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2011

Startup Lessons Learned

I'm excited for 2011, and I want to share some of my plans for the coming year. Much more is needed, and 2011 will see the first few buds of that research project flower. In 2011, we will do sllconf again, probably in mid-May. In my talks all this year I have been exhorting audiences to Stop Wasting People's Time.

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[Event] [Singapore] AppsWorld Asia: Rise Of The Planet Of The Apps

YoungUpstarts

But what is really interesting this year is the accompanying Apps World Asia 2011 , where there are specific tracks applicable to developers and programmers working in the web and mobile application spaces. Sirina Sisombat of Haiku Asia shared that app stores run by mobile operators can be another potential avenue for distributing apps.

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How to get creative with your domain name registration

The Next Web

Amanda Foley is a writer and marketing associate at audience.io , a New York and London based audience development company. was drawn to when naming her company, which manages the input and output of a startup’s audience. says Director of Operations Kristen Badal. Cofounder of Greenhouse.io io” as well.

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2012 Will Be The Year Of The Empowered Merchant, says Schedulicty

YoungUpstarts

Here are his small business predictions for 2012: 2011 was the “Year of the Daily Deal”; 2012 will be the “ Year of the Empowered Merchant ”. Productivity cloud-based services like Google Docs, Square and PayPal are making it easier than ever for businesses to operate entirely online. million media tablets will have shipped in 2011.

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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. At the same time, the company contained its operating costs and came out of the recession stronger, bigger, and more profitable than it had been in 1999. Image source ).

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From Agency to Enterprise Software: The Evolution of Buddy Media

This is going to be BIG.

In addition to operating its own applications, Buddy Media helps large media companies and marketers develop, build, manage, and promote social media applications. We help brands to engage their audiences by extending their advertising campaigns into the social world. 4/19/2009 – Still an agency. 8/31/2010 – Same thing.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I asked what the audience most needed to hear. This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. But when it’s all over and they define the era of this mini run up in stock prices I suspect they’ll include 2011 in the “over valued&# category. That may be. It may also be that this lasts another 18 months.