Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 7, 2010

For some it is Twitter and Facebook. For me personally, my two favorite parties are Twitter and Facebook. Sure, he promotes his digital products, but he doesn’t promise you a get rich scheme or make you feel any less valuable if you don’t buy. It might be in public on Twitter (“Hey (insert name) and (insert name).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

That is, of course, if your friends are using Twitter. You never know until you check out their feed. By studying their feed, you can learn a lot more about how important social media is to them. You can subscribe to your friends’ feeds, but you’ll easily drown in the frequency of updates.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 25, 2010

I figured the resulting selection of additional ecards (you’re limited in your selection if you use the free service) would more than offset what I would otherwise pay to actually buy a card, mail it to someone, etc. Plus, you’ll have an answer for when someone asks you, “Just how much time DO you spend on Twitter?&#

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

How to turn Gmail into a massive personal database (Gmail + the Google Toolbar). How to get real-time news updates in Gmail (Gmail+ Google Talk + Twitter). I scan 275 RSS feeds in Google Reader and I use dozens of bookmarklets and shortcuts to help me manage it all. Enter Gmail and the Google Toolbar.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 2, 2011

It gives you a good sense of how far your message traveled on Twitter — I get that this isn’t always the best metric, but if you have breaking news, it’s nice to be able to equate how far and fast news traveled on Twitter in a way that most executives recognize: number of tweets, top twitterers and impressions!

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Kikolani

MAY 6, 2013

From the perspective of a buyer, there’s nothing worse than buying something that doesn’t meet my needs. Be sure to follow Kristi on Twitter , Facebook , and Google+. If you are subscribed through a RSS reader like Feedly - my Google Reader alternative of choice - please click here to subscribe to the new feed link.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 24, 2012

Read on for insights from Eric plus Eric Boggs ‘s Social Media Stat of the Week ( This week : Twitter gets 15% more media mentions than Facebook.). The RSS feed is: [link]. ” That type of clarity from Twitter is welcome to us. Getting sort of clarity and a sense of roadmap from Twitter is actually good.

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Viper Chill

MARCH 1, 2010

You can see how many people are subscribing to your RSS feed and from which sources, and if you use the new Google Analytics integration, you can see how many clicks each individual post is getting from feed readers. Around two years ago I had over 350 feeds in there as I was a total information junkie.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

Maybe it’s on Twitter. You’ll be creating that Twitter account for the first time, and you’ll have to grow followers. I turned off the posts on Buzz mostly for the issue that Google doesn’t truncate the posts. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 30, 2008

In 2009, I’m going to move reading back up my priority list and start dedicating time each day to my Google Reader, my stack of unread books, magazines, and Twitter stream. Turn more of my virtual connections into real-life ones – Om Malik had it right – Twitter followers aren’t really friends.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Grab Google Reader and subscribe to Tim’s feed here. Robert Scoble reads 600+ feeds a day, which nearly no one should, but if you subscribe to his feed, he’s filtering those 600+ for you, hence his nickname, the â??human Organizing all your feeds by genre is tempting but will burn you out.

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Viper Chill

JULY 5, 2010

June 1st : 6,866 May 31st : 7,543 Change : +677 I really don’t know what is going on (I’m still down over 1,000 Google Reader subscribers compared to usual) so that would suggest I’m at least over 8,500. If you’re also having issues, I urge you to @MattCutts on Twitter and ask him to look into it.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 22, 2011

If they’re connected via social networks, you get their picture, their location, and job titles, in addition to their Twitter feed and Facebook updates (if available) and links to their social profiles. Google Reader. Google Docs. Once you buy the license, you get free lifetime upgrades. The best part?

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Twist Image

APRIL 23, 2012

What the Freakonomics authors uncovered is that it doesn't matter whether you read the books or not, it's the simple act of buying the book that moves the needle. I have not looked at my Google Reader RSS feeds in a very, very long time. google plus. google reader. twitter. The answer is no.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Bookmark from Google Reader. If you’re a fan of Google Reader, then you’ll definitely want to start using Google Reader + del.icio.us. This is a Greasemonkey script that puts an “add to del.icio.us&# button at the bottom of each post in Google Reader. Subscribe to our feed!

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Viper Chill

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Google Reader Subscriber Counts. One tool I like to use when looking for large blogs in a niche is Google Reader, and more specifically its ‘Browse for Feeds’ feature. In Google Reader you can see how many people are subscribing just via Google. Twitter Search Results.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

Just like Digg doesn’t like anti-Digg content reaching the front page in order to control its brand, if anyone buys Digg and there’s a negative article about said company reaching the front page, it won’t look very good for them. I live twittered hour 23 and 24 of my last story submission to Digg. Answers Yahoo!

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Viper Chill

AUGUST 12, 2010

If you use Google Reader in a list format for example – like I do – then your headline determines whether myself or anyone else using the service will click on your listing to read the post. The following advice is my take on how to create a headline that draws your readers in and helps your content go viral.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

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. Daviss wiki called Integrating 21st Century Tools into Your Teaching , which shows you how to use Del.icio.us , GMail , Ning , Google Docs and more. 25 Comments.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Don’t cross promote to Twitter (offer a different incentive on Twitter). Buy something, get something. After all, every interaction shows up on the Fan’s news feed. This is basic News Feed Optimization. Don’t just broadcast the same messages to your Twitter and Facebook followers.

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Viper Chill

JUNE 24, 2010

I’m actually writing this sentence (not the post) on March 11th 2010 sitting on a feed count of 4,717 subscribers (I’ll explain this later). My feed jumped from 8,500 to over 11,500 according to Feedburner. My other activities – buying and building niche websites – simply takes up far too much of my time.

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Kikolani

JUNE 28, 2013

3 Marketing Tools I Miss (and Their Alternatives) – If you used PostRank, Formulists, or Google Reader, here are the best alternatives. 10 Easy Ways to Get More Retweets – Twitter offers a great way to extend your influence online: the Retweet. ProBlogger is offering a buy one, get one free ebook sale !

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Kikolani

MAY 10, 2013

Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Stop Wasting Money: How to Get the Most Out of Your Blogging Education – Do you buy conference passes, courses, or ebooks? Here’s how to listen to what matters on Twitter. Blogging / Content.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 16, 2010

Follow him on Twitter. If you have your brand name as your Twitter handle and a portrait photo of you on your profile, you are getting it all wrong. You may want to create a custom Twitter background, custom Facebook fan page landing tab (with FBML) and custom YouTube channel backgrounds. Some however see it as an opportunity.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

Books Take Time to Write Last week, a Twitter user asked a really blunt but surprising question about how to download my book (legally) for free. Consequently, I got chewed out both on Twitter and following that on her own blog, telling me that I should have responded nicely and recommended the library. You get the idea.

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Viper Chill

JULY 11, 2011

If you share too many then you definitely run the risk of showing off or alienating current readers, so sprinkle them in your current design if you have some to share. A few people on Twitter noticed my sidebar testimonials / quotes have been up for a few weeks now and asked me how they were converting. Implement a Feed Footer.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Twitter Tweetdeck I use Tweetdeck for serious twitter sessions. I find it to be especially valuable and hassle-free for updating Twitter, Facebook, and LInkedin simultaneously. Tweetie This extremely intuitive Mac-only app is my hour-to-hour choice for Twitter. If you’re serious about Twitter, this is a great app.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

Social Media is More than Just Twitter and Facebook Hopefully, if you’re participating in social media marketing, you’re using more than just the tools everyone else is using. However, you need to articulate to your client or marketing teams that social media is not just about participating on Twitter and Facebook.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 16, 2010

Twitter’s role as a conduit for the Zeitgeist is unrivaled, and it has almost single-handedly ushered in the era of real-time search, and social CRM. I advocate participating in Twitter, and I’ve certainly grown my own audience via that channel, and it should be part of almost every company or business professional’s social media tool kit.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

“Today, teens are about as likely to start a blog (over instagramming or snapchatting) as they are to buy a music CD. People are more likely to follow your blog on social media – clicking through to your links when you post them on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Blogs are for 40-somethings with kids.”

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2008

Some are ones we’ve developed, such as the News Feed, Profiles and Inbox, but a lot of services are things that we’re not developing. Lacy : It’s interesting that you compare the News Feed and Beacon. At the time, the News Feed situation threatened the company more than Beacon. It’s a trust based system.

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Viper Chill

MARCH 3, 2010

Besides sharing how many new feed subscribers I’ve gained and how many pageviews this site has had, I also reveal the top traffic sources and referring keywords to ViperChill. If you’re reading this in a feed reader or inbox, thanks for subscribing! Some visitors do click around and subscribe to your RSS feed.

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Viper Chill

AUGUST 9, 2010

July 1st : 7,543 July 31st : 8,174 Change : +631 For writing so little, and having a lot less traffic than most months, July didn’t turn out too badly at all in terms of feed growth. If you’re reading this in a feed reader or inbox, thanks for subscribing! Thanks for all of your support and patience for July.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

We are information addicts and this is our entertainment… when we constantly see people cramming crap into Facebook and Twitter feeds because they’re “doing it wrong&# (aka Snake Oil Salesmen), it’s very much the same feeling when your email inbox gets overloaded with spam: it’s a massive annoyance.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Kurrently is a new, free real-time search engine that combines results from Twitter and Facebook in a simple, blazing fast format. I’ve been wondering whether the Open Graph API will yield an explosion in Facebook-powered satellite applications (like the 2,000+ Twitter add-ons that all seems to start with “tw…&# ). .

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2008

She did receive many gifts, and emails circulated frequently taking up collections: “We want to fill her room with flowers, buy her a digital camera, a scanner, send her to Disney World&#. I actually saw her postings on Plurk/Twitter and even considered giving some $. Reply steaprok July 21, 2008 at 10:03 am This is so damn sad!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

(Plug: They also recently came out with an awesome eBook on how to become a rockstar freelancer – aff) Twitter Newbies Guide to Twitter (Chris Brogan): Haven’t used Twitter yet? The Big Juicy Twitter Guide (Caroline Middlebrook): Want more Twitter goodness? Are You a Social Media Idiot?

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