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11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

“I want to have 100,000 Facebook Fans in 2 weeks, and I am a start-up business that no one knows… &# It is hard to explain to people how it all works when they have this type of expectation. Marketing, social media and communication takes time, they are not going to be popular overnight! That is not realistic. the person.

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Citizen Journalism: Who is a Journalist Today?

Proactive Report

On the evening news you regularly see these words: “If you witness news in your area send us images and video.”. A citizen is not a journalist, simply because she uses Twitter and Facebook to talk about current events, but because when she does come across an unusual event, she acts in a journalistic manner. What does that mean?

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The Unfortunate Investment of Social Media (and its Consequences)

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

This is not a regular practice on the social news giant, and unfortunately, that is probably the biggest thing causing its downfall. There was only one occasion when the users were able to make a lasting impression on the social news site. It’s hard to say if that will happen again. Time will only tell.

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Confessions and Reflections of a [Former] Digg Addict

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In the past few weeks, however, even Digg’s other top users are seeing that Digg is becoming more difficult of a social news site to enjoy, and after stepping away from Digg for awhile, I have some thoughts and reflections on how it was and possibly how it should be. In fact, most of them had already left.

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Want to Friend Me on Facebook? Please Use My Public Page or.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Personal , Social Media > Want to Friend Me on Facebook? Please Use My Public Page or LinkedIn Instead Want to Friend Me on Facebook? There really aren’t 350 million members on Facebook. identity.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

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. What other social media fallacies do you have? It’s not hard, it’s complicated. Leave a comment please.

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Creating Passionate Customers: Brand Evangelism and What it Means.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

But with social media marketing, it doesn’t have to be. The only investment in the act of marketing on the social web is time and energy. Thankfully, you don’t have to go at social media marketing alone. If you have a Facebook Fan page, look at what people are saying.

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