Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

« NBA Launches Social Network | Main. Digg: srubel. Avatar Marketing. Social Commerce. Social Networking. Micro Persuasion. Steve Rubel explores the impact of digital trends on business, culture, media and marketing. Data Shows English Blogosphere Has Peaked » Sunday, February 25, 2007.

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Bookmarklet Yahoo RSS Feed 238

Adam Sherk

MARCH 12, 2010

We’re a new media company in many many ways, look at Avatar, that’s new media.&# So Avatar good, Google bad. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Video 111

Video Avatar Press Release Survey 111

Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 5, 2010

While a dwindling number of business executives still dismiss Twitter as a waste of time, recent research suggests it is one of the most valuable social networks for business. Although fewer Americans use Twitter than Facebook, Twitter users “are far more likely to follow Brands/ Companies than social networkers in general.

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Tools Twitter Tips Statistics 207

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is hard False. And that’s only because of the alphabet soup of social networks, lifestreams, sharing sites, etc. Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. “Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube.&#

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Social Media Strategy Consultant Web 2.0 149

Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

Also, while I think it’s somewhat less likely that a first-time visitor will tweet or Digg or Stumble your work (I’d love to see a study on that), you should make that process as easy as possible as well. Even though we're all just the text of our name or a simple avatar/pic to each other, we're all real people inside.

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Social Media Strategy Consultant RSS 119

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

For example, I subscribe to high volume streams like Twitter timelines, AP news syndicates, various digg feeds and more. Digg: srubel. Avatar Marketing. Social Commerce. Social Networking. This should include relevant feeds that you never have any intention of reading or even scanning. Blog RSS Feed.

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Google Reader Google Bookmarklet RSS 273

Viper Chill

APRIL 26, 2010

For example, you might not know that I helped one newspaper go from a limited social media presence to helping them hit the Digg homepage over 40 times. Twitter is the one social network where you can really be someone’s “friend”, as cheesy and rainbow-filled as that sounds. Digg, however, is really hard to “game.&#

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Social Media Strategy Digg Forums 80

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 22, 2009

You can save your profile (bio, URL avatar, background color scheme, and background graphic) to the server and upload a custom one at will. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Applications Review Statistics URL 179

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 16, 2010

If you are AT&T and your avatar was the face of your CEO, you’re doing it wrong. If you are building your *personal* brand, by all means, use your avatar (and face!). Reply Katie Frothingham July 26, 2010 at 5:32 pm Sometimes social networking and PPC ad campaigns just aren’t enough, no? Great questions!

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Questions Social Media How To Postrank 277

ProBlogger

MAY 7, 2018

One of the best things I ever did when I started my main blog today, Digital Photography School, is to create avatars, one of the best things that you can do. Gradually over time, I began to deepen my avatars. If you want to answer worksheets to help you work through creating avatars, it’s there. Does anyone remember Digg?

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eBook Collaboration Blogger Avatar 48

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

Yes, Twitter and Facebook and Digg and other niche sites cost nothing to join, making social media a relatively free marketing option. There’s one catch: you end up spending time on these networks, and that’s where the money starts adding up. There are no barriers for entry and everyone can participate.

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Social Media Marketing Policies Sysomos 268

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2009

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 created a custom welcome and partners page as well as a larger Avatar.

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Facebook How To Applications URL 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

While my personal one is not “secret&# per se, and even has the same avatar/photo as my professional one, I find it much more useful to compartmentalize, both for following others and being followed. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Add an avatar and a bio at the minimum. Social News (Digg, Sphinn, Mixx, Reddit, Tip’d, and a whole load of related sites) Submitting only your own articles and posts to social media sites. Social news is about reciprocal relationships. There is no reason to make a personal request.

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Handbook Social Media Web 2.0 StumbleUpon 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 1, 2008

Even if you shared your social media profiles on your blog/website in the past, FriendFeed forces your actions across all social networks upon your friends and makes them much more public. You can no longer behave one way on digg and another way in StumbleUpon.

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Content Privacy StumbleUpon Digg 100

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 26, 2010

.&#. 10 Ways to Grow Your Facebook Page Following by Social Media Examiner. In the sequel to her post above, Ching Ya provides recommendations such as rewarding loyal supporters, leveraging your other social networks and integrating Facebook social plugins with your website in order to build a Facebook fan base.

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Advertising Facebook Marketing B2B 215