Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

If it was a Comcast product, you’d get a near immediate response from Frank Eliason , the company’s Director of Digital Care. It can instill faith that your customers have in your company. Let’s envision this scenario: a user has a support issue about an Apple product. It can turn a prospective buyer into a customer.

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Apple Twitter Forums Policies 154

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Smart companies are providing social media support options and actively monitoring social media networks for brand and product name mentions. Using social media channels for customer support can both improve a company’s image—by demonstrating, publicly, responsiveness to customer issues—and reduce customer support costs.

Social Media 191

Social Media Research ROI Technorati 191

Socialized

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

These companies could end up being acquired. Certainly all of these companies are active in the Web 2.0 Many enterprises are launching blogs on TypePad or WordPress and building social networks and communities on third-party software or developing it from the ground up using Ruby-on-Rails. company — or Web 1.5

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SocialText Social Media Web 2.0 Astroturfing 250

Laurel Papworth

MARCH 17, 2010

I’ve been asked to speak in Melbourne on April 15th (evening) about the impact of social media, online communities, social networks and call centres. From ATA website : ATA VIC Forum: Social Media & Your Centre — 15 Apr 2010. Attached File >> VIC Forum 150410 WEB.pdf. for 5.30 – 7.30pm.

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CSR Eventful Social Media Forums 65

Mindjumpers

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Like Mindjumpers, he is associated with Social Marketing Forum. They see communities, people like you and me, influencers, loyal customers and social network users as extensions of their sales and marketing force. Word-of-mouth marketing does not only involve products, brands and companies.

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Social Media Marketing Influencer Technorati 216

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

This saves time, effort and money in the long run, but it’s a step too many companies skip over. Involvement: understand that everyone in your company has a stake in social media success and most of your employees are probably already members of at least one social network. Instead, they want to connect. Social Events (e.g.,

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Review Social Media Marketing Handbook 152

Bill Hartzer

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

In addition, the Community Oversight Committee has elected several new board members including Steve Burge, Javier Gomez, Marko Milenovic, Jacques Rentzke, Robert Deutz and Akarawuth Tamrareang. In 2010 we look forward to helping the community tackle some major agenda items, such as a new release of Joomla! Share this on Technorati.

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Joomla comScore Open Source Content management systems 90

Social Media Network Marketing

JUNE 13, 2010

• Social news / bookmarking sites like del.icio.us, technorati, dig and others. Independent discussion forums based on categories and general interest by profession. Blogging communities as the Open Diary, LiveJournal, Xanga. Collaborative Research sites such as Yahoo Answers, Rediff Q&A.

Reputation 50

Reputation Xanga Microblogging Technorati 50

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

link] Slide 30: the long tail of people Slide 31: Day of the Long Tail Peter Hirshberg, Chairman, Technorati [link] Slide 32: The three forces of the long tail â?£ Peter Senge The Fifth Discipline Slide 54: Case Study: IBM Innovative communities [link] Slide 55: Knowledge Management 2.0 Slideshare.net (beta). My Slidespace. Slidecasts.

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Folksonomy Web 2.0 Wiki Collaboration 270

Laurel Papworth

JUNE 16, 2010

His company is ZevenSeas which wins points for having a cool name, I reckon. Before today, and probably still in many companies, the response to Badges for incentives would be met with a sneer and a “who gives a flying fig about stamps of approval?&#. This is a absolutely hideous yet interesting problem for me in communities.

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Badge Sharepoint Social Media Foursquare 108

Laurel Papworth

MARCH 22, 2010

about a year ago ,to create an online community of people annoyed with Optus. Later I added other companies just to be fair. They are blocking all attempts by consumers who want to “talk back&# about poor service and issues with companies. I registered OptusPoo.com.au IhateMicrosoft becomes …?

Domain Name 85

Domain Name Policies Web 2.0 Social Networking 85

The Marketing Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

A couple of years of ago, one could easily identify active users through blogs & discussion forums. technorati , back-links etc.) I work at Miracle Technologies, a webdesign company based in Chandigarh, India, and we also use Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to promote our brand and get in touch with our clients.

Social Media 131

Social Media Web 2.0 Alltop Wiki 131

Laurel Papworth

AUGUST 20, 2010

As the online community provider Ning moves from freemium to pay-for services (and eventual death, by Christmas, I reckon) they are sending out warning, reminder notices on email. Trust has diminished substantial with Ning, they clearly haven’t used an online community manager/strategist experienced in moving/shut downs of communities.

Web 2.0 69

Web 2.0 How To Social Networking WordPress 69

Laurel Papworth

APRIL 13, 2010

Whenever I present or give classes on monetizing social networks and online communities people usually have two questions. Virtual Real Estate a tough one again if you are not a virtual world like Second Life but how about a special forum for payment. Starbucks cups or TechCrunch gear and does a deal with those companies 2.

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Twitter API Badge SMS 99

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Every time I tell someone I’m a Community Manager , I get a varied response. &# That last one might be the most honest of the three, since asking a Community Manager whether they tweet for a living is like asking a construction worker if they cat-call for a living, or a doctor if he asks people to say “ah!&# for a living.

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Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Crowdsourcing has become more and more popular with private companies, non-profit organizations, and even government agencies. You can use the many applications that Facebook offers, so that others can answer questions on a survey, have discussions on the forums, and/or have notes to bring awareness to a topic. Answers Yahoo!

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Crowdsourcing scribd Ustream Social Media 192

Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2008

Inside a company, same rules apply. There are two benefits to developing your own community: You can learn a variety of information and viewpoints from others. But having the talent to spot useful information shared by others accomplishes two things: Raises awareness for valuable information that will help co-workers and the company.

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Social Bookmarking Wiki Applications Web 2.0 109

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 13, 2008

Such was the case for this Digg story , which compared multiple web hosting companies and watched as these hosts handled the traffic spikes that resulted from the Digg effect. A few weeks later, a surprising blog post was published that outed the marketing firm and hosting company that sponsored the particular study.

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Social Media Digg Brands Marketing 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

Using market intelligence, Royal Caribbean identified supporters of the cruise line via social networking sites and took the opportunity to give fifty of the most ardent supporters, called Royal Champions, special privileges, including free paid cruises and invitations to special events with company executives.

Brands 133

Brands Message Boards Travel Forums 133

Laurel Papworth

AUGUST 3, 2010

In 2007 I blogged on Kevin07 portal: We will see more of ‘static portal hybrid hosted social networks’ for a while – companies and government distancing themselves from the challenges of social networks by outsourcing to social network platforms. That’s how it works. You get a new government and a new archive of information.

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Mashup Flash Mob Avatar Technorati 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Even a recent thread on Cre8asite Forums discussed this, kicking off by someone stating they find social media very intimidating. The reason is that people didn’t have aggregate power: they were individual voices that a news channel or a company can choose to ignore. If so, how? Finally, we come to the present day.

Social Media 105

Social Media Marketing Digg MySpace 105

Social Media Network Marketing

AUGUST 19, 2010

Sections To Read Home Main Page Community - Social Media Network Online Who will benefit from this blog? Social news / bookmarking sites like del.icio.us, technorati, dig and others. Independent discussion forums based on categories and general interest by profession. Blogging communities as the Open Diary, LiveJournal, Xanga.

Reputation 87

Reputation Social Media Xanga Microblogging 87

Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Companies that didnâ??t Facebook or LinkedIn) or other communities of practiceâ?? The investment these companies will make in blogs, social networks, and communities will â??stimulate Technorati Tags : workliteracy. Technorati Tags : workliteracy. t use these tools grew engagement by a mere 1%. (An

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Project Web 2.0 Module Wiki 265

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Social media marketing, SEO, and forum marketing are the great ways to expand your market coverage. As my company builds out our first blog- there are great tips in here, thank you. Check out the forum and amazon.com to see the customer’s feedback are the great ways to learn what language they speak. Answers Yahoo!

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Blogger Engineering Flickr SEO 250

Myrland Marketing

APRIL 6, 2010

Home About Services Social Media Speaking-Training LMA Contact Subscribe Myrland Marketing Minutes Strategic Social Media: Making Social Media Make Sense THE BEST SOCIAL NETWORK FOR LAWYERS, OR ANYONE, IS… by Nancy Myrland on April 6, 2010 An interesting question was posed on a legal marketing forum of which I am a member.

Social Networking 90

Social Networking Tweetdeck Forums Questions 90

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

Maybe it’s on a forum. Then, when you’re joining a community for the first time, you’ll need to study the users and slowly build relationships with them. Many companies that have not embraced social media marketing often do so because of the fear of an uncontrolled message. Maybe it’s on Twitter.

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Social Media Marketing Digg Consultant 221

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

That was somewhat addressed in last week’s chat with a goal to have “town hall&# meetings and forums where Digg staff can interact with the users to make the experience more pleasurable. It’s their community of choice and that’s fine. It’s hard to say if that will happen again.

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Digg Social Media Upcoming Ustream 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Social media connections are those I know through a variety of online forums, the blogosphere, Twitter, and the like (but I generally don’t befriend someone immediately; I still give it time). Granted, some companies use MySpace quite efficiently , but I feel that it targets a different demographic. Ditto Pownce. Answers Yahoo!

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MySpace LinkedIn Facebook Social Networking 114

Diva Marketing Blog

MAY 19, 2009

Susan Getgood Susan Getgood has been involved in online marketing since the early 90s, and watched the web evolve from the first browsers to the interactive communities we participate in today. Prior to founding GetGood Strategic Marketing, Susan was Senior Vice President of Marketing at Internet software company SurfControl.

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Blogger Marketing Nielsen Press Release 40

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 21, 2008

Technorati Profile. Fast Company Blog. Fast Company. Freedom 2004 Meme Forums. Technorati Cosmos. The entire discipline is at a crossroads, and the discussion was urgent and intense. If only theyd named me Chief Work Effectiveness Improvement Officer instead. 4:18:42 PM trackback []. comment []. SEARCH SITE.

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Aggregator Repository Directory Meme 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

As a top Digg submitter, it worked like this: at first, people noticed my heavy community involvement and my participation , and consequently, my submitted stories easily front-paged. The community had to react. There’s no real community in Digg. Most other sites you belong to probably have a bigger sense of community.

Digg 100

Digg Sites News API 100

Webbiquity SMM

JULY 12, 2010

In all but the smallest companies, there are often multiple individuals tweeting, networking and even contributing to the company blog. Update your company’s Facebook page? In general, more is better, and most companies could probably benefit from greater social media activity, not less. Share this on Technorati.

Report 191

Report Social Media Strategy Policies 191

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Blogging helps you build community (especially via comments), establish thought leadership, bring links to your website (both internally, perhaps to products or to other articles on your blog, and externally, when people like what you say and opt to link to you), and get you some nice traffic. Give to your community. Customer Service.

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Social Media Strategy Yahoo Communities 278

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

40 Key Elements to Getting Started in Social Media (Louis Gray): Mike Fruchter writes an awesome blog post on Louis Gray’s blog about how to get involved in social media, from branding to blogging to Twitter to community. Samir Balwani): Samir talks about the pros and cons of Tweeting by company representatives, from the CEO to a brand.

Marketing 265

Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 26, 2009

Brand evangelism is a word of mouth marketing tactic in which the ardent supporters of your service or product feel so passionately about your offerings that they act as unofficial spokespeople on your company’s behalf. They are cheerleaders on the sidelines and they’re rooting for your team.

Brands 139

Brands MySpace Yahoo StumbleUpon 139

Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 27, 2010

It’s about engaging with customers, prospects, industry press, analysts, bloggers and other key influencers to increase the amount of positive conversation about your company, product or service. Discussion forums. Coordinate efforts. But “control&# is tricky in the social media world. Open, public social networks (e.g.,

B2B 175

B2B Social Media Marketing Microblogging 175

Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

If you’re a business, you may have the luxury of hiring an awesome Internet Marketing Company to keep up with the trends, but as individuals managing a blog for as a hobby or for profit, it’s up to you to not only maintain that blog but keep up with ways to increase traffic. Comments are the life of your blogging community.

Questions 167

Questions Adsense Marketing SEO 167