crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! But once in a while, SNL can still knock it out of the park, as they did with their recent funny look at the complaints from the media about the iPhone 5. Then Act - [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2012

For that, he turned to a previous relationship he had with Apple’s Senior Vice President Internet Software and Services, Eddy Cue. And, even before his relationship with the board soured, he was looking for a way to sell the company. Those apps were then abandoned after he showed them off.

Los Angeles 161

Los Angeles Silicon Valley Media Startup 161

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Isn’t it frustrating to think you understand something new in business, like marketing with social media, only to realize that the landscape changed while you were looking at other priorities? Jim should know, since he is the president Ignite Social Media , of one of the best known social media marketing agencies.

Social Media 251

Social Media Media Marketing United States 251

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2013

These days, if your startup does not have an Internet home base up and running, you are not ready for business or potential investors. There should be no doubt that an Internet presence is as basic to success in business today, as brick and mortar was a hundred years ago. entrepreneur startup domain name website internet business'

Internet 247

Internet Viral Naming Web 247

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2012

Now there’s yet another mega startup event on the calendar – Echelon 2012 ! Startup Marketplace submissions close on March 31, 2012. Young Upstarts is an Echelon 2012 media partner. Otherwise, you can still join the event and revel in the all kinds of Asian startup wonderful by buying your ticket here.

Singapore 145

Singapore Asia Web Internet 145

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

From 2010 to 2012, the percentage of Americans following brands on social media jumped from 16 percent to 33 percent. Facebook influences the spending habits of social media users like no other network. In 2012, that number jumped to 47 percent. by DJ Miller. Make Twitter Your Voice to the People.

Social Media 246

Social Media Media Tampa Social Network 246

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. The monetization engine of the Internet that powers the most profitable business perhaps in history was invented and perfected in Los Angeles and is what you now know as Google Ad Words.

Los Angeles 376

Los Angeles Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Seattle 376

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

In the software an internet space a number of companies obviously had strong public offerings (LinkedIn, Yandex, Pandora, RenRen, et al). And even other strong, but perhaps not standout, companies like Active Network and Demand Media completed their own offerings. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets?

IPO 100

IPO Marketing Silicon Valley Technical Review 100

The Next Web

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s 2012 report The Millennial Generation Research Review cites 80 percent of millennials sleep with their phone next to the bed. Marc Apple, owner and chief strategist at Forward Push Media , said that no one is on social networks 24/7, but across generations most people check email every day.

Email 141

Email Software Review Technical Review Social Media 141

Gust

JANUARY 31, 2013

The move came as a shock to many in the tech business community, in which we’ve become accustomed to real-time disclosure by company executives through social media. Before the commercial Internet, the primary tools of disclosure included: Prospectus and related registration statement (“S-1″) for an IPO.

SEC 158

SEC Prospectus United States Technical Review 158

Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

And in January I saw that digital music overtook physical media for the first time in 2011, something I expected since 1998. June 19th, 2012. June 17th, 2012. June 13th, 2012. June 10th, 2012. Last weekend I caught Mashable announcing that Ebook Sales Surpass Hardcover in the U.S. Invested Interests. Power Pitches.

Startup 180

Startup Forecast Angel Investor Software 180

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2012

By September that year they would launch what would be one of the first crowdfunding sites on the Internet. The company has seen 20% average monthly growth in the last year, is on track to handle $3 million in donations this August alone, and projects a total of nearly $40 million in 2012. How successful have they been?

San Diego 176

San Diego Colorado Software Engineering Bootstrapping 176

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. Rob wanted to steer the newspaper away from current events, since they already get wide coverage from free and ubiquitous media outlets. Entrepreneur Europe Insider Media Analysis and Opinion'

Netherlands 158

Netherlands Campaign Europe Advertising 158

Genuine VC

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

There are a couple classic archetypes of internet/software founders, including the genius college student cooking up something quirky but ultimately disruptive in his dorm room who launches his company straight out of undergrad. Reactions when I told people I was an “internet entrepreneur” ranged from smirks to blank stares.

Boston 206

Boston Internet Entrepreneur .Net 206

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

And online consumers are not always who you think they are — in fact, a little over half of Americans over age 65 use the Internet and email, and 70 percent of those use the Internet on a daily basis. At least once a month, 65 percent of social media users use social media to learn more about brands, products, and/or services.

Small Business 178

Small Business Social Media Channel Media 178

YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

The most sought-after hires are computer programmers and interactive media developers. Since 2012, it produced half of all the tech jobs added to Canada, per the CBRE research done on Canadian tech talent. Nova Scotia has the highest digital media tax credits being offered in Canada. Websites such as 604jobs.ca

Canada 167

Canada Hiring Artificial Inteligence Software Developers 167

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

But recent changes in the law, associated with the JOBS Act of 2012 , have made it possible to sell small chunks of ownership or equity to non-accredited investors -- regular people on the Internet. This term is used to describe non-traditional ways to incent growth such as social-media and viral marketing. Ramen-profitable.

Software Review 120

Software Review Sweat Equity Accredited Investor Angel Investor 120

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2012

The Founder Institute has just opened its 2012 Summer intake in Singapore. The Institute supports founders in a wide range of industries, including digital media, software, biotech, cleantech, e-commerce, advertising, consumer electronics, and the Internet. You can apply for the program here.

Singapore 150

Singapore Founder Programming Advertising 150

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. 70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30. like WeChat.).

China 323

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 323

Hearpreneur

JULY 13, 2022

It’s only natural for it to grow alongside the internet and smartphones with the influential Millennials and Gen Z. That is, everything is connected to the internet and the cloud. Digital transactions are now moving beyond B2C transactions & venturing into B2B, P2P, cross-border remittances, & more. Photo Credit: Marc Roca.

Artificial Inteligence 123

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review 123

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 7, 2017

Social Media will humanize your brand. That might sound obvious, but most brands never get off the ground and actually generate new business from social media because they don’t know how to go from 0 to enough followers to make a difference. Social Media is also important to search engines. You know what Google wants?

Small Business 167

Small Business Software Review Social Media Balance Sheet 167

Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As I write this, days after the 2012 presidential election, I’m probably not alone in feeling relieved that the political jeering and soapboxing that reached a feverish pitch during the seemingly endless campaign season has finally subsided. misses an opportunity. Securities Regulation. Intellectual Property. Free Speech.

Silicon Valley 187

Silicon Valley San Francisco Intellectual Property Accredited Investor 187

The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Earlier this week Mary Meeker published an update to her by now legendary internet trends presentation and Nielsen published their Social Media Report 2012. 47% of social media users seek customer service over social media – predominantly via Facebook (good news for our portfolio company Conversocial ).

Mobile 125

Mobile Internet Social Media Portfolio 125

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2013

Take for example the years 2010-2012 where every brand out there seemed to be buying Facebook “Likes.” Have you found a way to best link your potential marketing leads in social media into activity that leads to more business?”. Customers sometimes buy things spontaneously without thinking through what their actual need is.

Sales 367

Sales Software Review Social Media Customer 367

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

March 13, 2012. only notified them of potential IP infringement two weeks ago on February 27, 2012 (as described in the lawsuit) and Facebook heard about it through the media rather than in private. Leader on Mar 5 2012. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 30, 2013

The Internet as we know it has evolved tremendously over the years. By 2012 the number of websites would have exploded to 634 million, with a global Internet population of 2.1 Others infographic Internet mobile applications social media technology'

Web 209

Web Social Media Mobile Internet 209

Version One Ventures

APRIL 30, 2013

Despite the recent media buzz surrounding the hardware revolution and emerging maker space, the overwhelming majority of hardware startups have a hard time attracting financing today. For example, Pebble (a watch that wirelessly connects to a smartphone and displays its messages) raised $10M on Kickstarter in 2012.

Venture Capital 128

Venture Capital Software Review Incubator Startup 128

Brandanew

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

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Social Media 100

Social Media Media Marketing Campaign 100

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. 70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30. like WeChat.).

China 215

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 215

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 22, 2012

By day he works on web and social media for HP. We needed improvements in video compression and in TCP/IP – the underlying protocol that essentially runs the Internet. I looked at the future predictions for “modem speed” (as I called it back then, today we’d called it internet connection speed or bandwidth).

Artificial Inteligence 182

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Bandwidth Software Review 182

The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

oDesk claims that it dominates the market of online freelance marketplaces with $360 million spent by its clients in 2012; this number for the five closest competitors combined – Elance, Freelancer, Guru, People Per Hour, and 99Designs – reaches only $310 million. According to the last stats provided by oDesk itself, the company has 4.5

Russia 151

Russia Ukraine Latvia Lithuania 151

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 30, 2014

No doubt you are raising the mantle of social media dominance and gathering all the “followers” and “likes” that are to be had, but have you got the moves to keep their attention? This is old news to anyone with an Internet connection, but also extremely hard to do for the average Joe with a low definition webcam.

Video 77

Video Widget Software Review Entrepreneur 77

www.readwriteweb.com

MAY 10, 2012

Internet of Things. By Richard MacManus / May 10, 2012 05:30 AM / View Comments. Alex Schleifer , GM of the Media Lab at SAY Media. SAY Medias Alex Schleifer is the lead designer for ReadWriteWebs re-design (currently in process) and his quote above captures why mobile websites are enjoying a renaissance.

HTML 69

HTML Technical Review Software Review Semantic 69

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Monday, January 16, 2012. Labels: Europe Consumer , internet. internet. (6). ▼ 2012. (1). How the use of internet is transform. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Older Post.

Software Review 95

Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain 95

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Even though 2012 was a tough year overall for small businesses – the stubbornly slow economy didn’t help – technology improvements continued to offer hope of lowering costs, boosting efficiency, increasing sales and opening new markets. Social Media Surged. But they can’t, because that’s where the customers are.

Small Business 60

Small Business Technology Cloud Social Media 60

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This is my recap of what stood out to me this year and what I’m looking forward to in 2012 — we are only in the beginning of many revolutions. The viral nature of social media no doubt aided this growth, as did improvements in the online shopping experience.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

The Equity Kicker

MAY 22, 2013

As you can see from the latest Pew Internet research Facebook is still used by far more teenagers than any other social sites, and that they were used by more teenagers in 2012 than in 2011. Note that the percentages in the table are percentages of social media using teenagers, which is only 81% of the total number of teenagers.

Internet 96

Internet Social Network Social Media Networking 96