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I Invented Facebook » Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 11, 2010

Here’s the real Facebook, long before I joined the social network myself: Truthfully, it doesn’t matter who invented Facebook. Here’s the real Facebook, long before I joined the social network myself: Truthfully, it doesn’t matter who invented Facebook. Facebook is like Classmates.com.

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Digg vs. Reddit: Reddit's Staff is Better ¬ª Techipedia | Tamar.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

The story did quite well on Digg and on Reddit, with Reddit users noticing that one of the fish forms actually looked very much like the Reddit logo. That story hit the front page of Reddit and on Digg , and 67 people voted on my comment : Props to Reddit for visibly interacting with the community it serves.

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Five Benefits to Using Twitter Â? Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 19, 2009

It also serves a specific purpose, while its chief competitor, Facebook, does not. That’s why I, like Eric , won’t be spamming Facebook, but I feel fine about doing so on Twitter. I don’t want to lose friends over Facebook mini feed abuse. So while I love Facebook , Twitter fulfills many needs.

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How You Can Benefit from Real Time Search » Techipedia | Tamar.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 22, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Internet , Marketing > How You Can Benefit from Real Time Search How You Can Benefit from Real Time Search by Tamar Weinberg on April 22, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Evan Britton, founder of Sency. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg.

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A Brief Introduction to The New Community Rules: Marketing on the.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2009

The New Community Rules talks about the important role social media has begun playing in our lives. Fortunately, we have social media communities to inspire us. Access to these social media communities is free. How do I make a killer Facebook page? When should I use Digg ? The best part?

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Digg: Your Privacy is an Illusion

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 11, 2008

As Digg becomes more of a social network and less of a social news network (or a hybrid that incorporates both elements), it has a lot of obstacles it needs to face. As Digg becomes more of a social network and less of a social news network (or a hybrid that incorporates both elements), it has a lot of obstacles it needs to face.

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Tamar Weinberg is a Media Snacker » Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Whether it’s Flickr , StumbleUpon , Digg , del.icio.us , Twitter , Facebook , Sphinn , LinkedIn , blogs , blogs , more blogs , and even more blogs , you can find me looking for the most pertinent content that aligns with my interests. BTW – I’ve really been interacting with the Digg community more and more.

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Confessions and Reflections of a [Former] Digg Addict

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

In the past few weeks, however, even Digg’s other top users are seeing that Digg is becoming more difficult of a social news site to enjoy, and after stepping away from Digg for awhile, I have some thoughts and reflections on how it was and possibly how it should be. The community had to react. Completely.

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A Review of the New Digg Images and Universal Taxonomy.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Social Media > Thoughts on Digg’s Latest Features: Thumbs Up Thoughts on Digg’s Latest Features: Thumbs Up by Tamar Weinberg on December 17, 2007 Share When I was at Pubcon last week, Digg launched its highly anticipated images section.

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3 Golden Business Rules for Social Media Engagement

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

Just do it while giving back to the community as well. Don’t check in on Twitter and Facebook once or twice a week and only for 10 minutes. The Facebook page could be totally overrun by bandits and they’d never know because they aren’t paying that much attention. Want to self promote? Engage in dialogue.

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10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > 10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy 10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy by Tamar Weinberg on May 18, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Beth Hrusch.

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Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 20, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Social Media > Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned by Tamar Weinberg on April 20, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Todd Mintz. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Internet , Marketing > 11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands 11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands by Tamar Weinberg on October 7, 2010 Share This is a guest post from James Adams. Any advice?

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Is Social Media Worth it for You?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

by Tamar Weinberg on January 19, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Samir Balwani , the founder of Training Social , a resource for those interested in social media training. Techipedia readers can use code Tamar for a 15% limited time discount when registering. They also often require large investments to create an initial community.

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Social Media Insecurity: What to do When Online Activity Affects.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2010

My uncle knows a young girl from his community, a recent college graduate, who is looking for a social media job. Those of you who read Techipedia regularly know that I won’t add you as a Facebook friend if I don’t know you. When she found out I was his niece, she became ecstatic. Not yet, at least.

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How a Small New York City Hotel Put Itself on the Map through.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Twitter, he says, “became my way of talking with a community of people.&# Today, it appears every retail or business concern says ‘follow us on Twitter’ or ‘be our friend on Facebook.’ More importantly, they’ve created a go-to place or space for community. This isn’t by coincidence.&#

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6 Things Parenthood Taught Me About Social Media Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

Your Facebook Fan page will have 0 fans. Then, when you’re joining a community for the first time, you’ll need to study the users and slowly build relationships with them. MrBabyMan , Digg’s top user, was an unknown once. Reply Tamar Weinberg June 3, 2010 at 10:25 am Thanks Ronen.

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7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Viral Marketing > 7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos 7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos by Tamar Weinberg on January 28, 2010 Share In the past few years, video has come a long way. It shows the power of mashup.

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10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Facebook Create a Facebook Page and tell everyone about it. 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. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

by Tamar Weinberg on December 19, 2007 Share How do you leverage different social networks? That doesn’t typically fly elsewhere (Facebook will kill the account), but Times Square on Friendster required 2 accounts at the time because I maxed out on the initial 500 person limit. How Do You Network on Different Social Sites?

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How Young is Too Young?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 10, 2010

by Tamar Weinberg on June 10, 2010 Share I started blogging at age 20. Some even boast high rankings and good sized communities. It took me 6 months to acquire a good amount of traffic and cultivate a community on my blog and the same goes for any new blogger. Thank you very much Tamar for introducing them to the blogosphere!

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5 Things True Social Media Experts Do Online

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Right now, you’ll find the likes of Tamar , Jonathan , Lisa and Rebecca in my feed reader, and consequently, in that box. He’s also a huge fan of Tamar and very thankful to have her offer him this opportunity. Reply Robert February 2, 2010 at 6:27 pm You had me when you put more focus on communicating than the tools.

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Choice of Form: Two Legal Seminars As Social Media

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 2, 2008

What functionalities do you think WordPress, vBulletin, and other common platforms need to be able to better develop communities? Beyond the core of people who want to demonstrate their expertise in a niche by blogging, will blogging continue to grow, or will community-oriented sites become more popular? Again, super post!

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Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Opinion , Social Media > Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators by Tamar Weinberg on September 23, 2009 Share This is a guest post from Josh Schnell, founder of Macgasm.net and web developer.

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Announcing the Newest Social Media Prince

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2009

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Personal > Announcing the Newest Social Media Prince Announcing the Newest Social Media Prince by Tamar Weinberg on June 3, 2009 Share Many of you have asked where I’ve been over the past few months. Congratulations Tamar.

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Social Media Marketing Without Brand Awareness Can Kill You.

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. Digg is the social media network of tech geeks, and the Digg statistics should not be too surprising: 39% of Diggers publish their own blog.

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Internet Marketers of New York Charity Party: March 18, 2008

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 16, 2008

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 Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Social Media for Non-Profits: How One Small Charity Makes it Work

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

Epic Change decided to dabble in social media, because as Stacey says, it was “a way to cultivate a community of support for Epic Change.&# More importantly, Epic Change has a mission to empower individuals to tell stories in order to acquire financial resources to make positive change in their communities. Why social media?

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Apple Gets More Serious About Using Twitter, but Why it Doesn't Matter

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Keep well, Tamar! Reply Tamar Weinberg October 22, 2009 at 11:10 am Yup Glen – some companies will be happy to broadcast. Reply Dror Zaifman October 23, 2009 at 4:44 am Frankly Tamar I believe this is the same type of policy that is rooted within Apple’s culture. What about keeping their current customers happy?

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Andrew Sutherland, 17 Year Old Creator of Quizlet » Techipedia.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Business , Websites > You Can Learn a Great Deal from a 17-Year-Old You Can Learn a Great Deal from a 17-Year-Old by Tamar Weinberg on March 12, 2007 Share I must have first heard of Quizlet through Lifehacker.

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Building Trust: A Relationship is Not a Newsletter Opt-In

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Just because I choose to reach out to you, comment on your blog post, follow you on Twitter, become your Facebook friend, or join your LinkedIn group, it was a desire for me to possibly get to know you in the future. But in general, there is no implicit invitation. What do you choose? » ????? ?????

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Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over by Tamar Weinberg on May 12, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Hugo Guzman.

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7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Marketing > 7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins 7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins by Tamar Weinberg on July 15, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Frank Lee. There are a few bloggers who are smart and great writers … like you for example, Tamar.

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Mixxing In, and Why Early Adoption is Important: A Review of the.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Already, however, it’s gaining momentum among “Digg refugees&# and folks who don’t feel comfortable on other social networks. Earlier this month, I wrote a blog post about how you cannot be a participant of a community without understanding the community members therein. See the surge? Ride the wave!

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Pubcon 2007 Recap

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 9, 2007

December 9, 2007 at 5:43 pm Great to finally meet you in person, Tamar! Reply Tamar Weinberg December 9, 2007 at 6:17 pm We’re not allowed to talk about it. Reply Tamar Weinberg December 9, 2007 at 6:17 pm We’re not allowed to talk about it. Reply Michelle Montoya December 10, 2007 at 5:10 pm Hi Tamar.

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The Nightmare Public Relations Professional and How to Stop Him

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Of course, it doesn’t hurt to have sat next to you, Tamar, at enough search industry conferences to know you don’t blog about plants. Reply Tamar Weinberg September 30, 2009 at 4:52 pm Hey Greg, I’m game with that. BarbChamberlain Reply Tamar Weinberg February 11, 2010 at 2:43 pm Amen, Barb. Let’s do it!

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The Unfortunate Investment of Social Media (and its Consequences)

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

Here’s a screenshot of a story that became popular with a whopping 235 Diggs. It was taken the night of January 28, 2008 (approximately 11PM EST): While Digg typically allowed stories to hit the front page within 80-120 votes (the latter being more rare than normal), it’s now requiring almost double the number.

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Why Customer Service Should Be in Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

Social media, quite simply, relates to the usage of content created by easily accessible publishing technologies (social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter, photo publishing sites such as Flickr, video sites like YouTube and Vimeo) that is generated by the hundreds of millions of consumers utilizing these technologies.

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Every Social Network is Different: Here's What You Need to Know

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

and obviously more recently sites such as Digg. Digg: Newsworthy, Informational, and Funny Chris also mentions that he has used Digg as a news source. Twenty-two minutes after it hit the front page, it sat at 2099 Diggs. Seven minutes after that, it had 2661 Diggs. How do you get your news?

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Techipedia Redesign is Finally Live

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 2, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Completely Random , Personal , Web Design > Techipedia Redesign is Finally Live Techipedia Redesign is Finally Live by Tamar Weinberg on April 2, 2008 Share After months (and I mean months) of planning, the blog redesign for techipedia is finally live.

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With 4 Days Before Blogger Social, I Bring You the 4×4 Meme

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 31, 2008

I dabble in social media sites, particularly Twitter, Facebook, and StumbleUpon. Tagged as: 4x4 , 4x4 meme , meme , social media { 7 comments… read them below or add one } Chris Kieff March 31, 2008 at 8:59 am Tamar, Thanks for the link love and the response. Building my first online community 4. The other site?

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How friendfeed Can Teach You About Your Friends

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

This way if I go to digg/reddit/SU before Friend Feed, I don’t see duplicates. I’ll write a post about it Reply Tamar Weinberg April 10, 2008 at 8:39 am haha, thanks Engtech. I actually think the links are coming from Digg and StumbleUpon. You didn’t get flagged as spam, but your links are uber long.

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Social Media Strategy from A to Z » Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Business , Marketing , Social Media > Social Media Strategy from A to Z Social Media Strategy from A to Z by Tamar Weinberg on May 28, 2010 Share Social media might be old. Give to your community. Join the Community.

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I Invented Facebook » Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

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Digg: Your Privacy is an Illusion

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A Review of the New Digg Images and Universal Taxonomy.

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10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy

Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned

11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands.

Is Social Media Worth it for You?

Social Media Insecurity: What to do When Online Activity Affects.

How a Small New York City Hotel Put Itself on the Map through.

6 Things Parenthood Taught Me About Social Media Marketing

7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

How Young is Too Young?

5 Things True Social Media Experts Do Online

Choice of Form: Two Legal Seminars As Social Media

Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators

Announcing the Newest Social Media Prince

Social Media Marketing Without Brand Awareness Can Kill You.

Internet Marketers of New York Charity Party: March 18, 2008

Social Media for Non-Profits: How One Small Charity Makes it Work

Apple Gets More Serious About Using Twitter, but Why it Doesn't Matter

Andrew Sutherland, 17 Year Old Creator of Quizlet » Techipedia.

Building Trust: A Relationship is Not a Newsletter Opt-In

Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over

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Mixxing In, and Why Early Adoption is Important: A Review of the.

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