Forums, Policies, Social News and Twitter

3 Golden Business Rules for Social Media Engagement

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

On a particular forum I am active on (yes, I still use them!), Sadly, this person’s post was pulled by the strict moderators on that forum; the post was purely self-promotional and nothing but. If you’re only on the forum to tell other people to visit your website or to use your product, you won’t go far.

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Apple Gets More Serious About Using Twitter, but Why it Doesn't Matter

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

If you take a look at any one of their four accounts , you’ll notice one thing: they’re not using Twitter to converse but to broadcast. If you take a look at any one of their four accounts , you’ll notice one thing: they’re not using Twitter to converse but to broadcast. Be proactive and not reactive. (To

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Choice of Form: Two Legal Seminars As Social Media

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 2, 2008

I see this seminar as a forum. The admin (Professor Macdonald) / moderator (students teaching the class on a given day) create categories of conversation, which are analogous to deciding on forum names/topics and sticky threads. (In In a forum, some threads get “stuck&# to the top and are thus afforded more visibility.

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7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Marketing > 7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins 7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins by Tamar Weinberg on July 15, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Frank Lee. Keep in mind that in the social space, eye candy is critically important.

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10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

There have also been doctors that have used social networking tools, like Twitter, during surgery. He used Twitter to raise money for charity if people tweeted and blamed his cancer. Here are ten social media tools that can aid you with crowdsourcing: Twitter It is already being used for many crowdsourcing efforts.

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6 Things Parenthood Taught Me About Social Media Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

and after being a full time mom and performing various social media marketing tasks throughout, I’ve learned that there are many parallels that can be taken from parenthood that also apply to social media marketing. Maybe it’s on Twitter. Maybe it’s on a forum. Maybe it’s on Tip’d.

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When is Brand Evangelism a Crime? Exploring the Royal Caribbean.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Opinion , Social Media , Viral Marketing > When is Brand Evangelism a Crime? Because this critical post of Royal Caribbean disappointed me, I polled my Twitter followers for feedback. You need to live up to the brand.

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Social Media Strategy from A to Z » Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Business , Marketing , Social Media > Social Media Strategy from A to Z Social Media Strategy from A to Z by Tamar Weinberg on May 28, 2010 Share Social media might be old. Engagement.

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Mixxing In, and Why Early Adoption is Important: A Review of the.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

It’s about time that I bring the dialogue here since it’s evident that I’m already starting to grow fond of the brand new social network. The Early Adopter Appeal Mixx is a new social news site that went into private beta a mere two months ago. Yes it will.

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How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Personal , Social Media > How Do You Network on Different Social Sites? How Do You Network on Different Social Sites? by Tamar Weinberg on December 19, 2007 Share How do you leverage different social networks?

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The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Search Engine Optimization , Social Media > The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks? The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks? Others want massive brand exposure.

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Social Media Marketing Without Brand Awareness Can Kill You.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 13, 2008

In web hosting, there are hundreds of different forums and sites. What’s truly troubling is that the Virante marketing people behind this supposedly know quite a bit about how the social media networks work. Another great post, Tamar! Reply Yoav Ilan July 10, 2007 at 3:35 pm Great piece Tamar! Answers Yahoo!

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The Unfortunate Investment of Social Media (and its Consequences)

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

That was somewhat addressed in last week’s chat with a goal to have “town hall&# meetings and forums where Digg staff can interact with the users to make the experience more pleasurable. This is not a regular practice on the social news giant, and unfortunately, that is probably the biggest thing causing its downfall.

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Confessions and Reflections of a [Former] Digg Addict

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

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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Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing? Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing? We have all engaged in debates over the past few years about social media. frontpage.

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10 Community Manager Responsibilities that Don't Involve Twitter.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Follow him on Twitter. So I challenged myself to create a list of 10 responsibilities of the Community Manager that extend beyond the realm of Facebook and Twitter (and yes, even blogging). Do the same thing for your social networks, and your other interactions. It makes your client feel special. It means a lot coming from you.

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Best Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2007 Â» Techipedia | Tamar.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Top 29 Niche Social Media Sites (That Actually Send Traffic) : Andy Hagans consistently updates this list with some great resources that aren’t necessarily being tapped into by many folks, but maybe it’s time for things to change. Reddit Tips from the Top Dog on Reddit (Social News Watch): How do you become a top user on Reddit?

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Why You Should Have a Secondary Twitter Account

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

I, too, find that Twitter has been incredibly powerful for me to connect with real life colleagues, readers of Techipedia, family, and everyone in between. I’m also something of a Twitter purist. Enter a second Twitter account. Since I’m a bit more reserved as @tamar, I can easily say that I have a little more fun.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

of articles on the topic of Internet Marketing, from SEO to social media to web usability and then some. Like last year, I enlisted in help from my followers on Twitter, many of whom gave me some great posts to add to this list. Marketing on the Social Web: A Few Key Ingredients (Michael Fruchter): I love the graphic.

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Is Social Media Becoming Boring?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 14, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Opinion , Social Media > Is Social Media Becoming Boring? Is Social Media Becoming Boring? by Tamar Weinberg on April 14, 2010 Share For most, social media is new and fun.

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The Audacity of Free: The Products and Services Edition

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

Books Take Time to Write Last week, a Twitter user asked a really blunt but surprising question about how to download my book (legally) for free. I know everyone does it a bit differently… Reply Tamar Weinberg July 29, 2010 at 9:16 am And another amen! Reply Tamar Weinberg July 29, 2010 at 10:58 am Yeah.

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11 Characteristics of Highly Influential Blog(ger)s

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

This blog covers specific topics if and only if there’s discussion in a variety of internet marketing forums. A great example is how he provided a deep matrix into Google Buzz, Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter just a few days after Buzz was launched. Is there no related discussion there? Face to face networking can help do that.

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7 Truths About Social Media Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > 7 Truths About Social Media Marketing 7 Truths About Social Media Marketing by Tamar Weinberg on April 8, 2010 Share Even though social media isn’t new to many of us, the world is waking up to this new shiny toy.

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Advice for a New Internet Marketer (or How to Spot Internet.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

Some of the sites I recommend for educational materials include: Free Sphinn : Sphinn is an Internet Marketing social news site. Users submit timely news articles to Sphinn, and the community votes up the best stories to appear on the front page. We’d exchange greetings when we passed in the dormitory hallways.

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

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 by Tamar Weinberg on January 12, 2010 Share Here’s a truism that Facebook PR is not sure how to readily admit.

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Creating Passionate Customers: Brand Evangelism and What it Means.

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).

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Fifteen Years of Online Social Interactions

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

Social media was always social , just not with that funny name. Forums existed well before I was born, after all. Twitter is the new chat room, but IRC still remains a popular choice behind services like Ustream and Y! Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg April 14, 2010 at 9:01 am Must read: Is Social Media Becoming Boring?

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2011

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2012

Creating a Corporate Blogging Policy? Here are Six Areas to Consider : Corporate blogging policies should surround the following areas: the general policy, policies for writers, and internal comment policies. To get good links, you don’t have to build brand new content. Add a new twist!

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The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook

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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Dear Facebook Friends, You're Doing it Wrong

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 23, 2010

In an effort to make Facebook data more public, Community Pages let people share ideas, thoughts, and their interests in a fully open forum. You wouldn’t want the months or years of work you’ve invested to disappear into thin air one day because your account got terminated due to abuse of policies. Of course not.

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An Open Letter to Facebook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Opinion , Social Media > An Open Letter to Facebook An Open Letter to Facebook by Tamar Weinberg on April 28, 2010 Share I started this letter before f8, so for the record, it’s not about anything new.

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Facebook Issues MySpace Privacy

Why SEO is Easier than Social Media Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

I was a Digg power user twice over…and know you were one as well Tamar. Reply Tamar Weinberg December 15, 2009 at 11:32 am Kevin, very good point, and one that’s not to be ignored — for the most part. In social media marketing, some people are hired to build buzz about a specific campaign. I blame MTV.

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Kevin Rose and Jay Adelson Respond to Digg Complaints

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2008

Tagged as: digg , jay adelson , kevin rose , social media , social news { 24 trackbacks } Communications Downtime: Another Digg Revolt? Reply Lyndoman January 24, 2008 at 4:05 am Thanks for writing this up so quickly Tamar, I came in on the last hour so missed a lot of the juice. Thanks, guys! Thanks for catching us up.

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3 Golden Business Rules for Social Media Engagement

Apple Gets More Serious About Using Twitter, but Why it Doesn't Matter

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Choice of Form: Two Legal Seminars As Social Media

7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins

10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

6 Things Parenthood Taught Me About Social Media Marketing

When is Brand Evangelism a Crime? Exploring the Royal Caribbean.

Social Media Strategy from A to Z » Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Mixxing In, and Why Early Adoption is Important: A Review of the.

How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks?

Social Media Marketing Without Brand Awareness Can Kill You.

The Unfortunate Investment of Social Media (and its Consequences)

Confessions and Reflections of a [Former] Digg Addict

Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing?

10 Community Manager Responsibilities that Don't Involve Twitter.

Best Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2007 Â» Techipedia | Tamar.

Why You Should Have a Secondary Twitter Account

Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009

Is Social Media Becoming Boring?

The Audacity of Free: The Products and Services Edition

11 Characteristics of Highly Influential Blog(ger)s

7 Truths About Social Media Marketing

Advice for a New Internet Marketer (or How to Spot Internet.

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

Creating Passionate Customers: Brand Evangelism and What it Means.

Fifteen Years of Online Social Interactions

Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2011

The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook

Dear Facebook Friends, You're Doing it Wrong

An Open Letter to Facebook

Why SEO is Easier than Social Media Marketing

Kevin Rose and Jay Adelson Respond to Digg Complaints

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