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

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But even more exciting is when I see inflection points of adoption — which is why 2011 was a particularly exhilirating year for me. What We Saw in 2011…. The list of applications to engage, empower and organize citizens continues to grow, and will be one of the most defining legacies of 2011.

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StartupRoar Adds Personalized Subscriptions

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The picture below gives a sense of what's happening: Curators handle finding the best sources of content. It always has great, fresh content from a wide variety of industry professionals. Every time I visit it, I find something that I missed that was really good content. Now with personalization it's even better.

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Social Media is a Boon to Startups Who Do It Right

Startup Professionals Musings

Find the right people to staff your campaign and curate its content and evolution. Just ten percent say they will not use social media in 2012, down from 24 percent for 2011 and 39 percent for 2010. Combine social media seamlessly within your traditional marketing plan. small businesses.

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What’s new with NextView? The story behind our NextView.vc website refresh

View from Seed

And within NextView, we’ve certainly undergone a myriad of changes ourselves (who remembers our craft beer branding circa 2011? Today, o ur new blog houses curated collections and easy-to-find content filters, allowing you easier access to the posts we’ve written over the years, for years and years to come. Check it out!

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Social Media is a Boon to Startups Who Do It Right

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. • Find the right people to staff your campaign and curate its content and evolution. According to the “Small Business Marketing Forecast 2011” from Ad-ology, social media will be the biggest budget gainer among small businesses in 2011, with 39.4% Turn your social media efforts into profit, rather than just another expense.

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Why Customer Relationships Are the Key to a Successful Restaurant

Up and Running

Especially when first starting out, providing curated and personalized service is one of the best, and possibly the only way, to compete against larger companies. Editors’ Note: This article was originally written in 2011 and updated for 2020. Why is building relationships with customers important?

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Serendip – Harness the power of Twitter to curate your streaming playlist

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Serendip Media is a new social music discovery and streaming service that allows the people you follow on Twitter to curate your personal internet radio station. Guest post by Maxim Mai. If your Twitter crowd is busy posting links to YouTube music videos and you feel comfortable sharing your secret love for WHAM!

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