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Choice of Form: Two Legal Seminars As Social Media

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I’m taking two seminar courses at school this term, and they each resemble a particular form of social media. A seminar is different from a regular course in that it necessarily involves interaction with the students — a seminar is to a regular lecture course as web 2.0 is to web 1.0.

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Perhaps this is a “take heed&# call to community participants who engage on the social web, but while ExpertCruiser warns its readers that this is a scummy practice, in reality, scouring social sites for mentions of your product, service, and even your competitors is nothing new. People feel cheated and mis-used.

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7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Videos that have a completely unplanned “wow&# element to them definitely travel far in social circles. To be sure, though, solicit feedback from a group of trusted peers not directly involved in your company or marketing objectives before going ahead with publishing the video, since you need an unbiased opinion.

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How a Small New York City Hotel Put Itself on the Map through.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I personally learned about Roger Smith Hotel at a social media conference and was told that it’s the place to be. The word of mouth has traveled, because Pamela Slim learned about the hotel from Jonathan. If you’re constantly broadcasting and not building bridges, your social media engagement will only travel so far.

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

Convince & Convert

That is the value to me of Web 2.0 That is the value to me of Web 2.0 That is the value to me of Web 2.0 j Deborah L Maue Social media = Web 2.0. is about the tools, social media is about the strategy. Deborah L Maue Social media = Web 2.0.

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Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Then and Now In the good old days, say from the 1850s onwards, marketing was mostly a one way “communication&# : companies advertized their wares via local media like newspapers, magazines, and traveling salespeople. Anyone can set up a website for their personal voice; we call that a blog.

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How to Use Facebook for Business and Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Don’t use a Facebook Group. Of over 1500 friends that I have, I’m constantly being pitched to join groups I have no interest in. That might not apply to Facebook fan groups but the idea is similar. Reply Tamar Weinberg May 6, 2010 at 10:17 pm Tove, I still would never recommend groups. It’s an irritant.

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