Mindjumpers

JANUARY 14, 2011

Tweet Written by Nabanita Roy , who is a web enthusiast and blogger currently working as a Community Development Executive at forums.com. In my previous post, I have given an overview of the changing trends in social media. Twitter, Facebook are a must for business sites. Do not set yourself away from the group.

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Mindjumpers

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Among these are celebrities like Lady Gaga, Elijah Wood and Conan O’Brian who all have built up strong and loyal communities which they feed with an awesome use of social media presence. No Facebook updates, videos or pictures. All of these celebrities have huge communities and therefore great influence.

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Mindjumpers

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Tweet The light beer version of Corona has its own Facebook page and aims to become the most liked light beer on Facebook. To strenghten this mission, they are running a new campaign to boost the number of likers on their Facebook page. Similar Posts: Probably The Best Campaign Use of Co-Creation And Social Media Ever.

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Mindjumpers

DECEMBER 28, 2010

We believe that this is due to the fact that it can be very inspiring for brands to see how others have obtained success in building a presence on social media, and thereby gain insight into how to do so themselves. Here is what you can learn from the company to achieve a more engaging and growing community. Read Full Post ».

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Social Media Fashion Technorati Campaign 218

Laurel Papworth

APRIL 8, 2010

While I trawled manually through around 10,000 Facebook fanpages to finish off the list (still not finished) of Australia’s Top Facebook Pages , I kept coming across this sort of complaint – “I’m trying to get a message to you guys – they’ve shut us down!&# Fanpage vs community vs brand vs groups.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The grandmotherly maxim, “The good Lord gave you two ears but only one mouth for a reason&# applies to social interactions in general, but is nowhere more critical than in social media marketing. Without this information, the company’s social media pronouncements appear off-topic, unsolicited and out of touch.

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Mindjumpers

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Tweet We have in earlier posts written about The Bees Awards; the first international social media award show. All marketing and communication professionals have been welcome to submit their work. All marketing and communication professionals have been welcome to submit their work. Best Use of a Social Media Platform.

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Socialized

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Here are my five social media predictions for 2010. Location-Based Applications Will Dissolve Into General Social Networks. Oracle has Beehive , Microsoft has added social capabilities to SharePoint , SocialText is in the enterprise, as is IBM’s Lotus Connections , but no category killer has emerged.

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Laurel Papworth

JUNE 22, 2010

If you have the relationship with the community, and they like and respect you, it’s tough to turf you out and go with a competitor agency. Build and manage the community and you automatically take on a “public relations manager&# role. As a community manager you ARE the public relations manager. How does it work?

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Though business use of social media is rapidly increasing, many executives remain skeptical of its value. The bottom line is that while social media marketing definitely provides benefits (such as a higher conversion rate for organic search traffic ), it’s not generally effective as a direct promotion tool.

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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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Laurel Papworth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Want to know how to change Facebook to Talk Like A Pirate? Ahoy Me Hearties: One of the tasks our online community managers undertake with clients (PR or Marketing agencies, or companies) is to build out a Social Media Conversation Diary – a list of tasks and engagement activities to keep online community members entertained and loyal.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

With Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media , the inimitable Liana “Li&# Evans has provided the definitive handbook for social media marketers. This hard work behind the scenes makes the ‘overnight’ successes seem so easy.&#.

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Review Social Media Marketing Handbook 152

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

With social media, an abundance of resources are at your fingertips. However, without a successful plan and any adequate preparation, your social media efforts will fail. Just do it while giving back to the community as well. Don’t make your social media efforts half-assed. Want to self promote?

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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.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > Is Social Media Worth it for You? Is Social Media Worth it for You? One of the most common questions in social media is – “is it worth it?”.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2009

The New Community Rules talks about the important role social media has begun playing in our lives. That’s why social media is important. Great content, #2, works across the board for social media. Fortunately, we have social media communities to inspire us. The best part?

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Communities Marketing MySpace Yahoo 170

Bill Hartzer

MAY 26, 2010

More and more businesses are getting into social media – an umbrella term that covers various activities that help bring about social interaction on the internet. Facebook and Twitter are some of the main outlets for social media, but there are numerous types of social media like blogs, wikis, forums, chat rooms, etc.

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Laurel Papworth

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Social Media statistics: Ever wondered how many people are blogging, uploading videos, tweeting right at this very minute ? Here’s a counter that displays growth of Twitter, money spent on Facebook gifts, number of SMS’s sent worldwide second by second. Social Network activity measured in real time.

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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. Social media is about helping one another and building real strong friendships, usually around a certain interest or activity. When she found out I was his niece, she became ecstatic.

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Activities Social Media Policies Social Networking 216

The Marketing Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Home About In the Media Royal Challengers Bangalore Fanatic Fans Challenge Basics of Search engine optimization (SEO) September 29, 2009.11:01 Having said that the ripples in the social media wave created by many Indians involved are ensuring that Social Media is taken to the next level.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late… posted in Uncategorized |. The answer is NOT always social media/community - that would be another warning sign if it was. 4) None of the following are community platforms: Wikis, Blogs or Forums. I wish that could be enough said.

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Laurel Papworth

AUGUST 16, 2010

in the nude, Facebook meets Ning. Ok ok, maybe I should stop chortling like a naughty schoolgirl – there’s probably an online community for those too, and if there isn’t let’s start one ? Skinbook proves that there is a community for everyone. Subgroups: Moderating an Online Community (4).

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Facebook Technorati Social Networking Communities 105

Laurel Papworth

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Where ever people congregate together, yes even in social networks and online communities, there will be scammers and unethical marketers. Here’s one – join the Facebook Fanpage and be given an iPad to test. By the time Facebook deletes the page, the community will have warned each other. Irony, much?

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Laurel Papworth

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Ok I admit, I’m a bit down on social media campaigns. Just a few weeks of blasting some crappy ad through Facebook and Youtube and calling it “engagement&# doesn’t really do it for me. Well, Social Ads, mebbe? Then again a social media campaign can be a bit of lowkey fun, and not overly produced.

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Campaign Social Media Web 2.0 Technorati 98

Laurel Papworth

APRIL 21, 2010

How to swap your hideous [link] for [link] – your own Facebook address! UPDATE: just found out that Facebook blogged last week on this and it’s now 25 fans minimum. Facebook Page – get your own Facebook URL name is a post from: Laurel Papworth- Social Network Strategy. Community Pages. (40).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

There are a few jokes going around the blogosphere right now regarding what it means to be a social media expert. Despite the title of the post, having worked as the social media manager for Fortune 500 companies, and a lot of knowledge here being totally personal, I do not think of myself as an expert.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

Are you a company or do you know a company that has immersed itself in the social media waters and succeeded? As small companies with limited budgets, nonprofits may feel that they are unable to dive into the wide world of social media. Thanks to social media, anyone can make waves. Why social media?

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Social Media Case Study MySpace Yahoo 172

Laurel Papworth

JANUARY 31, 2010

Well, the number of Australians on Facebook has shot through the roof. If you hunt through this blog, you’ll notice that I’ve been tracking Facebook users in Australia since May 2007 (around 200,000 members I think) to today and 1/3 of Australian population. Twitter: Reputation Management in Social Networks (18).

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Web 2.0 Statistics Facebook Technorati 107

Laurel Papworth

JANUARY 18, 2010

We can be as careful as we like, swearing not to put things online, not to respond negatively, not to reveal personal information in social media sites. Mother grounded by son on Facebook. But do learn privacy settings on Facebook ). Technorati Tags: Facebook , photos , reputation , social media.

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Laurel Papworth

JUNE 1, 2010

It’s a mistake when companies use social media to gain email addresses to do spam email marketing campaigns. Don’t kid yourself… A while ago, I joined a Ford Facebook campaign. Why not, when using Facebook to collect details, advertise on Facebook? Ford & Social Media – a con?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Here are ten social media tools that can aid you with crowdsourcing: Twitter It is already being used for many crowdsourcing efforts. Facebook Create a Facebook Page and tell everyone about it. Facebook Page is a great way to use it for building brands, calling people to action, and/or build ideas.

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Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 28, 2010

Social Connections has released MashedIn.com , an application that allows you to identify mutual connections across multiple social networks. MashedIn provides a widget that you can add to a web site or blog where your users can authenticate with either Facebook , Twitter , or LinkedIn to reveal common connections to the widget owner.

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Idaconcpts

AUGUST 18, 2010

If you install the Aardvark Facebook application, you can get answers to your questions quickly and easily. Take Advantage of Facebook Tools. Join Online Shopping Communities. Share this on Facebook. Share this on Technorati. Take iPhone coupons questions, for example. You can search for ‘ iPhone coupons ? ’

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 2, 2008

I’m taking two seminar courses at school this term, and they each resemble a particular form of social media. What functionalities do you think WordPress, vBulletin, and other common platforms need to be able to better develop communities? The professors’ styles feel like a comparison of LinkedIn and Facebook.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

and after being a full time mom and performing various social media marketing tasks throughout, I’ve learned that there are many parallels that can be taken from parenthood that also apply to social media marketing. Your Facebook Fan page will have 0 fans. That’s not really convincing social proof.

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Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 24, 2010

The explosion of the internet and social media may be the fastest change in human history. No longer are individuals passively listening and viewing advertisements; now they’re “twittering&# and posting their opinions on Facebook along with other social media sites. Construct a Human Connection.

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