Kikolani

DECEMBER 23, 2011

7 Reasons Having a Twitter Feed in Your Sidebar is a Really Dumb Idea – Many people wonder if putting a twitter stream or feed in their website’s sidebar is a good idea. 50 Posts on Engagement for Bloggers, Businesses, and Social Media Enthusiasts – Ready to start increasing your engagement in 2012?

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Mashup Resources Remix Handbook 119

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

by Tamar Weinberg on December 19, 2007 Share How do you leverage different social networks? I am fascinated by the amount of social networks that I’m part of, but better yet, I’m intrigued to find that I assume different “personas,&# at least in terms of choosing friends (and using the networks), on each social site.

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Diva Marketing Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

In his new book The Digital Handbook Paul simply and smartly explains not only why it is now critical that marketers pay attention to social media but suggests ways of how to put the tactics into play. I asked him to tell us thought process that went into the development of The Digital Handbook.

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Handbook Real Estate Travel MySpace 63

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

This is no less true for the world of social networks. Networks like Digg, FriendFeed, and Facebook are seeing huge growths in value, but the little guys, the ones actually providing the meat and potatoes for those operations, rarely see a nickel. Let’s be honest for a second here. The major “Web 2.0″

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Aggregator Content Digg Posterous 151

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

Epic Change decided to dabble in social media, because as Stacey says, it was “a way to cultivate a community of support for Epic Change.&# After leveraging guest posting on a blog to successfully get more followers on Twitter, Stacey found Twitter to be a necessary addition to her social media strategy.

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Social Media Case Study MySpace Yahoo 172

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 2, 2008

Then the comments come in, and a conversation takes place. The admin (Professor Macdonald) / moderator (students teaching the class on a given day) create categories of conversation, which are analogous to deciding on forum names/topics and sticky threads. (In Non-sticky threads can be pushed down by threads with newer comments.)

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Social Media Class Forums Microblogging 189

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 18, 2008

It feels like every day there’s a new post about Plurk, Twitter, or some new micro-blogging platform. They’re always heralded as the next big social media hit , the best on the web, or something killer. Plurk introduced a comment system which helps create a conversational feel. The truth is, they’re not.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

Samir Balwani is the founder of Training Social , a resource for those interested in social media training. Don’t forget to follow Samir on Twitter. I just wish we could cookie users on Facebook and Twitter so I could track their conversions… maybe one day! Answers Yahoo!

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Social Media Yahoo Discount Training 164

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

There you have it: seven viral video characteristics that start the conversations and get the wheels turning. Do you mean conversions? This might be via power players on social networks (eg, this story is moving on Sphinn) or even national TV (Susan Boyle’s video was a recording of a popular TV show). Answers Yahoo!

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Video Flash Mob YouTube MySpace 236

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Follow him on Twitter. There are a few jokes going around the blogosphere right now regarding what it means to be a social media expert. Now that the stay-at-home-moms (and dads) are finding their way to a five-figure Twitter follow count, they’re offering all types of services and branding themselves as all-round experts.

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Social Media Influencer MySpace Consultant 229

Bare Feet Studios

JULY 8, 2009

It’s a hot topic all around, as social media lends itself to some highly unethical practices and characters! The good news though, is that the conversational nature of the social web exposes many of these deliberate and accidental faux pas so the rest of us can learn from them. All around bad news.

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Social Media Astroturfing Wikipedia Upcoming 80

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

Founded by four ex-Googlers, FriendFeed allows you to subscribe to your friends’ updates across 35 social networks and to stay up to date with the content they’re discovering and sharing across the web. That is, of course, if your friends are using Twitter. It’s also a conversation medium.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

Once funding goes in, it almost always follows that the site creators distance themselves from the “politics&# of the site (especially with a growing community), instead hiring “worker bees&# to partake in conversation (if at all) on their behalf. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Digg MySpace Reddit Yahoo 103

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Many people found the research interesting, but a number of people commented that the social networks probably shouldn’t be grouped together. So the question arose – was social media traffic misrepresented by grouping traffic from all networks together? Three cheers for them! page views SEO ROI — 1.2

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Social Media StumbleUpon SEO ROI 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

If I’m managing your Twitter account , you might find a response from me at 11 PM on a Saturday night or 2 AM on a Tuesday. 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 reply to emails around the clock like a robot.

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Social Media Engagement Forums Policies 272

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Every conversation shifted to Twitter, as folks recognized that they can brand themselves and their businesses through a Twitter identity. On that note, if you’re so inclined, you can follow me on Twitter too. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Yahoo Conference Digg MySpace 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

I spoke with Brian Simpson, Director of Social Hospitality, for more insights into how social media became an asset for Roger Smith, and I learned some great things. Brian Simpson is a cancer survivor and discovered Twitter in the spring of 2008 when he endured the grueling process of chemotherapy for a period of 7 months.

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Hotels Social Media Communities Discount 245

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

In today’s day and age, it is incredibly easy for a person to set up his personal web space to start sharing whatever is on his mind (and you begin to wonder why Twitter’s growth is so huge and popular among celebrities ?) Companies are still challenged with whether they *should* get involved in the conversation.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 31, 2008

I dabble in social media sites, particularly Twitter, Facebook, and StumbleUpon. Tagged as: 4x4 , 4x4 meme , meme , social media { 7 comments… read them below or add one } Chris Kieff March 31, 2008 at 8:59 am Tamar, Thanks for the link love and the response. I consume my news via Bloglines. The other site? Not so much.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

The internet and technology ownership has changed everything: digital TV, mobile phones, iPods, weblogs, instant messaging, [and] social networking. Everything is multi: multi-screens, multi-channeled, multi-conversations, and multitasking. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Koka Sexton

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Corporate Social Media Reading List I’m a huge fan of social media. I joined Twitter on June 30 2007 and after a few bumps in the road, I was addicted and even wrote a set of top twitter tips. That someone was me.

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Koka Sexton

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Corporate Social Media Reading List I’m a huge fan of social media. I joined Twitter on June 30 2007 and after a few bumps in the road, I was addicted and even wrote a set of top twitter tips. That someone was me.

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List Social Media Case Study Wiki 96

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 2, 2008

Reply Michael Brito April 2, 2008 at 11:21 am per Twitter… Very nice design; and I love the logo. It will be a conversation starter! As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us One thing I did notice is that your logo and header image don’t link back to the home page.

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MySpace RSS Yahoo StumbleUpon 100

Sprout Social

JULY 27, 2016

With a limitation of 140 characters, Twitter instills users to be creative and succinct with social media. Following the most essential Twitter best practices can make you more visible to your customers. Use the buttons below to jump to each Twitter best practice: Or jump to the Twitter best practices infographic.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Follow him on Twitter. So I challenged myself to create a list of 10 responsibilities of the Community Manager that extend beyond the realm of Facebook and Twitter (and yes, even blogging). Social Media isn’t only Social Networks. Do the same thing for your social networks, and your other interactions.

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Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

They’re designed to be chatty – as if you were having a conversation with a friend. In the long run, you can achieve phenomenal readership and conversion. That will not only hurt the conversion but also gaming the search engine which will not survive in the long term SEO game. Answers Yahoo!

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Blogger Engineering Flickr SEO 250

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

There’s a bottom line: it’s a lot harder to sweep your mistakes under the rug, especially as a company in a world of conversing markets. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Reputation Airlines Digg MySpace 100

Convince & Convert

MARCH 29, 2012

But I feel it merits some additional trodding, which is there is no secret sauce in the social media software business. I get into lots of conversations with clients and perspective clients who say, I’m paraphrasing but not so much, “We need to get good at social media measurement. Eric: Where do I begin?

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B2B Software Social Media Survey 121

Convince & Convert

MARCH 29, 2012

But I feel it merits some additional trodding, which is there is no secret sauce in the social media software business. I get into lots of conversations with clients and perspective clients who say, I’m paraphrasing but not so much, “We need to get good at social media measurement. Eric: Where do I begin?

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B2B Software Social Media Survey 121

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

After using both closely, the comparison to Twitter shouldn’t even be the case. After using both closely, the comparison to Twitter shouldn’t even be the case. Plurk and Twitter are two entirely different beasts. But Plurk is a lot more, and Twitter still has its place.

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Twitter Microblogging MySpace Comparison 199

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

If you’re not following the conversation regularly, your customers might just flock to your competitors instead. Maybe it’s on Twitter. If this is your first time diving in the social media waters, it’s going to be difficult to make a splash. That’s not really convincing social proof.

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Social Media Marketing Digg Consultant 221

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 26, 2021

However, the way you use social media to inform your recruitment strategy can involve several different tactics, such as: Using LinkedIn to learn more about a candidate’s professional experience. Engaging candidates on Twitter to learn more about their interests and what they value—which also helps gauge culture fit.

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Applications Cost Team LinkedIn 106

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

I, too, find that Twitter has been incredibly powerful for me to connect with real life colleagues, readers of Techipedia, family, and everyone in between. I’m also something of a Twitter purist. Enter a second Twitter account. With Twitter being so incredibly large and vast, there are different types of mini-communities.

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Twitter Sports Microblogging HootSuite 205

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Like last year, I enlisted in help from my followers on Twitter, many of whom gave me some great posts to add to this list. The article has examples of how social media worked too. In it, he offers some thought-provoking insights into what must be understood before going into social media marketing. So what are they to do?

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Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

Exploring the Royal Caribbean Promotional Marketing Strategy by Tamar Weinberg on March 12, 2009 Share My husband Brian , who knows firsthand how much I eat, drink, and sleep social media, pointed me to an interesting critique by ExpertCruiser on a 2007 social media marketing campaign by Royal Caribbean.

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Brands Message Boards Travel Forums 133

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

But it makes another thing clear: unless Digg acknowledges that its users are valuable assets to the company’s growth, Digg is not going anywhere , because if it does, there will be new people on staff who will have to control the flow of the conversation in their favor. Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

That’s why you need to paint a picture that’s more meaningful and encompasses what “social media&# as a label really is. Some of us have been thrust into social media simply because the online landscape showed potential for online conversations. These are conversations, not broadcasts. Engagement.

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Social Media Strategy Yahoo Communities 278