Twitter Link Roundup #121 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More Ross | March 2nd, 2012
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 shows the Lord Howe stick insect, Dryocecelus australis, which was presumed extinct by 1960 but found again in 2001 on Ball’s Pyramid, the remains of an old volcano that emerged from the sea 7 million years ago.
How to Start Your Business on the Cheap–With Help From the Crowd – http://bit.ly/xszFer
What Small Businesses Can Learn From Jeremy Lin – http://bit.ly/ytKN38
9 Ways Google+ Can Help Your Business – http://bit.ly/wr1nmi
How to tell your customers that you screwed up? – http://perfor.ms/xpHWe9
Secrets to Select and Evaluate Innovative Business Ideas – http://t.co/nTduJ80M
Don’t try to game the system – provide awesome service instead (good reminder from Seth Godin) – http://bit.ly/ymBgLs
Why Cloud Is A Big Deal For Small Business [INFOGRAPHIC] – http://bit.ly/xViGUG
7 Things Your New Website Must Have – http://bit.ly/wdvXOj
How to Make the Move From Big-Business Employee to Small-Business Owner – http://bit.ly/xPdxOR
How to Start Your Business on the Cheap–With Help From the Crowd – http://bit.ly/xszFer
Once you take money, the clock starts ticking – http://bit.ly/AhLVVb
Secrets to Select and Evaluate Innovative Business Ideas – http://t.co/nTduJ80M
How To Choose A Co-Founder – http://bit.ly/AqQAV4
Twitter, the Startup That Wouldn’t Die – http://buswk.co/zUnqtF
A classic startup horror story: the M&A bait and switch – http://bit.ly/ABwzQd
Change Your Employees’ Minds, Change Your Business – http://bit.ly/A2JOUs
Paths to $5M for a startup founder – http://hub.am/z8oapS
Patience & Persistence – http://bit.ly/wuYlyi
“Is this a billion dollar business?:” The tension between market sizing and innovation – http://bit.ly/ygRE6u
How the bathroom can teach us a lesson about right vs. pragmatic – http://bit.ly/zlg2O9
Why Tech Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries Struggle to Raise Funds – http://bit.ly/z92G5s
3 things entrepreneurs need to know about patent law reform – http://bit.ly/ybR4ZK
Kickstart Your Lean Startup With Effective Feedback – http://bit.ly/wvzYrQ
Caterina Fake: Fast Growth for a New Social App Is a Very Bad Thing – http://bit.ly/zfMARM
Fun look at home and office desk/computer setups of the team 37signals – http://bit.ly/xUGFJD
9 Ways Google+ Can Help Your Business – http://bit.ly/wr1nmi
MEET THE NEXT CEO OF MICROSOFT: Steven Sinofsky Is The Heir Apparent – http://read.bi/A13ZH9
How to tell your customers that you screwed up? – http://perfor.ms/xpHWe9
Four Traps That Suck Meaning Out Of Work – http://bit.ly/yvI4Q7
Raising funding as a first-time founder – http://zite.to/yw8vYP
Don’t try to game the system – provide awesome service instead (good reminder from Seth Godin) – http://bit.ly/ymBgLs
Ten Lessons I Learned from Shark Tank – http://tcrn.ch/AesPu2
Banksy on advertising – http://bit.ly/ygGWcg
The Illustrated Anatomy of a Viral Pinterest Scam – http://bit.ly/y11w3h
9 Ways Google+ Can Help Your Business – http://bit.ly/wr1nmi
Leveraging the Social Media: 5 Ideas For Your Job Search http://bit.ly/xASKKM
Creating a Blog using Collaborative Consumption Services – http://bit.ly/xLGeCQ
Caterina Fake: Fast Growth for a New Social App Is a Very Bad Thing – http://bit.ly/zfMARM
Shocking. People click on Facebook ads that show breasts – http://bit.ly/AkaBej
Why Google+ Doesn’t Care If You Never Come Back – http://tcrn.ch/xhPWXY
Illustrator Tutorials: 70+ Awesome Hot New Tips – http://t.co/KnCMr2kO
50 Astounding Adobe Illustrator Tutorials – http://bit.ly/yUseqg
A Showcase of Free To Download Russian Fonts – http://bit.ly/AyESdS
28 Fresh Illustrations to Inspire You – http://bit.ly/yaazsh
1500+ Awesome Multi Color Gradients – http://bit.ly/zE3NIN
The Psychology Behind Movie Poster Designs – http://bit.ly/waahKU
22 Free Elegant Fonts For Logo Design – http://bit.ly/xT0E76
28 Inspiring Typography Examples within Poster Artwork – http://bit.ly/yEqKSf
Beautiful Bokeh Textures For Your Next Project – http://bit.ly/yPFicx
Hey Designers: Do You Want Your Artwork Visible On Google Earth!? http://bit.ly/zLUkqu
Free Quality Photoshop Brushes for Your Design Arsenal – http://bit.ly/xuN7M2
Design before computers ruled the universe – http://bit.ly/yC3KxD
25 Killer Logos to Get You Inspired – http://t.co/OzC9KdS
Free Texture Tuesday: 5 Rusted Metal Sign Textures – http://bit.ly/y8ZRoS
30 Sets of Free Crack Brushes for Photoshop – http://bit.ly/A9HDUf
13 Tutorials for Working with Colors in Photoshop – http://bit.ly/zyL27x36 Clever and Quirky Packaging Designs – http://bit.ly/z7PwD2
A Collection of Free-To-Use Sketch Fonts for Designers – http://bit.ly/z6WIgZ
25 Examples of Professional Typography in Web Design – http://bit.ly/wwakik
35 Free Textures for Spring – http://bit.ly/yGLhAz
Packaging Design Inspiration – http://bit.ly/AvaKOE
120+ Creative, Unique, & Fresh Booklet & Catalog Design Inspiration – Best (so far) of 2012 – http://bit.ly/yfI32i
13 Tutorials for Working with Colors in Photoshop – http://bit.ly/zyL27x
5 Best Workspaces for Freelancers – http://bit.ly/z0TmPG
25 Stunning Free Web UI Element Kits and Stencils – http://bit.ly/zvrz6i
30 Absolutely New Free Fonts for Your Designs – http://t.co/84P2Cn2H
How to Choose the Perfect Font for Your Needs – http://t.co/6QNnR4WG
11 Most Useful Free Photoshop Texture Pack – http://t.co/pQd14ktP
29 Useful And Free Thin Fonts To Download – http://bit.ly/yxNeja
Finger-Friendly Design: Ideal Mobile Touchscreen Target Sizes – http://t.co/gSBWdWAH
25 Healthy Examples of Green Themed Business Cards – http://t.co/rOW34cPc
Free Fonts to Make a Great First Impression – http://t.co/5MZRaOdD
30 Creative and Stylish Gothic Fonts – http://t.co/MxpBW6NR
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
25 Killer Logos to Get You Inspired – http://t.co/OzC9KdS
30 Fresh Logos for Inspiration – http://bit.ly/yB8ec1
29 Useful And Free Thin Fonts To Download – http://bit.ly/yxNeja
22 Free Elegant Fonts For Logo Design – http://bit.ly/xT0E76
Logo Design: Guitars – http://t.co/rnMcXGNk
30 Awesome Examples of Box Logo Designs – http://bit.ly/zaLXWC
New Trends in Web Design You Cannot Ignore – http://t.co/GxLMM1GI
25 Dark and Amazing Website Designs – http://t.co/jTo0ecpk
Challenges In Designing Websites For Different Cultures – http://bit.ly/z5mTiF
Give Them What They Want: Targeting Your Audience with Blog Design – http://t.co/Sm88Tav7
Good thoughts about transitions and UI – http://bit.ly/wbnVbL
25 Stunning Free Web UI Element Kits and Stencils – http://bit.ly/zvrz6i
30 Great Examples of Typography using CSS – http://bit.ly/ArzR30
22 Inspiring Examples of Circular Elements in Web Design – http://bit.ly/z0tOaF
20 Examples of Black and White Color Usage in Web Design – http://bit.ly/yYM41c
20 Amazing Examples of Colorful Web Designs – http://bit.ly/wjBLIa
23 Amazing Single Page Websites – http://bit.ly/y1UKBG
Great Examples of Simplicity in Web Design – http://bit.ly/xvwXnc
20 Friendly Banking Websites from Around the World – http://bit.ly/wMcGI1
Great Website Design: 40 Truly Inspiring Creations – http://bit.ly/wlnbz8
50+ Fresh Examples of Creative Coming Soon Page Design – http://bit.ly/zpLHKO
25 Examples of Navigation Menus in Web Design – http://t.co/xQOQLce5
Textured Web: Showcase of Textured & Patterned Website Designs - http://t.co/4vzf73p4
Teller Reveals His Secrets – http://bit.ly/zElz6a
Outstanding post about the history of diamond marketing and trade (from 1982) – http://bit.ly/wqWDH8
Andrew Breitbart: Death of a Douche – http://bit.ly/wPjeQR
Six-Legged Giant Finds Secret Hideaway, Hides For 80 Years – http://n.pr/wJBtW6
Village in Italy Builds Giant Mirror to Combat 83 Days of Darkness – http://bit.ly/AmhS8P
Economic scoreboard is broken – http://bit.ly/AhrSLj
Awww, or ewwww, photos of couples wearing each other’s clothes – http://goo.gl/1wjep
I hope you enjoy these links! Please leave a comment and let me know what you liked/didn’t like.
