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

thebarefootvc

From big brands creating campaigns on Facebook to group buying sites like Groupon to subscription services such as Birchbox and Shoedazzle to highly curated specialty sites such as Fab.com , 2011 saw large increases in consumers buying online. eCommerce/Social Commerce: New models continue to evolve as ecommerce rebounded this past year.

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Starbucks As Race Uniter: P**s Everyone Off Equally

Venture Chronicles

And of course their is a #racetogether hashtag campaign. Hashtag campaigns have jumped the shark and I believe that people are actually a lot smarter than advertisers give them credit for. Look no further than the kidnapped school girls in Nigeria. I can’t explain why they are predominantly men.

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Steve and Kate the Remote Worker

Transformify

After much talk Steve noticed that a country in Africa known as Nigeria is the major patronizer of his telecommunication products. Steve left there that day with an intention of knowing more about the country Nigeria, he went online and use Google and other search engines to know more about Nigeria.

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50+ Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

When I returned to Nigeria from Germany looking to create a dedicated (online) hotel booking agency for Nigerians, I wanted my company to communicate in the simplest terms possible what our value proposition was. We are committed to delivering affordable and convenient bookings to our customers anywhere in Nigeria.

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Episode 3: A Startup Comic Book Company, How to Find a Mentor, and #BigData – The Bcast

Up and Running

Jonathan: Yeah, not every Kickstarter campaign is successful. That might be because the idea itself is bad, or maybe you just didn’t execute the campaign well enough to get enough people interested in the idea. Jonathan: The Kickstarter campaign went well for them. You do have to have a plan in place.