Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 10, 2009

Development Social Media Why Social Media is Scary Sun, Jan 11, 2009 Best Of , Social Media As one of my company’s social media leads, I’ve had the opportunity to speak with a wide range of people about social media. Image Courtesy of Flickr user Ack Ook* buy-in , leadership , scary , social media , web 2.0 Government 2.0

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 24, 2008

From experience I can tell you that getting permission is easier than it sounds -- the companies Ive spoken to are delighted to permit it, provided they are debriefed on it so they can (a) learn something about whats not working in their own organizations themselves, and (b) learn about Customer Anthropology so they can do it with their customers.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

It use to be that Apple was the scrappy underdog and white knight to Microsoft's evil empire. Is that due to the natural progression of success (all big companies are eventually vilified) or a fundamental shift in Apple's brand promise as ultra hip and very convenient? .&#

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ProBlogger

JUNE 14, 2012

Just like in the 90’s when Microsoft seemed like the only choice, but then we found alternatives like Mac or Linux, there are alternatives to WordPress too. Habari is a secure blogging platform designed from the ground up with the current and future needs of the blogging community firmly in mind. But is it necessarily the best choice?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

Google is undoubtedly huge and they could simply shrug their members off like Digg does to its much smaller userbase, but instead they engage the community and that’s why Google is such a positive brand. It’s their community of choice and that’s fine. It’s hard to say if that will happen again.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 26, 2011

Image: Asthma Helper via Flickr, CC 2.0 If a company is going to make money off my “likes,&# shouldn’t I get a piece of the pie , as Beth Harte said (and I agree) on Facebook? Doesn’t it call to mind the Flickr-Virgin Mobile brouhaha from a few years ago? Image: Rafael Peñazola via Flickr, CC 2.0

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Weve written about a number of companies that employ crowdsourcing to produce their product or service here on ReadWriteWeb, but in this post well specifically look at companies that allow you to leverage the crowd to get something done. Fixya is a question and answer community, in which people ask and answer technical support queries.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Be it MySpace or Facebook or whatever network works for your target demographic, companies and individuals interested in maintaining their personal brand need to establish and maintain a presence on social networks - especially if youre looking to connect with the younger crowd. ReadWriteWeb. ReadWriteTalk. AltSearchEngines. 25 Comments.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 14, 2010

Back then, companies who were engaged were genuinely involved because they wanted to build strong valuable relationships. Just like “social media experts&# want more freebies, so too, consumers expect more of the companies using this space. After all, the companies are intruding on their turf unannounced.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2008

A lot of the focus as of late is how we as a company has grown. Facebook helps people connect and communicate more efficiently. We’re not the only ones [enabling such communication] but a lot of people are using our tools, especially in places like Colombia. As a company? Tell us about how it has evolved.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

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. I use it, have my "100% profile", nice network developed which helps me stay peripherally connected with colleagues who switch companies or move, and use "Questions" occasionally with good response.

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Laurel Papworth

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

We look at Freemium revenue in social networks and online communities including asking that: if freemium is the business model of giving it all (or most) of the services away for free , how can you then charge for it? On Flickr, maybe a 100 meg of uploads is fair, more is not. And what is free stuff anyway – marketing?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

“What are good companies to target? Overall, the questions were basic and I worried that the individual was looking to target companies for clients before actually understanding the nuances of the culture of Internet marketing as a whole. Should I learn a specific skillset?&# I highly recommend you follow his stuff.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

I’ve seen a few, in particular, B2B software companies, use Pinterest as a visual gallery for whitepapers and videos and things like. Jay : Sounds like a company we need to create on the side with today’s special guest. If you think about what’s gaining steam across the entire social community, it’s all visual.

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 9, 2012

CommerceTools uses cloud-based technology to help companies streamline the distribution of products, supplies, services and content to individuals or groups by simplifying and automating order and fulfillment processes. The 5 Best Free Tools For Making Slick Infographics by Fast Company. ALOT. ** 5 STARS.

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