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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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17 Entrepreneurs Explain How Technology Will Affect Their Business Tomorrow

Hearpreneur

First, I encourage business owners to create resources on your website or social network feeds for clients to better understand the products that are provided. I started a global branding and digital marketing firm 19 years ago. Thanks to Avinash Chandra, BrandLoom ! #6- 6- Two strategies. Photo credit: Jake Irving.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: miiCard

crowdSPRING Blog

Instead of countless usernames and passwords, you have one identity to use for a variety of activities you want guaranteed security: online shopping, social networking, online dating, and online financials. miiCard supports the UK, North America, Western Europe, India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Mark Zuckerberg’s journey started when he created a message program ‘ ZuckNet’ at the age of twelve, CourseMatch and FaceMash in college, and finally the world-famous social networking platform ‘Facebook’ which revolutionized communication, followed by taking over WhatsApp and Instagram. Thanks to Keith Terrell, Backpacks Global ! #14-

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Building The Machine Podcast Episode 5: Dan Kimerling Deciens Capital

Eric Friedman

As many of your listeners may know, there was an incredible piece published by a gentleman from Founders Fund, discussing Tiger [Global Management] and how they’re focused on the speed and scale business. What I mean by this is that a lot of folks are perched on soap boxes across social networks, shouting from the hilltops.

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Transcript of Using Story to Win on Social Media

Duct Tape Marketing

At the time, I had a blog that became popular about traveling around the world and living in this orphanage out in Africa. So maybe maybe kind of unpack the model globally and then we can kind of jump into a few things. And the folks who started twitter.com were actually the people who had started blogger.com. Claire Diaz-Ortiz: Sure.

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HOW TO: Sign Up Users Even Before You Launch Your Startup

mashable.com

I do like Obama, being the seed of a Muslim (my native country-sake – Africa). link] May 5, 2011 10:24:50 Reply 0 Flag this comment Aniekan Okono Follow We put us out too [link] and got some very interested users sign up, since we are a b2b social network and our targets are small and medium scale businesses.