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Twitter Link Roundup #199 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Fewer US startups now than in 1999. Social media “war rooms” strike me as 90% gimmick, 10% value - crowdspring.co/1hZ05KD. LinkedIn - crowdspring.co/H47RXx.

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

thebarefootvc

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. As of year-end, Foursquare had over 15 million users, with an exponential growth rate globally.

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Stop Thinking And Acting Local: Small Businesses Seeking Growth Should See Themselves As Global Enterprises

YoungUpstarts

Overcoming Challenges of Growing Globally. But going global can be an intimidating prospect for some. Parallel to this, social media has grown as well, allowing businesses from anywhere in the world to market to anyone,” he says. 1 Bill Gates, Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy, March 24, 1999.

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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

“Rare is the business that has a formal disaster plan, let alone one that covers a global Black Swan event.” At the same time, the company contained its operating costs and came out of the recession stronger, bigger, and more profitable than it had been in 1999. That crisis saw a global spending decrease of 9%, with U.S.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

In 1997, the year the Kauffman Report begins its analysis; there were 70 million users online globally. In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million. This world of local meets retail meets digital advertising portends to technology disruption and with it VC opportunities.

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Creative & Media agency landscape

Start Up Blog

I was recently asked some questions about changes afoot in the creative, technology and media space. Q1: Who is better positioned for the future – creative agencies or media agencies? Neither creative nor media agencies are better placed for the future in the new digital world. Would love to hear your thoughts and retorts.

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Feb. 28, Stamford, CT: HBS Event on Angel Investing 101 – Best Practices

David Teten

Speakers: - Bob Dahl, HBS Alumni Angel, formerly head of Global Healthcare for the Carlyle Group. Bantuveris is a recognized national expert in boosting parent involvement in school and using social media for social good. Click here to make a reservation. Karen Bantuveris, CEO of VolunteerSpot ( ff VC and angel-backed startup with 2.5m