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Entrepreneurs gather in Eden for the first Summit Outside

The Next Web

Without WiFi or outlets, a group of the world’s most Internet-addicted human beings found immense freedom letting go of the digital world and reconnecting with nature. When asked to reflect on a high point from the weekend, Shervin Pishevar , Managing Partner at Menlo Ventures, answered: “The Trayvon talk.

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Using Forums to Market New Products and Services to Existing Customers

Duct Tape Marketing

Internet Forums. One of the best tools for learning more about customers who already use your products and services is social media, with Internet forums being one of the more dependable tools for gathering information. one-third of marketers are looking to social media and Internet forums as the platform of choice to reach customers.

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Service Exports - Driving U.S. Startups and Small Businesses

Growthink Blog

Contrary to the image of imports and exports being only “stuff” flowing in and out of places like the Port of Long Beach, the report notes that services accounted for 31%, or $525.8 The statistics in from the Brookings Institution’s excellent report – Export Nation – also speak to this trend. billion of total U.S. exports in 2008.