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Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Opinion , Social Media > Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators by Tamar Weinberg on September 23, 2009 Share This is a guest post from Josh Schnell, founder of Macgasm.net and web developer.

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Five Benefits to Using Twitter Â? Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

As an example, I followed two major news aggregators for awhile, but the updates were just too frequent for my needs. It also serves a specific purpose, while its chief competitor, Facebook, does not. That’s why I, like Eric , won’t be spamming Facebook, but I feel fine about doing so on Twitter. Yeah, I thought so.

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How friendfeed Can Teach You About Your Friends

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Since FriendFeed aggregates numerous social networks, it can give you a lot more information about its users, especially with regards to how and when they engage with online content. FriendFeed isn’t just an aggregator, though. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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If you love good ideas, let them go…

The Way of the Web

Sometimes that’s been on behalf of an employer, and sometimes it’s been that search for the elusive ‘next Google/next Facebook’ that I suspect most of us spend time daydreaming about. Besides the recent high profile sucess of a few Q and A sites, I’ve also seen the former UK rival of 140char.com get acquired.

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Search Engine Optimization , Social Media > The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks? And as most would have guessed, the mighty engines prevailed as the superior source of traffic.

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Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The reason is that people didn’t have aggregate power: they were individual voices that a news channel or a company can choose to ignore. Anyone can visit online meeting places like Digg and Reddit and promote the voices and opinions of others, and anyone can mobilize a group of people around a common cause on Facebook or elsewhere.

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How to Use Facebook for Business and Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

After all, Facebook could eat the web. In fact, you’re likely spotting the shift; instead of companies posting their URLs on television commercials, they’re asking their followers to join them on Facebook. Don’t use a Facebook Group. Your Facebook Page should be created under your primary Facebook login.

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