Laurel Papworth

MARCH 22, 2010

I’d had shocking service from Optus (the guy told me “yeah I know how to fix it but I’m not going to tell you&# ) and was in the mood to shine some social media spotlight on to poor customer service in Australia. There is no Optus branding, my site aggregates all discussions re: Optus on social networking sites.

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Domain Name Policies Web 2.0 Social Networking 85

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 19, 2009

My opinion has not changed much since I wrote about Twitter’s ability to market products in March. As an example, I followed two major news aggregators for awhile, but the updates were just too frequent for my needs. A marketing firm might want to sell a product. Twitter as a marketing tool. I still follow Woot.com.

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Twitter Microblogging MySpace Yahoo 131

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

As I had been doing a lot of research on social networking, the department head and myself came up with a course named New Communication Technologies in Organizational Life. We identified three different types of organizational structures that might need different levels of control due to the nature of their industry and product.

Wiki 113

Wiki Class Web 2.0 Skills 113

Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 21, 2010

After seeing how government was beginning to use social media, it dawned on me that I could create my own set of aggregated feeds and effectively build my own news site. Even with the Web 2.0 Even though we’re not a social network, I get lot of feedback on the sense of community it brings to the open gov, Gov 2.0

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Gov 2.0 Web 2.0 Forums Wiki 89

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Onto the good stuff… I was fortunate enough to be asked to contribute at the e-Learning Guild in two different forums this week: Tony Karrer , hoodwinked Brent Schelenker , Steven Downes and yours truly to talk about Web 2.0 (and This is also one of the coolest things about Web 2.0 Learning Matters! April 13, 2007.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Ideas and product use spread slowly: what was a very popular product in one town was not necessarily popular in another nearby town. Ideas and good products spread faster. Crucially though, people now had a means to cause a fuss if the product was not good giving rise to an important feedback mechanism.

Social Media 105

Social Media Marketing Digg MySpace 105

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Many people found the research interesting, but a number of people commented that the social networks probably shouldn’t be grouped together. So the question arose – was social media traffic misrepresented by grouping traffic from all networks together? Three cheers for them! page views SEO ROI — 1.2

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Social Media StumbleUpon SEO ROI 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media. 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. Lesson # 2 Know What Web 2.0 on the subject of understanding Web 2.0.

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Class Social Media Web 2.0 Wiki 274

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

I know many are already in the process of trying out other social networks, so the phenomenon of social news won’t die down anytime soon. Why is Digg allowing third-party sites to aggregate the statistics? As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Digg Sites News API 100

Bare Feet Studios

MARCH 1, 2009

I would have liked to point this campaign to my San Francisco friends, who also happen to be active web users, who themselves have a large “following&# via blogs, social networks, Twitter, et al. Just when I was about to give up hope, I decided to click the Share link, hoping to see links to my favorite social networks!

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Tourism Campaign Sites Social Media 40

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

blogs, wikis, podcasts, social bookmarking and others â?? Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) refer to the aggregation of single-functionality tools which enable learners greater control over their own learning experience. Instead of centralized, instructor-controlled learning, PLEs are distributed, social and learner-centric.

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Wiki Aggregator Social Bookmarking API 184

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

At the time of writing this introduction (August 2006), no particular product or service exists that can definitively be categorised as a PLE, although some prototypical work is in progress. PLEs are meant to simplify managing these artefacts, creating meaning through aggregation, linking and metadata tagging (eg comments, keywords).

Web 2.0 165

Web 2.0 Wiki Metadata Social Bookmarking 165

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Get Products. Web Building. New Product Alert. Be notified of new articles and products as soon as we publish them. Web Building. Donated Products. TechSoup Stock connects nonprofits and public libraries with donated and discounted technology products. Networking. What Is Web 2.0

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Tips Drupal Open Source Social Bookmarking 174

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

So as 2007 winds down and thoughts turn to productivity and prosperity in the new year, I offer these tips to help. Most people who use RSS readers do so with the intent of subscribing to an aggregated river of news feeds, persistent searches and blogs. This philosophy is key - Google Reader = news aggregator + custom feed database.

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Google Reader Google Bookmarklet RSS 273

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Promotional products company rushIMPRINT features on its Facebook page a tab of products for sale. Post photos of your service and product offerings and invite your fans to do the same. You’ll learn about their products but you’ll also see a plethora of user-submitted images — complete with cute babies.

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Facebook How To Marketing URL 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

I asked several social media consultants, bloggers, marketers, search engine optimizers, and social media addicts about what they considered to be essential skills and characteristics of the most efficient and results-driven social media consultants. Others aren’t. No, it’s still not a clear picture.

Social Media 163

Social Media Marketing Consultant Communities 163

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Social Media Sites: General The Big Boys of Social Bookmarking: The Top 20 Sites (10e20): Chris Winfield ranks the top 20 social bookmarking sites by their Alexa rankings and gives a short description of what each does — in case you haven’t ventured beyond Digg. What are the most popular sites in these age groups?

Marketing 144

Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

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. The article has examples of how social media worked too.

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Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

but I was an early adopter of social networks from when I first opened my 3.5″ On the other hand, my first ever interaction on AOL was with someone who was separated from my social network by only one degree. but i am still working with the possibility of the internet and enjoy of the opportunities of web 2.0.

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MySpace Yahoo Ustream StumbleUpon 101

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Who do you look up to for productivity tips? Social media? People love data, and they love knowing how data can be aggregated to make conclusions. They love charts and graphics, and they love the findings that can be made from this data in aggregate. I’d much rather pay homage to this promotional products company.

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Blogosphere Blogger Comments Tips 278

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. Aspiring kids in college, teachers, etc.

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Content Privacy StumbleUpon Digg 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Related Terms: e-portfolio, virtual learning environment, VLE, digital lifestyle aggregator, DLA, continuing professional development, CPD. Presentation at Scaffolding learning - web 2.0 Questler : a community learning site with a strong social network flavor. Wish-list: aggregate outbound social media experience.

Twine 113

Twine Wiki Findability Technorati 113

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

The paradox to this is that "content" is now a product (transitioning to the service economy) which means we want our knowledge workers to "know more". A new job title will emerge: Social Network Manager, the coach of how to create courseware. Librarians may become more important than the instructional designers.

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Skills Training Wiki Education 184

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 7, 2010

A great product — nothing more, nothing less. Aggregator sites are evil. 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!

Social Media 251

Social Media Klout Influencer Feed 251

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Products , RSS & Feed Management. I used Yahoo Pipes for filtering RSS on Web 2.0 I recently did an article on my blog illustrating a practical example of how Pipes was used to aggregate feeds from job boards to get the most qualified results for freelance web design and contract work. social networking.

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RSS Feed Feedly FeedBurner 270

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2008

The math takes time to aggregate.&# (Lesson: Stop noticing things the second that they happen.) 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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Digg StumbleUpon Communities Upcoming 100

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 just want to control the flow of information coming to me from my social network. fan pages)? Hear me out.

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Facebook Issues MySpace Privacy 277