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Half Lives. Social Media. And Snapchat Stories.

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I’ve been online for nearly 30 years (yes, there was CompuServe and Prodigy before the www), blogging for 10 and using social media tools since the earliest days. Social Media. I love to watch networks evolve, see how crowds gather and communicate and curate and share. Half Lives. And Snapchat Stories.

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Introducing Trust, and the Importance of Product-Founder Fit

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Most of these startups spend the lion’s share of their marketing budget in today’s social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Snap, TikTok and so on because?—?no Photo by Vanna Phon on Unsplash Customer acquisition is the lifeblood of many startups from e-commerce to gaming to marketplace companies, among others. no surprise?—?that’s

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Should You Consider Replacing Yourself as CEO?

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His vision for social analytics and tracking the conversion funnel was better than any I had heard at the time (or since). He worked his ass off and delivered an amazing technical infrastructure to support a “big data meets social analytics” platform that could be used by any developer. I saw it first hand.

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Want to Work in VC? Here’s How

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What is the future of social media, digital television or mobile computing. Must-Have Experience / Attributes: We are looking for an individual with at least 3-5 years’ experience in a leading strategy consulting, investment banking, venture capital or technology or media firm. Excellent analytical capabilities.

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Twitter Delivers You 4x More Traffic Than You Think. Here’s Why …

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Most web publishers measure where their traffic is coming from using an analytics package such as Google Analytics, Omniture or Core Metrics. These were good packages in the pre social media world at helping figure out who was driving your traffic. to track all of my social media sharing behavior.

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Is it a Good Idea to Have Ads in Tweets?

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This is why many people are so excited by how much traffic they’re now generating from social media. If the publishers aren’t running authentic ads they won’t convert well, the analytics will track the lack of performance and the marketplace will adjust. The initial data we are seeing at Ad.ly

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Why Titles Matter a Lot if You’re a Blogger

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It an era of social media and newsreaders titles matter a lot. So I need to stand out in two areas in which I compete for attention – social media and news readers. And so does Tweeting more than once if for no other reason than to account for multiple time zones and the ephemeral nature of social media.