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Search: Not Provided: What Remains, Keyword Data Options, the Future

Occam's Razor

In late 2011, Google announced an effort to make search behavior more secure. This encrypted their search queries from any prying eyes, and kept from being passed on to websites the users visits after seeing search results. In this post I want to share four angles on secure search: 1. want to protect user privacy.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

But even more exciting is when I see inflection points of adoption — which is why 2011 was a particularly exhilirating year for me. What We Saw in 2011…. The list of applications to engage, empower and organize citizens continues to grow, and will be one of the most defining legacies of 2011.

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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. Young Upstarts is a Social Media World Forum (SMWF) Asia and Apps World Asia 2011 media partner. Rise of the Apps.

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How to Build a Messaging Strategy that Grabs Your Customer’s Attention

ConversionXL

This will help you gauge who your audience is and how to speak to them at every customer touchpoint. Gumroad , a software that allows content creators to easily sell digital products, gets straight to the point with their unique selling proposition (USP) : They state exactly who their target audience is: creators.

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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. like a “generic” domain extension in search results. Cofounder of Greenhouse.io io” as well.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

In 2011, our family was sitting around the dinner table brainstorming when our teenage daughter Mia had a great idea – starting a company that sells the best possible organic roasted seaweed in delicious flavors. If you search for Rantizo now, the first non-company result is on page 5 of the search. 1- From our daughter.

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10 Reflections After 10 Years of NextView

View from Seed

As my partner Lee always says, fundraising isn’t about convincing skeptics, it’s a search for true believers. I remember when I first started NextView and I was giving a talk to an audience in Boston about innovative new consumer businesses and internet business models. This was in 2011, and I still remember that warning.

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