Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

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. When you order an Amazon Kindle it comes pre-configured with your user name already configured into the device so that you can click a single button and buy shit. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

The greatest challenge of our “social age” isn’t to grow the largest fan or follower base. Neither is it to achieve the greatest reach or “virality” in one’s digital campaign. b) Brand Reputation (usually provided by social sentiment firms).

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 4, 2019

The year was 2015 and my company, Shareability, had already been behind some of the biggest viral hits of the past few years. The resulting video, “Ronaldo in Disguise,” became an immediate viral sensation. Going Viral. There was a time when “viral” simply referred to, well, viruses. The shoot was on.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Color-Coordinated Compound Words Web startup names and logos are inextricably linked. It was notably used for Vignelli Associates’ 1967 rebranding of American Airlines, whose two-word name became a one-word logo in red and blue. If it’s well-executed, it’s a powerful statement to make.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Color-Coordinated Compound Words Web startup names and logos are inextricably linked. It was notably used for Vignelli Associates’ 1967 rebranding of American Airlines, whose two-word name became a one-word logo in red and blue. If it’s well-executed, it’s a powerful statement to make.

Web 111

Web Design Social Media Software Review 111

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

What Startups Can Learn From Watching “The Social Network” – [link]. What is holding back social media investment? Social media critics keep getting it wrong – [link]. 12 Creative Design Ideas That Went Viral (And The Lessons You Can Learn) – [link]. You Name It: The Biggest [Blanks] in the World!

Social Media 90

Social Media Small Business Design Media 90

The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Our only viral gaming app on the list, we asked DJ Saul , the CMO of the DC-based iStrategy Labs , a DC-based digital agency that has built products like Grandstand and Social Machines for clients like The Washington Redskins and Nickelodeon , for input. 8) Angry Birds.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Create an interactive, regularly updated site or blog , or by build informative yet informal profiles on social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. Every time you post with your business ID, your business name (and web page link) you’re putting yourself out there in front of potential customers. Are you a thought leader?

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Kayweb is named for its majority owner, the design and development firm Kayserian founded in Australia seven years ago. ); // Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

Equity 74

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

The directory of other entrepreneurs, browsable by industry and name, is also helpful for locating someone who might be helpful regarding a specific issue. EFactor The authors of business networking book The N Factor venture up the alphabet a little bit to bring you the EFactor.

Entrepreneur 94

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mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

(My company’s CEO, Patrick Salyer, explains why multiple online personas make it imperative that companies offer social logins beyond Facebook Connect.). Sure, Facebook will almost always be the dominant player in share-of-logins, but we’ve seen the other players account for up to a combined 60% share of social logins.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Social Media Social Network RSS 78

mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Anyone can easily run a search for his or her brand name and see how actively it’s being discussed in social media. Try using a few search Google operators, for example: ["brand name" -intitle:"brand name"] to find in-text brand mentions you are most likely to have missed. Social Media Lists. Social Media.

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Up and Running

JULY 10, 2017

You’re not going to go viral Dropbox style, so having a freemium model doesn’t really work. Let’s take a look at the benefits now: Freemium customers could be a great source of virality. I suspect we’ll get rid of the freemium model at some point soon as there’s no real benefit. Free with in-app purchase.

Startup 110

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

Incorporate, register your domain name, trademarks, and copyrights, then patent if possible. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Word of mouth advertising and viral marketing cost big bucks these days so budget for it. Marketing is top priority. Start even before the product is ready.

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mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

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Mobile 90

Mobile Web Social Media Software Review 90

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Marvel’s fascinating turnaround story is no less than a heroic action story where the protagonist flips the scales at the last moment and arises like the phoenix, just like the many superheroes it helped become household names. This raised the company's name, despite all controversies. Thanks to Ryan Niddel, Ryan Niddel Strategies ! #9-

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

Our current focus is on creating sticky, super viral applications that help users get more out of Facebook and other social media. 6/15/2008 – Application network of its own apps plus agency business plus ad network. Buddy Media can build an application and drive 1 million users in just a few months.

Software 107

Software Media Social Media Advertising 107

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

All I see is a name, an icon, a price, the developers name, and a review star-rating. On Facebook, viral distribution has proved decisive. Those companies who have learned to build apps that optimize the viral loop dominate in every category where they compete. And what distinguishes a good app? I cant really tell.

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Distribution San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 74

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Roberts talks of social networks as mediums that may very well help your product or name attract VC attention. With integrations to social networks, team members can search for keywords and reply to and import new contacts and their real-time profiles into Bantam Live. What will you find here?

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

With a viral approach to marketing and customer-friendly pricing, Hawkers today is sold primarily online and in 50 countries. Betancourt Lopez put together a group of investors, including Félix Ruiz and Hugo Arévalo, who were the founders of Tuenti, a social networking app. million sunglasses units.

Viral 158

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2013

When questioned, founders usually mention word-of-mouth, viral marketing, and a top quality product. These founders need a reality check on what recognized brand names have spent to reach that threshold, and how long it is likely to take.

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Marketing Viral SEM Startup 265

Spencer Fry

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Lots of customers want to reach you on Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks. Record the names and email addresses of likely users in a file and check them off after you've reached out to them. I recommend Tumblr , because it's easy and you can get some virality through re-blogging. Miscellaneous.

Startup 78

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Even if this kind of coverage seems tangential, it gets the name of your company in the media and helps to build buzz. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social media marketing. social networking.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 27, 2011

Hahaha, I laugh because later in his talk he mentions another website with a long name. A notable site is FaceSmash which sold for $30k the week the movie Social Network came out. Even Perez Hilton blogged about Flippa because of its relationship to FaceSmash and Social Network. Alright back to the talk.

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EC2 Social Network Distribution Demand 53

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 13, 2010

Obviously, the goal is to get viral spread through these actions – and to facilitate value for users. If your user base happens to be heavily from these social sites, then it will reduce the effort for users to get registered on our site. And you can see two different profiles with different sets of content.

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Oauth Viral Email Naming 292

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2014

When questioned, founders usually mention word-of-mouth, viral marketing, and a top quality product. These founders need a reality check on what recognized brand names have spent to reach that threshold, and how long it is likely to take.

Marketing 257

Marketing SEM Viral Social Media 257

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2012

Incorporate, register your domain name, trademarks, and copyrights, then patent if possible. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Word of mouth advertising and viral marketing cost big bucks these days so budget for it. Marketing is top priority. Start even before the product is ready.

Sweat Equity 256

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Viral 256

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It happens when a customer can name your brand when reminded of what you sell (aided recall) or without that reminder (unaided recall). Brand awareness marketing aims to make your brand the name people think of first and trust above all others. Canva doesn’t have the household name status of Adobe. And the wheel keeps turning.

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Audience Technical Review Social Media Campaign 122

gigaom.com

JUNE 18, 2012

And if I focus on Pinterest as a social strategy, what type of traffic can I expect out of it? The best publishers are getting even more savvy and looking at the virality of individual stories to judge success. On most publisher sites you see share buttons with the number of shares associated with each of the large social networks.

Viral 50

Viral Technical Review Social Network SEO 50

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2013

Incorporate, register your domain name, trademarks, and copyrights, then patent if possible. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Word of mouth advertising and viral marketing cost big bucks these days so budget for it. Marketing is top priority. Start even before the product is ready.

Sweat Equity 251

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Startup Viral 251

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2010

When questioned, founders usually mention word-of-mouth, viral marketing, and a top quality product. These founders need a reality check on what recognized brand names have spent to reach that threshold, and how long it is likely to take.

Marketing 235

Marketing SEM Startup Viral 235

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Some have experimented with virality ( Pepsi Test Drive or Dove Beauty , etc.), It is a social network (like Facebook). Put the company name on the stadium? but commitment to uniqueness is inconsistent. I''m ignoring the many small companies that have done well on YouTube, building businesses and audiences from scratch.

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Analytics Marketing Audience Channel 151

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Incorporate, register your domain name, trademarks, and copyrights, then patent if possible. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Word of mouth advertising and viral marketing cost big bucks these days so budget for it. Marketing is top priority. Start even before the product is ready.

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Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Viral Salary 222

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

This next wave of web startups; Social Networks and Mobile Applications, now reached 100’s of millions of customers. For a specific startup this list is probably a few hundred names. Startups that win in the bubble will be those that get wide adoption (using freemium, viral growth, low costs, etc) and massive distribution (i.e.

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sharkseo.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Protect your new brand name You’ll absolutely, without doubt, want to rank for your brand name – but if your startup is a success then you’ll want to make sure that other people aren’t easily able to outrank you. Aaron Wall, SEO Book Add a free feature which is accessible, useful, and spreads virally.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

A few weeks ago Nicer had 6 Twitter followers and no products to their name. As soon as Apple confirmed the removal of the headphone jack, Nicer’s team used their personal accounts to share the link to ApplePlugs.com on social networks and any site that could contribute to traffic for free. It was a viral hit.

Viral 48

Viral Technical Review Startup Social Network 48

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

A few weeks ago Nicer had 6 Twitter followers and no products to their name. As soon as Apple confirmed the removal of the headphone jack, Nicer’s team used their personal accounts to share the link to ApplePlugs.com on social networks and any site that could contribute to traffic for free. It was a viral hit.

Viral 48

Viral Technical Review Startup Social Network 48