Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Here are seven video examples that have become viral phenomenons in their own right. Today, video’s potential is obvious: it can be a marketer’s dream and yield tremendous successes. Indeed, I’ve discovered some incredible video that I can watch again and again. Identifiable Do something that other people can relate to.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 13, 2008

For example: the apache server, since its code is open any attacker can analyze it, search for loopholes and devise an attack. The key here is making the mechanics of the social networks transparent. From looking at the software development world: an open source product can benefit from ongoing enhanced security.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Take my own situation as an example. For example, when I first started making money online, I was 16 years old. I get the same e-mails, only they are about getting a #1 ranking in Google Reply Ian February 2, 2010 at 10:59 am This post is a prime example of how to be a true social media expert. The first is personal.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

For example, one of my Friendster aliases is Times Square. Twitter, Pownce, and other “microblogging&# platforms really don’t fit in the type of social networks that I intend to illustrate here. Friendster made it easy for not-so-genuine people to become friends with real people.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

Some advice I give to my Social Media students is to be careful following the example of some large brands who are relatively new to Social Media but seem to be successful. Small businesses can’t always follow by example, unfortunately. I guess they see these relationships the same way.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2010

It should definitely be assumed that if someone uses his Facebook account for both, for example, that there will be a mixture of comments that may not necessarily be personal. Call me Victoria from the example above. An example. Reply Tamar Weinberg August 18, 2010 at 9:53 pm Thank you, Nat. This is not a bad thing!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 20, 2007

For example, Digg has finally acknowledged that productivity and lifehack websites deserve a section of their own, so they launched a “Lifestyle&# section with its more universal taxonomy. However, I’m not complaining about the new changes — at all. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

What’s a good example of this? There are a few bloggers who are smart and great writers … like you for example, Tamar. Lately, I’ve been creating graphics with screenshots to point out specific examples. Bit you are the exception! Most of the time long blog posts are self-indulgent or just not edited.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The examples you gave of people copying full text of a story somewhere else is in the very slim minority from my experience. Josh’s examples relate to sites like Digg, which allows a short description, and FriendFeed, which is similar in that respect. This new world is an evolution of the Web and it cannot be undone.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 11, 2008

I don’t want anyone but the intended recipient to see shouts, for example. I suppose that brings me to a feature request (since it doesn’t seem to exist right now): is there any way to hide the shouts that people send? Right now, you can see all mine regardless of being logged in or out.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

At the end of the day, we know most people are active on social networks because they have some reason for being there (be it to make a sale or to establish authority, for example), but through your regular interactions, you need to recognize that these are byproducts of your genuine and authentic involvement. However, things have changed.

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Koka Sexton

DECEMBER 20, 2009

How Companies Use Twitter to Bolster Their Brands From BusinessWeek: Good article that is part of Business Week’s CEO Guide to Microblogging. Superlist of What Not To Do In Social Meda From our own collection of casestudies and articles about what not to do in social media- mistakes, blunders, failures, etc.

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Koka Sexton

DECEMBER 20, 2009

How Companies Use Twitter to Bolster Their Brands From BusinessWeek: Good article that is part of Business Week’s CEO Guide to Microblogging. Superlist of What Not To Do In Social Meda From our own collection of casestudies and articles about what not to do in social media- mistakes, blunders, failures, etc.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

Customer service as we all know is not just about putting issues right, it’s about ‘before, during and after’ the sale and I think this client is a prime example of many companies out there who do not openly demonstrate the value of the customer. A great experience breeds influence and positive feelings.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

To take two examples: people complain about an issue to an important newspaper prompting them to push the issue into the mainstream, or if a TV station covers an event, that becomes an important topic. A great example, one that recently affected me: A mobile phone manufacturer, called HTC, released a phone that had sub-par video performance.

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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. You can “like&# certain discoveries of your friends and even engage in a discussion.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

For example, just the other day I stumbled upon an Apple press release from 2003. 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.&# Sorry, guys, it’s five years later.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 10, 2010

COPPA laws protect children under the age of 13, and that’s why Ani’s blog, for example, is protected (by her mother’s request). In other words, show them that you are no longer interested in the consoles games and they will follow by example. That said, this is the age we’re living in right now.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Would Be interesting to see and filter out areas for example US and Non-US traffic. By the way, you have got a stalker in twitter Reply YellowSEO October 29, 2008 at 11:51 am James/Tamar very interesting comparison I was wondering if you also compared or gathered data on the GEO-locations of the traffic from Stumbleupon & Sphinn.

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Hootsuite

JULY 29, 2019

We highly recommend adding your policy to your employee handbook, so that new hires can read (and enjoy!) and “microblogs.”). Social media policy examples. The nitty-gritty will inevitably change, and fast. Focus on the big picture. Decide where your policy will live. it during onboarding. Adidas Group.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

The only similarity is a 140 character limit for posts — so Plurk is essentially a microblogging platform. Plurk: Real Nested Conversations Brought to the Microblogging Platform A few days ago, I noticed via Twitter search tool Summize that Aaron Brazell had been talking about me on his Twitter stream. But PLURK? I LOVE PLURK!

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Twitter Microblogging MySpace Comparison 199

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Some examples follow: What are Your Chances of Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse? Examples include: Instant Domain Search (with its AJAX glory) Website Monitoring Tests Think about it this way: MyBlogLog has a widget , statistics, and a community. Quiz yourself on relationships or just random trivia and see how well you score.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Opinion , Social Media > The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook by Tamar Weinberg on December 10, 2008 Share Social media mimics real relationships — in many cases.

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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. Take MySpace for example, they rank their blog postings daily like a billboard chart. They need to make it impossible for the Top 100/1000 list to exist entirely. Some people have resorted to gaming that system.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Share the 10OFF discount code for everyone, for example. Hootsuite , for example, has multiple tabs that highlight their social involvement elsewhere on the web. Take MySpace as just one of many examples of an online property that become too comfortable with its “space.&# What if you want to offer 10% off?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Take my husband’s grandfather as an example. These examples above illustrate a typical usability question faced by Facebook users (well, except for Grandpa). Twitter isn’t a “social network&# though, at least not how I define it – it’s a microblogging platform with a strong community.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

Reply petnos May 10, 2008 at 3:32 pm This is a good example for people will face the situation you were in. I didn’t realize I could contact the FDA, for example — all I used was Google, only to lead me to that page on the 1+ year old class action lawsuit. The problem is finding a human Guinea Pig to verify it.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

I have seen these programs work but I sometimes wonder if it’s worth all the effort considering the possible fall-out, as seen in your example. Reply Paul March 16, 2009 at 1:33 pm I think the very resulting negative feedback Royal Caribbean Line is getting on the travel forums is an example of the risk these programs have.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 22, 2009

If they have too many friends and not many followers, for example, you might not want to follow them. You might choose to only follow active users (who tweet between 1 and 100 times a month, for example) and not users who are either way too inactive or are too excessive. These are: The number of friends and followers they have.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

People love the prospect of submitting to Digg, for example, and some immediately submit the spammiest articles to the service. For example, people need to learn the art or laws of persuasion in order to foster their relationships with their clients or followers. Understanding Your Community.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

For example, here is a recent tweet taken from Ashton Kutcher’s twitter profile: “ @problogger bummer I’ll be there 1 week too early.&# You will notice that many Twitter users don’t even care if about their Twitter profile, and all they do is automate everything.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 1, 2010

For example, by looking at ProBlogger, we are being told that the owner is not an amateur but a pro blogger. Let’s take Techipedia for example. For example, if I’m blogging to tell you the importance of traffic then I should also tell you how to get traffic in the same post. For example, my blog is three months old.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

He also gave a simple example of how to measure Social Media ROI: What you really want to know when measuring Social Media ROI is how much money each incoming warm lead is worth. Here’s a great example: Many Yelp reviews are taken down within a few days of being posted. Put them to good use! Ever wonder why?

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Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2009

Some blogs cover software only by being voted upon by the user , for example, and your press release won’t even fly for that category. Study those blogs to grasp the blog’s culture and why (or what criteria is used) to cover a specific product or service. Some blogs cover startups that meet a specific set of criteria.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

As an example, if you’re a business who predominantly focuses on IT infrastructure solutions but recently was involved in a tremendous Thanksgiving initiative through your local food bank, you certainly are within your right (and should) tell people about it. Let me use a good example that’s relevant to me: Facebook.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Little did I know that once I stepped out into the real world that I’d meet teachers that were both knowledgeable and caring, and Chris and Gary are examples of both. .&# I realized that I’ve had nary a teacher who really excelled in both areas. The bottom line is that both Chris and Gary are really nice guys.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 23, 2008

My favorite example was when I got a story from my site on Digg and this guy wrote me to scold me for how stereotypical and incorrect my article was and how he totally disagreed, but then asked if I would put the personal differences behind us and build him a website. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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