Twitter Link Roundup #79 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More Ross | March 25th, 2011
Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account, I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design, web design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!
The image to the left – a cat – is one of many different images and videos of cats that fascinate people. Read the interview with Ben Huh (in the Social Media and Marketing section below) to find out why people are so fascinated by cats.
image credit: Kevin
10 things entrepreneurs can learn from musicians – http://bit.ly/hkDnip
How To Pick The Perfect Name For Your Small Business or Startup – http://bit.ly/namingstartup
Are You Ready to Claim the Right Things You’ve Done? – http://bit.ly/dTs0uH
10 things entrepreneurs can learn from musicians – http://bit.ly/hkDnip
How To Pick The Perfect Name For Your Startup – http://bit.ly/namingstartup
What It’s Like To Be An Entrepreneur – Howard Tullman – http://bit.ly/eujzrZ
How Great Entrepreneurs Think – http://bit.ly/hZWBmq
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman’s 10 rules of entrepreneurship - http://bit.ly/gyjWVc
Are You Ready to Claim the Right Things You’ve Done? – http://bit.ly/dTs0uH
Very good perspective about titles and promotions at startups – http://bit.ly/eAB3CQ
Creating a Product Focused Startup Culture – http://bit.ly/hSxbug
Whom Should You Hire at a Startup? (Attitude Over Aptitude) - http://bit.ly/ehfEoq
Life doesn’t start tomorrow – http://ow.ly/1scjJd
The 5 Minute Guide To Cheap Startup Advertising – http://bit.ly/gSA3Bs
VCs vs. marketing – http://bit.ly/hh2WIF
Awesome workflow by @yegg on getting startup advice – http://awe.sm/5HHmC
More, better, faster: UX design for startups – http://bit.ly/i2pSDI
Bubble Trouble? I Don’t Think So – http://bit.ly/ejKEU8
A great post on getting into YC – http://j.mp/hgtKrw
EveryBlock Putting Focus Back on Community – http://bit.ly/eEQVtf
Why big companies can’t innovate, and what to do about it – http://tinyurl.com/4d79mh4
Is This The Future of Advertising? – http://bit.ly/gmKhUn
Is Facebook for Business Overrated via @eric_urbane – http://bit.ly/hUFYGO
A good read about avoiding cause marketing backlash – http://on.wsj.com/gjwDu6
Forrester’s @jbernoff calls for PR reform – http://bit.ly/htD1U0
Adding the Facebook Like Button Revisited – http://su.pr/2RLnu1
True Colors – Breakdown of Color Preferences by Gender – http://bit.ly/gR9w1F
The State and Future of the Social Media Management System Space – http://bit.ly/eRZhUL
Good analysis by @benkunz about possible financial impact from NYT paywall experiment – http://bit.ly/fR8wuk
A paywall where search and social get a free pass. Smart – http://tcrn.ch/fqyHyr
Why You Watch Cats And Epic Fails 13 Million Times A Day – interview with Ben Huh – http://bit.ly/f7m3m4
The age of mediocrity? – http://j.mp/f0X8gs
NYT paywall has a loophole. Unlimited views if you click a Twitter or Facebook link – http://tcrn.ch/fqyHyr
Brilliantly subtle Nigerian spam promotion from … Montblanc – http://tinyurl.com/67n6gnr
Are “free” fonts really free? Can you legally copy fonts? Answers to these & other questions – http://bit.ly/fontlaw
A Round-Up of 50 Amazing and Fresh Photoshop Tutorials – http://j.mp/hq4Avl
Designing Quality Infographics: Tips, Resources and Inspiration – http://bit.ly/fym0vt
What Designers Should Know About Visual Perception and Memory – http://bit.ly/h7pWwS
10 Tips for Troubleshooting a Lackluster Design – http://bit.ly/eCEVbg
Mediocrity vs. Excellence: What Separates Good From Great? – http://bit.ly/hVLN7s
22 Tips: Designing an Effective Slide Deck Presentation – http://bit.ly/fJCEAta
Seven myths about paper prototyping – http://bit.ly/hES6XB
True Colors – Breakdown of Color Preferences by Gender – http://bit.ly/gR9w1F
Illustrator Must-Know Text Effects – http://bit.ly/g63cBJ
Are Touchscreen Tablets Effective Design Tools? – http://bit.ly/ekeU1v
40 Typography Designs that will Tickle Your Imagination – http://bit.ly/hFpUTi
25 Interesting Book Cover Artwork and Designs – http://bit.ly/hZ1Ur2
Type study: Typographic hierarchy – http://bit.ly/hd8q4Y
Considerations for Mobile Design: Speed, Dimensions – http://bit.ly/eawhvw
Basics: Difference Between Pixel and Vector-Based Graphics – http://bit.ly/emwRpq
crowdSPRING Designer profile – 12 Questions: Meet Shawndra Cox (USA) – http://bit.ly/gQfTMN
How to Choose a Typeface – http://bit.ly/gxvgJu
Design Charts for Better Typography and Color – http://bit.ly/hr8l3d
20 Brilliant Modern Brochure Design Ideas – http://bit.ly/gqNFho
45 Fresh New Business Card Designs – http://bit.ly/frr7kb
20 Superb Examples Of iPad App Design – http://bit.ly/fC42wD
11 Reasons Why White Spaces are Good in Graphic Design – http://bit.ly/dFEJK8
A Designers Nightmare – How to smoothly handle sign-offs & revisions – http://cot.ag/exHSNa
Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – http://bit.ly/1ySfi
Legal Contracts for Graphic Designers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – http://bit.ly/XTLkS
Fly Away with 75 Super Cool Bird Logos – http://bit.ly/hmPnlZ
Awesome Music Logos – http://bit.ly/gNN1NF
30 Awesome Textured Logos For Your Inspiration – http://bit.ly/fjUIst
The Latest Trends in Web Design – http://bit.ly/gIw4z0
Showcase of Beautiful Government Websites – http://bit.ly/elDIXA
30 Superb Examples Of Pricing Pages – http://bit.ly/fVyBdx
CSS Typography: Examples and Tools – http://bit.ly/htWi0z
Understanding the Elements of Responsive Web Design – http://bit.ly/gP76E7
60 Web Design Elements PSDs for User Interface Design- http://bit.ly/g337OP
How to Choose a Typeface – http://bit.ly/gxvgJu
20 Sophisticated Purple Websites For Your Inspiration – http://bit.ly/dV9Fbd
33 Exceptional Web Form Designs – http://bit.ly/gX1oe0
Usability Best Practices For eCommerce Websites – http://bit.ly/hkLYpt
30 Cool High Tech Gadgets To Give Your Home A Futuristic Look – http://bit.ly/igsTn1
Cool Examples Of Innovative Furniture Design – http://bit.ly/hczMUM
Creative Umbrellas Designs – http://bit.ly/hqfqR6
Experience Is What We Make It (UX) – http://bit.ly/eayvXc
More, better, faster: UX design for startups – http://bit.ly/i2pSDI
UX Career Paths and Job Satisfaction – http://bit.ly/hWX3rb
Free Google Programs For Non-Profits – http://bit.ly/eYFzdn
Wristwatches? Dead – http://sto.ly/gbnJWa
House votes against renewing NPR funding – http://j.mp/dSwD39
Transforming the Book Industry: How Seth Godin is Poking the Box – http://bit.ly/hTmwez
Smart look at whether Apple made a mistake to allow free apps in the App Store – http://bit.ly/ea1mif
Can Time Warner afford not to buy Netflix? – http://reut.rs/e2lMzX
Oracle Integrates Crowdsourcing Into CRM – http://bit.ly/dFKCSZ
Yes, porn will save 3D – http://bit.ly/hReXpX
Limewire Being Sued For 75 Trillion – http://bit.ly/hPacrK
No one calls anymore. It’s rude – http://tinyurl.com/5wszypv
The best street food in Beijing – fascinating & beautifully filmed microdocumentary from The Guardian – http://j.mp/eyThhy
I hope you enjoy these links! Please leave a comment and let me know what you liked/didn’t like.
