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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). Farmers subscribed to daily updates via SMS on weather and crop prices.

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The Intellectual Social Network

Start Up Blog

Quora is quickly becoming my preferred social network to ‘invest’ time in. Amazon - we’ll sell books online, even though users are still scared to use credit cards on the web. LinkedIn – how about a professional social network, aimed at busy 30- and 40-somethings. Except it does a lot less.

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5 Creative Ways to Use Text Messages in Marketing :: Small.

Duct Tape Marketing

Of course, for some businesses mobile and text messages (SMS) are synonymous – and not always in a good way. Anyone that has received a spam text message may view that evil activity as the only use of SMS and that would be a shame. Related Posts: Are Small Private Social Networks the Next Layer? 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

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Inspiring Entrepreneurs: Ted Livingston’s rollercoaster ride as CEO of hit messaging startup Kik

The Next Web

A fortnight ago, Boris interviewed Reed Hastings on his business lessons and experience, but now I’m shaking it up with a look at a 26-year-old founder who is disrupting the mobile and social networking spaces: Kik CEO and founder Ted Livingston. The Web-based platform. It was a hit. “It

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Lessons Learned: The App Store after the gold rush

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, October 7, 2008 The App Store after the gold rush I wrote earlier about the issue of distribution advantage on the iPhone. I think its helpful to think about two kinds of competition for distribution: acquisition competition and retention competition. So what can you do? Expo SF (May.

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Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

VC Cafe

Innovate Israel 2012 aims to connect Israeli web, mobile & digital entrepreneurs & businesses with their UK & European counterparts. Brandsforce is a plug & play social media marketing platform that generates conversations, engagements and measurable actions on social networks. Conferences are social.

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270+ Tools for Running a Business Online

mashable.com

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Social media Mobile 2.0 Collaboration & Workgroups Homecourt – Homecourt is a Web-based collaboration tool. WorkflowPerfect – A Web-based business process tool that facilitates collaboration. Persony – Inexpensive Web conferencing service.