Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

Interesting read and comparison. Interesting read and comparison. I divinity see some comparison between infomercials and social media, but more on the experience side. That mission, to add value to the communities they reach, is the heart beat of social. link] Chris Baldwin Jay, Have you not been sleeping lately?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

It’s just mixed with other stories, but in comparison to Twitter, it’s not as noisy. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 17, 2009

It showed me people asking the tough questions , demanding more out of the community, and tackling some very polarizing legal issues. Too bad Ballmer compares apples to oranges and mistakenly uses Twitter/Facebook as the comparison point, thereby completely negating the rest of his argument. relationship. The Whole. : The Whole.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

In comparison, here’s another anomaly (for its time). 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.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

Comparisons with other products in the category. Content without community, without approachability, without humanization and kinship is ineffective. I think your point about being involved in the community is the toughest for companies to put their arms around. Photography magazines. Gizmodo and other tech blogs.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I’ve started a comparison chart, based only on my own experience and opinion, for you to use and update as you see fit. Also, thanks for having Sysomos in your comparison. . • How much time will you be able to allocate to this project? Each industry has its own vocabulary, its own filters and nuances.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

After using both closely, the comparison to Twitter shouldn’t even be the case. When it comes to a basis of comparison, nested conversations are probably the only aspect of Plurk that has brought it much success (save for the lack of downtime, though it does suffer some quirks here and there). You may have more than one.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. Especially in comparison to many other communication programs like traditional PR, TV advertising, outdoor advertising and others, social media actually offers pretty solid metrics. going so our COMMUNITY INFLUENCERS ?can

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

Influence mining makes the old school, direct marketing notions of sorting consumers by purchase history seem dinosaurian by comparison. Cheers, Sheldon, community manager for Sysomos [link] 40deuce I agree that influence mining will definitely be a huge thing in the next year or so. In comparison, Twitter is a piece of cake.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

I think the banks/financial institutions should be included in your comparison. DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] DJ Waldow Really, Jay? DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] DJ Waldow Jay – I disagree here. Fawn Thanks Jay. You are exactly on point here.

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Mindjumpers

AUGUST 11, 2010

Word of mouth marketing has found a strong partner in social media which further emphasizes more personal and relevant relations with clients, prospects, brand advocates and communities. Next to the use of social network sites you can also use proprietary community platforms. Participate in these discussions.

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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. She has some great comparisons. This post is really poetry, as are all his other writings and blog posts.

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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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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

Consider the cost comparison of communicating the kind of messages, and the useful information that we can freely distribute now through the internet tools available versus the older media sources and their cost structures? #YYC Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

This allows Yelp to strengthen loyalty among Elite Squad members, offers an impetus for wanna-be-members to post additional reviews; and, makes the site content stronger – keeping the broader community active and engaged. Do you know of other companies that are leveraging their customers to grow their businesses exponentially?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

Users submit timely news articles to Sphinn, and the community votes up the best stories to appear on the front page. SEOmoz PRO : SEOmoz PRO features a rich library of informative guides, a myriad of tools, and a strong active and close-knit community. Comparison shop. I am a leader in my community. Buyer beware.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

On the other hand, in Internet Marketing, you sure can, so I wonder if it’s an apples-to-oranges comparison. Reply Roger Dooley July 30, 2010 at 11:57 am It’s not a perfect comparison, Tamar, because most people wouldn’t attempt to do their own legal work, while any doofus can get on Twitter and Facebook.

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Kikolani

JULY 23, 2010

Aliens & Avatar – a funny comparison of the similarties between the two films. Jump start your company Twitter account – from setup to acquiring followers and building community. How CommentLuv stole my heart from Disqus – a beautiful love story. Link Building. A New Blogging Contest for SEO’s.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 20, 2010

For example, data that shows that in comparison to last month, 15% more people went to your product pricing page after first visiting your Facebook page is a far superior KPI to number of Facebook “likes&#. All of these are diagnostic metrics (great post about that by the outrageously smart Christoper S. It’s about behavior.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Excellent comparison to A/B and multivariate testing, too. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. But yet, companies want a step-by-step social media playbook from some other company that they can magically replicate. link] jaybaer I love your post. Great, great stuff. Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 30, 2010

[link] [I like that interactive infograph] [link] Paula Bee Fun interactive info display, but I wish it allowed multiple side-by-side comparisons. link] [link] Paula Bee Fun interactive info display, but I wish it allowed multiple side-by-side comparisons. Are you among them? I definitely check email first, then facebook and twitter.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

I feel that once we dive down into the polling and the methodology, we'll find that the definition of “friend&# for the purposes of these surveys will have contexts different enough to render the comparisons (and thus the “trend&# ) meaningless. Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 8, 2010

I have found this to be a poor comparison. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Cool, and a difference-maker, but not 100% transformative. Most of the chatter leading up to the iPad’s release was around how would it perform against standard computing tasks. Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 8, 2010

Great post and comparison of the media phenomenon, vampires [link] Jane Cooke It is still the most convenient medium for typing out private conversation. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Im Jay Baer.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

The Sexy Girls of Tech and Politics: The Unbeatable Trio (NxE): Find what the community likes and pander to them for the best kind of traffic exposure on social sites. What My Preschooler Can Teach You About Online Success (Social Desire): In a very clever comparison, Shana Albert equates lessons from preschool to business.

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Justin Levy

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking The Audacity to Win Video Review Written on November 12, 2009 by Justin Levy in books , business , business strategy , community , politics , presidentobama , reviews , social media strategy , video 9 Comments - Leave a comment!

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Justin Levy

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking The Audacity to Win Video Review Written on November 12, 2009 by Justin Levy in books , business , business strategy , community , politics , presidentobama , reviews , social media strategy , video 9 Comments - Leave a comment!

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Viper Chill

AUGUST 25, 2011

Even though there are thousands upon thousands of micro-niches and active communities discussing the most peculiar topics, there’s still only room for a handful of ‘rockstars’ to emerge from each of them. It’s really about having an impact on your own niche community, however small or obscure it may be.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 7, 2010

People are flocking to sites like Twitter and Facebook and other communities because they are online communities where they can learn from and hang out with their peers. Twitter is a community and you’re a member of the congregation. Your comparison is apples to oranges. Broadcasting works better as a billboard.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2007

For her, Facebook was a safe bet in comparison to MySpace. Quite often, finding a teacher on MySpace doesn’t bode well with the community. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! There is a negative stigma associated with MySpace.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 27, 2010

I don't fly a lot, but I've been on US Air in recent years; and that is the only airline (in comparison to American, JetBlue, and Southwest) that employs older white males as attendants and not younger women. link] Ari Herzog I laughed when I saw the picture. Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

By way of comparison, that’s approximately the same size as the Asian American population, and you certainly don’t see the media coverage, software development, conferences, and general hullabaloo about marketing to Asians. Janet Aronica Community Manager oneforty.com [link] Janet Aronica I like your point, Ike.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Reply rohn smith December 16, 2009 at 7:55 am I agree with all of them seo is really easy task with comparison to social media marketing.In And hopefully you know the communities that you’re pitching to, because what works on Reddit might not work on Digg. They might want to build community. They might want page-views.

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JUNE 28, 2010

If it doesn't look good in comparison to the other ideas on your chart, that's a bad sign. A simple rational and brief for every piece of content [link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. It also puts bad ideas in their place. Im Jay Baer.

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