Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Where are the young social media users going? Snapchat is currently the fastest growing social network, while Instagram is close behind with a bigger share globally of new sign-ups. Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products.

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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?

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

One of the company’s smartest moves was introducing “Netflix Original” movies and TV shows, first launching House of Cards in 2013 to much success. Both of these startups came to market with a social media platform focused on short, viral videos that were ideal for quickly sharing on social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Where are the young social media users going? Snapchat is currently the fastest growing social network, while Instagram is close behind with a bigger share globally of new sign-ups. Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products.

Social Media 161

Social Media Media Viral Audience 161

Brandanew

JULY 2, 2015

The campaign included staged events in different cities through the week and the updated videos on their YouTube channel were shared across all social networks – Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; via memes and gifs. Launched back in 2013, the video still garners millions of views. Coca Cola’s #ShareACoke.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Where are the young social media users going? By some measurements Twitter was the fastest growing social network of 2012. Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products. It’s the principle underlying “viral marketing.”

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 17, 2013

by Neal Schaffer, author of “ Maximize Your Social: A One-Stop Guide to Building a Social Media Strategy for Marketing and Business Success “ Many company leaders understand that in order to survive in today’s business world, their companies must have a social media presence.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Interbrand, a corporate identity and brand consulting company, just released its 2013 Best Global Brands report. The 2013 report has many such insights. Here are four important lessons entrepreneurs and small businesses can learn from the world’s best brands in 2013: 1. Apple has unseated Coca-Cola as the top global brand.

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ConversionXL

JULY 21, 2020

In the “tweet heard around the world,” Oreo was able to quickly create a piece of content in real time that went viral and won numerous awards during the Super Bowl a few years ago. pic.twitter.com/dnQ7pOgC — OREO Cookie (@Oreo) February 4, 2013. Spend time in popular forums or social networks where they spend most of their time.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

And, the better and more useful the content you create, the more likely it will be to go viral. We even use it at Palo Alto Software to keep an eye on the type of content that’s doing well across our key social networks. It’s a lot easier to pick a platform if you already know what each of these networks is used for.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 15, 2016

First of all, Inbound.org knows that many marketers , their target audience, use Twitter to network with their peers. If your goal is any form of virality , social login is a must, as it increases your Monthly Unique Users (MUU) to Monthly Active Users (MAU), meaning a returning visitor is already in a position to take sharable actions.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

And then we need to take that record and make it part of a fully networked certification platform. In March 2013, the radio show Marketplace teamed up with The Chronicle of Higher Education and asked around 700 employers to grade the nation’s colleges and universities on how well they were employing their graduates for the workplace.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

According to Nielsen, YouTube reaches more US adults ages 18-34 than any cable network as of mid-2013. As of March 2013, one billion, (B!), One more thing to ponder… One hundred hours of video is uploaded into YouTube every single minute, as of May 2013. It is a social network (like Facebook).

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