as review competitor and partner activities, and peruse industry trends and case studies. Instead, join the top four networks: Facebook, Google Buzz, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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Social Media Brands How To Social Networking 240

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

Certain niches are more likely to see greater returns from social media. High Return Industries These industries tend to see high returns in social media marketing, quickly. Consumers are actively looking for and want to engage with most businesses that fall into the following categories. Answers Yahoo!

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Social Media Yahoo Discount Training 164

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 16, 2010

If your colors are green and white, use those colors all over your social profiles. Integration Audit Am I integrating my social media profiles? Can you please share your Twitter feeds on LinkedIn? When you integrate your profiles, you help build the relationships you have already started on each social site.

Questions 277

Questions Social Media How To Postrank 277

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Thought Linkedin would have deserved a slot. Google Wave is too new but will become a substantial tool later in the year Best regards Manoj Reply Orwik January 2, 2010 at 12:21 am Orwik is a new tool for distributed crowdsourcing. It seems the activity level has fallen off. Love to have seen [link] among the list.

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Crowdsourcing scribd Ustream Social Media 192

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 1, 2008

In other words, I can check someone’s Friendfeed page and get any information I want about them, including when they are actively engaged in social media activities and how much of a priority social media is to them in their online habits and information consumption. Great post. That’s easy to do.

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Content Privacy StumbleUpon Digg 100

Social Media Network Marketing

AUGUST 19, 2010

Professional networks like LinkedIn. Social networks like Facebook and others. Social news / bookmarking sites like del.icio.us, technorati, dig and others. Microblogs e.g. Twitter. Our primary goal when developing a social marketing strategy should be to establish conversation parameters.

Reputation 87

Reputation Social Media Xanga Microblogging 87

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

Avi explains, “Twitter lets us take relationships deeper and convert supporters to active volunteers.&# 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. Answers Yahoo!

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Social Media Case Study MySpace Yahoo 172

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. After that, your submission is available for sharing.

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Review Digg StumbleUpon Web 2.0 102

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

On a particular forum I am active on (yes, I still use them!), As for social media, people must keep in mind that being active is a huge part of the success of any avenues of social media. Be active show that you are a valuable resource to your “followers&#. Don’t self promote. Answers Yahoo!

Social Media 272

Social Media Engagement Forums Policies 272

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2009

The problem: he was not at all active on the high profile blog and hadn’t written a single comment. 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. Answers Yahoo!

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Blogger Press Release Marketing Instant Messaging 132

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 20, 2007

As Tamar pointed out, it’s a social news site, not a network and I could care less about how often profiles are updated. Kelly via Pownce ) It’s not a positive change to remove story descriptions from your friends activity list. It’s a social site with news secondary. Is there any?

Digg 102

Digg MySpace Upcoming Reddit 102

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

If you use Twitter regularly, you’d see that it wins as a social news site that provides instantaneous news — at least of that caliber. As Chris Garrett explains in his post, if you follow numerous feed bots, you can get the news all the time. It’s like any other news medium.

Social Networking 101

Social Networking Digg StumbleUpon Social Bookmarking 101

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. In social media spheres, it’s almost unavoidable to not engage online with content in some way. Answers Yahoo!

Plaxo 103

Plaxo Picasa StumbleUpon Netvibes 103

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

FriendFeed’s activity for me has ebbs and flows. Sometimes I’m incredibly active. The real-time aspect lacks persistence and contributes to items just flowing by when no one is active. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Answers Yahoo!

Aggregator 151

Aggregator Content Digg Posterous 151

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Social media marketing, SEO, and forum marketing are the great ways to expand your market coverage. Schedule those important activities in your weekly calendar. I do incorporate stock photos especially in the headers to draw attentiion to my posts when I link to them in Facebook and LinkedIn. Answers Yahoo!

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Blogger Engineering Flickr SEO 250

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 1, 2010

Because users actively have to scroll over the highlighted word to see one of our ads, only people who are actively curious about our ads will even see them. I’ve been really active in the blogosphere for 4-5 years now, and I see blogs all the time trying new things, including big blogs who wanted to try Kontera and Snap.

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Analysis Domain Name Blogger Adsense 226

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

It would appear then that those who profess to expertise in social activities, by default, are not. If they were then they would understand that expertise in “piping the social web&# would be more appropriate and quantifiable. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Social Media Influencer MySpace Consultant 229

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

If you’re looking to establish a professional relationship with someone, consider LinkedIn. LinkedIn is still seen as the more professional of the two. I also added some new points in italics to clarify.] Perhaps this individual lost sight that LinkedIn is a professional network and not a spam facilitator.

Handbook 279

Handbook Social Media Web 2.0 StumbleUpon 279

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.

Digg 100

Digg Social Media Upcoming Ustream 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 22, 2009

You might choose to only follow active users (who tweet between 1 and 100 times a month, for example) and not users who are either way too inactive or are too excessive. Tweet activity. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us This is the section where that magic is made.

Applications 179

Applications Review Statistics URL 179

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

What is the ROI for Social Media? Jason Falls explores the commonly-discussed (but not easily answered) question about social media. Scared of Social Media? Jill Whalen has been active on forums and online communities for 10 years now. But “social media marketing expert?&# You May Already be Pro! Not excess.

SEO 162

SEO Social Media Marketing Reputation 162

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

It’s a must read for any PR professional moving into or active in this space. 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!

Press Release 129

Press Release How To Blogger Radian6 129

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

Personalization : presenting results based on past activity. How did they motivate themselves to continue (while still focusing on school and other “full time&# activities)? As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us What was their inspiration? Answers Yahoo!

Conference 100

Conference StumbleUpon Engineering Flickr 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Tips include being active and tweeting daily, limiting using Twitter for broadcasting, focusing on company-wide social media policies, and more. This article presents fourteen tips for achieving this goal, most of which are common sense but which may inspire you to get more active. Think again! What can you do differently?

Marketing 265

Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 23, 2010

Use LinkedIn. Yes, LinkedIn is a more professional medium but I still think adding “SEO&# to your name is annoying. If people want to show other people that they like SEO, they could join an SEO group on LinkedIn or Facebook or start their own. However, I’d MUCH rather see that on LinkedIn than Facebook.

Facebook 268

Facebook SEO Policies Groups 268

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. Answers Yahoo!

Hotels 245

Hotels Social Media Communities Discount 245

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

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. Answers Yahoo!

Social Media 100

Social Media StumbleUpon SEO ROI 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Reply David Leonhardt February 16, 2010 at 11:30 pm I have three Twitter accounts, simply because there are two activities I want to keep totally separate from my main @amabaie account. One which is more personal to meet new friends through my book review blogging activity. I also have two twitter account as well. Answers Yahoo!

Twitter 205

Twitter Sports Microblogging HootSuite 205

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 7, 2010

So I hopped on Twitter for a sneak into his daily activities. But that was a few months ago, and I’m naive enough to think that others won’t be so silly in their online engagement activities. Meanwhile, I’ve been working on building out a social media strategic plan for a really interesting company.

Social Media 251

Social Media Klout Influencer Feed 251

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 26, 2010

Once it gathers personalized information from you (hobbies and interests), you can start surfing with StumbleUpon to find brand new sites that are related to your interests as suggested by other users on the service. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Answers Yahoo!

StumbleUpon 181

StumbleUpon Digg Social Networking Review 181

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 10, 2010

As long as there’s a healthy balance in their activities, I don’t see a problem. Here’s a tip for parents who wants to steer their children away form games and into educational activities as such as writing. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

Blogger 241

Blogger StumbleUpon Communities Sites 241

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Better yet, to show that the page is active, give the users control by letting their Fan posts show up on the front page. As a result, engagement goes up as the page appears very active. The page should appear active but it should also appear like you’re not neglecting your community. This is basic News Feed Optimization.

Facebook 279

Facebook How To Marketing URL 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Companies are at the stage that they cannot afford to sit idly by and be passive in social media. Not just being talked about but be an active voice in the community. Of course, Ron Paul’s supporters were very active on social media sites and they didn’t get the results they wanted. Ignore them at your peril.

Social Media 105

Social Media Marketing Digg MySpace 105

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 30, 2010

Judging from your active history on Digg, it is apparent that you are very aware what constitutes a violation. Reply peaiotj November 8, 2007 at 2:38 am Time for you to find another social news site, befcause you sound like a sycophant at the end there grovelling before Kevin Rose. Your actions are far from innocent.

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Digg Reddit StumbleUpon URL 100