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Twitter Link Roundup #142 – 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! Groupon’s Andrew Mason Talking About Daily Deals Site’s Stock Smack, Future Plans and IPO Regrets (Or Lack Thereof) – [link]. 25 Great Typography Backgrounds – [link].

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How Reed Hastings’ Facebook Status Update Landed Netflix in SEC’s Crosshairs

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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. Was posting this fact to his Facebook page on July 3, 2012 sufficient to satisfy the Reg FD requirement that it be broad public disclosure ?

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Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

And even other strong, but perhaps not standout, companies like Active Network and Demand Media completed their own offerings. WSJ even points out that poor IPO performance “can be blamed primarily on the overall stock market” In fact IPO shares have outperformed the broader S&P 500 over comparable time periods.

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How Well Versed Are You In Startup Investor Jargon?

Startup Professionals Musings

Overvalued stocks have been called "frothy’" for some time, but now the term is being tossed around in lieu of the word "bubble" in the new world of perceived overvalued startups. This term is used to describe non-traditional ways to incent growth such as social-media and viral marketing. Frothy startup valuations.

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Eight Tips to Help Small Businesses Get Serious About Reaching Connected Consumers

YoungUpstarts

To drive home the point, Nielsen’s 2012 social media report reveals that: • Forty-seven percent of social media users engage in social care (i.e., At least once a month, 65 percent of social media users use social media to learn more about brands, products, and/or services.

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Instagram And Pinterest New Social Media Stars: Experian

YoungUpstarts

In fact, global information services company Experian has revealed in a study that Instagram and Pinterest are the two niche social networks that has seen the most growth worldwide – both sites now feature in the top 20 social media networks used in Singapore, the UK and North America. Hong Kong. .”

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #13: To be stealthy or not?

Austin Startup

Bazaarvoice came out of stealth mode roaring, though, and Sam Decker, our founding CMO, did a great job blogging on the launch and my long-time friend, Emily Brady at Brady PR, did a great job garnering the media attention that we had been waiting until the right time for?—?when We paid Jacob in stock only. when we had strength.

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