Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2016

In the Kauffman Foundation Survey of nearly 5,000 companies that began in 2004, nearly two-thirds of the founders are now between the ages of 35 and 54. 65 percent of online users aged 50-64 use social media now, and the growth rate continues to increase. These trends seem likely to persist.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg’s journey started when he created a message program ‘ ZuckNet’ at the age of twelve, CourseMatch and FaceMash in college, and finally the world-famous social networking platform ‘Facebook’ which revolutionized communication, followed by taking over WhatsApp and Instagram. Thanks to Daivat Dholakia, Essenvia !

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 16, 2011

It also appears that this is another way for Google to place emphasis on creating and using Profile pages – something that likely plays heavily in their plans for a social network of some sort. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 21, 2011

Both of these moved signal a renewed focus on making both Profiles and Places pages more important in their ecosystem and perhaps ultimately in a social network of some sort. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

He founded SKYLIST in 1996 from his college dorm room at Carnegie Mellon, and created UnsubCentral in 2004. 20 TV Shows With the Most Social Media Buzz This Week [CHART]. Latest Social Media News. The Social Good Brief. Latest Media News. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists.

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Life Beyond Code

JANUARY 17, 2012

Recently, my friend Dave Gardner (president of Gardner & Associates Consulting ) shared his story of how he used social media to reach (and start a working relationship with) a big company (Dell.) I have been a Dell customer since 2004. How did this come to be? Dave Gardner: This is a very interesting story, Rajesh.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 11, 2011

So, here’s my advice: If you’re looking for the single most powerful use of social media in your business follow this simple plan. That’s right, you can derive immense benefit through social media tools without actually doing much more than listening. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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ConversionXL

APRIL 24, 2019

Until 2004, when the U.S. Social networks have their own switching costs. But it also widens the moat in other ways, with hard-won backlinks and engaged social media followings. The increasing competitiveness in organic search and social media has deepened that moat for new entrants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2011

The Internet and social media have totally destroyed the meaning of the word “friend” and even changed it from a noun to a verb. By the time we reach 30 years of age, our desire to socialize and maintain friendships already is shrinking, according to a study by psychologists at the Institute for Social Research (ISR).

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

The JEI program was created in 2004 and is managed by the Ministry of Research. They're going strong , and constantly adapting their platform to users' changing needs for information and social media aggregation. Plyce : Feature-rich location-based social network. Covered previously on RWW.) (E).

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2010

The Internet and social media have totally destroyed the meaning of the word “friend.” By the time we reach 30 years of age, our desire to socialize and maintain friendships already is shrinking, according to a study by psychologists at the Institute for Social Research (ISR). Marty Zwilling.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 29, 2011

Facebook is a social network, built from the ground up for that purpose, by a company that does nothing else. My view is that no one thing can slow Facebook, they’ve simply grown too large and too important for too many people. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 2, 2011

The unfiltered nature of sharing stuff on Facebook and other social networks remains a business challenge. See, lots of folks have built large Facebook followings and currently try to use their Facebook profile to share what’s important in their work world mixed with what’s important in their 3yr old niece’s world.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2011

To me there’s no such thing really as social media marketing or Facebook marketing, it’s simply a matter of marketing in a world gone social. Keep the Wall interesting by mixing content Network It’s kind of ironic how little traditional networking goes on inside many social networks.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 18, 2011

Trumpia – All in one messaging platform that includes email, text, IM and voice broadcast as well as social network integration. Also makes a great way to share a conversation about a client to help them understand the buzz. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 17, 2011

Related Posts: Are Small Private Social Networks the Next Layer? Posted by : John Jantsch on Jun 17, 2011 | 9:50 am Categories : Mobile , Social Media , Web Marketing Tags : Cellit , eztexting , GroupMe , mobivity , Poll Everywhere Popular Posts Adding the Facebook Like. I’ve been using GroupMe and think it works well.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

Lee Odden Lee Odden is the CEO of TopRank Online Marketing , a digital marketing agency specializing in strategic internet marketing consulting, training and implementation services including: Content, Search, Email and Social Media Marketing. Useful content optimized with keywords also attracts more search engine traffic and links.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

It’s not called social media for nothing. It’s easier to establish these relationships than ever, thanks to social networks. And since social networks are where content sharing happens, it makes sense to begin making those relationships early on. And that process starts with good old-fashioned relationships.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

With the prevalence of social media, there is almost no excuse for a cold-call or cold-email anymore. As Mark Suster, a prominent venture capitalist, put it very aptly at my Founder Showcase event, “in the era of social networks, if you can’t figure out how to get access to a venture capitalist, hang up your cleats now.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 28, 2013

To give you an example of that noise, brands, social networks and other organizations sent a record number of marketing messages in 2012, up 19% on 2011. Getting better means getting to the point of the message you’re sending, and only reading and reacting to those emails that you really care about. The rest is just digital noise.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 27, 2012

I have a pretty rough idea of what an upcoming week is going to entail, but I leave room to stumble on an emerging idea, change in some social network or the occasional rant as I consume content. Snap shot of 2004 version 1 of the Duct Tape Marketing Weblog. I don’t plan what I am going to write too far in advance.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 11, 2013

We connect them to hundreds of thousands of potential new customers using email marketing, social networks, and display ad campaigns. After that you can earn more “votes” by posting affiliate links of the campaign on social media – brilliant! Their numbers are impressive. 110 000+ Twitter followers.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 18, 2014

I produced my first eBook in 2004 or so and now feature ten, including some I’ve licensed from other writers. Social media has obviously opened new doors in terms of sharing and generating new forms of content. Social Media Examiner. Social Media Examiner. Cindy King. Director of Editorial.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

Despite the ongoing recession, I took to my kitchen table in 2013 to launch Digital Air Strike — an award-winning automotive social media and digital engagement company. Tapping into my knowledge of and experience in automotive marketing, I identified a need to monetize social networks for businesses.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

For some obscure reason, people are suddenly starting to realize the dangers of posting too much information on their social media platforms, especially when it comes to oversharing photos of their children online. Ideaspotting child privacy family online privacy privacy concerns social network Zalongo'

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Community was about things we didn’t have as much familiarity with, i.e., social media, game mechanics, community building, etc. A couple of friendly amendments: * Two commenters on a May 2004 blog post, Whither Trepia? Most companies struggle to be good at just one thing, and we decided we were going to be good at two.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

Regarding the best type of products for freemium: I would’ve guessed that products like Pluggio (social media apps) would fit the bill here since most people expect them to be free. Finaly, a correction: 37signals launched their first product (Basecamp) in 2004, before they had a huge following. 18 Rob on 08.18.10

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techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. The hybrid social network, communication and crowdsourcing platform allows startups to access investors, and has also become a resource for investors looking to boost dealflow and connect with other investors.

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David Teten

JUNE 7, 2011

Our session looks at the rise of socially enabled platforms that blend commerce with community, where reputations trump credit ratings, and where hyper-distributed service businesses outgrow traditional monolithic suppliers. In 2004, Roo founded we:nited magazine – a youth politics magazine and website.

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