Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

I’ll be perfectly up front when I say that I’m not very familiar with most charities and nonprofit organizations. Since the organization’s mission relies on storytelling, Stacey says, “social media represented a way for us to share those stories with the broadest possible audience for the lowest possible cost.&#

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Social Media Case Study MySpace Yahoo 172

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Social Media Advertising Building your personal brand is about interacting with others and establishing your credentials. Logging onto social networks only to propagate self aggrandizing propaganda will turn off potential clients. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Brands Handbook MySpace Construction 236

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 5, 2008

Possibly related posts: (automatically generated) Imagining an Email Social Network. Hutch Carpenter broke it down even further classifying 2 types of social media consumers, Signalist or Discoverer’s. Pingback by My thoughts on social networking applications. “Organize the world’s energy&#.

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 17, 2010

– Posted using Chat Catcher Kelly I’m a consultant working with Palo Alto Networks; they have an excellent whitepaper on the subject of blocking social networking apps that you may have to worry about, “To Block or Not. It has lots of insightful and useful information about identifying and controlling Enterprise 2.0

Gov 2.0 125

Gov 2.0 Social Media Web 2.0 Wiki 125

Social Media Strategery

APRIL 27, 2010

I think one key information you should have included in your summary is that only “5% of internet users followed or become a fan of a government agency or official on a social networking site&#. Guide Social Media and the Next Generation I Started a Blog But No One Cared The Public Doesnt Need to Know What Gov 2.0

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Gov 2.0 Social Media Web 2.0 Statistics 126

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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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

They have to understand that a blog is about creating a culture of open and honest dialogue within their organization. I also tell them that social media doesn’t exist in a vacuum. The executive has to realize that to effectively use social media, you can’t designate somebody or some group as “the Web 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 26, 2009

Development Social Media The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same Mon, Apr 27, 2009 Government 2.0 From entire conferences to unconferences to new government appointees to full-scale social networks , there’s no doubt that “Government 2.0″ We’ve all still got a long way to go.

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Gov 2.0 Social Media Conference Social Networking 93

Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 22, 2008

The reasons for failed social media range from the obvious (ghostwriting a blog and not allowing comments) to the not so obvious (middle managers not allowing wiki contributions without first getting them approved). You see, social media isn’t about the technology – it’s about what the technology enables.

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 21, 2010

Even with the Web 2.0 Even though we’re not a social network, I get lot of feedback on the sense of community it brings to the open gov, Gov 2.0 Cluetrain Style Social Media is Driven by the Person, Not the Position How to BE a Government Consultant and Use Social Media The “Getting Started with Government 2.0”

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 13, 2008

We’re already seeing it with Intellipedia , with change.gov , with the TSA’s blog – within virtually every government organization, social media is at least being discussed. The point is that there’s demand for social media expertise in the public sector. Just DO something!

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Gov 2.0 Web 2.0 Wiki Policies 93

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. Tagged as: media snackers , social media , web 2.0 { 6 trackbacks } Media, Mm Mm Good! My friends, do you respect media snackers? Even wasting time is useful.&#

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 26, 2010

Who are the people back at the office making sure the social networks are growing? Barcode Software Gov 2.0 Expo will be the gathering place for government related IT professionals looking to make their purchasing decisions on the best Web 2.0 is, But They Do Need to Experience It Six Villains of Gov 2.0

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Gov 2.0 Fashion Web 2.0 Committee 91

Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 9, 2009

Mon, Aug 10, 2009 Best Practices Well, it’s been an interesting couple of weeks in the world of social media and IT security. The IT security professional is assessed on his or her ability to protect the organization’s infrastructure, ensure its reliability, and anticipate potential threats. But at what cost? The Whole. :

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Gov 2.0 Social Media MySpace Web 2.0 86

Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

It’s one thing to read that successful Enterprise 2.0 I think the most successful social media efforts are those that are driven by passionate people who love people and who truly want to change the way their organization operates, not by people with degrees, certificates, or titles. 1) Enterprise 2.0 The Whole. :

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Gov 2.0 Wiki Web 2.0 Course 84

Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

I think I bring a unique perspective on the challenges that government agencies face in bringing social media to their organization. Check out Mark Drapeau’s excellent series of Government 2.0 postings on Mashable for more information on this area of social media. Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 10, 2009

Social media gives everyone a voice, whether they want it or not. For junior employees - “Yeah, that’s great that I can start a blog that everyone in the organization can read, but what will I say? Senior leaders can lose total control of their organization if they don’t listen to these voices.

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Social Media Gov 2.0 Wiki Web 2.0 119

Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

How is the organization more hierarchical or flat? These questions need to be asked before rolling out any type of social media application. It’s a much more manageable concept, especially for organizations who aren’t prone to collaboration. Are they rewarded or punished for collaborating? Is risk-taking rewarded?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

It is similar to the education I hear going on about length of time to get results via organic SEO. Anything organic – which relationship building is – will take time to build up, especially where we interact with the human element and we seek to build the know, like and trust factor.

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Social Media Engagement Forums Policies 272

Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Development Social Media An Awesome Interview with the Founder of GovLoop, Steve Ressler Mon, Sep 28, 2009 Government 2.0 Now that GovLoop is part of a commercial organization, is there any risk that it will fall out of favor with government employees because they don’t want to be seen as “endorsing” a commercial product?

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Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 8, 2010

Development Social Media Identify the Right People to Manage Your Social Media Initiatives Mon, Aug 9, 2010 Government 2.0 , Prof. Development , Social Media Who leads your organization’s social media initiatives? Remember, social media is driven by the person, not the position.

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 12, 2008

What makes implementing social media on the intranet of a government agency like the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) different than say, General Motors (GM)? Organization charts are always out of date, no one ever knows what their corporate strategy is, and people are always getting shuffled from position to position.

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 30, 2008

I want to be the leader within my organization in getting folks to use email less and our internal collaboration platforms more. Remember that you have to be in control of making them happen, they’re realistic, and that they’re related to the work you do with social media. Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

And that’s only because of the alphabet soup of social networks, lifestreams, sharing sites, etc. Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. It’s about having a strategy for making your company or organization more like a person and less like a machine.

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Social Media Strategy Consultant Web 2.0 149

Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 17, 2009

It’s about the group of people who self-organize a Government 2.0 It’s about the IT specialist who starts an entire social network dedicated to Government 2.0 Speculating about Obama’s CTO or the impact this Administration will have on Government 2.0 link] Who Owns Social Media?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

I think social media customer service doesn’t scale and people who think that they will be helped quicker in the future because they can Twitter a company are not going to be happier 5 years from now. Social media customer service is a form of marketing…marketing the company as a friendly, customer-obsessed organization.

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Social Media Strategy Marketing Vimeo 153

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

This is especially true of other social networks, especially ones where you were originally untrusted. With social media, if you’re not there to listen, you might miss opportunities to put misconceptions about your brand or organization into context. MrBabyMan , Digg’s top user, was an unknown once.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Social Media isn’t only Social Networks. That’s how you use your co-worker’s use of the web to further the company’s marketing strategy! Work With Web Developers to Update Your Site for Web 2.0 The difference is updating your website to Web 2.0. Once the web 2.0

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Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

Social Media Strategery

MARCH 22, 2009

Combine this with the fact that research shows that a stable and supportive social network improves health outcomes for people with a wide range of conditions, from the common cold to cancer, and the potential for social media to fundamentally change how we view our healthcare, how we view our health , is phenomenal.

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Crowdsourcing Education Gov 2.0 Social Media 73

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Simply put, the new mass media helped organize, and influence, large numbers of consumers. Through bad reviews, forums, and a threat of a class action suit organized through a website, HTC listened and now the consumers got what they wanted – a software update is promised for the end of March.

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Social Media Marketing Digg MySpace 105

Social Media Strategery

MARCH 10, 2009

From what I’ve heard and read, one of the largest hurdles to clear is getting leadership to buy off on Web 2.0, How much, if any, outreach do you do on other blogs/social networks? Guide Social Media and the Next Generation I Started a Blog But No One Cared The Public Doesnt Need to Know What Gov 2.0

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Blogger Gov 2.0 Policies Survey 81

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

I think this may be partially in part due to the time-line layout (it’s not very organized, though the design is entirely understandable). They both have their places in the web 2.0 and social media sphere. Therefore, I suppose the nested conversations and time-line layout make complete sense. But PLURK? But PLURK?

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Twitter Microblogging MySpace Comparison 199

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 26, 2009

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. get Twitter mentions of your brand via RSS or email) or use a service like Backtype (backtype.com) to see comments across blogs and other social media sites (such as FriendFeed).

Brands 139

Brands MySpace Yahoo StumbleUpon 139

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Despite the fact that Facebook has the most customizable privacy settings of all social networks (though we could argue with their effectiveness in a whole other post), people don’t like maintaining a “business&# identity on the same profile as their “personal&# (fun?)

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Social Media Strategery

JULY 11, 2010

By keeping a stranglehold on his data and his team, The Silo has the ability to set the precedent that sharing data is optional, poisoning an entire organization’s thinking. Bill Brantley Another villain for you: The Old Guard of IT – Probably one of the biggest obstacles to Gov 2.0 RT @sradick Six Villains of Gov 2.0

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2008

He talks of a group on Facebook that has a goal to build an organization that has enough political clout to achieve ends to end poverty. He asks, “why does there need to be a big organization that channels people’s voices? Lacy : When you compare Web 1.0 and Web 2.0, The world is increasingly complex.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Aggregate Your Other Social Streams If you’re only on Facebook, this step isn’t for you. Hopefully, though, you’re considering other social networks to broaden your social media reach. Hootsuite , for example, has multiple tabs that highlight their social involvement elsewhere on the web.

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Facebook How To Marketing URL 279