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Social You Should Know—April Social Media Updates

Ignite Social Media

A lot happened this month in social media with most of the news centered around the Facebook privacy scandal. Facebook Faced Congress. What we learned from that experience is that many people in Congress do not understand how social networks work and that Facebook has a lot of action items to follow up on.

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Tips on How PR Pros Can Create Social Media Success

Mindjumpers

Tweet When having established a well-planned social media presence and your business has connected with relevant media and influencers, you might consider whether it’s time to take the next step and give your PR efforts a social boost as well? Get acquainted with news aggregation services.

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3 Golden Business Rules for Social Media Engagement

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Just do it while giving back to the community as well. Don’t make your social media efforts half-assed. Don’t check in on Twitter and Facebook once or twice a week and only for 10 minutes. I understand that some people may have other responsibilities on top of social media. Want to self promote?

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Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

People who use social media correctly tend to exhibit some of the more overt characteristics of people chemically influenced (and those who use social media badly exhibit either characteristics of teetotalers or people over-chemically influenced). Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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Is Social Media Worth it for You?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social media can help you create a long-term relationship with your consumer that ensures they continue to visit you, and not a competitor. 3: Large Brands – Bigger brands have two things that smaller companies don’t: an already built community, and money. They also often require large investments to create an initial community.

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5 Things True Social Media Experts Do Online

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In fact, I don’t think becoming a social media expert is something that people should be worried about; they should be focused on becoming expert communicators instead. Influencers accept that they have a position to hold and won’t abuse it for a quick buck.

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10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Establishing a social media strategy will help you see where potential customers are hanging out. You can search for related groups and Fan Pages through Facebook, start accounts on social bookmarking sites such as Digg or StumbleUpon, and check on who is linking to your site to find out who’s interested.