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JUNE 24, 2010

is Crucial to your Content Marketing Strategy 6 Lessons Learned From the Demise of MySpace Driving Sales with Relevancy and Utility [link] Innovate AZ 3 Ways Infomercials Can Inspire Your Social Media: I know, I know. I just ditched AT&T for T-Mobile. Next, go onto Twitter and bitch about AT&T. Im Jay Baer.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Look to Yelp and Forums When you get beyond social networks, the heaviest concentration of influential impressions is on ratings and reviews sites (32%), followed by discussion boards/forums at 29%. Don’t assume that the person that gave you one star on a Yelp review is some sort of carnival freak outlier. Among influentials?

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JULY 8, 2008

By that I mean not only the social voting sites like Digg, Reddit, etc, but also on the social networks (Facebook, MySpace, etc), social communication tools (Twitter, Pownce, Seesmic, etc.), social conversation tools (FriendFeed, and maybe you could even lump in Disqus and the like with it). Be genuine in all your communications 5.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

We’ve gone from MySpace and a era of anonymous accounts and comments attributed to “SexyBear1984″ to using our real names on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere as we build personal brands. Jay, where can I check ur restaurant reviews ? But there is going to be an explosion of other smart agents. JF : Hyper-targeting.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

But not for Glen Allsopp, who reviews it here. Viral Marketing: The Top 10 Viral Marketing Campaigns of All Time : Patrick Altoft reviews the most popular YouTube videos and explains why they rock. If you get a negative review but provide great service thereafter, the newer positive reviews will mitigate the negative review.

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APRIL 13, 2010

See my review of the iPad review here) This content would also make a fantastic Facebook application. Tagged as: apps , contests , dale carnegie , how to win friends and influence people , influences , iphone , mobile marketing , social media Did you enjoy this blog post? I also recommend it on the iPad. Alright, your turn.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

We may need a new moniker for Bloomington restaurant reviews. Fully virtual, fully mobile. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. [link] jaybaer Thank you Amy. We're excited about the possibilities. link] jaybaer Some friends in AZ are taking over H&F. Any ideas?

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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. Peter is also the founder of Gizmodo, Joystiq, hackaday, and Engadget Mobile. Reply Gabe Arnold September 7, 2010 at 12:01 am Wow, mobile typing for the win.

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MARCH 17, 2010

I mentioned that I wasn’t going to touch Facebook and Twitter, so I’ll recommend that if a happy customer writes a review via email or Yelp – give them a call and thank them. Here’s a great example: Many Yelp reviews are taken down within a few days of being posted. Ever wonder why? So what can you do?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Blog Comments (The blog is on WordPress) Disqus This is what I use to manage comments here at Convince & Convert. There are some elements of Disqus I don’t like, especially that it doesn’t always play nice with other plug-ins, but it does make commenting easier and faster for most of you who already have a Disqus account.

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MAY 26, 2010

The reviews business will be transformed by geo-location. Place making social media (Foursquare, Gowalla, et al) will continue to gain traction over the next 18 months. These services are in many ways would Twitter was originally, with another layer of loyalty and rewards built in. Im Jay Baer.

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APRIL 8, 2010

For now, I think it’s a highly mobile DVD player, game machine, Kindle, iPod, email appliance, and Web surfing device. But, iPad HD screen, color, and zoom make it better for magazines – and I can absolutely see education ( and mobile medicine) potential. What is it? I find Kindle to be easier and better as a book device.

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MARCH 16, 2010

Growth Is Slowing The true size of the Twitter audience is a bit tricky to pin down because 55% of its users do so via third party and mobile applications. Functionally, everything Twitter does, Facebook does just as well, with the exception of mobile usage. Check ( Facebook Lite ). Retweet-style sharing tools?

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APRIL 7, 2010

You can review the entire transcript here , as well as transcripts from the 52 #socialmedia chats that preceded mine. But, we did talk about the impact of geo-tagging on reviews, and whether the fact that someone has actually been to a location recently should influence your perception of their opinion.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Starbucks is not only offering free Wi-Fi in all stores come this fall, but also unveiling their Starbucks Digital Network that all in-store web and mobile users will have the opportunity to enjoy (it’s a partnership with Yahoo!). Why would Starbucks need their own digital network? What’s Next (Potentially)?

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The ability to make or consume social media from an array of mobile devices increases the convenience factor (and the pressure on my wi-fi router) immensely. Clay Shirky talks about that principle of connectivity in his book Cognitive Surplus (which I reviewed on this blog a few weeks ago). Life is so boring under those conditions.

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JUNE 16, 2010

And exceptional businesses are realizing tangible, meaningful outcomes using social media & mobile marketing. Whole Foods does this similarly with its mobile application when it suggests meals/shopping lists based on health needs — and even suggests meals for ingredients you already have.

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