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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search. Yet while we had plenty of language and tools for execution, we had none for search. The result?

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6 Medical Professionals Who Are Killing It On Social Media

YoungUpstarts

Social Media is a funny place. Enter the new breed, the doctor blogs, the general medical academic blogs, and the nursing blogs taking social media by the horns and making waves. KevinMD – KevinMD is a website founded in 2004 by physician Kevin Pho. There is a new breed of blogger (and vlogger!) The Medical YouTubers.

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6 Must-Have Features When You’re Launching A New E-Commerce Website

YoungUpstarts

Don’t forget to optimize those images as large files can hamper page load times that influence search rankings. The PCI DSS has existed since 2004 and is designed to secure debit and credit transactions against the threat of cyber-fraud and data breaches, employing a range of measures to do so. PCI certification.

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Sponsored Poolfunding: A New Way To Think About Maximizing Advertising Dollars

YoungUpstarts

Google continues to evolve and refine its search algorithms over time, leading more businesses to turn to paid advertising models to get the exposure they seek in the multi-channel, multi-device world. You have to consider mobile advertising, social media, content marketing, pay-per-click, and let’s not forget organic SEO.

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Optimized Reviews May Be the Next Local SEO Edge :: Small Business.

Duct Tape Marketing

Today Google added an interesting twist to Google Maps searches called Descriptive Terms that injects another dynamic – search optimized reviews. Google has started indexing local search results with phrases that accompany things like reviews. Note: There have been some updates since I published th.

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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

YoungUpstarts

The fact that we can get stuck at this level of soul searching is something that is rarely seen in other industries. My company won the ROI of The Year award from The Banker magazine in 2004, something I was very proud of. Social media is high on the radar for CRM and loyalty specialists. “If you want loyalty, get a dog.”

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Google Finally Weaving Local Strategy :: Small Business Marketing.

Duct Tape Marketing

Of late, however, it looks like they just might be getting their local strategy together and marshaling a suite new features combined with existing assets to put themselves in position to take a giant leap in the local reviews, local offers, and local social games to go with their strong local search position. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :