Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

I’d love to befriend everyone or even specify groups of friends to which I’d subscribe so that I can get updates delivered to my RSS reader (versus other updates that I would check on a more infrequent basis), though for the time being, the team has not worked that out.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 11, 2008

Nearly four months later, the social features appear to be here to stay. 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. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 31, 2008

Building my first online community 4. Interviewed a roller derby team I’m not tagging anyone because the links would take too much time. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! The birth of my daughter (May 6th due date) 2.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Twitter, he says, “became my way of talking with a community of people.&# He explains that “Twitter allowed me to be social without having to be IRL.&# When I want to book, I just DM them and ask for the ‘social media rate.’ More importantly, they’ve created a go-to place or space for community.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

When you deal with people on a regular basis, you need to be a team player. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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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.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Social media connections are those I know through a variety of online forums, the blogosphere, Twitter, and the like (but I generally don’t befriend someone immediately; I still give it time). I get fixated on one community and ditch the last, yet I still have my profiles on them and they usually get outdated within minutes.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

Using market intelligence, Royal Caribbean identified supporters of the cruise line via social networking sites and took the opportunity to give fifty of the most ardent supporters, called Royal Champions, special privileges, including free paid cruises and invitations to special events with company executives.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Done correctly, social media is about developing meaningful relationships with customers and prospective customers in their natural habitat. You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. Many successful social media programs take months (or even more than a year) to really germinate.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Examples include: Instant Domain Search (with its AJAX glory) Website Monitoring Tests Think about it this way: MyBlogLog has a widget , statistics, and a community. I work with the Social Network Team at my job, so your advice comes in handy. COLOURlovers has color palettes and trends. How do you fold that shirt so neatly?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 26, 2009

They are cheerleaders on the sidelines and they’re rooting for your team. The easiest way to find these people is to find the communities that your users frequently visit, be it forums, Twitter, or other social networks. Give your customers a voice in the communities where they already have influence.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2009

If the post does not allow commenting, send a relevant press release to the editorial team showing that you have done your research and understand what the blog is looking for. Social media is all about community, and that community exists whether you need them or not. Let people know you exist. Listen first, people!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

The scope of marketing needs to be broadened in view of the new dynamics that have employees, customers and prospects engaged in conversations – horizontally, peer to peer, in some cases even in co-opetition situations. That said, such a broad determination means you can be a social media marketer and not know it.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 22, 2009

You might also want to see that they are future upstanding members of the community. Tweetscript is a “language&# that the Tweet Spinner team is enhancing on a regular basis, but there are already some pretty powerful ways to use it. If you’re still having trouble, feel free to reach out to the Tweet Spinner team directly.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Since the Digg submission of my story was already buried , I sincerely hope that Digg listens to what their community members have to say. By trying to make Digg more social, it really became less social. I’d advise the digg UI team to reconsider this one. Michael via Twitter ) [Today is] the day that Digg died.

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JUNE 27, 2008

The site is forum-based and relies on a "design team" (pre-approved designers) to fill out its crowd. Designcontest.net is another large, forum-based design contest site that also relies on the pre-approved "design team" concept. Fixya is a question and answer community, in which people ask and answer technical support queries.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 14, 2010

When dealing with emotions, psychology, anthropology, sociology, among other disciplines, you’re bound to make “mistakes&# as you attempt to understand demographics and communities and learn about who will be receptive to what. But … well, he’s done with social media, essentially. He’s not alone.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

With Twitter being so incredibly large and vast, there are different types of mini-communities. I started following people who wrote or commented on the SEO blogs to develop my own Twitter community. Communicating and getting to know people is WAY more important to me than impressing anyone or becoming known as an expert resource.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2008

We’re not the only ones [enabling such communication] but a lot of people are using our tools, especially in places like Colombia. We’re not trying to build new communities; we’re allowing people to communicate with people they already know. It’s part of our platform team.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Bloggers like Valeria Maltoni of Conversation Agent , who don’t have a team of bloggers at arm’s length, offer content on a very regular basis (in Valeria’s case, 6 days a week). By putting effort into the writing process, you reap the benefits of a community that supports you because you lift them through your words.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > 7 Truths About Social Media Marketing 7 Truths About Social Media Marketing by Tamar Weinberg on April 8, 2010 Share Even though social media isn’t new to many of us, the world is waking up to this new shiny toy.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

This post didn’t seem to fit with your ethos, but it did prompt me to buy “the new community rules&# on kindle. On maybe my first or second day in my job as a community manager, I sent you an email and you actually offered to call me! It happens in religious communities too. You usually do. So…thanks!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2011

As many of you know, I have an annual tradition of giving back to the community on my birthday, which is why this year is no different. 2010 by far was the biggest year yet in the Internet Marketing realm. , also gathering intelligence via their rankings on top social sites and by stumbling upon new items in my feed reader.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

I posted to Flickr and tried my best to bring it to their attention. First, their default landing tab featured an inactive promotion (which has since been pulled after I wrote yet another tweet that pointed to a Flickr screenshot of the ended promotion ). And I waited. Five days later, their Twitter account remained silent.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

: Jason Falls explores the commonly-discussed (but not easily answered) question about social media. Scared of Social Media? Jill Whalen has been active on forums and online communities for 10 years now. But “social media marketing expert?&# You May Already be Pro! She didn’t think she was one. Not excess.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

For example, I write a lot about AOL, and after the recent layoffs, I wrote how the entire mobile advertising team took a voluntary buyout and quit the company. They know that I actually care about my community and that they’re not an audience. He currently serves as the community guy at Building 43. Do something epic.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

With the initiative for Facebook to be open and to empower businesses to host pages that celebrate their business, offering deals and giving the community the ability to converse directly with the business or entity these pages represent, you forgot about accountability. And now there are Community Pages! Who the heck needs it?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

It is possible Susan Boyle was the biggest social media hit of the year, but whilst the Official Britain’s Got Tallent team eventually got their act together, they were blown away initially by someone on the ball uploading content faster than they could and capturing all those millions of views. They might want page-views.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 30, 2010

Unfortunately, Digg’s abuse team didn’t think so. Both wanted to create a Facebook community to connect users to each other. Colleges have Resident Assistants who adhere to the same rules as the students, and they live among their students so they’re very much part of that community. The URL now is dead.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Our daughter needs a digital camera, one granddaughter loves Karaoke, another loves to draw, one grandson loves basketball and is on a team through school, our son is a techy guy and would love the remote and I would love the foot bath and hubby would be so happy he would save some money on Christmas gifts. This is such a thoughtful idea.

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