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6 Reasons Earned Social Engagement Surpasses Paid Ads

Startup Professionals Musings

TikTok 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. This part isn’t new.

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[Review] Return On Influence

YoungUpstarts

Luminaries like Robert Scoble (author of “ Naked Conversations ” and godfather of blogging ) have caused spikes in web traffic through highlighting particular products. Authority – Individuals with greater access to information and power, and their ability to move content through the social networks.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

After former CEO Steve Jobs departed the business in 1985, Apple entered a ten-year downward spiral as competitors' lower-priced products notably Microsoft Windows, dominated the personal computer market. Thanks to Keith Terrell, Backpacks Global ! #14- In the morning he’d leave with a full basket and then come back with an empty one.

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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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6 Ways The Business Social Media Players Are Changing

Startup Professionals Musings

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. This part isn’t new.

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From Agency to Enterprise Software: The Evolution of Buddy Media

This is going to be BIG.

I don’t know exactly when the agency to product transfer happened at Buddy, or at what point you can start calling yourself a software company (when service revenues dip below subscription/license revs?), but the evidence would suggest that repositioning the company as social enterprise software was a master stroke. ” to.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). But keep in mind at this point Reid’s a first-time CEO. link] leehower.