Laurel Papworth

OCTOBER 22, 2011

As tomorrow is an historic day – The Australian and other news.com sites move behind the paywall – what WILL we pay for, what SHOULD we pay for and what OTHER revenues streams are being missed by News.com refusal to build online communities around their content? Who is protecting OUR content?

Communities 108

Communities Social Media Journal Diagrams 108

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. Let it be posted on every social platform of choice and then watch as it seeds through other communities (which is likely to happen and shows that your marketing is viral). What if you want to offer 10% off?

Facebook 279

Facebook How To Marketing URL 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

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. Marketing on the Social Web: A Few Key Ingredients (Michael Fruchter): I love the graphic.

Marketing 265

Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

The scope of marketing needs to be broadened in view of the new dynamics that have employees, customers and prospects engaged in conversations – horizontally, peer to peer, in some cases even in co-opetition situations. That said, such a broad determination means you can be a social media marketer and not know it.

Social Media 163

Social Media Marketing Consultant Communities 163

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. Bloggers who focus on a niche and tackle it are highly respected among their peers and within their communities. Social media? Want another tip on how to write well? Read a lot.

Blogosphere 278

Blogosphere Blogger Comments Tips 278

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media. 25 Comments. Social media. Whether youre socializing on Facebook , updating Twitter , or just adding a new bookmark to Ma.gnolia , social media has become an integral part of our daily lives. Real People Dont Have Time for Social Media.

Class 274

Class Social Media Web 2.0 Wiki 274

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

22 Comments. A number of large web development discussion communities host contest areas, including NamePros , v7 Network , and Webmaster Talk. The software development community -- especially the open source community -- has long used "bounties" to help lure developers to certain tasks. RWW Weekly Wrap-up.

Crowdsourcing 245

Crowdsourcing Software Project Forums 245

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

( Disclaimer : I’m certain that even with this list in excess of 250 links, I forgot a bunch of posts, so if you have any additional recommendations, please feel free to comment and I’ll add them!) Reddit Tips from the Top Dog on Reddit (Social News Watch): How do you become a top user on Reddit? This kid is awesome.)

Marketing 144

Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Social Search at LinkedIn Beats Google. 12 Comments. They will have to fix this or risk really turning off their core community and fall into the, "oh, no, another annoying spammy tool" category. Subscribe to comments for this post OR Subscribe to comments for all Read/WriteWeb posts. social networking.

LinkedIn 109

LinkedIn Google Directory API 109

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

My first social “network&# was also on AOL. I became a big fan of playing games (bingo especially) at a little hub on AOL called RabbitJack’s Casino , which was considered a unique community within the AOL borders with a close-knit group of people from all walks of life. I just shared my own story about how I got here.

MySpace 101

MySpace Yahoo Ustream StumbleUpon 101

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 7, 2010

Here are some rules of thumb to consider when considering a social media marketing strategy: Engagement is Everything I can’t stress it enough: social media marketing is a social activity! The success of a social media marketing campaign strongly revolves around engagement. Great post.

Social Media 251

Social Media Klout Influencer Feed 251

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 1, 2008

Now that Friendfeed aggregates every social site you use (for the most part — they’re still missing some ), anyone can see that you’ve just thumbed up that article on how to find porn behind a WebSense firewall even though you may have done it as a favor to your friend. In one case because of privacy issues.

Content 100

Content Privacy StumbleUpon Digg 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2008

The initial sentiment was highly negative , and most concluded that the algorithm will penalize users who care much about the community and use it regularly. The math takes time to aggregate.&# (Lesson: Stop noticing things the second that they happen.) Both Kevin and Jay say that we should give the community the benefit of the doubt.

Digg 100

Digg StumbleUpon Communities Upcoming 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

With the initiative for Facebook to be open and to empower businesses to host pages that celebrate their business, offering deals and giving the community the ability to converse directly with the business or entity these pages represent, you forgot about accountability. Readers, the comments are yours. Where Did My Facebook Page Go?

Facebook 277

Facebook Issues MySpace Privacy 277