crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

Social network addiction around the world (Israelis are the most addicted) – [link]. 41 billion has been lost or is likely to go unspent in gift cards issued since 2005 – [link]. SEO Pricing: 600+ Agencies Share Costs of Services & Pricing Models – [link]. For The 3d Week, Kindle (Incl.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2013

There was a time before terms like “social network,” “iPhone,” and “Google it” were used. It is helping your community improve itself, thereby giving others a social reason to buy your product. It’s important to stay connected to your values and to make sure that time and momentum don’t move you too far away from them.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2012

The story of Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg, or at least Hollywood’s version of it, should be familiar to anyone who’s seen The Social Network or spends more than five minutes each week surfing the Internet. The phrase “reddit” came to RedditM co-founder Alexis Ohanian while in the library of the University of Virginia in 2005.

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Altgate

JANUARY 17, 2009

I was impressed that FCAT was not just looking into data visualization and manipulation, but also at social networking and communities. The facility is the kind of lab that startups fantasize about. I think FCAT should rent the place out so smaller firms can leverage their investments, but somehow I doubt that will happen.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2011

Keep the Wall interesting by mixing content Network It’s kind of ironic how little traditional networking goes on inside many social networks. I’m talking about identifying Pages that might have communities you could target and taking a few minutes each day to get active there.

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Small Business Social Media Networking Engineer 78

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 17, 2011

Coupon distribution Creating membership type levels where people can get special treatment or special announcements is a great way to build community. Related Posts: Are Small Private Social Networks the Next Layer? You can create open groups that anyone can join, but I think the real power is in the private, controlled group.

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SMS Marketing Mobile Social Media 73

www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Roberts is in the news this week because of his high-profile critique of Angellist , the hot new investment network Robert Scoble has called the new Silicon Valley hype machine. We thought readers might like to know more about this interesting player in the tech community. "I Roberts celebrates 10 years in venture capital this month.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 26, 2020

In honor of Netflix’s big beat today in the very unfortunate age of COVID-19, I decided to revisit my four-part Bazaarblog series while I was CEO of Bazaarvoice (from our inception in 2005 to our IPO in 2012). Blockbuster introduced their “End of Late Fees” program on January 1, 2005. The name of the last part?

Technical Review 62

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Nevertheless, if you share too much in your funding process or meet too many VCs expect a certain amount of your ideas to spread around the startup community. Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data. Criteo was founded in 2005 in France; now based in Palo Alto, CA.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 27, 2012

I have a pretty rough idea of what an upcoming week is going to entail, but I leave room to stumble on an emerging idea, change in some social network or the occasional rant as I consume content. Content approach. I don’t plan what I am going to write too far in advance.

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Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

A 2005 report by the Government Accountability Office indicates that textbook prices have outpaced inflation by more than 2-1 over the past two decades and account for 26% of tuition and fees at four-year public universities and nearly three-quarters of costs at community colleges. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal.

San Jose 28

San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

This gave me an idea: I could help many more entrepreneurs by making the deck available not just to the Greylock network of entrepreneurs, but to everyone. Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. The graphic we chose emphasizes that it is a network of people. Why is it valuable?

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

If you’re working with an open source project, for example, it’s important that you have a definitive business model to drive revenue — though not at the cost of alienating your community of core contributors. They may also contribute code to the community that comprises the backbone of their technology.

France 77

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

it was what the networks were selling before ‘behavioral’ got hot in 2006. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social networking. ©2005-2012 Mashable, Inc. or Twitter. Matt Gentile.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

Additionally, closing a business the ‘right way’ ensures the network, reputation, goodwill and momentum you’ve built with the first company can be gracefully transitioned to future projects. Your strength as an entrepreneur and business leader depends heavily on the caliber of your network. International Journalists Network.

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LLC Technical Review Social Media Startup 68

mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

Social Networks etc. Google Offers Free Wi-Fi in India to Access Social Networks. International Journalists Network. International Journalists Network. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media.

Naming 97

Naming Social Media Social Network RSS 97

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Sign in All Social Media Tech & Gadgets Business & Marketing Video Mobile Dev & Design Media Social Good Startups Classifieds Mashable Infographics Prev Next How Are People Using Twitter? LinkedIn was curious, so the business social network decided to find out. Whom is he or she connected to?

San Francisco 99

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mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

(My company’s CEO, Patrick Salyer, explains why multiple online personas make it imperative that companies offer social logins beyond Facebook Connect.). Sure, Facebook will almost always be the dominant player in share-of-logins, but we’ve seen the other players account for up to a combined 60% share of social logins.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Social Media Social Network RSS 78

mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

Rostan agrees — he thinks coworking spaces can be great for networking, but he says he spends so much time on the phone that he probably wouldn’t get to network that much. With more than 50 million monthly pageviews and 4 million followers across social media, Mashable has one of the most engaged online news communities.

Cofounder 81

Cofounder San Francisco Social Media Startup 81

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

A fortnight ago, Boris interviewed Reed Hastings on his business lessons and experience, but now I’m shaking it up with a look at a 26-year-old founder who is disrupting the mobile and social networking spaces: Kik CEO and founder Ted Livingston. I went to university in Waterloo in 2005 for engineering. The deal that saved Kik.

Entrepreneur 167

Entrepreneur CTO Hire Startup Mobile 167

mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social networking. With more than 20 million unique monthly visitors, Mashable has one of the most engaged online news communities. ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc.

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New York City New York Startup Social Media 83

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 19, 2014

Between 1991 and 2005, the capacity that could be bought with $100 went up by a factor of 11. The following year, twenty-two of twenty-three entrants in the 2005 Challenge surpassed the 7.3 Apocalypse , and The Last Firewall , science fiction novels exploring the role of artificial intelligence and social networks in the near future.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

For example, here is how a few of my favorite startups describe themselves: “ Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover and book unique spaces around the world online or from an iPhone.” ” “ Skillshare is a community marketplace to learn anything from anyone.” Social Media.

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PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

AngelList is an online community that matches startups with investors to streamline the fundraising process. Also, most leads will have their own network of co-investors with whom they can share the deal, but make sure to ask that they share on AngelList too. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media.

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Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

VC Cafe

JULY 24, 2017

I started blogging in December 2005. Blogger in 2005 (courtesy of Internet Time Machine) . The list of top blogs in 2005 by Time Magazine is a good snapshot: the hardcore tech blogs were LifeHacker and BoingBoing (both are a bit ‘tired’ but still great) and people flocked to blogs like Overheard in New York and PostSecret.

Social Bookmarking 74

Social Bookmarking Social Network RSS Viral 74

Austin Startup

AUGUST 18, 2010

Starting in 2005 with 300 attendees from a variety of backgrounds (research, academia and entrepreneurs), this past conference had 1200 attendees from large enterprises, government and a lot more startups and entrepreneurs. It was a simple and extremely powerful idea, and SMW now encompasses an active worldwide developer community.

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Semantic Web Wiki Guatemala 86

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

That’s why i haven chosen to start working in Network marketing and MLM. With more than 50 million monthly pageviews and 14 million unique monthly visitors, Mashable has one of the most engaged online news communities. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco.

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Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

This tool also includes basic social network analysis (building friend/follower information, twitter profiles etc]. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social networking. ©2005-2012 Mashable, Inc.

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Social Media Analytics Media API 108

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

When you support that platform with inspirational and informative subject matter that helps guide people along the way, and then offer them a community of service providers who can help round out their team—well, that’s the ticket. We are transforming publishing for the 21st century. That’s massive. 4) Used to Reconnect.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

But Socially sharing through the multitude of networks is another way of getting to the customers to sign up for your launch. Basically international businesses looking forward to network and connect with trusted and verifed companies from developing countries. We have a beta page for a new social networking site.

Pakistan 94

Pakistan Social Media Startup Stealth 94

mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

This decision initially drew some criticism, with members of the developer community questioning the company’s decision to just use HTML5. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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aweissman.com

MARCH 7, 2021

Yet, one of the superpowers of connected technologies - networks - is that they will remove scarcity if at all possible. Connected networks by definition make things abundant that were once scarce. Yet, connected networks make things that were scarce now abundant. Q of course, being largely subjective, is impossible to measure.

Distribution 71

Distribution Networking Social Network Government 71

Spencer Fry

MAY 11, 2011

This is an everyday occurrence for social network services such as Twitter, Facebook, About.me, Flickr, and LinkedIn, but what about sites without social networking components? Since launching in December 2005, we've given away just under 500 of these. Building Your Founder Reputation.

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Bootstrapping Marketing Portfolio SEO 78

Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

if your model requires a “network effect&# to get to where you’re product is useful — foursquare, multiplayer games, sharing apps in general — then freemium if for sure the way to go. In early 2005 37signals stated they had 10,000 unique readers, so that works out to maybe 40,000 monthly. 23 m3mnoch on 08.18.10

Software Review 78

Software Review Software Revenue Cofounder 78

mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

First, we had a contact from within the startup community read through our application and give us honest feedback on it. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. an iPad 2 Killer? All Rights Reserved.

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