Twitter Link Roundup #112 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More Ross | December 1st, 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 above is an for Red Bull. More fun ads in the Social Media & Marketing section below.
10 things entrepreneurs can learn from athletes – http://t.co/AwOfcpoV
Small business and startup tips: 5 ways to tune out distractions! – http://bit.ly/tiVLTd
What Good Does Design Do For Business? – http://bit.ly/uZxclM
crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Green Envee Organics – http://bit.ly/sjFkAO
How to outsource everything to the cloud (except yourself) – http://bit.ly/uRs6ir
Do less. But do what you do with complete and hard focus – http://bit.ly/v1D4Tk
10 things entrepreneurs can learn from athletes – http://t.co/AwOfcpoV
Do less. But do what you do with complete and hard focus – http://bit.ly/v1D4Tk
Small business and startup tips: 5 ways to tune out distractions! – http://bit.ly/tiVLTd
How to outsource everything to the cloud (except yourself) – http://bit.ly/uRs6ir
Watch a VC use my name to sell a con – http://bit.ly/vppa9U
Getting Steve Jobs Wrong – http://t.co/pBH0KC7Q
What Does Being a Hustler Really Mean? – http://awe.sm/5aIxf
Venture capital remains white boys club – http://t.co/Y0w7XJFq
Startups rarely do anything well – http://t.co/rkFs1lFl
Advice to advisers: Stop being so nice – http://t.co/kO2PQHTF
Building Startups Is Like Baking A Cake In 3 Minutes – http://perfor.ms/v2oXCV
Kevin Willer Shares His Experience Building Google’s Culture In Chicago – http://t.co/sjH6lelh
What Good Does Design Do For Business? – http://bit.ly/uZxclM
Achieving scale by doing things that don’t scale – http://bit.ly/tdAddT
Spot on by @dhh about school pedigree and computer engineers. Prior work speaks loudest – http://t.co/Ty7EStDS
Do less. But do what you do with complete and hard focus – http://bit.ly/v1D4Tk
Facebook Is Using Minors To Advertise Alcohol – http://t.co/ixrRCH1M
20 Printed Ads That Will Make You Smile – http://bit.ly/vlNnGG
Lesson for all on social networks: Spirit Airlines hit with $50K fine over deceptive Tweets – http://t.co/yWpsv0jJ
What Good Does Design Do For Business? – http://bit.ly/uZxclM
Three ways to look at Benetton: the cause, the creative, the controversy – http://t.co/SVgdzfou
25 Creative Advertisements – http://bit.ly/vxabu5
Good data & analysis: How to Make Customer Service Matter Again Part 1 – http://t.co/m3pPxcDG
A Better Way to Handle Publicly Tweeted Complaints – http://t.co/j1xysBla
How To Sell Almost Anything – http://onforb.es/uLxlsn
Good post by Seth Godin on why marketers should look beyond impressions & how to value impressions – http://t.co/S6iwvixa
How Facebook is ruining sharing – http://t.co/ZqvFme0s
The Future of Advertising: Everything’s Going Mobile – http://t.co/dOAmzVwT
Build a trusted relationship with customers before trying to sell – http://t.co/UHcWXavj
Both Twitter and Facebook are now experimenting with sponsored in-stream ads – http://t.co/Ngjd1Puw
Five campaigns changing the game of mobile advertising – http://t.co/0y1lclXl
Why I Deleted My Klout Profile – http://t.co/kI5ZKtko
How Not To Be A Social Media Expert Anymore – http://bit.ly/vTOQqd
The wall ahead for Google – http://t.co/R6gckhap
Why CPM Should Die – http://t.co/2RCIMGDy
Do you think buzz can be created for a boring brand? I am skeptical – http://bit.ly/t9bLOo
Public relations: Social media too big for businesses to ignore – http://bit.ly/sYUdLK
45 Latest Free Fonts To Enhance Your Designs – http://bit.ly/s68wKl
The Various Meaning of Colors – http://bit.ly/sPKzWC
21 Beautiful Party Flyer Designs – http://bit.ly/rv4twQ
Mouthwatering Collection Of jQuery Plugins And CSS3 Tricks – http://bit.ly/vg1Dwo
Ultimate Dark Package Design Inspiration – http://t.co/6CRs4vHd
Why Are Fonts So Expensive? – http://bit.ly/sylDfY
25 Creative Advertisements – http://bit.ly/vxabu5
Creating Pixel-Perfect UI for iPhone Applications – http://bit.ly/sRK6NJ
20 Printed Ads That Will Make You Smile – http://bit.ly/vlNnGG
Tips in Choosing Colors for Brand Identity – http://t.co/2SeevmxI
30 Beautiful and Creative Invitation Card Designs – http://t.co/nAiCdQtf
Definitive Mobile Guide – 40+ Tools, Frameworks And Tutorials – http://bit.ly/sCZXUs
55 Examples of Light and Clean Resume Designs – http://bit.ly/uZODAX
A Showcase of Beautiful, Ultra-Realistic Icons – http://bit.ly/uf4z35
25+ Super Useful Paper Textures – http://t.co/AzQDbbk1
5 Tips for Designing Effective Banners – http://bit.ly/uSXUsn
Importance of Color for Creating an Effective Brand Identity – http://bit.ly/w0FYyu
Creative Icon Illustrations – http://bit.ly/u3z8OI
Exporting From Photoshop – http://bit.ly/vGJK4A
Typefaces Packaging – http://bit.ly/vYX8SX
Snazzy typography game for designers and non-designers alike – http://bit.ly/valIvt
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
38 Brilliant Logo Designs Of 2011 For Your Inspiration – http://bit.ly/v1IBkP
35 Dazzling Design Examples of Flower Logo – http://bit.ly/rwAxuw
50 Creative Type-Based Logo Designs For Inspiration – http://t.co/9KxQSG6W
45 Latest Free Fonts To Enhance Your Designs – http://bit.ly/s68wKl
23 Unique Logo Designs for Inspiration – http://t.co/sug5Xduo
30 Food Logo Design Examples – http://t.co/Lc5QqwRJ
45 Heart and Love Logo Designs – http://t.co/c8uGwCIw
Why Are Fonts So Expensive? – http://bit.ly/sylDfY
Importance of Color for Creating an Effective Brand Identity – http://bit.ly/w0FYyu
30+ Sport Logo Design Examples – http://bit.ly/sUA4J0
The Latest Trends in Web Design – http://bit.ly/sigZh3
30+ Typographic Web Designs For Inspiration – http://bit.ly/w0ElTQ
33 Unique Eye Catching 404 Error Pages – http://bit.ly/scuLkh
23 Websites with Full-Screen Photo Backgrounds – http://bit.ly/vIaSJo
A Guide To Improve Your Website’s Readability Through Colors – http://t.co/6ocX43BS
30 Examples of Parallax Scrolling Effects in Web Design – http://bit.ly/rFMoz1
A Short Course On How To Improve Your Website’s Typography – http://bit.ly/thsTUL
Web Design Showcase of Textured Websites – http://bit.ly/w1mUx9
The Perfect Paragraph – http://bit.ly/s7NXm6
Study: Which News Outlets Are Dumbing Us Down http://bit.ly/uTVXij
Crowdsourcing helps preserve Social Security – http://bit.ly/vDfIMc
I always knew Siri could mediate an argument (note: language!) – http://t.co/fF6FaiS1
25 of the Strangest Foods From Around The World – http://t.co/46oOsJdg
“Most living creatures are invisible to our eyes.” Not anymore! – http://t.co/Iz8q3maM
OK, officially amazing – artist Aaron Kizer paints Steve Jobs in 6 minutes – http://t.co/p9dlaqGV
There’s No Such Thing as Constructive Criticism – http://t.co/nYHHTtPJ
Endangered sounds – http://t.co/yVOh0MH9
The Closed, Unfriendly World Of Wikipedia – http://bit.ly/udTvpP
10 times more girls are trafficked annually than African slaves were in peak years of slave trade – http://t.co/DfxvuYfS
Quietly, Google Puts History Online – http://t.co/1BbtTjgF
Awesome coating for electronics – stops them from getting wet (includes video testing on iPhone) – http://t.co/oRUvfd5U
Stanford offers a bunch of courses online – for free – http://t.co/6JU3voxL
Do you ever wonder what an ape would do with an AK47 if handed one? Wonder no more – http://t.co/dhmdHXrg
This Is Why Your Website Is Slow – http://perfor.ms/uVqm72
Shutting devices off & on at the same time on airplanes causes more interference than leaving them on – http://sto.ly/tSrbr8
Gladwell was wrong about the 10,000 hours theory after all – research shows talent still matters – http://j.mp/sihtKE
Deconstructing Samsung vs. Apple – http://bit.ly/uDAXYT
I hope you enjoy these links! Please leave a comment and let me know what you liked/didn’t like.
