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The Problem is the Advertising, Not the Ad Blocker

crowdSPRING Blog

Just earlier this month , New York Times Company CEO Mark Thompson said they were moving toward a similar approach, defending the move by declaring, “No one who refuses to contribute to the creation of high quality journalism has the right to consume it.” Some wall off their content from those who refuse to see the ads.

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Top Locations For Small Business Professionals: LinkedIn

YoungUpstarts

Savvy small business owners know the power of professional networking, but in recent times they’ve also climbed onto the bandwagon of online professional networking with LinkedIn , the world’s largest professional network with more than 175 million members worldwide. who are small business professionals.).

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Leveraging your social networks for crowdfunding success [Guest post by RocketHub]

VC Cafe

Crowdfunding is a new way to gather support for creative projects and entrepreneurial endeavors. With the advent of modern social networking (and sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.), we are more connected to our extended network of friends and supporters than ever before. Here are 5 Tips for Crowdfunding Success: 1.

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How One Entrepreneur is Helping International Students Find Housing With Ease

Hearpreneur

Housing Anywhere was founded by a student, Niels, from the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) Erasmus University, the Netherlands in 2009. Never doubt the power of your network, at the end of the day it’s not so much about what you know but who you know and who can help you open doors. Tell us your story.

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Lessons Learned: Lo, my 5 subscribers, who are you?

Startup Lessons Learned

Pick a similar product that they do use, and ask them "who was the first person you know who started using [social networking, mobile phones, plasma TV, instant messaging.]? In the Netherlands being a entrepreneur very unusual. can I talk to them?" September 19, 2008 2:27 PM gmlk said. September 19, 2008 2:35 PM gmlk said.

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Travel industry should learn how to listen to social media

Austin Startup

I launched a free traveler’s blog on the BootsnAll Travel Network because it gave me a built-in audience, so that someone besides me and my Mom would read my work. I started out blogging specifically about family travel because even as a newbie, I could see that it would be better to cover a niche if I was going to blog.

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Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

VC Cafe

There will also be a free networking reception at Campus on Monday, June 25th. Brandsforce is a plug & play social media marketing platform that generates conversations, engagements and measurable actions on social networks. FanGager is a US company, based in New York. Brandsforce - Company Website.