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UberMedia, Mixx, And Twitter | Small Business Mavericks

Small Business Mavericks

If UberMedia actually does purchase Tweetdeck and competes directly against Twitter, will they incorporate Mixx into the fray as well? And any competing microblogging service is going to have an uphill battle against Twitter. That’s UberWild! There are some big variables there.

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What’s the Best Social Media Monitoring Tool? It Depends

Webbiquity SMM

blogs, microblogging sites, social networks, etc.). Its monitoring covers blogs, message boards, forums, microblogging sites, wikis, media sharing sites, social networks, online classifieds and review sites. If Google Alerts had been developed with a focus on social media, this would be it. Budget: Under $500 per month.

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Socialympics: How Social Media and Blogging Has Boosted Sports Media

Convince & Convert

Nike+ has revolutionized how runners track progress, compete and interact. This has given the old-school media guys something to point to when they criticize the legitimacy of sports blogging and microblogging. Dump your local sports section in the paper and hop on your iPad to read sports opinions from your favorite bloggers.

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11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

To have credibility, you need to have other people in your field willing and able to testify to your competence. People will expect you to back up your brand with the truth, so when you fail to perform, they immediately begin to question your competence. Rather than stay in your own zone all the time, get out there and meet people.

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Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MBA 101: you can only compete on price or product differentiation. A lot of the major content producers like publishing groups have too much overhead to compete on price with bloggers etc and there’s too many places to get the same content so they can’t differentiate.

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Why Customer Service Should Be in Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

We have embarassing pictures in Google Maps , videos about the death of an innocent man in the hands of a “competent&# cop , and even Yelp reviews that can damage your personal reputation , never mind your business. Everything today can be turned into a public spectacle that can make or break you.

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7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In fact, not only does your blog need to stand out from the average ones that are popping up every day, but you also need to compete with established blogs, with their loyal fan bases, that have been around for years. The trouble is, with so much competition out there, your blog really has to stand out from the crowd.

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