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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

And while substantially smaller than the Facebook brigade, the Twitter crew is tuned in to brands like nowhere else on the social Web. 49% of monthly Twitter users follow brands or companies, compared to just 16% of social network users overall. 42% learn about products and services via Twitter. 19% seek customer support.

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Social Media Network Marketing

JUNE 27, 2010

So generally when you want to broadcast a message you start to login to all the social network sites and start to give out messages? And so you tell people to buy something and push this till doom's day? Unported License. Generally keeps on Twitting? Or uploads photos of products to be sold?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 18, 2008

Brightkite: Email and SMS – mobile web is definitely the wave of the future. Making sure your site is not only accessible on mobile phones but can interact with them is extremely important. All this communication and web socializing takes too much time (even if it is fun). People don’t like to be disconnected.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

We’ve added Disqus as the commenting system. Changed the sharing tools to incorporate Sexy Bookmarks plug-in (Michael Stelzner at Social Media Examiner turned me on to it). blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. link] Adam Q. Im Jay Baer.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

The only effective feedback mechanism was the free market: people choose to buy something else, if the option existed. 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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JULY 26, 2010

Then came social networks that were great places to deliver and share messages – but not really that great for telling your story. Unlike your blog, which is on an island, the Pitch is mobile and travels around to all the places you need it to – email, social networks, search engines, etc., Im Jay Baer.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Look to Yelp and Forums When you get beyond social networks, the heaviest concentration of influential impressions is on ratings and reviews sites (32%), followed by discussion boards/forums at 29%. online population access the Internet from a mobile device. Mobile device usage indicates potential influencer status.

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MAY 12, 2010

link] marionguthrie I read a forecast about the huge growth in mobile advertising in just 5 years, by 2015. link] [link] Jack I think people are so busy in their work so they don't have enough time for social media and social media needs full time to spend on it.Time investment is really important for this…!!!

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JUNE 24, 2010

One of the local Twitterati here had Chris Brogan up to Maine for a social media conference, and I caught it on UStream. I'd buy a book from him. Heck, I'd even buy a lithium powered weed whacker from him if he endorsed it. I just ditched AT&T for T-Mobile. He was personable and funny, a real likable guy.

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 20, 2011

While many bloggers prefer to stick with their native comments system, whether it’s WordPress, Blogger or any other of the popular platforms, others are preferring to use third-party systems like Disqus , IntenseDebate and Livefyre , amongst others. Easier buy-in for commenters. Native Comments. image: iandavid. Single sign-in.

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 19, 2008

Get Leadership Buy-in – Find someone, anyone, above you who can be your advocate. Start small by getting that person to buy in to what you’re trying to do. Mobilizing Generation 2.0 Recently,I found an excellent online store, the [link] are completely various, good quality and cheap price,it’s worth buying!

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MAY 25, 2010

I bought a dozen pair, found shoes-vip website selling shoes best, where I can buy cheap Nike Shox Shoes , and is still original. here suggest to you if you want to buy genuine nike shox shoes you can buy from nike shoes Web site!

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Mindjumpers

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Blog About Clients Cases Tribesourcing Video People & Contact Bloggers « 5 Popular Posts About Social Media 3 Infographics on Why You Should Use Social Networks as Marketing Tools » 4 Ways Social Media Has Changed The Fashion Industry Posted by Sara Hansson Sep 10th, 2010 Tweet Fashion weeks have past by all over the world.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 22, 2009

– 80% of adults in the US have mobile phones, and some countries are already piloting government-provided phones for health reasons. Montbrillant Datora are not only stylish and attractive; they are also some of the highest quality watches that money can buy. Managing Your Time While Managing Your Social Media My Gov 2.0

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

We easily forget that Facebook was one of the first social networks that insisted that we use REAL names, and policed personal profiles accordingly. Recall that MySpace was the logical heir to the online profile/social network world pioneered by Geocities, Tripod, and Angelfire. Facebook is the Model T of social networks.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 10, 2009

From what I’ve heard and read, one of the largest hurdles to clear is getting leadership to buy off on Web 2.0, How much, if any, outreach do you do on other blogs/social networks? Guide Social Media and the Next Generation I Started a Blog But No One Cared The Public Doesnt Need to Know What Gov 2.0 The Whole. :

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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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JULY 28, 2010

.&# Because helpfulness hasn’t historically been looked at as a marketing objective (tons of great stuff about this umbrella concept in Scott Stratten’s forthcoming new book UnMarketing – buy it ), identifying areas where help could be provided isn’t in the DNA of most companies – yet. Buy your own product.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Combine that with location and mobile data, and you get real-time smart agents that tell you whom you should approach in a restaurant to buy a drink. Customers could tell everyone about your product face to face, as they have for centuries, but it's more efficient through social media and we, as marketers, can measure the result.

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APRIL 13, 2010

Tagged as: apps , contests , dale carnegie , how to win friends and influence people , influences , iphone , mobile marketing , social media Did you enjoy this blog post? After getting my drink, I went up to him and began to express my frustration with networking. “You know what I do when I go to a networking event?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Opinion , Social Media > Why Nobody Should Buy Digg Why Nobody Should Buy Digg by Tamar Weinberg on December 20, 2007 Share It hasn’t even been a week and my once positive outlook of Digg has come to a sour end.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Blog Comments (The blog is on WordPress) Disqus This is what I use to manage comments here at Convince & Convert. There are some elements of Disqus I don’t like, especially that it doesn’t always play nice with other plug-ins, but it does make commenting easier and faster for most of you who already have a Disqus account.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

Reem Abeidoh , Social Media Strategist : A social media marketer provides strategic online recommendations based on the client’s business goals and intensive research. social conversation tools (FriendFeed, and maybe you could even lump in Disqus and the like with it). It’s not about any of the tools.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Let it be posted on every social platform of choice and then watch as it seeds through other communities (which is likely to happen and shows that your marketing is viral). Buy something, get something. The EA Mobile Human Tetris project takes you to a Facebook application where everyone participates in a game of Tetris.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 23, 2008

Well, for one, social media users — that is, users on social news sites such as Digg, Mixx, Reddit — are not particularly enthusiastic about the proliferation of marketers in their community. This is a huge challenge for someone who wants to sell their product using social media. Does social media convert?

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Fully virtual, fully mobile. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im Jay Baer.

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MAY 26, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im Jay Baer.

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APRIL 8, 2010

For now, I think it’s a highly mobile DVD player, game machine, Kindle, iPod, email appliance, and Web surfing device. I've heard others claim that they keyboard and USB adapters allow it to be laptop-like, but to me what buy a device when you're just going to attach a bunch of things to it that makes it more like a laptop?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Who better to help me buy a flat screen TV than the employee who sees 100 customers a week? Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im Jay Baer.

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MARCH 16, 2010

So, fully expecting each of you to tell me I’m wrong in the comments, here are 7 reasons why Twitter is not the Valhalla of social media: 1. Growth Is Slowing The true size of the Twitter audience is a bit tricky to pin down because 55% of its users do so via third party and mobile applications. Check ( Facebook Lite ).

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APRIL 7, 2010

Arm your manager with a mobile device and an email alert system: For the final question of the #socialmedia chat, we talked about tips for businesses looking to take advantage of Foursquare. It’s never going to be Facebook (unless Facebook buys them), but don’t ignore geo-location apps. Go for it in the comments.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Starbucks is not only offering free Wi-Fi in all stores come this fall, but also unveiling their Starbucks Digital Network that all in-store web and mobile users will have the opportunity to enjoy (it’s a partnership with Yahoo!). Why would Starbucks need their own digital network? What’s Next (Potentially)?

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 2, 2010

@ExactTarget bought @cotweet "Why the social business evolution starts today" (my analysis) [link] [link] Israel Lorenzana Who is setting or leading the pack on channels integration to a CRM centric app? It is Mobile on the radar? link] caitlinmc RT @jaybaer Wow! link] Michelle Olson Get on the bus, people!

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The ability to make or consume social media from an array of mobile devices increases the convenience factor (and the pressure on my wi-fi router) immensely. It would be nice to see a bloggers only social network. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Im Jay Baer.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

For example, I write a lot about AOL, and after the recent layoffs, I wrote how the entire mobile advertising team took a voluntary buyout and quit the company. Peter is also the founder of Gizmodo, Joystiq, hackaday, and Engadget Mobile. Reply Gabe Arnold September 7, 2010 at 12:01 am Wow, mobile typing for the win.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

The 10 Commandments of the Social Web : Building a social network? Social Media Marketing ROI: Metrics and Analysis : If you promote content on social networks, you should have some metrics in place to see how effective your campaign was. Social Media Brightkite del.icio.us Find out why.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Next-generation crowdsourcing always recognizes effort via reward, social status, and incentives that are meaningful to the user. As the ability to deliver these tasks via mobile meshes with geo-location technologies and intelligent advertising, this ‘C’ of the three C’s will truly blossom and become powerful for the brands that get it right.

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