crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

Government releases open source code – [link]. Good post about what makes someone creative (and it’s not tools…) – [link]. Practical thoughts about presenting and powerpoint from Seth – [link]. Very cool – U.S. Times are a changing in the Creative Industry – [link].

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

The Meme Hustler | by Evgeny Morozov (long & critical of Tim O’Reilly; good history of open source software) – [link]. A scientific guide to saying “no”: How to avoid temptation and distraction | Buffer Blog – [link]. Study: Media Multitasking May Lead To Depression, Anxiety – [link].

Social Media 92

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 28, 2011

The top 10 open source web fonts - [link]. The top 10 open source web fonts - [link]. Legal Contracts for Graphic Designers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Logo Design Inspiration: 50+ Latest Examples - [link]. 42 High Quality Free Fonts For Graphic Designers - [link].

Social Media 91

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself.

Cost 255

Cost SEM Burn Rate Startup 255

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2011

This analysis on Facebook open sourcing data center/hardware seems to miss the point – [link]. Mike Samson of crowdSPRING talks Crowdsourcing (on @FounderBuzz ) – [link]. 25% of US homes are now cell phone only [link]. Cisco shutting down the Flip business – [link]. Who are we? And where do we come from?

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Rice University And OpenStax Announce First Open-Source Textbooks – [link]. Some May Not Actually Visit – [link]. Those Millions On Facebook? They Actually Visit, And It’s Not A Huge Deal Anyway. – [link]. AT&T, Google Among The Biggest Online Advertisers — comScore – [link].

Social Media 93

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself.

Entrepreneur 235

Entrepreneur SEM Burn Rate Social Network 235

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Open source typeface “Hack” brings design to source code crowdspring.co/1JPW7C3. Stylish Geometric Clutches Are Made From Folded Paper crowdspring.co/1KsIoXE. Every Music Video Should Feature A Light Painting Machine crowdspring.co/1LVxRBo. Stop defending design, start presenting solutions crowdspring.co/1Ng3J5k. 1JPW6OI.

Small Business 48

Small Business Design Syria Social Media 48

Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Sales and marketing costs. Savings can be huge in these areas.

Cost 139

Cost SEM Burn Rate Startup 139

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself.

Burn Rate 125

Burn Rate SEM Social Network Angel Investor 125

blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Or Gimp, or the 1000s of other open source projects, built for free by software engineers. Perhaps are looking in the wrong field, since you have never even heard of open source development before? Public Relations For Startups. Maybe you have never heard of Linux? Not business people, software engineers.

Cofounder 40

Cofounder Technical Cofounder Founder Software Engineering 40

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

38 Free Open Source CSS Dropdown Navigation Menus | SpyreStudios - crowdspring.co/RHLTj6. User Experience for success – real-world UX for now and the future | Inspired Magazine – crowdspring.co/1jRWTjJ. 10 Useful jQuery plugins from Github – crowdspring.co/SaCwZo. Parallax Done Right – crowdspring.co/1k9Xd1W.

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 6, 2013

Sassani, the CEO and founder of ZOZI.com, shared a story that demonstrates the new model of networking, “One of my most recent hires was a new public relations person named Tian Lee. Many open source applications (i.e. I hired her on the spot.” Set a networking goal (i.e. at specific companies, industries etc.).

Networking 71

Networking Sweat Equity Social Media .Net 71

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 25, 2011

Flowplayer – open source flash video player that allows you to customize the player for your embedded video and create a branded player – a step up from simple YouTube embeds for serious video experience. All rights reserved.

Small Business 57

Small Business Marketing Widget Flash 57

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

For those of you who have been following the discussion, a Lean Startup is Eric Ries ’s description of the intersection of Customer Development , Agile Development and if available, open platforms and open source. It is about when in the life of your company you do the spending.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 5, 2015

How Open-Source Software Will Speed Up Rebuilding Nepal’s Historic Sites crowdspring.co/1KSJWFW. America’s Leaders Need to Tell a New Story About Infrastructure crowdspring.co/1A6cziB. Chimps Would Cook if Given the Chance, Research Says nytimes.com/2015/06/03/us/…. Marie Kondo tidys up crowdspring.co/1EadvO3. 1Glme7q.

Small Business 48

Small Business Design Social Media Nepal 48

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Public relations consulting. There are self-hosted open-source e-commerce services available that allow you to use your own uniquely branded website with their e-commerce functionality. Check out services like WooCommerce , Magento , and Open Cart. Public Relations Society of America.

Small Business Administration 86

Small Business Administration Small Business Social Media Elevator Pitch 86

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 21, 2010

Government releases open source code – [link]. Nice article about crowdSPRING – in Japanese (I roughly translated). I guess they liked the eye patch! – [link]. 8 Crazy-Cool Search Engines You Should Know – [link]. Very cool – U.S. Check out this photo of a volcano in Iceland—it’s crazy!

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

The Case For Open-Source Design: Can Design By Committee Work? (nice infographic) – [link]. iCandies Icon Set: 60 Free Icons For Your User Interfaces and Apps – [link]. 20 Useful Graphic Illustration Tutorials in 3D Style – [link]. Discover What Type of Designer Are You? – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Therefore, marketing and public relations are often tackled piecemeal by whomever has time. Treat these 10 tips as an appetizer for all there is to know about public relations for startups. Public Relations. Open Source Lists. Your Questions. Print Story. Email Story. Topics to follow.

PR 103

PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 10, 2012

Source Sans Pro: Adobe’s first open source font family – [link]. Notes and Paper Design Textures – [link]. 20 Cool Business Cards That You Should See – [link]. 25 Brand new typefaces released last month that you need to know about (August) – [link]. A New Collection of Retro Fonts – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

www.kalzumeus.com

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

For example, Redmine — an open source developer productivity tool — is commonly installed at individual companies. You now have a public relations nightmare on your hand. Any of these applications which are publicly routable on the Internet will be compromised. You now have a PCI-reportable data breach.

Security 101

Security Software Review Ruby Startup 101

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Flash vs. HTML5: The "Pong" Version 37Signals Creates iPad-Only Web App An Open Source, HTML5 Framework for i. Public Relations Specialist - expert. YouTube Hits 1 Billion Subscriptions, View More » Dev & Design 10 Intermediate and Advanced Tips fro. Code for America Chooses 20 Developer.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

You need to hear this from someone who has used.Net extensively, and then happily walked away from it to go open source: You are a wanker. And before you say.net is only for windows, checkout https://github.com/mono , it’s not an open source application. It’s an *freaking open source*.net

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 21, 2015

Luckily, resources like Google Fonts , Font Squirrel and more offer a wealth of wonderfully designed, open-source fonts to add a little character to your characters. Don’t use any old font, use Dafont. Sick of using Times and Ariel in your creative. Aren’t we all?

Design 28

Design Social Media Bootstrapping Early Stage 28

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Nice work from Facebook on HipHop (open sourced today) – [link]. Good interview by @scobleizer w/ Light Blue Optics (projects on a surface w/ touchscreen capability) - [link]. Sensational visualization of four declining empires – [link]. Only @benkunz could come up w/ a post about sex, chocolate and Utah.

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

social media = we were an advertising or public relations firm in 2010. Open Source Lists. Same as typewriter ribbon and photo chemicals. Sharks will continue to exploit it and make $$$ off idiots in marketing willing to pay for it. July 3, 2012 09:22:07. Identity Lists. iPhone Resource Lists. Jobs Lists. Maps Lists.

Algorithm 93

Algorithm Technical Review San Francisco SEO 93

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 3, 2012

Good of Netflix to open source its cloud failure testing tool, Chaos Monkey – [link]. The Speed of Sound Is Too Slow for Olympic Athletes – [link]. This rock-paper-scissors robot is on MY team next time we play – [link]. The Washington Post Launches Crowdsourcing Platform – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92