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How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I needed to differentiate Digg from social media because they actually are part of a distinctive community (and as you know, I’m very passionate about Digg so it really did deserve its own category). Granted, some companies use MySpace quite efficiently , but I feel that it targets a different demographic.

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21 Top Social Media Sites to Consider for Your Brand

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Besides its instant messaging features, it also enables users to decorate their avatars, watch movies, play online games, shop online, blog, and make payment. It seems that while QQ, a desktop-native platform, used to be the top social media platform in China, WeChat, a messaging app from the same parent company, has taken over its place.

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Tweet Spinner Review: A Powerful Application to Manage Your Tweets

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

For a big company account, it’s difficult to actually engage all day long (and all week long, especially if you’re a 9-5 shop). You might also want to see that they are future upstanding members of the community. It’s especially difficult to build up a strong following. Fortunately, Tweet Spinner is here to help.

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Why You Should Have a Secondary Twitter Account

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

With Twitter being so incredibly large and vast, there are different types of mini-communities. Better yet, having multiple employees at your company engage in Twitter can also help further your company goals. I started following people who wrote or commented on the SEO blogs to develop my own Twitter community.

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7 Truths About Social Media Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Thanks to books like The New Community Rules , written by yours truly, Engage , Social Media 101 , and others, social media marketing is, for the time being, going to still be on people’s minds as they discover this bright and sunny marketing opportunity. And get your account started and active immediately.

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How to Audit Your Social Media Efforts: 20+ Questions to Ask Yourself

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

If you are AT&T and your avatar was the face of your CEO, you’re doing it wrong. People are following AT&T because they care about AT&T, not about some no-name behind the company. If you are building your *personal* brand, by all means, use your avatar (and face!). Yes, I did just say that. Thanks, Kwame.

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How To Create the Perfect Facebook Fan Page

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Here are some tips you can apply to your Facebook marketing strategy that will put your Facebook Page leaps and bounds ahead of the competition: Maximize Your Avatar Visibility Profile pictures on Facebook can have a maximum size of 200×600 pixels. I have a couple set up for books that I work for the publishing company.

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