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MAY 5, 2010

An Amazing Round Up of Illustrations in Website Designs – [link]. Useful Glossaries For Web Designers and Developers – [link]. The State of Web Development 2010 – [link]. 12 Cool Products for your Kitchen – [link]. Grid-Based Web Design, Simplified – [link].

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mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

Unfortunately, the web is ripe with sites that offer social implementations that miss the mark. And often, businesses suffer from a “set it and forget” mentality, in which a product manager will slap a Facebook Like button on his sites and declare the business’s website now social. You won’t know until you test.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Dev & Design Mashable on Facebook Join Us! If you’ve found an A/B testing resource that’s great for small companies, startups or solo developers, please share it with us and other readers in the comments!

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mashable.com

JUNE 30, 2012

How Web APIs Unlock Value in the Cloud. David Schoenbach is vice president of product management at Exadel Inc. There he heads product definition, marketing, and sales of the Tiggzi , a platform for mobile development. It’s where social user-generated content sits, where forward-thinking creators place their tools.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

It’s based largely on my personal experience naming several tech products as well as the themes I’ve noticed in great startup names. of Web Users Meet Singles on Social Networks [STUDY] Want to Highlight Your New Facebook Pictures? Productivity Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Web Design.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

I’ve noticed a number of web development firms and agencies just vanish without a trace. 9 Digital Ways to Become a Social Good Hero in 2012. 10 Inspiring Social Networks for Writers. Productivity Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Media.

LLC 68

LLC Technical Review Social Media Startup 68

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Clearly Define Your Business Model While this may sound like a trivial task, young startups often have an exciting and innovative product, but no real plan for monetizing it. With the help social networking tools it has became much easier for start ups to venture in the competitive market.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

For the majority of the naming process, you’ll be iterating on two steps: creating a list of words that are related to your product or service, as well as creating permutations of these words to determine the final name. Develop literal concepts. Example : Pinterest, Etsy product search, Google image search. Productivity Lists.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. Organization and Execution Your new CTO should be able to handle your development team so that projects run along smoothly. Brenton Gieser , Be Social Change.

CTO Hire 73

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mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

There’s also a searchable service section with advice on logo design, website development and a service request board if you prefer that providers come to you. Cons: In order to contact investors and service providers outside of your personal network, you’ll need to pay a fee of either $49-$79 per month or $179 for a one-time use.

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mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Billion View Comments How HTML5 Is Aiding in Cross-Platform Development February 22, 2011 by Christina Warren View Comments email share email share The Mobile App Trends Series is sponsored by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Follow Sourcebits on Twitter for recent news and updates.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Dev & Design Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The name-in-a-sans-serif look says your company has nothing to prove and that you focus on product over promotion. View More » Apple 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo.

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JULY 4, 2012

‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Has a Not-So-Amazing Bing Product Placement. Productivity Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Web Design. Social Good. Social Media.

Algorithm 93

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

The product is the star of the show.” I created {s}hareCLOUD — Private social networks for businesses– with Google in mind. As was mentioned, luck and the ability for your product to be “sticky” enough to generate the traction necessary to get eyes pointed your way. Productivity Lists.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

View More » Apple 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo. View more jobs » Len Williams Angels, super-angels, venture capitalists and micro-VCs - they all have their advantages and disadvantages. Mozilla Wants You to Build Your Own B. 10 Beginner Tips from PHP Masters Mozilla Jumps into the App Store Game.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference. For example, my company decided early on to hire a UI designer, which has helped tremendously with our product development.

Startup 79

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

View More » Apple 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo. Mozilla Wants You to Build Your Own B. 10 Beginner Tips from PHP Masters Mozilla Jumps into the App Store Game. 10 Fresh Blogger Templates for Any Ap. Steve Jobs Speaks Candidly About the. 10 Wonderful Wildlife iPhone Photographs Android Gingerbread Confirmed, Mascot.

LLC 75

LLC Social Media Startup Philadelphia 75

mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

View More » Apple 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo. Mozilla Wants You to Build Your Own B. 10 Beginner Tips from PHP Masters Mozilla Jumps into the App Store Game. 10 Fresh Blogger Templates for Any Ap. Steve Jobs Speaks Candidly About the. 10 Wonderful Wildlife iPhone Photographs Android Gingerbread Confirmed, Mascot.

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mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

Lack of Any Market Validation It’s no exaggeration that most applicants have not found a single person willing to pay money for this product. One-Sided Competitive “Analysis&# Most competitive analysis charts look like the one at left, with your product winning every category. That means we were in your shoes!

Programming 86

Programming Startup Technical Review Software Review 86

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Include screenshots of your product , a video walk-through and one or two charts that display traction or revenue. Productivity Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Web Design. Social Good.

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Buzz Is Great, But Substance Matters Most In the end, if a startup’s product sucks, it doesn’t matter if it has four users or 4 million when it launches. Start blogging, talk about the problems that you’re facing and how your product is the solution. Now to get the product out to people! Build it, and they will come.

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Pakistan Social Media Startup Stealth 94

mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

” Along these lines, a strong brand or product can overcome a potentially ill-conceived name. I thought is was a US product, but looking into it now it may only be an Australian product. Social Networks etc. Google Offers Free Wi-Fi in India to Access Social Networks. Productivity Lists.

Naming 97

Naming Social Media Social Network RSS 97

mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Birchbox didn’t discover the subscription product model when it launched in 2010, but it did make subscription service sexy. dog products ? Productivity Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking.

New York City 83

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mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

Web App: Which Is Better for Mobile Commerce? May 23, 2011 by Christina Warren 20 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share The Mobile App Trends Series is supported by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Follow Sourcebits on Twitter for recent news and updates.

Mobile 90

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mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

As an added bonus if the archive is published the results can be visualised in a separate tool I’ve developed. This tool also includes basic social network analysis (building friend/follower information, twitter profiles etc]. Productivity Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Social Media.

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

be the manager and product developer). Developer – Most likely your product requires some engineering. Make sure you have the right developer(s) on board in whatever capacity you need them, whether it’s a part time HTML or Wordpress developer or a full time PHP wiz.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

There’s a spectrum from descriptive names which speak directly to a product benefit or attribute, to empty vessel names, where it doesn’t mean anything about the product that we’re talking about.&# 3) Check the social network username site www.knowem.com to see who else is using something similar.

Naming 94

Naming Technical Review Social Media Startup 94

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. If your startup is in that boat, it’s really not a matter of figuring out how to pitch your company — instead, you may want to consider improving your product before hitting the pavement. Social Good Summit.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Movies music myspace ONLINE VIDEO politics pop culture privacy Search shopping small business social good social media social networking social networks software sports startup startups tech television trending tv twitter verizon video video games viral video web video Wordpress Yahoo youtube Join More Than 2.8

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

In this post, we show you how to go from idea to specified product. Not only that, but the end product will be better architected, more coherent and easier to maintain. Given this, it might surprise you to learn that the vast majority of out-sourced developments do option 1.

Web 40

Web AJAX Software Review Development Team Review 40

mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

Greg Golkin, co-founder of the in-the-works social learning platform ThinkBinder, takes working from home to a new level — he lives with his coworker, Dave Lee. The partners actually welcome the lack of separation between work and personal life — “if we are home and not working, we do not feel comfortable, and that is great.&#

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Cofounder San Francisco Social Media Startup 81

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Roberts talks of social networks as mediums that may very well help your product or name attract VC attention. But, he says, “If you’re looking for funding for a prelaunch product or service, you’ll need a to be a very interesting person with deep expertise in your field.

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Neither Pablo or I have a technical background and therefore needed someone to build our product. We both tapped into our respective networks, asking (almost pleading with) people to join our team and vision. We are implementing the innovative web 2.0 JS (for web/internet and mobile devices). What could we offer?

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

BookingPad – An online bookings system that can be integrated into any website. eXpireTrack – Track and plan for the date that products are to expire. Ximdesk – Collaboration and social networking platform for enterprise. clickbook – A free online booking and scheduling program.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

is what we call the Minimum Viable Product (MVP). Dont wait 4 weeks or more while programmers are "building features" If they cant deploy new features into production at least twice a week, dont use them. Weve built Sandcastle specifically for an entrepreneur with an idea, who is not a developer. Insightful.

CTO Hire 84

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

They write everything from assembly to jQuery, on PCs to mobile phones, doing hard core computer graphics to high level social networking. In fact, the open source community can learn a lot from Microsoft in terms of backward compatibility and tools for productivity. They’ve tried everything. Everything, that is, but.NET.

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