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18 years of VC Cafe

VC Cafe

I can hardly believe it’s been 18 years since I first launched VC Cafe back in December 2005! The contrast is stark when I think about the state of mobile technology back in 2006 compared to its dominance today, or the explosive growth and influence of social media and most recently, AI. The second best time is now.”

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What is social media doing to our youth?

Austin Startup

I joined Facebook in November 2005 and Twitter in November 2009. In both years I was a freshman in high school and college, respectively, and interestingly enough, a freshman at new-age social media. As kids in this “first” social media generation, we really didn’t know what this power meant, and our parents certainly didn’t.

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5 Essential Spreadsheets for Social Media Analytics

mashable.com

5 Essential Spreadsheets for Social Media Analytics. Ann blogs on search and social media tools. Social media analytics and tracking can be very time-consuming and expensive. You’ll find quite a few smart social media monitoring tools, but what if you can’t afford them? Monitor Social Media Reputation.

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Why the Former President of Nickelodeon Joined mitú as CEO.

Both Sides of the Table

(Hint: 60 million US Latinos driving US growth engine) I am beyond excited to announce the Herb Scannell has agreed to move from NYC to Los Angeles to take on the role of CEO at mitú, the fast growing Latino digital media company, serving more than 100 million monthly unique viewers. Yes, with a “B.” There is no more Latino-only market.

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Why Digital Transformation Is The Key To Sustainable Sales In 2020

YoungUpstarts

Social media is where we live our lives – including our shopping lives. Consumers turn to social media to ask for recommendations for brands, stores, and shopping sites. Digital transformation gives you the key to leverage social media for more sales. That means that your competition has grown. Sales have gone social.

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Twitter Link Roundup #115 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! My advice to startups pitching the media – [link]. The media’s fixation on size (Google+ vs. Facebook) is misguided. Why do we continue to obsess about size?

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Blog Content 2.0: How To Create Pillar Articles In Today’s New Media Obsessed World

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

You might use any type of blog content format, but it only becomes a Pillar when things like the following trigger as a result of the content: It’s shared extensively via social media (Facebook Likes, Twitter Tweets, Google Pluses and so on). Other sites online reference and link to your article in their content. The Mega Top List.

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