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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

Both Sides of the Table

The Past (1985-2002). While you dialed AOL to get on the Internet, the goal of AOL was to keep you locked into their proprietary content and thus earned the classification of “walled garden.&# They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. Social Networking in Web 2.0.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. 1- Unique name addressing what we’re doing. 2-We chose two superlatives. 2-We chose two superlatives. Photo Credit: Lior Gal.

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How to Use Your Website to Convert Consulting Leads into Clients

Duct Tape Marketing

Here’s how consistently sharing worked out for consultant and coach Robert Middleton of Action Plan Marketing : “Since 2002, virtually all of my business has come as a result of my email newsletter and blog. Any modern email marketing service can deliver them automatically. Use your email list as a two-way street.

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The Magic of the Irish – Dublin’s Resurgence on the Global Tech Scene

Both Sides of the Table

Between 1995-2002 I visited often – especially since I founded my first company there. If you attract names like these you’re bound to attract some media attention and then Chad Hurley dropped the bomb that he was leaving YouTube while he was at the f.ounders event. Scenes from my counter-top on my last night in Dublin.

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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

In 2002, McKinsey published a study of 1,000 U.S. Email habits change. can introduce a ‘fighter brand,’ a lower-priced version of the premium offering sold under a different name and backed by minimal advertising.” What the big studies have shown. companies covering the period 1982–99, which included a recession during 1990–91.

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Which Investors Are Glad To Pay For Mediocre Performance?

David Teten

We had an email conversation about the rationality, or lack of rationality, of professional investors. We over-weighted small cap value stocks in 1998-2002. My recent post on “ Asset Management is a Bizarre Industry Ripe for Disruption ” got one of the most interesting reactions I’ve received. It is not investment performance.

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Techstars brings The Lean Startup to Boulder

Startup Lessons Learned

I want to thank Techstars for putting this event together and giving me a chance to experience the scene, even if it lacks a name. ► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th.

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