The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Though it’s incredibly valuable to be an early adopter of 2012′s tech trends, it won’t hurt your company to be right on time with everyone else who is just discovering them now. I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs the following question: What tech trends are you watching closely in the second half of 2012?

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 15, 2012

For 2012, there are some trends that you need to be aware of. 70-percent of people on social networks are also online shoppers. 68-percent of businesses plan to integrate social media marketing with their e-mail marketing. For example: - Mobile searches increased by a massive 400-percent in 2011. -

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

From 2010 to 2012, the percentage of Americans following brands on social media jumped from 16 percent to 33 percent. That’s a significant increase, but it also means two-thirds of local social networkers aren’t following brands. In 2012, that number jumped to 47 percent. by DJ Miller.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Color Labs, the photo-and-video-sharing social network that received much criticism over its pre-launch $41 million funding round, is about to be acquired by Apple. Color said that it had six patents pending at the time of its funding, including its ‘elastic’ social.

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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? Don’t Buy It ,” which asserts that “earned” social engagement drives far better business results than paid social exposure.

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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.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 23, 2012

The explosion of online social networking continues worldwide, fueled by a recent slew of new niche social networks that range from the sharing of “filtered” snapshots with Instagram , or the social sharing of images with online pinboard Pinterest.

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

March 13, 2012. In the early days of LinkedIn we jointly acquired an issued patent of the defunct SixDegrees.com which directly pertains to social networking as well as acquiring a nascent startup in part for its in-process patent filings. owns a bunch of patents around email, IM, etc), and yes E) social networking.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

But as social media continues to pervade businesses large and small, and purchase decisions increasingly happen at the user level (see #2) we will see dramatically more customer acquisition happen via the web. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? What’s Your Favorite Future? And Why 20%?

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The Next Web

JANUARY 30, 2014

If even just one worker is not a social media user, that person will not enjoy the same level of comfort and ease in using a social collaboration tool at work. They will be left “out of the loop” as they say, and a social enterprise should not aim to only include “most” or “some” of their workers.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 21, 2012

Business media company Inc. 500 list is payment processor Unified Payments, which saw a whopping three-year growth rate of 23,646 percent, with other prominent brands on the list including social networking site Facebook, Yelp, yogurt maker Chobani, Giftcards.com, KIND and convenience retailer Kum & Go. Topping the Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2011

We all know that since its advent social media has played, and will continue to play, a huge role in politics. For example, during the 2010 election some 22-percent of online Americans used a social networking site to engage with a political campaign. The question is: how much influence and impact does it really have?

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates).

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www.readwriteweb.com

MAY 10, 2012

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. social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2012

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” If you are in the realm of the 47% of small businesses who still ignore social media, you need to read the new book by Dave Carroll, “ United Breaks Guitars.” You need to be there.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2014

The good people behind Twitter would apologize and if it was a slow news day, tech media would pick it up. When Bebo, the UK social network went down in 2012, users flocked to Twitter to complain. Back in 2007-08, I remember when not a week went by without Twitter going down. People grumbled, But those were the dark ages.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

While the latter is not yet legal in the United States, the JOBS Act, which was signed into law in April 2012, mandates that the SEC makes it legal by January 1st of 2013. They market it on their social networks, to their friends and family, and through press outreach. You get more exposure through the process.

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Agile VC

MARCH 18, 2012

Why Twitter is A Media Company. March 18, 2012. CEO Dick Costolo famously said that Twitter is not a media company about six weeks ago at the AllThingsD conference. To be fair, Costolo said that Twitter isn’t a media company but is “in the media business” To some that may be a distinction without a difference.

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Brandanew

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Anthony Favazza, CEO of DiningCircle has hired a CTO that will be overseeing a rebuild of our product in early 2012. "We Bonfyre was created by Off Campus Media, a company focused on creating value for college students and highly relevant advertising opportunities for local merchants and national brands. billion market opportunity.

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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. million unique visitors, according to NM Incite.

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www.readwriteweb.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Nearly two years ago, executives at Gigya , which has provided online social tools to ABC, Pepsi, and Verizon, noticed a dramatic shift in how people found their clients sites. More people were landing via social networks. Activity on social networks has increased significantly in the last 12 to 18 months.

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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. business models. Adapt, adopt and extend is probably a better description.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 23, 2012

(We’ve looked) at how social media sites can be used as powerful networking tools for new college graduates, sharing our best picks for tips, tools, and more for Facebook , Twitter , and now, LinkedIn. Further explore the ways you can use LinkedIn for professional networking as a new graduate with these blog posts.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

Startups here are primarily in what they call the TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) segment. About 1/3 of all China’s Venture Capital investment is made in Beijing and the majority of those investments are in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector I’ll describe shortly. Closed for You, Open For Us.

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www.cscyphers.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Thanks >> 2012/03/01 RT @newsycombinator : How Not To Sell Software in 2012 [link] >> 2012/03/01 New Blog Post: MapR, HDFS and Forking Code #strataConf : I was in the exhibition hall of StrataConf talking with. link] >> 2012/02/29 Man, I could watch @avinash all day -- very entertaining (and informative) speaker.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2012

Various successful publicity efforts – amongst others a HelpKopiGoOverseas.com social media campaign promoting local coffee, as well as being promoted during Savour Singapore 2012 , a large-scale gourmet event – helped propel awareness of its mobile app, then in beta. Burpple aims to solve that.”

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 13, 2011

5 Trends That Will Shape Small Business in 2012 This content from: Duct Tape Marketing. No matter what business trends are reported in the media, small businesses will always adopt them more slowly and in ways that don’t follow the hype. Here are my predictions for 2012. Social networks evolve into markets.

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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. business models. Adapt, adopt and extend is probably a better description.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 20, 2013

How to Use Social Media in Sales written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Smart salespeople have learned to tap the power of social media, but sadly, many companies still see social media tools and networks as a pointless and even scary place for their sales teams to focus.

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ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com

JULY 11, 2012

Social, Agile, and Transformation. social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Monday, June 18, 2012. Business minded, agile CIO with strong social networking background. media and publishing. (6). social media. (3). ▼ 2012. (7). Older Post.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2012

Various successful publicity efforts – amongst others a HelpKopiGoOverseas.com social media campaign promoting local coffee, as well as being promoted during Savour Singapore 2012 , a large-scale gourmet event – helped propel awareness of its mobile app, then in beta. Burpple aims to solve that.”

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Use Social Media. Not only should you consider having an account on Facebook, but you should also open one for LinkedIn and Twitter, which are other popular social-networking sites. So make sure you are always networking, whether in person or through social-networking sites.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Listen in on social media. Another common way people comparison shop is by asking around in social media. According to a study 47% of respondents look to other social media users when considering a home furnishings purchase, and 25% seek advice on social networking sites when contemplating an apparel purchase.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 5, 2012

How to Sell Anything Using Social Media This content from: Duct Tape Marketing. One of my predictions for 2012 is that more people will come to understand that you can indeed do business using social networks and, frankly, I’m already seeing it. There are couple reasons this. Target your message. Prove your worth.

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bizthoughts.mikelee.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Farmville & neighbors #distribution # 19 hours ago Copywrite © 2012 MikeLee.org. Mint & finances #distribution #andalsoproduct # 19 hours ago @davemcclure Idea 3: Build brand buzz to epic proportions, aka a Purple Cow, ie. startupcto

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