crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

A few weeks ago Nicer had 6 Twitter followers and no products to their name. As soon as Apple confirmed the removal of the headphone jack, Nicer’s team used their personal accounts to share the link to ApplePlugs.com on social networks and any site that could contribute to traffic for free. It was a viral hit.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

A few weeks ago Nicer had 6 Twitter followers and no products to their name. As soon as Apple confirmed the removal of the headphone jack, Nicer’s team used their personal accounts to share the link to ApplePlugs.com on social networks and any site that could contribute to traffic for free. It was a viral hit.

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Viral Technical Review Startup Social Network 48

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

A few weeks ago Nicer had 6 Twitter followers and no products to their name. As soon as Apple confirmed the removal of the headphone jack, Nicer’s team used their personal accounts to share the link to ApplePlugs.com on social networks and any site that could contribute to traffic for free. It was a viral hit.

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Up and Running

JULY 10, 2017

You’re not going to go viral Dropbox style, so having a freemium model doesn’t really work. Let’s take a look at the benefits now: Freemium customers could be a great source of virality. I suspect we’ll get rid of the freemium model at some point soon as there’s no real benefit. Free with in-app purchase.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

When I think, of a “disruptor,” the first name that comes to mind is Elon Musk. It's difficult not to include Steve Jobs at the top of that list; he established a brand in Apple that altered global habits and elevated the importance of design in our daily lives. Photo Credit: Fletcher Wimbush. Photo Credit: Tiffany Payne. 9- Discord.

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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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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 27, 2011

Hahaha, I laugh because later in his talk he mentions another website with a long name. Organically, graphic design competitions were happening with no money involved. Soon people from like coffeeshops and non-tech businesses were finding their way to his SitePoint site to post design contests. Alright back to the talk.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The directory of other entrepreneurs, browsable by industry and name, is also helpful for locating someone who might be helpful regarding a specific issue. Kanye Wests Epic Hip Hop Opera "Runa.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2013

Working on that unique design, or completing the breakthrough for an innovative patent, are moments of inspiration that you will never forget, especially if they become your competitive edge. Incorporate, register your domain name, trademarks, and copyrights, then patent if possible. Love that sustainable competitive advantage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2012

Working on that unique design, or completing the breakthrough for an innovative patent, are moments of inspiration that you will never forget, especially if they become your competitive edge. Incorporate, register your domain name, trademarks, and copyrights, then patent if possible. Love that sustainable competitive advantage.

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ConversionXL

JULY 7, 2020

And yet, Pinterest is the third-most popular social network, with over 322 million monthly active users, nearly 50% of whom are in the United States. But you can succeed with a broader range of topics, like “productivity”: While that design seems pretty simple , the image gathered 25k impressions in roughly 30 days. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Working on that unique design, or completing the breakthrough for an innovative patent, are moments of inspiration that you will never forget, especially if they become your competitive edge. Incorporate, register your domain name, trademarks, and copyrights, then patent if possible. Love that sustainable competitive advantage.

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www.iubenda.com

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Dissection of a viral launch. Many of you asked, so I decided to write this blog post, dissecting the launch of iubenda and the viral system we invented. The viral system. We built our custom viral system based on the best examples out there, adding some further fresh ideas we had during the process. iubenda blog.

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Maybe some of them remember our brand name and our products (Lord knows we are pimping ourselves aggressively on those brand pages) when it is time for them to make a purchase. If you strip everything away, as designed, Facebook is a quest for Likes. It is what you are asked to hunt for at every turn by Facebook and Social Media Gurus.

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mashable.com

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! Designing and critiquing logos for web-based companies and startups is a pursuit of endless fascination for many of us. Learn more here. See also: Wet floor effect.

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mashable.com

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! Designing and critiquing logos for web-based companies and startups is a pursuit of endless fascination for many of us. Learn more here. See also: Wet floor effect.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

This next wave of web startups; Social Networks and Mobile Applications, now reached 100’s of millions of customers. Rather they understood that a startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. For a specific startup this list is probably a few hundred names.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

How to Pick the Right Name for Your Business. There are endless paths to take when brainstorming your new business name. But for many small business owners and entrepreneurs, the naming process is fraught with uncertainty and doubt. Your business name sets the tone for all that follows. Opt for a descriptive name.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 11, 2013

We connect them to hundreds of thousands of potential new customers using email marketing, social networks, and display ad campaigns. Viral aspect of the campaign: The more sharing, the more points, and the greater the chances of winning in both the weekly and main prize (luxury all-inclusive weekend in Vihula Manor) draws.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! What Startups Can Learn From Watching “The Social Network” – [link]. What is holding back social media investment? image credit: papalars.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 29, 2023

In a recent episode, they talked with Kevin Perry about how he goes viral on every single platform. So they basically, they create designs to make sure that their business model works. With social media. It's a sh basically restricts how much time kids can spend on social networks. John Jantsch (06:40): Yeah.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It happens when a customer can name your brand when reminded of what you sell (aided recall) or without that reminder (unaided recall). Brand awareness marketing aims to make your brand the name people think of first and trust above all others. Canva doesn’t have the household name status of Adobe. Brand awareness solves this.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Kayweb is named for its majority owner, the design and development firm Kayserian founded in Australia seven years ago. ); // Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started! Have an account?

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Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. For example, if I were pitching LinkedIn’s Series B today with what I now know about successful pitches, the investment thesis would be: Massively valuable properties will be built off networks. There will be different networks for different domains.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. For our content creation, we use tools such as Canva (graphic design) and GoToStage (webinars platform) to create and share content for prospects to find.”. It sounds simple; however, very few asset managers actually do it.” 3) Raise capital.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Marketing is Design. Note: by “Design&# I mean technical (application) design. Design is a less constrained environment than coding. Design is a blank sheet of paper with no syntax highlighting, no compiler, a few rules of thumb, and a lot of experience. In design, trial and error (a.k.a.

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Design Software Review Marketing Software Developers 51

mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

And if you have been using a fictitious business name, you’ll need to file an abandonment form. How to Register Your New Business Name. Latest Social Media News. Dev & Design Highlights. The Social Good Brief. 9 Digital Ways to Become a Social Good Hero in 2012. 10 Inspiring Social Networks for Writers.

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LLC Technical Review Social Media Startup 68

mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

My company’s CEO, Patrick Salyer, explains why multiple online personas make it imperative that companies offer social logins beyond Facebook Connect.). Sure, Facebook will almost always be the dominant player in share-of-logins, but we’ve seen the other players account for up to a combined 60% share of social logins. 9 Comments.

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Technical Review Social Media Social Network RSS 78

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

On the web, we have many of these channels: SEM, SEO, world of mouth, PR and viral. If your app has strong word-of-mouth or viral components, your retention drives new acquisition, and its not so important to have good placement in the store. Acqusition competition is how new apps get new customers. Its like knowing the future.

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conversionxl.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

All of this is to inform a landing page design that’s in-line with your target market expectations which plays a huge role in reducing the amount of friction it takes for them to convert. Landing page design isn’t a game where you flex your own aesthetic prowess. Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things.

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Analytics Software Review Conversion Video 98

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

All I see is a name, an icon, a price, the developers name, and a review star-rating. On Facebook, viral distribution has proved decisive. Those companies who have learned to build apps that optimize the viral loop dominate in every category where they compete. And what distinguishes a good app? I cant really tell.

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Distribution San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 74

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

13 Halloween-Themed Facebook Timeline Designs [PICS]. AngelList is brilliantly designed to make it easy for investors to write checks to entrepreneurs. If you can name drop big customers, do that too — you want your profile to look impressive. What is your viral coefficient? Latest Social Media News.

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Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

I’m sure its customers wonder, “Why is an organic grocer named RydeOn?”. The company was named FieldLink at that point; very few people know that name was ever part of PayPal. We’d built this hard-to-build, well-designed piece of technology. PIVOT #1: CASH ON MOBILE. As a board, we began discussing the investment thesis.

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Startup Silicon Valley Business Model Mobile 36

mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Anyone can easily run a search for his or her brand name and see how actively it’s being discussed in social media. Try using a few search Google operators, for example: ["brand name" -intitle:"brand name"] to find in-text brand mentions you are most likely to have missed. Latest Social Media News.

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gigaom.com

JUNE 18, 2012

And if I focus on Pinterest as a social strategy, what type of traffic can I expect out of it? The best publishers are getting even more savvy and looking at the virality of individual stories to judge success. On most publisher sites you see share buttons with the number of shares associated with each of the large social networks.

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Viral Technical Review Social Network SEO 50

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Facebook Timeline: 10 Stunning Designs [PICS]. Even if this kind of coverage seems tangential, it gets the name of your company in the media and helps to build buzz. Latest Social Media News. Dev & Design Highlights. The Social Good Brief. Design Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists.

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PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

ConversionXL

MARCH 25, 2013

Coming From (Social Network). Somehow that same rule never caught on to social networks. But really, isn’t social media a dynamic ad for your business? Realistically, a visitor coming from social media channel won’t stay long because the switch from fast paced social media vs long form content is too jarring.

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