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Is it a Good Idea to Have Ads in Tweets?

Both Sides of the Table

so compelling (other than the fact that the CEO Sean Rad is a great young technology leader and his advisers – Brian Norgard , Dan Gould and Evan Rifkin - are some of the guys I respect most in the LA tech market.). Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia).

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Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

VC Cafe

Potential partnerships with media and telecom giants make it attractive enough though, and hopefully there will be cross polination between the Israeli startups and the great tech cluster in London. There will also be a free networking reception at Campus on Monday, June 25th. Applicaster - Company Website. How do we do this?

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The App is Dead (OK Not Really, But The Browser Is Back)

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One of the most compelling case studies of this shift away from apps and back to websites came earlier this week from Jason Pontin , the Editor-in-Chief and publisher of Technology Review. After launching iOS and Android apps in January 2011, Technology Review ran into development, sales and other difficulties.

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Bye, Bye Waterfall: 5 Steps to Implement Responsive Web Design

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Guest author Travis Sheppard is VP of Technology at BGT Partners , a 2010, 2011 and 2012 Ad Age Top 15 Best Place to Work in the U.S. BGT creates interactive marketing and technology solutions for global corporations that strengthen brands, develop more engaging relationships and transform businesses. social media. semantic web.

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5 SEO Action Steps You Can Take Today

Duct Tape Marketing

This way you increase the odds of your homepage and other core pages accumulating more and more social signals over time. Okay, this one’s not technically an SEO play, but it may add to better engagement on social networks, which we’ve already agreed is crucial. For this on I’ll get a little more technical.

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Sales Is a Function of Marketing Pure and Simple

Duct Tape Marketing

Some of this might simply be semantics because the terms are widely fumbled around in various places, but here’s what I find to be true. The trouble with this mindset is that social media and inbound marketing has actually made the distinction even harder to appreciate. View sales as an extension of lead generation.

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How to Hire for Sweat Equity…

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Neither Pablo or I have a technical background and therefore needed someone to build our product. We both tapped into our respective networks, asking (almost pleading with) people to join our team and vision. In the longer term we will compete with social networks and online advertising. Are you located in the bay area?