Firebelly

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Here’s an example:  Send your own ElfYourself eCards Elf YOURself, and Tweet them to me (now that you can!) And Elf Yourself has made uploading photos easier this year,adding an option to upload photos directly from your Facebook account. Doesn’tget any easier than that!

Paid Search 124

Paid Search SMS Syndication Social Bookmarking 124

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Massive list posts ("50+ Ways to Use Flickr," "100 Social Media Resources", etc.) I know that I myself am attracted to them, bookmarking almost every one I see because the sheer quantity of items seems to indicate that it must be useful. --this isnt where most people are at right now. Flickr photo via BTal.

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Project Web 2.0 Wiki Flickr 234

Social Media Marketing

FEBRUARY 25, 2012

Simply stated, the site is a visual bookmarking tool. There are some good resources out there with a number of great examples for businesses. Image credit: Annie Mole (Flickr). Why It Works And really, this approach is parallel to the way I think Pinterest is different. Drop a comment in below.

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Apparel comScore Delicious Posterous 167

Firebelly

AUGUST 3, 2010

Given the topic, I'm left to wonder if any response would have doused the fire?

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Facebook Paid Search SMS Syndication 216

Firebelly

JUNE 24, 2010

Of course, there are a few drawbacks to consider beforeyou launch a social network around your brand. For one, an increasing number ofthese “free social network” websites have stopped being, well, free.   Ning, for example, announced last monththat it will be phasing out its free users, and Grou.ps

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Social Networking MySpace Paid Search SMS 121

Firebelly

MAY 20, 2010

" Below is an example of a profile photo directing people to a desired tab that we created for a client during a sweepstakes they were running:   I realize it's a bit hard to read at this size, but the top half of the graphic is dedicated to their promotion and under the pinata, it says "Click the Sweepstakes tab to enter.

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Facebook Paid Search SMS Syndication 123

Firebelly

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Fine tune your marketing and PR to focus in on what people are interested in Take the information to the operations side of the house - customer service, R&D - and change the things that are being discussed (make things better for example) The opportunity is for PR people to lead the way that business is done.

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News Social Media Marketing Paid Search 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 14, 2008

See, for example, the Aitkens wedding blog. See, for example, the H5N1 blog or SCOTUS blog. Take, for example, the BBC Editors blog ([link] where there are over a dozen authors yet one personality comes through: people who are passionate about news and feel strongly that the editorial decisions they make are based on sound reasoning.

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Types Conversation Badge Journal 113

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 24, 2008

Week 2: Flickr and photo sharing. Create a flickr account and post a photo. Week 8: Social bookmarking and Library 2.0. A good example of a community wiki in practice. Read about the original 23 Things program. Create your own blog and write something. Send us the link to your blog. Week 3: Play week. Tracking Log.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 15, 2009

This occurrence is further proof that social media is hereto stay. Some people may still not understand the full impact or the best wayto use social media outlets, but it’s officially a part of our culture. What other examples have you found of the amazing socialimpact of social media? As always, please share!

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Social Media Paid Search SMS Syndication 100

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

She provides an excellent taxonomy of the social media landscape, categorizing the different types of social media tools into: • Social News Sites (Digg, Reddit, Kirtsy, etc.). Social Networking (Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, etc.). Social Sharing (YouTube, Flickr, SlideShare, etc.). Social Events (e.g.,

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Review Social Media Marketing Handbook 152

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

And worst of all, when recommendation is made, suggesting that these shortfalls on the primary site should be corrected first and foremost, it’s quickly brushed aside as too expensive, cumbersome, or simply not exciting enough when compared to the oncoming, external social media blitz. Still not sure how to take action on this rule of thumb?

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Smart Phone Mobile Social Media SEO 218

Firebelly

OCTOBER 23, 2009

For example, check out the very popular site colourlovers. Here are my top 5 reasons that I would recommend WordPress any day of the week: WordPress can make websites that don’t look like blogs. This is a very big misconception. Many people always assume that if you are using WordPress as a CMS that it has to be a blog. This is very untrue.

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WordPress Content management systems Paid Search SMS 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

One great example this year has been Blame Drew’s Cancer. Delicious Social bookmarking is a great way to share interesting links that could aid in the development of an idea, education, and/or marketing efforts. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Crowdsourcing scribd Ustream Social Media 192

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2011

A handy way to supplement your email contact list with information about those prospects from the most popular social networks. Check dozens of popular social networking and social bookmarking websites to see if the username or vanity url you want to use is still available. JustUnfollow.

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Tools Social Media Lithium Sysomos 206

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

StumbleUpon: The Funny, the Informational, but Not So Newsy StumbleUpon is probably the last social site that I’d consider going for “news&# — at least not for “current events.&# For example, just the other day I stumbled upon an Apple press release from 2003. Sorry, guys, it’s five years later.

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Social Networking Digg StumbleUpon Social Bookmarking 101

ProBlogger

OCTOBER 17, 2017

We’ve created a template you can use to help you do this, and I’ll be sharing some examples of my own reader avatars throughout this post.) Grace is on Facebook, is a heavy user of email and has a Flickr account. Gareth photographs everything - he particularly loves live music photography, urban landscapes and anything experimental.

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Avatar How To Flickr Forums 42

ProBlogger

AUGUST 13, 2012

One of the first times I discovered the secret of inspirational content was on Digital Photography School (my main blog) when I started posting image collections of great images that I’d found on Flickr. For example, here’s one of the early ones— 7 Clone Shots. For example, here’s one of the early ones— 7 Clone Shots.

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Social Bookmarking Digg Flickr Sites 42

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

&# Reply Onibalusi Bamidele August 26, 2010 at 5:52 am Really great post Tamar, The self promotion aspect was what I learned the hard way, after being banned on over 100 forums and some social bookmarking sites. Small businesses can’t always follow by example, unfortunately. Thanks a lot for the great post!

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Social Media Engagement Forums Policies 272

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

And be sure to check out the Common Craft Plain English series of videos on RSS , Wikis and Social Bookmarking --in 3.5 For example, Ive used wikis to manage my own projects and RSS as a way to stay on top of information I need for my job. minutes for each, staff will start to know what youre talking about.

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Project Screencast Strategy Wiki 171

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

As an example, let’s take a look at Robert Scoble’s FriendFeed (click the image for a larger view): In this screenshot, Robert utilized both Google Reader and Twitter, and the comments spread to his feed where an ongoing discussion ensued. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Plaxo Picasa StumbleUpon Netvibes 103

Firebelly

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Again, another example of the diversity of Twitter. It's about being human. All of the above make you human, and generate conversation. I know from experience. #7-Speaking 7-Speaking out of context-People retweet the weirdest of things. If you keep a balance, even the weirdest of Tweets keep people interested. #8-Dailybooth

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Paid Search YouTube Eventful Twitter 107

Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Flickr photo via Nesster. One of the big questions Im frequently asked about using social media is whether or not the tools "work. In Tonys screencast example (below), "Moodle" and "WizIQ" are the two search terms hes using. You can download Social Media Game Cards here from the conference workshop page.

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Project Web 2.0 Module Wiki 265

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Let the Social Media Traffic Quality Analysis Begin In order to answer the question of whether niche social media drives higher quality traffic, two social networks were chosen for analysis — one generic and one niche. Would Be interesting to see and filter out areas for example US and Non-US traffic.

Social Media 100

Social Media StumbleUpon SEO ROI 100

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 19, 2011

Eric Papczun delves into three key components of online reputation management: SEO (long-term promotion of content in search), paid search (SEM—addresses immediate needs), and social media (message distribution and brand engagement). Why B2B Marketers Should Leverage Flickr by Search Engine Land. Maybe it’s valid (e.g.

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Tips Press Release Reputation B2B 179

Hootsuite

APRIL 6, 2023

The actual answer to “when was the first social media site launched” is debatable. SixDegrees was certainly one of the first, but you have to define what a social media site is before you can say which is the first. So, how old is social media?

Social Media 145

Social Media MySpace Tumblr Foursquare 145

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

As a guide to crafting an effective social media policy, you can emulate or combine ideas from one or more of the many social media policy examples now posted online, including the 57 social media policy examples from Dave Fleet or the more than 100 examples posted by Ralph Paglia. Social sharing sites (e.g.

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Policies Social Media Guidelines Plaxo 180

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Michael Wesch, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University is best known on the net for that video, The Machine is Us/ing Us , which is a great example of how to use the medium to convey a message thats more than just scripted rhetoric, but that has meaning. Side note: great interview with Wesch here ).

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Class Social Media Web 2.0 Wiki 274

Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 23, 2011

Virtually every social media monitoring tool worthy of the label covers the big social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter), social bookmarking sites (Digg, Reddit) and content sharing sites (YouTube, Flickr). Many include at least the most popular blogs as well.

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Tools Social Media Sysomos Vocus 193

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

Social media isn’t going away, but this example shows that some systems just happen to work better than others. Reply kevin May 9, 2008 at 9:15 am Rankings on social media breeds a pointless competitiveness that I just don’t get. Take MySpace for example, they rank their blog postings daily like a billboard chart.

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Digg Sites News API 100

Firebelly

AUGUST 27, 2010

Customers who are willing to post pictures or kind or constructive comments about your enterprise might receive discounts on your products or services, as an example. Chad Richards is Social Marketing Manager at Firebelly Marketing, a social media marketing agency.

Facebook 182

Facebook Foursquare Paid Search Discount 182

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

blogs, wikis, podcasts, social bookmarking and others â?? Instead of centralized, instructor-controlled learning, PLEs are distributed, social and learner-centric. As this examples of organizing PLEs indicates, each learner will create a different collage of tools reflecting their personal preferences and learning needs.

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Wiki Aggregator Social Bookmarking API 184

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Social Media: Getting Started Why You Have to Engage in Social Media, Even if You Don’t Want to (A Smart Bear): Jason Cohen (@asmartbear) makes a compelling argument into why social media must be considered, even if you have no interest in it. The article has examples of how social media worked too.

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Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

For example, the priorities for a PLE are different for a tertiary student, a university administrator, an instructor, a working professional, or an adult who persues an eclectic path of lifelong learning. This article has been compiled after tracking recent conversations in the blogosphere and following social bookmarks.

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Web 2.0 Wiki Metadata Social Bookmarking 165

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

For example, in Wikipedia, “knowledge&# is constructed by negotiating compromises among various points of view. purposes include social bookmarking, wikis, podcasts, blogs, and software for personal expression and sharing (e.g., Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Flickr). is redefining what and how and with whom we learn.

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Web 2.0 Review Wikipedia Construction 182

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 26, 2010

Relationship opportunities on StumbleUpon are endless, especially since it’s a social bookmarking service based on interests. This is not a real example, readers.) Also the sending other social networks requesting votes on StumbleUpon is very annoying. Very nice of you. I mean it really baffles me. Excellent tips.

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StumbleUpon Digg Social Networking Review 181

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. Maybe next year, folks!

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Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144