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Apple Gets More Serious About Using Twitter, but Why it Doesn't Matter

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

First, I’m going to say kudos to Apple for trying involve themselves in the world of social media. Let’s envision this scenario: a user has a support issue about an Apple product. Apple has no such protocol in place, and at this point, there is no engagement. I’m going to stop there, though.

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SXSW: Mark Zuckerberg Keynote (the edited liveblogged version)

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Here we go with the highly-talked-about keynote presentation at South by Southwest… Just like an Apple keynote, they tried to build up some serious momentum for this event. We’re not the only ones [enabling such communication] but a lot of people are using our tools, especially in places like Colombia.

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The Unfortunate Investment of Social Media (and its Consequences)

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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 their community of choice and that’s fine.

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Advice for a New Internet Marketer (or How to Spot Internet.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Some of the sites I recommend for educational materials include: Free Sphinn : Sphinn is an Internet Marketing social news site. Users submit timely news articles to Sphinn, and the community votes up the best stories to appear on the front page. comprehensive social media marketing training there is.

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Your Guide to the Crowdsourced Workforce - ReadWriteWeb

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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. social networking. social media.

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Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media - ReadWriteWeb

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Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media. Social media. He recently told me that every week they have a mini-presentation on one aspect of social media (past topics included ethics, social networks, and social bookmarking). Since then, the students have formed their own vibrant community on Twitter.

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Social Search at LinkedIn Beats Google - ReadWriteWeb

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Social Search at LinkedIn Beats Google. 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. social networking. social media. social news. social networks. ReadWriteWeb. ReadWriteTalk. AltSearchEngines.

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