Social Media Marketing Dave McClure marketing message Michelle Neujahr social networksTweet. I’ve been working with a client recently who has been experimenting with making his site more easily shareable amongst the various social networks. In this case, it really isn’t the size that matters. The Science of Word of Mouth.

So when he emailed me to see if I would be interested in giving feedback on his new, soon to be live, social media training course*, I didn’t hesitate to say yes (mainly because I’m curious to see what my friends are doing). Samir describes the course as: Social media lessons to empower your marketing, guaranteed! Tweet.

There’s nothing worse than having a post go popular on a social media site such as Digg, only to watch as your server crashes and burns under the heavy load. Post tags: API , Deluxe , HTML , online videos , php , search engines , social media. WordPress API Deluxe HTML online videos php search engines social mediaTweet.

You never know when one incredibly influential person might stumble over a link to your site, fall in love with your site, and suddenly send a flood of traffic to it by mentioning it on his or her blog or social media stream. Tweet. Those days are gone, unfortunately. Don’t Miss Marketing Opportunities. Automate Processes, Not Content.

It’s what the information age and social media is all about. Post tags: basic advertising fees , profiting from knowledge , sharing information , social media , Web Business So. Making Money Online basic advertising fees profiting from knowledge sharing information social media Web Business SoTweet. His work? Fishing gear.

In order to get involved in social media successfully, it is critical to define your goals and know your target audience. You must first define your goals based on your target audience, and then strategically enter the social media space with these things in mind. Tweet. eBusiness Mish-Mash. Think about it. >> Follow Ritu.

Once you’ve followed the how-to steps, and have media to document each step, you can turn that good PLR content into an outstanding media-filled article for your site. Tweet. Good Content = opportunties to: rank in search engines. draw links from other sites. convert. More Good Content = More opportunties to do the above.

The guys over at Social Media Explorer just asked if Facebook for Business is Overrated. That’s pretty much considered heresy for a social media blog. For us, even though we are considered “Social Media Marketers” we speak a lot more about stories and messaging than we do about the nitty gritty of Facebook and Twitter. Chapman.

It's hard to say which is more unimpressive - the Washington debt ceiling “debate” or the media's breathless “end is near” coverage of it. For what it is worth, I will throw my entrepreneurial two cents into the hat and predict unequivocally that August 2nd - the so called debt ceiling doomsday - will come and go with barely a whimper.

From aesthetically pleasing web design to specialized IT infrastructure support, we have a core team of professional designers, programmers, content writers and Internet marketing (organic SEO, PPC, Social Media etc.) Hello to All, I am Marketing Manager of Rahul Infosoft Pvt Ltd. specialists. Jobs and Partners Board

Business Copywriting Increase Sales PR SEO Copywriting Web Copywriting Writing Tips free publicity media relations public relations search engine optimization SEO Small Business Public Relations social marketingand I love watching the good dancers and singers. But it made me think about public relations and SEO copywriting.

But before you contact the media or post a press release, ask yourself if the information you’re about to send is really newsworthy. As a new business owner, it’s easy to rush through publicity efforts in order to concentrate or core business activities and priorities. Will a reporter really care about what you have to

But before you contact the media or post a press release, ask yourself if the information you’re about to send is really newsworthy. As a new business owner, it’s easy to rush through publicity efforts in order to concentrate or core business activities and priorities. Will a reporter really care about what you have to

You’ve got an interview scheduled with a key media venue. Great! To have a good experience and improve your chances of being quoted correctly, follow these helpful tips: 1) Know your company. Review your company’s website, history and key events. Confirm confidential information

You’ve got an interview scheduled with a key media venue. Great! To have a good experience and improve your chances of being quoted correctly, follow these helpful tips: 1) Know your company. Review your company’s website, history and key events. Confirm confidential information

Business Marketing PR Reaching Goals free publicity media relations Small Business Public RelationsRecently, I received a message from one of the members of the “Rembrandt Writes Insights®” Newsletter. As a successful business owner and avid traveler, Ralph Velasco has some great tips to share with other entrepreneurs. I’ve [.].

Business Marketing PR Reaching Goals free publicity media relations Small Business Public RelationsRecently, I received a message from one of the members of the “Rembrandt Writes Insights®” Newsletter. As a successful business owner and avid traveler, Ralph Velasco has some great tips to share with other entrepreneurs. I’ve [.].

2010 goals Business Copywriting free publicity [link] [link] relations media relationsIf you are trying to save money and start the New Year off right, there may be a secret problem lurking in your business.

With this in mind, have you thanked your customers, partners, associates, and media contacts lately? Times are tough right now, and the recent earthquake in Haiti really makes us stop and think about our blessings. If not, here are three simple ways to use this six-letter word to improve your relationships – and your business: [.].

With this in mind, have you thanked your customers, partners, associates, and media contacts lately? Times are tough right now, and the recent earthquake in Haiti really makes us stop and think about our blessings. If not, here are three simple ways to use this six-letter word to improve your relationships – and your business: [.].

Business Copywriting Marketing Motivation PR Reaching Goals free publicity media relations sales SEO Copywriting Small Business Public RelationsLast week, I was on a much-awaited, exclusive teleconference with a well-known and very successful business and marketing consultant. About half [.].

Media members receive hundreds of calls and e-mails each week, and you want to make a good, first-impression without being annoying. When you prepare to contact a reporter, it is essential to conduct some research first. To stand out and get your story heard, here is a simple reminder of ten questions you should never [.].

Media members receive hundreds of calls and e-mails each week, and you want to make a good, first-impression without being annoying. When you prepare to contact a reporter, it is essential to conduct some research first. To stand out and get your story heard, here is a simple reminder of ten questions you should never [.].

Do you think of social media first when it comes to word-of-mouth-marketing? Well, before you start tweeting, posting photos on Facebook and adding videos to YouTube, tell your story to the media. Copywriting free publicity [link] [link] PR public relations SEO SEO Copywriting

Business Increase Sales Marketing Motivation PR Reaching Goals Copywriting free publicity media relations public relations search engine optimization SEO Small Business Public Relations social marketingWith all of the ugly economic-news, the recent earthquakes and the snow and rain, it can be easy to feel sad.

Increase Sales Marketing PR Reaching Goals Copywriting free publicity [link] X [link] [link] relations media relations public relations SEOIf you want new business, here are three quick tips that may help you boost your customer-list fast… 1. Make a list. Check it twice. Then, make a list. Research each [.].

Copywriting Increase Sales Marketing PR Reaching Goals SEO SEO Copywriting Web Copywriting free publicity Small Business Public Relations Social MediaEven if things are still rough with the economy, this is not the time to sit around and get depressed by the latest news. Instead, it’s time to take action.

Copywriting Increase Sales Marketing PR Reaching Goals SEO SEO Copywriting Web Copywriting free publicity Small Business Public Relations Social MediaEven if things are still rough with the economy, this is not the time to sit around and get depressed by the latest news. Instead, it’s time to take action.

Business Marketing PR Reaching Goals SEO SEO Copywriting Copywriting free publicity media relations Small Business Public RelationsHave you ever had a disagreement with a boss, client or co-worker over the use of certain words in a PPC campaign, SEO press release, e-mail, newsletter, Web site page, or other, marketing piece?

Business Copywriting Increase Sales Marketing PR Reaching Goals SEO SEO Copywriting Web Copywriting Writing Tips free publicity media relations Small Business Public RelationsWell, here’s a quick reminder of the top three, cost-effective ways to start increasing your sales:  1. Look at Your Offer. [.].

But before you contact the media or post a press release, ask yourself if the information you’re about to send is really newsworthy. As a new business owner, it’s easy to rush through publicity efforts in order to concentrate or core business activities and priorities. Will a reporter really care about what you have to [.].

Here are eight quick-tips to help you through the media process: 1. Know Your Targeted Media-Members. Business Copywriting Increase Sales Marketing PR Reaching Goals SEO SEO Copywriting Small Business Public Relations free publicity media relations public relations search engine optimizationBefore [.].

Business Copywriting Increase Sales Marketing PR SEO SEO Copywriting public relations publicity Social MediaI’m swamped with new client work, optimizing Web sites and SEO copywriting this week, so I’ll keep it short. But I wanted to share a question with you that I’m asked often: How often do I need to update my website?

Business Increase Sales Motivation Reaching Goals media relations PR publicity sales SEO Copywriting Small Business Public RelationsThe plane drops and rises suddenly. It feels like I’m on a roller coaster thousands of feet in the air. Some passengers squeal every time the plane goes up and down. baby cries. And what do you know?

Once you start pitching the media, you may find yourself sucked into the fast world of deadlines and being connected to your “Blackberry leash” almost 24/7. And even though you are working like a dog, you still may have to deal with… “Why are we not seeing more sales?” Why did that reporter misquote me? [.].

But PR is so much more… It entails all of the communications you have with the media, customers, employees, partners, etc. Small Business Public Relations – What Is It? When many entrepreneurs think of public relations (PR), they think about sending out a press release. Why Do You Need It? By communicating with your customers [.].

It’s time to build buzz by contacting the media, posting SEO press releases, using [.]. Finally! Your new small business is up and running, and you put up the “Open” sign. The only problem is, no customers are waiting to buy your products and services. What do you do? Small Business Public Relations to the Rescue!

Business Increase Sales Motivation Reaching Goals Small Business Public Relations media relations PR SEO SEO CopywritingYes, the economy is ugly. Yes, customers are tightening their purse strings. Yes, it’s harder to bring in new sales. It’s time to take action! No one said being [.].

If you are a new entrepreneur, one of the best ways to start building buzz is with small business public relations and contacting local media-members. This way, you can practice your pitching skills with a smaller venue and begin creating media relationships to help your business grow. But how do you start your small business [.].

You’ve probably seen the editorial calendars that media venues use to organize their publications for the upcoming months. Ok… you worked for hours researching keywords, and you have a good list of SEO keywords to use. Now, what do you do with your list? Well, it’s time to get organized. Create an Editorial Calendar. It’s [.].

skip to main | skip to sidebar 21 April 2009 Tough Market for Entrepreneurs? VC Firms Are Having a Rough Go Of It As Well. Venture capital investing is supposed to be a long-term investment play.venture funds generally have 7-10 year durations, over which time they invest the money raised from limited partners (e.g., economy and stock market?

skip to main | skip to sidebar 21 April 2009 Q1 VC Numbers Are In.Heres the Good, the Bad, and mostly, The Ugly The Q1 VC numbers are in, and they aint particularly pretty. Heres an excerpt (courtesy of Dow Jones VentureSource): "Venture capitalists invested just $3.90 billion in U.S. companies in the quarter, a 50% decline from the nearly $7.78

skip to main | skip to sidebar 22 April 2009 More SBA Funding for Startups? Maybe. had coffee this morning with my father and his friend, Fritz Keefner. Fritz is an interesting cat, and led an interesting career before retiring.he He says the new administration seemed receptive to the idea, but hasnt moved forward on the proposal." Please share it!

skip to main | skip to sidebar 29 April 2009 A "4-Pillar Plan" to Fix the IPO Market Dixon Doll and the National Venture Capital Association have put together a "4-Pillar Plan" to restore liquidity to the IPO market (see bottom of this post for the link). VC firms, law firms, I-banks, etc.). Why does it matter? It wasnt always so. Please share it!

In other words, when we would go out and meet with other interested VC firms about being the lead, they would invariably wonder why, if its such a hot deal, the first VC didnt want to snap up the whole round (in this case the reason was valid.the 1st VC was a strategic investor-- part of a larger media company-- and rarely led deals).

trend Ive noticed recently is that many old-line firms are sitting up and taking notice of new media and social media trends as a new marketing avenue. They can bring the web media experience, the look and feel, and ideally, the user base to the acquiring firm. Scarcity and synergy. Please share it! Many Thanks! Like This?

skip to main | skip to sidebar 05 May 2009 More on M and A for Startups Continuing the thread on M and A as an exit alternative, here is a good post from the WSJ about positioning your startup to be acquired. link] I particularly like these tips: "Look at it from the acquirer’s perspective." In other words, whats in it for them? Many Thanks!

skip to main | skip to sidebar 18 May 2009 Should Government Help Fund Startups? Ive been running an ongoing, informal debate about the role government should play in encouraging entrepreneurship. At the root, I believe that what a government chooses to spend its money on is a leading indicator of the health of a nation.is The U.S.s Please share it!

skip to main | skip to sidebar 18 May 2009 The Best Funding Strategy Of Them All: None This blog is generally about all things early stage capital related, but here is a good list of the best strategy of them all: bootstrapping. link] Bootstrapping is one of the mantras I repeatedly drive home to the startup companies I work with. Please share it!

skip to main | skip to sidebar 19 May 2009 Some Thoughts on Term Sheets I am often asked by the startup companies I work with for a "typical" term sheet they can use as a benchmark when negotiating with investors. Among them: #1: The salary he asks for ($225k). He was hungry. 2: The option pool. The founder is looking to carve off 8.3% Many Thanks!

skip to main | skip to sidebar 28 May 2009 Key Elements for Selling Your Company My friend (and former VentureArchetypes colleague) Jake Kaldenbaugh turned me on to this blog post by Matt McCall. Matt is a Chicago VC and MD at DFJ Portage VP (just to throw a few mysterious acronyms at you). And, can you begin a dialogue with multiple mortal enemies?

Plus, there are some great names on these lists. The reason its so advantageous is simple: in any deal, your odds of succeeding are greatly heightend if you can understand the other party, and tailor your message around their needs and wants.e.g., a "value proposition that meets their values." Who is your favorite VC blogger? Please share it!

skip to main | skip to sidebar 08 June 2009 Apples Business Plan and Offering Memorandum Apple is one of the most fascinating companies, ever. Then, like almost everyone else-- save for a few artist and graphic-design types-- I switched to a PC with the release of Windows 3.0, and never looked back. Please share it! Many Thanks! Like This?

skip to main | skip to sidebar 09 June 2009 Things A VC Will Never Say Lets start off the day with a little VC humor.this slide deck, modeled off the "Successories" line of motivational posters (favored by Michael Scott in the Office), accurately sums up a few of the more common VC sentiments. Good stuff! Please share it! Many Thanks! Like This?

and, Preparedness: "Our marketing plan is to pray for TechCrunch coverage." Spot on! Posted by Nathan Beckord, CFA at 2:58 PM Labels: Things a founder will never say 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Like this article? Please share it! Many Thanks! Like This? Please Share It!

skip to main | skip to sidebar 19 June 2009 Basic (But Solid) VC Pitching Tips I stumbled across this blog this morning called Startable, co-written by an entrepreneur and a former VC with Atlas Ventures. They have compiled some pretty useful content and pitching tips. Somtimes its the little things. Please share it! Many Thanks! Like This?

He also rightly points out that raising funding takes a tremendous amount of time, and that in addition to money, founders also gain a "boss" that can fire them-- something that many entrepreneurs fail to realize. This had the added-- and very significant-- advantage of giving him leverage in his discussions and negotiations. Is your train moving?

skip to main | skip to sidebar 06 July 2009 Wisdom from Marc Andreessen Marc Andreessen is an amazing guy. He co-founded Napster, Ning, and LoudCloud (later changed to OpsWare). Hes made investments in Twitter and Digg. He sits on the boards of Facebook and eBay. Ive been trolling around his excellent blog site recently. Happy reading! Many Thanks!

skip to main | skip to sidebar 24 August 2009 In Search Of.The Ideal Term Sheet Continuing with our discussion on term sheets (see "Some Thoughts on Term Sheets" and "Closing Term Sheets Quickly" ), today a new "plain vanilla" term sheet was published by Adeo Ressi of TheFunded.com. You can download it on docstoc here. VCs often ask for this.

skip to main | skip to sidebar 08 October 2009 Financial Modeling for Startups-- How Much Will It Really Cost? came across this blog entry from Christine Herron of First Round Capital detailing the costs of starting web wunderkind Mint.com (acquired by Intuit for a handsome $170M). Christine puts it: "Know how the business model works. Many Thanks!

ObjectiveMarketer offers an integrated platform for businesses to create, execute and optimize powerful multi-channel social media marketing programs. Last week, I attended the Annual Women 2.0 Pitch Night in San Francisco.  I don’t make it out to SF much, but for special occasions I will. Check out the twitter feed from the event.

Companies can keep up by listening to their customers via social media or other feedback mechanisms.  There were about 150-200 women in attendance (my guestimate).  I am by no means an expert on “green&# businesses and sustainability, but I definitely have an interest in learning more about what this area is all about.  Gotta love that!

Social Mom: Social media use among moms has increased  591% in the past four years. A few months ago, I attended this mommy-targeted shopping event in San Francisco with someone. I was expecting a lot of clothing and baby equipment boutiques which there were, but I didn’t expect any startups pitching their services. Awesome! trillion.

Pete Times profile on Hydrogen Media's founder, Scott Gostyla, provides a taste of what can come with all that serial experience. One of the sayings that still surprises me with its applicability is " No Free Lunch ". It embodies a principal that it takes work or astute trading (another form of work) to get what you want in life.

Hyperlocal Leaders - Tommy Duncan & Joey Marchy Can bloggers cover communities more effectively than traditional media? Media Blogs Leader - John Cutter John is a Senior Editor at the Orlando Sentinel and oversees the Crime Blog , as well as posting frequently on the Hurricane Blog and Space Blog during shuttle launches. ll see.

from blog.disclosurepolicy.org ] Welcome to DisclosurePolicy.org, the 'big bang' of various forces created to maximize transparency across our ever-expanding Consumer Generated Media universe. One of my portfolio companies, PayPerPost , launched DisclosurePolicy.org today and I just posted the following at blog.DisclosurePolicy.org.

ClearSky Mobile Media , Inc. Congrats to all of the entrepreneurs selected to present at this year's Florida Venture Capital Conference. The announcement press release is here (list with descriptions included below). Given how many entrepreneurial hotspots exist in the state, it was interesting to see the list broken down by geographies.

If Yahoo pulls it off aggressively instead of passively, however, it could be the social paradigm for all future surfing, media consumption and online commerce. Eric and the MyBlogLog guys made it official last week -- Yahoo has acquired MyBlogLog. Sound crazy? Let's get to know each other, Join FVB , my venture capital blog community!

The three sessions that didn't lose me to urgent deal-closing items were Legal Issues, Off the Record and Media Blogs. The Media Blog session, led by John Cutter of the Orlando Sentinel was pretty interesting, because John wears the hats of both professional journalist and blogger. I'd welcome and appreciate sharing from others.

Starting with today, the next two weeks for me will be a whirlwind of good venture capital and social media events -- some small, some large, some near, some far. uf widefi we media ao media tie payperpost florida venture capital conference eventsIf you haven't considered them, do so.

2) Traditional publishing and media companies restrict the use of their content by others online and begin to take online market share. This is Part II of my 2006 Predictions series , with the spotlight falling on entrepreneurs this time. asked some of Florida's top entrepreneurs for their predictions and got some pretty bold ones.

Real Digital Media, Inc. The narrowcasting solution is a system that includes media player appliances and hosted management software. Merry Christmas! Florida Venture Forum just anounced their Christmas present to some worthy Florida technology companies -- presentations at the Florida Venture Capital Conference at Sawgrass.

believe a company like MBL could herald a new age of social networks, social media, social surfing and social commerce that is distributed across thousands of domains (a Social Internet) instead of residing in walled gardens like MySpace (a Social Intranet). I introduced MyBlogLog to everyone here back in early June , with the "I Want My FVB!"

Although TechCrunch and PPP compete for the same social media advertising dollars, Ted and Mike are like the "Odd Couple" of the web and have helped each other build industry-leading companies. The Digg of Andy's post also includes some comments worth reading for anyone impressed with the quality of Andy's review. just did.

This was a good week for PayPerPost, probably the biggest since we led their A round last October. The result : PPP's Consumer Generated Advertising revolution is growing faster than ever -- signups by 11am today were already 2X our largest day ever. I'll take that. ;-). Let's get to know each other, Join FVB , my venture capital blog community!

Lijit : Best if you like the focus of social media search, across your various properties and social networks. I've been meaning to play around with Google's custom search for awhile and a recent prod to try Lijit Search was enough to push me over the top. I've also been using Swicki at FVB for some time. Is that crazy talk?

This year's schedule is even better with a keynote from Shel Israel and jam-packed session tracks for PR/Marketing, Media, Technical and Life/Local. OK, so after talking up blogorlando 2007 to every blogger (and some sponsors) I could find in the area, I find myself locked out of registration. It's scheduled for this Thu-Sat, Sept.

To appreciate the breadth, there are 10+ tracks include Beginners, Advanced, Podcasting & New Media, Entrepreneurs, Monetization, Executives, Sports, Milblogging, Political, Special Interest and Pop Culture. To appreciate the depth, each track has 10+ panels -- including one on New Media Fundraising with me, Feld , and Arrington.

In fact, part of what separates blogging from other media is that biases often define the long-tail niche where a blogger builds his/her audience. I've been reading Dave Taylor's writing for the past year+ and he garnered plenty more fans before me. He's an accomplished entrepreneur, techie and writer. don't agree with them.

PPP has gone from being an unknown upstart in the summer of 2006, to the largest sponsored social media marketplace on the planet with over 80,000 bloggers and over 11,000 advertisers. today announced it is changing its corporate name to organize the multiple properties its has developed within the fast-changing world of social media.

Ricky Bobby's quote to Jean Girard kept running through my head as I watched Ted and Pete demo the world's first advertiser social network , complete with first-of-its kind face-based analytics , advertiser-blogger friending and feedback , multi-dimensional social media advertising , and ROI-focused reporting and tracking.

The score was something like 972-12 in favor of the mainstream bloggers and the video/photo publishers on YouTube / Flickr were unanimous in their support for PPP's cross-domain, cross-media consumer generated advertising platform. In fact, I see quality organic posts growing alongside sponsored posts by PPP adopters. payperpost

In short, social media deserves a transparent ranking system that measures true traffic and influence, based upon primary data (via on-site analytics) rather than audience inferences (via in-browser) or mysterious backlink algorithms. It was announced earlier today that IZEARanks.com has been released in alpha.

I'll provide a list of presenters in my next post, but wanted to congratulate Inflexion portfolio companies Databanq Media and Persystent Technologies on being selected as presenters for this year's event. The 2008 Florida Venture Capital Conference is gearing up for another record year. Come see what they're up to, and many others.

Emerging user experiences: Our combined ability to focus engineering resources that drive innovation in emerging scenarios such as video, mobile services, online commerce, social media, and social platforms is greatly enhanced. Microsoft announced today a bid to buy Yahoo! for $44.6 billion. Microsoft would provide each Yahoo! shareholders.

In general, I'm not nearly as excited about destination/media properties as I am about horizontal online services. I had another conversation today with an entrepreneur who had an interesting online destination site idea, but few answers for attracting visitors. However, a well executed destination site can still make an interesting business.

Miami's social media scene continues to grow. Next week is one of the bigger weeks in awhile, with three great conferences. Feb 26-28: WeMedia Location : The conference is conducted at the University of Miami, located in Coral Gables, south of Miami International Airport and southwest of downtown Miami.

Being in the social media marketing business, IZEA saw this as a problem and an opportunity. As a VC you get to live vicariously through your portfolio companies. Sometimes that is exhilarating, other times it is frustrating, and quite often it's just plain funny. This morning, I'm laughing. Keep them coming and keep having fun.

Phil Leigh of Inside Digital Media caught me at the Florida Venture Capital Conference and we sat down to discuss the state of Florida entrepreneurship and venture capital. While at the same conference, Phil also sat down with David Bayer , co-founder of Inflexion portfolio company Databanq Media. I've included both videos below.

The human atom splitter , Steve Spalding, invited me to participate in his latest social media experiment: HistoryOfBlogging.com. Given the various ideas we've kicked around in the past, I wasn't sure how serious he was. On it we look at the entrepreneurs, memes, and other odds and ends that make up the digital economy. m the Head Geekette.

It's a beatbox mashup from the SXSW Bloghaus, including beats from Guy Kawasaki ( How to Change the World ), Darren Rouse ( Problogger ), Stephanie Agresta ( Internet Geek Girl ), Wendy Piersall ( eMom ) and many others.plus an opening by Loren Feldman ( 1938 Media ) and a closing Britney Spears move by Aaron Brazell ( Technosailor ).

think this is brilliant yet subtle and leverages yet another Jedi Entrepreneur power gained from social media (one of the earliest being the LinkedIn-enhanced, you-and-I-know-the-same-person cold call heater). According to Wikipedia: "the Jedi mind trick is a Force power. It's usually a tone of congratulations.

focused on entrepreneurship and new media at UNC, dove into venture capital topics pretty heavily and helped found/build some local startups. As SocialSpark was in private alpha I wanted to try out their Spark feature. don't blog nearly as often as most bloggers and yet I sometimes get writer's block. My VC efforts benefit from that drive.

That large funding, and others in the social media space, left her wondering how value is measured and created in online businesses. I received a couple more VC FAQ questions. This time from an entrepreneur and investment banker who saw Angie's List close a $35M round with Battery Ventures. First, there is no one way to value a company.

There's so much in SocialSpark, I'll just focus on a few innovations that get me excited: 1st advertiser/brand/agency social network with direct publisher friending, blogrolls, street teams and a dashboard to manage diverse social media marketing efforts. So, today's the day Sparky is let out of his private alpha chains. Sparks. What else?

The never ending drama around puppets is just amplifying what I always suspected about the social media elites. No wonder Ted Murphy scared them so much, he took much worse and handled it much better. Those guys need to take it to a ring. Let's get to know each other, Join FVB , my venture capital blog community!

At first blush, RichFX appears to be all about sexy rich media sizzle ( PDF ), but Scot's post zeros in on the meat he's after: lead conversions. ChannelAdvisor CEO, Scot Wingo, wrote a great post today about their acquisition of RichFX. ChannelAdvisor's suite already had AOV and CPC optimize tools.

For those still alive Sunday, Universal will experience a blogger takeover the likes of which they've never seen -- bloggers in shorts and tanks, scary.;-) If you're interested in blogging, social media, online advertising or just Florida's startup/technology scene, don't miss IZEAFest. hope you join us !

Therefore, I'm also toying with a weekly schedule of  New Media Monday , Info Tech Tuesday , Wildcard Wednesday , Med Tech Thursday and FAQ Friday. Given the amount of medical technology being developed in and around Florida, I've been looking around for a "MedTechCrunch" to add to my daily reading. Have you found one? Petersburg.

I've followed Jim Kukral  since well before he called one of my entrepreneurs a f*cking marketing genius , and really enjoy his unique blend of social media advice and humor. As I was reading his " Do Not Give Up " post for entrepreneurs, I noticed this subscribe banner on the bottom. The man is funny. jim kukral marketing genius