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Why Twitter Favorites Aren’t Really Your Favorite Tweets

Both Sides of the Table

And as I’ve written about in the past, I truly believe that Twitter networks are significantly different from other social networks. I think a lot of people do this if their mobile Twitter client supports it. Check out what some enterprising entrepreneur from Finland did ).

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Lessons Learned: Lo, my 5 subscribers, who are you?

Startup Lessons Learned

Pick a similar product that they do use, and ask them "who was the first person you know who started using [social networking, mobile phones, plasma TV, instant messaging.]? For companies in the early-adopter phase, you can play "the earlyvangelist game" whenever a customer turns out to be too mainstream for your product.

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How to bootstrap a Startup with less than $10k

www.thestartup.eu

The app obviously geolocalizes every info and integrates with Facebook and other social networks. this article: Dario Fornarelli: Tipsandtrip, un Taccuino Per i Viaggi Via Web e Mobile [.] The app will be a crowdsourced list of the best restaurants, shops, parks, beaches, B&Bs and city spots for tourists.

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Lessons Learned: The App Store after the gold rush

Startup Lessons Learned

For example, if any of the mobile ad networks gets major traction, they may become a dominant way that people discover new apps. If the rating in the App Store is based on usage, I am sure those popular social networking applications are sure to be in the top and the hot seat always. The observation sounds strange.

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How to get distribution advantage on the iPhone

Startup Lessons Learned

So there is an opportunity to build new brands with attributes like "the most amazing mobile apps" but I think building a company around that strategy means really thinking through how to do it. This can even vary by category, as people apply different criteria to games vs. utilities vs. social networking apps.

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The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

pandodaily.com

HealthTab acquires Avvo Health to double its doctor network. Doctors are in high demand, not just by their patients, but by startups looking to create social networks, marketplaces, and portals around their expertise. Chinese mobile carrier China Telecom Corp. Asia’s mobile chat apps show how it’s done.