Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

I’ve done a number of workshops the past few months with clients designed to do two primary things: Land a common understanding across the teams involved around what social media, communities and influencer programs really are and more importantly why it matters to a business. I wish that could be enough said.

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Razor Social

NOVEMBER 29, 0002

For example, are they entrepreneurs, marketers etc. For example, add an interest and see how many of your fans has that interest. Engagers – These are people that are more active in your community and you’ll start recognizing some of the names. Community Responsiveness. For some companies traffic is enough.

Analytics 89

Analytics Social Media How To Analysis 89

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

online communities. Showing the example of how to work agendas through a wiki vs. email! Stewart Mader compares organizational and public wikis (Wikipedia vs. enterprise wiki), offers several examples of organizations actively using wikis today, and outlines the main business drivers and use cases inside organizations.

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Wiki Net Neutrality Wetpaint SocialText 223

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 22, 2010

When you search “Tiger Woods” on a traditional search engine, you will get results which include news stories from major media outlets, links to Wikipedia and espn.com, and Tiger’s official site which happens to be TigerWoods.com. For example, I am Philadelphia Phillies fan – and last week, Jimmy Rollins was not in the starting lineup.

Engineering 142

Engineering Wikipedia MySpace Yahoo 142

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Its debatable whether encouraging public input is a good way to increase efficiency, but the move is the latest example of a quickly growing trend. As Wikipedia has demonstrated, Web sites that are open to the public are vulnerable to vandalism, bias, inconsistency and other problems.

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Wiki Software Wikipedia Collaboration 171

Writtent Blog

MAY 31, 2013

A great example of how content curation becomes effective is attached! The idea of crowdsourcing content is rather popular, and Wikipedia is one of the greatest examples but how do we implement it in our own content marketing strategy? First, check if you solicit and leverage your online community’s comments.

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Curation YouTube Products Crowdsourcing 80

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Books Amazon.com Books Wikipedia Collegiate Dictionary Collegiate Thesaurus Daypop Google Google Images Gurteen Hotbot HyperDictionary Translate to French Translate to German Translate to Italian Translate to Portuguese Translate to Spanish Yahoo. How does someone learn not to need praise for example and just how important an attribute is it?

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Forums Wikipedia RSS Proposal 166

Laurel Papworth

APRIL 21, 2010

This is basically Beacon in a new dress – from wikipedia : Beacon was a part of Facebook ’s advertisement system that sent data from external websites to Facebook, ostensibly for the purpose of allowing targeted advertisements and allowing users to share their activities with their friends. Related posts.

Facebook 79

Facebook Privacy Wikipedia Technorati 79

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 11, 2008

Much of this stuff is standard across any kind of online community, and I don’t claim to be very original in any of this. MediaWiki - the platform that Wikipedia, amongst many other wikis, runs on - is probably the best of the free self-hosted options. However, for what it’s worth, here are my thoughts: 1. 9 comments.

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Wiki Collaboration SocialText Wikipedia 150

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Many people stay to themselves, failing to participate in the community and to build rapport with others in the same field. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009). Answers Yahoo!

Brands 236

Brands Handbook MySpace Construction 236

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Other site features include a blog and a community forum. The site looks almost exactly like Wikipedia, but there is a difference between the two: Scholarpedia can be cited in research papers. Examples include style guidelines, writing instruction, editing tutorials and grammar guidelines.

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Resources Netvibes Library Message Boards 236

Stay N' Alive

MAY 31, 2011

There could be discussion pages for each individual similar to wikipedia for any disagreements. It should be 100% open (perhaps with privacy controls just for living individuals - still need to work that one out, but we already have many examples to learn from). Each "owner" should own an additional "family tree" index.

Wiki 88

Wiki Hosting Wikipedia API 88

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

You can’t just ‘leave your mark’ and expect success…Members of social media communities are no longer swayed by a coupon for 10% off or an invitation to try a new product. Wikis (Wikipedia, hundreds of specific topic-focused wikis). Instead, they want to connect.

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Review Social Media Marketing Handbook 152

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

Granted, this is an extreme example, but it’s based on the cumulative scenarios I’ve faced when dealing with agency clients in recent years, I think that it’s based on some sort of deep-rooted psychological misgiving. Leveraging email communications to encourage social engagement and following? Subscribed.

Smart Phone 218

Smart Phone Mobile Social Media SEO 218

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

What amazes me is that Andrew, with no idea of where this was headed, took the initiative to build an extremely successful community. It’s important to me to be an actual member of the Quizlet community, not just some executive looking down at a bunch of growth statistics. They’re Quizlet’s biggest asset.

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Digg MySpace Reddit Yahoo 103

Bare Feet Studios

JULY 8, 2009

Here’s a good example of a PR professional (Todd Defren) who discloses when he is Twittering on behalf of a client. She didn’t last long, as the community questioned her extreme statements and Jeremiah Owyang (a Forrester Analyst) contacted Exxon directly for comment. (I There’s an example here.

Social Media 80

Social Media Astroturfing Wikipedia Upcoming 80

agora pulse

JANUARY 25, 2021

What’s a community manager? And why should community managers have their own special day? Find out more about this special social media role and tips for celebrating Community Manager Day. We’ll look at the role of the community manager throughout history and how it has evolved. Pre-Internet.

Communities 112

Communities Forums Disqus Social Media Management 112

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.

Communities 237

Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 19, 2009

As an example, I followed two major news aggregators for awhile, but the updates were just too frequent for my needs. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009). This, too, is useful.

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Twitter Microblogging MySpace Yahoo 131

Laurel Papworth

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Episode 2 of monetizing online communities looks at donations – an overlooked revenue stream and the social media tools that enable donations online. Currency has no inherent value itself – only what we, the community, say it’s worth. Ripple Effect diagram showing that social media works opposite to traditional media.

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Joomla Drupal Social Media Open Source 79

ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

For example, guest blogging used to be very effective, but now that a lot of people are doing it and talking about it, it’s no longer as effective as it used to be. A great example of an effective secret blogging club is the DailyBlogTips Retweet Club by Daniel Scocco. Ning communities. Blogging collaboration.

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Syndication Wikipedia eBook Directory 47

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

Just do it while giving back to the community as well. Have you read The New Community Rules ? Some advice I give to my Social Media students is to be careful following the example of some large brands who are relatively new to Social Media but seem to be successful. Want to self promote? Engage in dialogue.

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Social Media Engagement Forums Policies 272

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

One great example this year has been Blame Drew’s Cancer. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! She provides consulting in internet marketing and manages Community Support & Advertising at Mashable. Answers Yahoo!

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Crowdsourcing scribd Ustream Social Media 192

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Here are seven video examples that have become viral phenomenons in their own right. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! She provides consulting in internet marketing and manages Community Support & Advertising at Mashable. Answers Yahoo!

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Video Flash Mob YouTube MySpace 236

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Take my own situation as an example. For example, when I first started making money online, I was 16 years old. I get the same e-mails, only they are about getting a #1 ranking in Google Reply Ian February 2, 2010 at 10:59 am This post is a prime example of how to be a true social media expert. The first is personal.

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Social Media Influencer MySpace Consultant 229

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. It should definitely be assumed that if someone uses his Facebook account for both, for example, that there will be a mixture of comments that may not necessarily be personal. Call me Victoria from the example above.

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Activities Social Media Policies Social Networking 216

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Twitter, he says, “became my way of talking with a community of people.&# More importantly, they’ve created a go-to place or space for community. Roger Smith Hotel also teaches us another thing: you should take advantage of your market by giving them opportunities exclusive to their communications channel. izmantot soci?los

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Hotels Social Media Communities Discount 245

Proactive Report

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Branded content will become an important part of PR in 2010: Branded content is essentially a fusion of advertising and entertainment, says Wikipedia. Branded content snagged 32% of overall marketing, advertising and communications budgets. The idea is to listen to online conversations and establish what interests your community.

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Trends Brands Content Web 2.0 40

Proactive Report

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Branded content will become an important part of PR in 2010: Branded content is essentially a fusion of advertising and entertainment, says Wikipedia. Branded content snagged 32% of overall marketing, advertising and communications budgets. The idea is to listen to online conversations and establish what interests your community.

Trends 40

Trends Brands Content Web 2.0 40

Jeff Esposito

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Image: Wikipedia. Livefyre also has a great community team who evangelizes the platform and assists with user questions with lightning speed. For example if you visit my site five times from the same platform, you will not see the box. This is mostly due to third-party plugins that meet certain requirements that bloggers have.

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WordPress Sites Postrank Wikipedia 44

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 13, 2008

Seek out communities that address the needs that your company also addresses. Let the community know who you are. Introduce yourself, engage in the community, and let them learn about your brand. For example: the apache server, since its code is open any attacker can analyze it, search for loopholes and devise an attack.

Social Media 100

Social Media Digg Brands Marketing 100

The Marketing Blog

JUNE 11, 2008

For example if you’re on a desktop blogging platform then it isn’t really of any help for you. Windows Live Writer Image via Wikipedia If you look at the other side desktop-blogging tools like Windows Live Writer are not far behind. But yeah the bottom line is that the blogging community is in a win-win situation.

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Blogger Tools Web 2.0 Startup 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

What’s a good example of this? There are a few bloggers who are smart and great writers … like you for example, Tamar. Lately, I’ve been creating graphics with screenshots to point out specific examples. Bit you are the exception! Most of the time long blog posts are self-indulgent or just not edited.

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Blogger Engineering Flickr SEO 250

Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

If your goal is to create a truly collaborative environment across your organization, remember that a community like Intellipedia just doesn’t grow overnight. Start small and start with something that’s familiar to your user community. It takes years to move that many users down that road. How do you define success?

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Gov 2.0 Wiki Social Media Yammer 63

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 10, 2010

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. COPPA laws protect children under the age of 13, and that’s why Ani’s blog, for example, is protected (by her mother’s request).

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Blogger StumbleUpon Communities Journal 241

Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Intellipedia is the Intelligence Community’s wiki that is open and editable to anyone with the appropriate clearances within any of the 16 Intelligence Agencies (keep in mind that the FBI is included in this). Intelligence Community – not the general public. Why recreate the wheel? The Whole. : The Whole.

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Gov 2.0 Wiki Wikipedia Web 2.0 50

Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Facebook or LinkedIn) or other communities of practiceâ?? The investment these companies will make in blogs, social networks, and communities will â??stimulate stimulate peer-to-peer learning and ideation, as well as facilitate communities of practice in which organizations can leverage the collective knowledge of their employees."

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Project Web 2.0 Module Wiki 265