crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

SMB Marketing in 2013: 68% of small businesses to increase marketing budget | MarketingSherpa Blog – [link]. SMB Marketing in 2013: 68% of small businesses to increase marketing budget | MarketingSherpa Blog – [link]. 40 Well Designed Free Social Networking Icons – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Many people are not using search results they are using social networks to see what topics are trending and information about what they are looking for. Social media has taken over how people search. Google, YouTube and Facebook are the social networks most people use to see search results.

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SEO Social Media Social Network United States 160

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2014

With recruiters increasingly scrutinizing applicants’ online personas, those on the job hunt must learn to evolve their personal social media presence. While it’s important to maintain active profiles on traditional social media platforms – such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter – it also pays to embrace new networks.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Zappos has found great success by keeping social media responsibilities horizontal and flexible. Zappos assumes everyone in the company is on social media and trusts them to participate in growing the brand. Prioritize social networks. Startup Example: Cloudera. Strategy Adopted: Blogger Outreach. Startup Example: Coin.

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Social Media Media Viral Startup 158

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

8 Major Mistakes Entrepreneurs Will Make In 2013 | Forbes – [link]. 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]. Creative Forecast: How Marketing Will Change In 2013 | Co.Create – [link].

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Gust

MARCH 23, 2014

After you claim your identity with placeholder domain names, accounts in social networks, and common blogging platforms, your next challenge is to create enough positive content as a “Google wall” to keep negative info out of the top Google search results.

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Reputation Affiliate Technical Review Social Network 178

YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2018

In its Global Phishing Survey 2H2013 , the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) said there were a minimum of 115,565 unique phishing attacks worldwide between July 1 and December 31, 2013: “This is nearly a 60% increase over the 72,758 seen (in) the first half of 2013.”. Social networking and email — 16.8%. Other — 6.6%.

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Fort Worth Security Application Development eCommerce 133

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Once with Docracy, once with a super cool company launching in the first quarter of 2013.). The collaborative web arrived after the social web hit a tipping point. That is the very month that Facebook became the largest social network, outpacing MySpace.

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Web Curation Open Source Demand 140

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Forums will likely still be around for the foreseeable future, but many companies are now finding it more advantageous to leverage social groups. Facebook Groups and LinkedIn Groups are just a few of the many social networking sites that allow individuals and companies the ability to set up topic or brand communities.

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Customer Social Network Channel Technical Review 150

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The chart above shows age distribution within major social networks and online communities. Design Trends 2013 – Flat and Minimal | Abduzeedo – [link].

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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.

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VC Cafe

MAY 4, 2021

The early buzz of Clubhouse (despite being invite-only and iOS having a total reach of about 2 million users) along with the rising popularity of podcasts has shown that consumers crave social audio interactions and that there’s plenty of room for innovation in the space. Riffr calls itself a social micro podcasting app.

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Audio Software Review Open Source Social Network 139

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2013

The tech industry doubles down on design in 2013 | Gigaom – [link]. Social Networks by Revenue and Employees, Facebook Stands Above All | Web Strategy – [link]. How much various creative occupations make – figures form the 2013 Creative Employment Snapshot – [link].

Social Media 105

Social Media Small Business Design Media 105

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Fabulis.com was initially intended to to be a social network for gay men. Problem was, Facebook, Yelp and Groupon were gay enough where a dedicated social network wasn’t entirely necessary.

Customer Development 126

Customer Development Conversion Developer Customer 126

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 3, 2013

Thumb – A mobile social network that helps people get instant opinions. Fundraise – Social fundraising. The post 100 AngelList Startups To Watch In 2013: How Many Are New To You? It should be a useful jumping off point for entrepreneurs to find inspiration and for consumers to find something cool to try.

Software Review 60

Software Review San Francisco Startup Technical Review 60

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 9, 2014

2013 was an exciting year for small business Internet marketing. It’s just that content marketing and social network participation are (collectively) more important. Google dropped the granddaddy of all backlink penalties on October 4 th 2013 ( Penguin 2.1 Social Networking. Addressing The Content Gap.

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SEO Small Business Kansas City Offshore 78

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2015

In 2013, there were 909 million mobile gamers worldwide, nearly half of which resided in the Asia Pacific region, and 146 million of which came from North America. Suddenly, mobile gaming isn’t just for the anti-social, it’s for everyone. Social Integrations.

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Mobile North America Marketing Technical Review 100

The Next Web

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Readers register topics they’re interested in and link up their social networking services to improve the quality of the recommendations, and they can teach the system, which uses natural language processing and data mining, over time. The service is currently tied in to Sina Weibo and Google Reader.

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China Malaysia Cloud Startup 129

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 4, 2013

We at the Apollo Research Institute see job growth ahead in 2013 – and in some surprising places. Women spend 30% more time on social networking sites than men, and mobile social usage is 55% female. by Dr. Tracey Wilen-Daugenti, Vice President and Managing Director of Apollo Research Institute.

Social Network 185

Social Network Social Media Lean Leadership 185

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2014

US non-Internet media advertising outlook, 2013-2018. Forget influencers on social networks. tl;dr: They all suck. pic.twitter.com/0JXrl9vfVR. Content Marketing Will Fail Your Business If You Keep Doing This – bit.ly/1kX3Rui. 10 Dreadful Clichés The Ad Industry Should Euthanize – crowdspring.co/1hF1Hiq. 1hLIBY3.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Fabulis.com was initially intended to to be a social network for gay men. Problem was, Facebook, Yelp and Groupon were gay enough where a dedicated social network wasn’t entirely necessary.

Customer Development 60

Customer Development Conversion Developer Customer 60

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 7, 2014

It’s no secret that social networking sites such as Pinterest, Slideshare and Tumblr are exploding in popularity, and it’s due to the public demand for images. Even YouTube came into its own as a full-fledged social networking clip site in 2013. Not anymore.

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Technical Review Social Network Social Media Advertising 78

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

According to Nielsen, YouTube reaches more US adults ages 18-34 than any cable network as of mid-2013. As of March 2013, one billion, (B!), One more thing to ponder… One hundred hours of video is uploaded into YouTube every single minute, as of May 2013. It is a social network (like Facebook).

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Analytics Marketing Audience Channel 151

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 19, 2014

Photovoltaic cost per watt continues to drop (from $12 per watt in 1998 to $5 per watt in 2013, 14% annually over the long term) at the same time that we’re seeing new innovations in grid-scale energy storage. That’s because we’ll soon reach an era of cheap electricity.

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Artificial Inteligence Government Nevada Cost 183

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

2013 has proved to be a wild year. Meanwhile while social networking was white hot 3 years ago it is now persona non grata unless your user numbers are insane. 2013 was the year of wearable devices and physical products. So with the wild ride of 2013 I had thoughts about what made me thankful this year.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2016

Email and social media are the two marketing channels that have consistently proven to be the most cost effective and offer the highest ROI. In terms of which social networks to build a presence on, follow your audience. But what really works? Yet don’t be afraid to experiment with new marketing tools.

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Revenue Small Business Social Media Technical Review 100

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2013

According to online professional social network LinkedIn , that word is the No. 1 most overused buzzword in its members’ profiles for 2013 across the world. Think that the word ‘responsible’ is the most accurate description of your professional career? Well it so happens that almost everyone else does as well.

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Singapore Japan Social Network Global 145

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

A fortnight ago, Boris interviewed Reed Hastings on his business lessons and experience, but now I’m shaking it up with a look at a 26-year-old founder who is disrupting the mobile and social networking spaces: Kik CEO and founder Ted Livingston. Kik Interactive, Inc (@Kik) September 16, 2013.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2022

Where are the young social media users going? TikTok is currently the fastest growing social network, while Instagram is close behind with a bigger share globally of new sign-ups. Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products.

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Social Media Media Viral Audience 352

ConversionXL

MAY 22, 2014

Assuming you have some people that aren’t your friends and family connected to your social media accounts, there are analytic dashboards (for the major social networks anyways) that show you how each piece of content performed. Other Social Networks. Google CTR study (2013). Meta Description.

Software Review 116

Software Review PPC Analytics Search 116

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 31, 2015

Over Thanksgiving weekend in 2013, right after launching his email list experiment, he built Product Hunt’s first website mockup with his team. Prerna began her startup journey after leaving a job as a management consultant, and launched Yaari, a youth-oriented social network in India.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 12, 2014

Billion in 2013 – and is projected to reach $50 billion by the end of this year. From here, whenever a user shares the page via text, social network, etc, a unique share id is generated at the end. In a study published in 2013 by the University of Columbia it was found that only 6.1%

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Mobile eCommerce Design Analytics 99

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. Today in 2013, the majority of LinkedIn’s revenue comes from an enterprise version of our subscriptions product. In 2013, it’s whether you can break through the noise. Professional networking, not social networking.

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Entrepreneur Viral Revenue Networking 111

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Not only should you consider having an account on Facebook, but you should also open one for LinkedIn and Twitter, which are other popular social-networking sites. Most recently I was a co-emcee for the Miss Idaho USA 2013 pageant. The Miss Idaho USA 2013 pageant needed someone to co-emcee with me.

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Search Idaho Los Angeles Seattle 224

Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

In 2013, CSG was named one of the top 100 I.T. He enjoys working in a variety of industries and is currently actively involved in a publishing, a MI (music instrument), and a social networking business. In 2013, CSG was named one of the top 100 I.T. Our Guests. Scott Spiro . Show Quotes .

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2013

For example, did you know that social network game development continues to see stellar growth in 2013 (despite news such as that of the reported demise of OMGPOP after its acquisition by Zynga)? The truth is, we can’t really tell.

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Startup Social Network Acquisition Networking 196

The Next Web

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Last night it was finally time for Wayra demoDay 2013 – a chance for the fledgling startups to draw interest and offers of cash from a crowd of more than 200 investors. The Telefonica-backed Wayra London incubator officially opened its doors last year, but its current intake of startups have only called it home for around seven months.

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