The Way of the Web

MARCH 8, 2011

When UK pubs had a reputation for violence, they’d introduce a dress code requiring shoes. You may want to keep Facebook personal, and use Twitter/LinkedIn/your blog or site as your professional reference. There are viable alternatives already out there – for instance Disqus, as used on this blog.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Someone made a comment to me that this blogger writes simply to look smarter than others but doesn’t have anything valuable to say — that’s the kind of reputation this type of complex writing actually gives off! I also research trends and what others with much higher authority than me have to say as cited references.

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MARCH 4, 2010

Also, I think another viable category for blogging for reputation, or to establish a voice of authority. Metrics would include the number of times a post is mentioned in other blogs or media, references, RT's, etc. Also, I think another viable category for blogging for reputation, or to establish a voice of authority.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 12, 2010

link] by @Jenn_ex (A little Dr. Seuss reference is always nice) [link] Brian Bergen RT @jaybaer: Would You Try It With a Fox? link] [link] Jack I think people are so busy in their work so they don't have enough time for social media and social media needs full time to spend on it.Time investment is really important for this…!!!

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JUNE 29, 2010

link] (via RT @jaybaer) [link] jaybaer Man, I haven't heard a Night Court reference in a long time. link] Hot In Marketing Cognitive Surplus – Use Social Connectivity to Change the World | Book Reviews | Social Media Consulting – Con. Thanks for that! Im Jay Baer.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

However — and this came up frequently at the recent Social Media AZ event — in B2B applications, they haven’t been as useful because people still often use a different e-mail address for personal and business use. So, in your experience, are there products making those cross-references? Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2010

When I say relevant content, I’m referring to content that meets consumers’ demand for it in messaging and form. Also, you may want to check out the larger deck this post refers to, link at the end. Pre-Strategy, Defining Content Demand So how do you figure out what content consumers want? Easy – you listen! Im Jay Baer.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

You refer to the ones most effected as the savviest of Digg users. If you also ask me, Digg has had a lot of vocal supporters and those voices are going to be preaching about other social networks now. Just like search algorithms evolve and require new tatics, so do social media strategies.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

I painstakingly go through these resources with the hopes that these posts will serve as references for you in years to come. The article has examples of how social media worked too. The A-Z of Social Media for Brands (Econsultancy): They say it’s “social media for brands.&# Is Social Media Overrated?

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Mindjumpers

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

PERSONAL VS. PRIVATE It is important to convey to employees that there no longer exists a line between public and private profiles online especially with the visibility of social network information in search results. What To Include In a Social Media Policy (mindjumpers.com) [.] What To Include In a Social Media Policy [.]

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Mindjumpers

AUGUST 25, 2010

PERSONAL VS. PRIVATE It is important to convey to employees that there no longer exists a line between public and private profiles online especially with the visibility of social network information in search results. What To Include In a Social Media Policy (mindjumpers.com) [.] What To Include In a Social Media Policy [.]

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Kirtsy and Other Niche Social Networks. Did you know there’s a social news website catered to women called Kirtsy ? I think that where we are will continue to evolve, but we’re seeing that face-to-face connections have a role in social media marketing as well. Reputation Management. Opt-in, not out.

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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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Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

On the left hand side, you’ll see a keywords chart that lists common terms associated with your name in social media. Twitter Lists How your company or product are referred to in consumer-created Twitter lists can yield important taxonomy insights. And great example about the eyeglasses. Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

But, the team does reference a series of social media outposts via a tiny murderers row of icons (my favorite is “Linkedin.coming soon&#. I totally agree that repurposing content across social networking platforms is a necessity, and that saying what you mean and meaning what you say across every channel is very important.

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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?) And yes, IRC does refer to Internet Relay Chat.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The problem with leaving comments on other blogs, as a technique to grow traffic, is that while it can have many benefits it can also end up hurting your blog’s brand and reputation – if you don’t do it the right way. More about that below. 4 Types of Commenters. Formatting Comments – be careful with this.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Social Media Sites: General The Big Boys of Social Bookmarking: The Top 20 Sites (10e20): Chris Winfield ranks the top 20 social bookmarking sites by their Alexa rankings and gives a short description of what each does — in case you haven’t ventured beyond Digg. What are the most popular sites in these age groups?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

I refer to it with my clients as adding value to the conversation. Social media is much to noisy for people to pay attention to obvious self promotion. I'd suspect these businesses are happy to refer people to Mike in return. I'd suspect these businesses are happy to refer people to Mike in return. Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Social media is by definition slow.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

I’m constantly referring back to Forrester’s POST methodology when planning campaigns. link] [link] Patterson Bach #Reactive or #Proactive: Which strategy does your #social #media follow? link] [link] Patterson Bach #Reactive or #Proactive: Which strategy does your #social #media follow? Im Jay Baer.

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MARCH 23, 2010

Nothing turns a new reader off more than name dropping and 'Inside Baseball&# speak especially when they have no clue who or what you are referring too. And many of us in the social media space are guilty of that particular sin. That would be a fun discussion, right? link] jaybaer So very true. Excellent point. Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

On-going monitoring: What are people saying about your brand and how can you use that information to either repair your reputation or identify opportunities? We examined what an operator really needed to manage their online reputation, simplified it and make it work, just for one industry. Joseph | RepuMetrix Inc.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The problem with leaving comments on other blogs, as a technique to grow traffic, is that while it can have many benefits it can also end up hurting your blog’s brand and reputation – if you don’t do it the right way. More about that below. 4 Types of Commenters. Formatting Comments – be careful with this.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

You have to commit to social media for the long haul to see the benefits. RT @jaybaer: Why You're the Key to Social Media Success [link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. At present we're seeing people dabble without a strong PR / Communications strategy behind them.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I’ve been having some challenges with Disqus lately. This is very helpful for my future reference. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Indeed, I think that proves that the numbers thing is more consumer psychology than tech and content-driven. Thanks for the heads up.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 14, 2010

I don’t disagree at all when referring to most people. It’s very disheartening for legitimate social media professionals, because “we&# even consider these bad words now. I would be curious to see a ratio of legitimate references to “social media&# vs. spam/splogs/social snake oil salesmen.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

In the article I linked to, it says that Plurk was discovered by Inquisitr , which is why I referred to it. It makes sense, it’s easy to navigate, you can find people, groups (cliques), you can search, it’s the hidden secret of microblogging/social networking! But PLURK? I LOVE PLURK! But PLURK? I LOVE PLURK!

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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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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

Improve and Expand Now that your content is posted to your various social outposts, invite your current customers to make it better. Send it out to existing customers via email, so they can refer fence-sitters to it. Talk it up on Facebook and the blog. Invite current customers to comment on your answers. Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Do you have a hammer strategy or a strategy for construction – be it tearing down or building up? Im Jay Baer.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

Reem Abeidoh , Social Media Strategist : A social media marketer provides strategic online recommendations based on the client’s business goals and intensive research. social conversation tools (FriendFeed, and maybe you could even lump in Disqus and the like with it).

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Convince & Convert

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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2008

Some said we lost our innocence in the Kaycee Nicole scandal, but there still exists a vast network of potential support out here in the social networks, and from time to time scammers succeed in tapping into this resource. People hustling others on social media for a couple of dollars.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

Whether they be costs, regulations, social or anything else, newcomers must to overcome certain hurdles before they can open their doors or become successful. Once you do open a business you have to build a reputation. These new talents and voices of social networking would often speak for free affecting market integrity.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The problem with leaving comments on other blogs, as a technique to grow traffic, is that while it can have many benefits it can also end up hurting your blog’s brand and reputation – if you don’t do it the right way. This post is an attempt to give you some advice on how to leave comments effectively and what to avoid.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 16, 2010

I’ll be referring to it over and over again to make sure I’m making progress. Reply Gareth Rees June 17, 2010 at 8:45 am Great post, and loads of fantastic ideas to reference. I especially like your point about integrating social media with your offline activities. Tagged as: audit , content. Great questions!

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