These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Chicago Sun Times writes about crowdSPING’s 2010 Chicago Innovation Award – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! MORE >>

Dave and Carrie Kerpen got so much buzz when sponsors helped foot the cost of their big wedding that they opened Likeable Media, a social media firm now in New York, Boston, Chicago, and Mexico City. Here Dave tells that story--and what you need to know about word-of-mouth marketing in the new year. MORE >>

Remember everything you've learned about the power of Facebook, Twitter, and other social-media sites to promote your business? Facebook just hit 1 billion users. Brace yourself for the backlash. This article is part of Inc.'s special report on How (and Where) to Make Money in 2013 (and Beyond). MORE >>

Media. Media Planning Media Buying Publishing Display Advertising Video Mobile. Social Media Community Management Social Commerce Social Integration Social Media Smarts. Social Media Tactics Your 2013 Budget Needs to Succeed [Research]. As social media matures, its no longer a test outside of your budget. MORE >>

The Chronicle of Higher reported last week on this news item  on a social media director getting caught lying about her resume and exposed via social media: . So there we have both transparency and authenticity in the new post-social-media landscape. The story here isn’t just about social media. We talk about it. MORE >>