Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

According to the “ Small Business Marketing Forecast 2012 ” from Ad-ology, Social media for small business marketing has reached its tipping point. Just ten percent say they will not use social media in 2012, down from 24 percent for 2011 and 39 percent for 2010. small businesses.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 23, 2012

(We’ve looked) at how social media sites can be used as powerful networking tools for new college graduates, sharing our best picks for tips, tools, and more for Facebook , Twitter , and now, LinkedIn. That’s a mistake: LinkedIn is the online destination for professional networking, and you’ve got to be on it to get connected.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5 Make a personal connection, directly or indirectly.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

The Dunbar Number, From the Guru of Social Networks | Businessweek - [link]. Social Networking Eats Up 3+ Hours Per Day For The Average American User - [link]. Top 50 Photoshop Tutorials from 2012 | Speckyboy – [link]. The Absolute Best Fonts of 2012 | Creative Beacon – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

In 2012 | TechCrunch – [link]. 12 big brands & celebrities that crowdsourced in 2012 | The Next Web – [link]. 133 of the Best Photoshop Tutorials Created in 2012 – [link]. 40 Well Designed Free Social Networking Icons – [link]. Best Book Covers Of 2012 For Inspiration – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 3, 2012

Beepmo ‘s mobile application can be thought of as a Foursquare for LinkedIn – during the period of the conference, Next Bank Asia attendees can use Beepmo to view event details, speaker lists, events schedules as well as utilize its social discovery features to check out the professional profiles of other nearby attendees nearby.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

World Featured in US & World Videos Featured: Facebook CES 2012 Awards. How to Plan Your Social Integration Strategy. January 13, 2012 by Brian Sullivan. My company’s CEO, Patrick Salyer, explains why multiple online personas make it imperative that companies offer social logins beyond Facebook Connect.).

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The Equity Kicker

JUNE 7, 2012

Nic Brisbourne (@brisbourne) June 6, 2012. Last week I tweeted a link to this great list of annoying ways that people’s social networks get abused. I’ve embedded one example below. If you need a website/design made, Freelancify.com helps you find a person to do it. Help a friend & Please RT. —

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Advancements in device technologies and mobile networks are sparking the use of mobile devices by shoppers at every point on the path to purchase. Social Commerce. More than 2 billion people use social networks(8), such as Facebook and LinkedIn. 8 “Digital in 2016”, We Are Social, January 2016.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 28, 2014

Social networking is so last year. Asif Khan founded Caremerge in 2012 and recently received multi-million dollars in funding, Asif Khan has over 20 years of experience in technology. Good examples include: Ycombinator, Techstars, Startup health and Rock health. Solve a Real World Problem.

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mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

5 Essential Spreadsheets for Social Media Analytics. February 9, 2012 by Ann Smarty. Ann blogs on search and social media tools. February 9, 2012 14:28:44. February 9, 2012 14:46:14. February 9, 2012 15:20:40. February 9, 2012 14:56:25. February 9, 2012 15:20:12. February 9, 2012 15:00:23.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

2011 was a splendid year for mobile commerce in Singapore , and 2012 promises to be an even better year as more and more Singaporeans turn to their mobile devices to shop on-the-go. Mobile Commerce On The Rise.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s 2012 report The Millennial Generation Research Review cites 80 percent of millennials sleep with their phone next to the bed. Marc Apple, owner and chief strategist at Forward Push Media , said that no one is on social networks 24/7, but across generations most people check email every day. “In

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mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

World Featured in US & World Videos Featured: Facebook CES 2012 Awards. Facebook, Twitter Engineers Tweak Google’s Social Search [VIDEO]. January 21, 2012 by Nellie Akalp. Your strength as an entrepreneur and business leader depends heavily on the caliber of your network. January 21, 2012 17:53:09.

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

July 10, 2012 by Curt Finch. it was what the networks were selling before ‘behavioral’ got hot in 2006. July 10, 2012 09:40:07. July 10, 2012 10:50:39. July 10, 2012 11:12:07. July 10, 2012 11:21:19. July 10, 2012 11:36:32. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 18, 2012

The idea, termed “an implicit social network,” intrigued many innovators and media types, including ReadWriteWeb founder Richard MacManus, who once predicted that Color would be the next Twitter. Alexia Tsotsis (@alexia) October 17, 2012. Arrogance Doesn't Buy You Favors.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2014

When Bebo, the UK social network went down in 2012, users flocked to Twitter to complain. Sony had to suspend the PlayStation network as it investigated the intrusion. There’s nothing like an honest apology from the CEO to defuse a downtime aftermath. But how do you make millions of users read it? A banner ad.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

While the latter is not yet legal in the United States, the JOBS Act, which was signed into law in April 2012, mandates that the SEC makes it legal by January 1st of 2013. They market it on their social networks, to their friends and family, and through press outreach. You still start with credit cards or savings.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Innovate Israel 2012 aims to connect Israeli web, mobile & digital entrepreneurs & businesses with their UK & European counterparts. There will also be a free networking reception at Campus on Monday, June 25th. Check out the 28 Israeli startups coming to London next week to showcase at the Innovate Israel 2012 portfolio.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 18, 2012

The idea, termed “an implicit social network,” intrigued many innovators and media types, including ReadWriteWeb founder Richard MacManus, who once predicted that Color would be the next Twitter. Alexia Tsotsis (@alexia) October 17, 2012. Arrogance Doesn't Buy You Favors.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 21, 2012

500 list is payment processor Unified Payments, which saw a whopping three-year growth rate of 23,646 percent, with other prominent brands on the list including social networking site Facebook, Yelp, yogurt maker Chobani, Giftcards.com, KIND and convenience retailer Kum & Go. “To rank among the 2012 Inc. ’s.

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David Teten

AUGUST 29, 2012

We piloted in 3 schools and will be in 50 schools in Fall 2012. As the first “social-retail network,” Buyou creates a direct connection between customers and merchants to better understand consumer behavior and deliver a more personalized shopping experience. We are currently putting together a seed round to grow our company.

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mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

July 3, 2012 by Erin Everhart. Penguin : Released April 2012, this algorithm put tighter guidelines on website optimization and adjusted a number of web spam factors, including keyword stuffing, cloaking, unnatural links and content spinning. social media = we were an advertising or public relations firm in 2010. Like Tweet.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Now that end users spend as much of their personal time with software (in the form of social networks, tablet/smartphone apps, streaming media, etc) as they do with business software they’ve become much more discriminating buyers. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? What’s Your Favorite Future?

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 30, 2013

According to a report by Nielsen on social media Americans spend three times more time on social media than reading their e-mail. of online time is spent reading e-mail and 23% on social. The juicy bit of the study is that more than 70% of social networks users shop online. Black Friday data. Black Friday data.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Color Labs, the photo-and-video-sharing social network that received much criticism over its pre-launch $41 million funding round, is about to be acquired by Apple. Color said that it had six patents pending at the time of its funding, including its ‘elastic’ social.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). eCommerce/Social Commerce: New models continue to evolve as ecommerce rebounded this past year.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

From 2010 to 2012, the percentage of Americans following brands on social media jumped from 16 percent to 33 percent. That’s a significant increase, but it also means two-thirds of local social networkers aren’t following brands. In 2012, that number jumped to 47 percent. by DJ Miller.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 25, 2012

Facebook IPO, and How to Build a Social Network for $389 – [link]. Female Business Owners Network, Trade Success Secrets [link]. ” A great breakdown of which gender dominates networks – [link]. 45 Fresh Must See Photoshop Tutorials from 2012 – [link]. The Facebook Fallacy – [link].

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www.readwriteweb.com

MAY 10, 2012

By Richard MacManus / May 10, 2012 05:30 AM / View Comments. But in 2012, more often than not it can be done on the Web. Sites With Social Reading Apps Sacrifice Readers to Facebook. 1 Entertainment Network on YouTube. social media. social networks. social networking. Best of RWW.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 19, 2012

Entrepreneurs demonstrating their latest ideas at the EMO Spring 2012 conference showed that inspiration travels in many directions. The player can conduct transactions even when embedded in a social network or third-party website. "If

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Looking Ahead: The Rest of 2011 and 2012 Outlook. As small business owners look to the future months and 2012, 50-percent say it will be “steady as she goes – continuing much as we are now” for the holiday season. . · 77-percent cited “being their own boss” as the key benefit to being a small business owner.

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www.readwriteweb.com

MAY 10, 2012

By Travis Sheppard / May 10, 2012 06:05 AM / View Comments. Guest author Travis Sheppard is VP of Technology at BGT Partners , a 2010, 2011 and 2012 Ad Age Top 15 Best Place to Work in the U.S. Silverlight Lives On in New SQL Server 2012 Reporting Tool. social media. social networks. social networking.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 23, 2012

The explosion of online social networking continues worldwide, fueled by a recent slew of new niche social networks that range from the sharing of “filtered” snapshots with Instagram , or the social sharing of images with online pinboard Pinterest.

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mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Facebook 2012: What the Future Holds for the Social Media Powerhouse. As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear on other sectors’ trend lists in 2012. Small Businesses Plan to Buy an iPad in 2012 [STUDY]. Excited to see how #1 evolves in 2012. Sanyo Seiki.

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