Twitter Link Roundup #131 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More Ross | May 18th, 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 above is The Hulk, one of the characters in the film The Avengers (released a few weeks ago around the world). It’s a phenomenal film – I definitely recommend you see it. Look in the Other section below for an in depth article about special effects, the challenges, and how the special effects for The Avengers were created – it’s a terrific article.
Small Business Pinterest Starter Guide (10 tips & tricks on using Pinterest to increase sales) – http://bit.ly/JGEus8
There are many lessons SMBs can learn from Brands – http://bit.ly/5HA5Z6
Some small businesses find many ways to sabotage their own brands. Examples – http://bit.ly/pbltT9
crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: AppMonsta – http://bit.ly/JjsWHO
Death by a thousand great ideas – http://bit.ly/IZejO5
Work harder on yourself than you do on your startup – http://dharme.sh/JtJjV2
Employee Referral Bonuses Are Pants on Head Stupid – http://bit.ly/JsXpEq
In war for talent, ‘brogrammers’ will be losers – http://bit.ly/IZkCBb
Think Twice Before Starting a Company – http://bit.ly/JNbL4t
Events for women programmers in Chicago – http://cwdevs.com
Good reminder about What Matters (to entrepreneurs) – http://bit.ly/JtdCJw
How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet (and how integration kills innovation) – http://gizmo.do/L16cgK
Dear Mentor (thoughts from an intern about mentorship) – http://bit.ly/KFTSVP
Everyone’s Convinced That MBAs Are Useless, So Now Might Be a Good Time to Hire Them – http://bit.ly/J4akNE
Small Business Pinterest Starter Guide – http://bit.ly/JGEus8
Startup Swingers: Swapping Founders to Generate Fresh Ideas – http://ow.ly/1jP45A
Dear Mentee – http://bit.ly/J9igB3
Twitter Makes Better Recommendations of Whom to Follow – http://nyti.ms/J4aCEr
Inside Microsoft’s New Azure Accelerator — Will Redmond Get The Startup Mojo? – http://tcrn.ch/J9iA2B
Salesforce’s plan for opulent campus a costly debacle – http://reut.rs/KRuxWk
The paradigm shift continues to build momentum: Crowdfunding Hits $1.2 Billion – http://bit.ly/KYx15q
Small Business Pinterest Starter Guide – http://bit.ly/JGEus8
What Does Facebook’s $100 Billion IPO Mean for You? More Ads – http://slate.me/MkGOaZ
Advertising People Are The New Advertising Medium – http://onforb.es/KMj1yj
Are Those Little Sharing Buttons the Future of Online Advertising? – http://onforb.es/KRw3HY
The Facebook IPO: A Note to Mark Zuckerberg; or, With “Friends” Like Morgan Stanley, Who Needs Enemies? – http://bit.ly/JAgms8
Very smart look at why news media is collapsing – great analysis – http://bit.ly/JsVO1h
Good interview with David Armanoabout the future of digital media – http://bit.ly/JyMazC
India Set to Overtake US as Facebook’s Largest Market – http://bit.ly/J4dMI6
The paradigm shift continues to build momentum: Crowdfunding Hits $1.2 Billion – http://bit.ly/KYx15q
Can Quora build a for-profit version of Wikipedia? – http://bit.ly/KscmKd
Twitter is tracking you on the web – http://bit.ly/JAiKPF
Report: Google+ Engagement Down, 30% of Users Publicly Post Won’t Post Again – http://bit.ly/IYayVh
GM to stop advertising on Facebook – http://on.wsj.com/L8agSe
GM Says Facebook Ads Don’t Work, Pulls $10 Million Account – http://onforb.es/KM2cn4
Google Launches Knowledge Graph To Provide Answers, Not Just Links – http://selnd.com/KPxWaV
6 countries are clear leaders in smartphone adoption – stats in this report – http://bit.ly/MkIOQw
Warren Buffett investing in local newspapers. Says he wouldn’t touch most papers at any price – http://bit.ly/JjwC2X
Font Collection: Thin and Light – http://bit.ly/KFQIl3
9 New Free Fonts for Your Designs – http://bit.ly/KPAqGl
Mixed Grunge: Texture Pack – http://bit.ly/LJcCn7
35 Awesome Double-Sided Business Cards – http://bit.ly/McWWLs
Wow – what a creative way to show an infographic – http://bit.ly/JAbkvI
After Effects tutorials: 40 amazing projects! – http://bit.ly/KPAxlj
70 Creative And Innovating Business Card Designs You Must See – http://bit.ly/MezHRh
20 Stunning Typography Examples – http://bit.ly/KPABl5
10 Business Cards With Wow Factor – http://bit.ly/Mez5Lp
25 Amazing Photoshop Actions – http://bit.ly/KFQSJ6
Responsive Images and Web Standards at the Turning Point – http://bit.ly/J0xyD8
How to Design Awesome Infographics – http://bit.ly/KrZpjv
45 Most Creative Business Cards With Illustration – http://bit.ly/KPznGv
Telling stories with your designs – http://bit.ly/JNcRgF
Showcase of 50 Stunning Poster Designs – http://bit.ly/McXi4K
Is it Better to Be a Creative Generalist or a Specialist? – http://bit.ly/JhXvO0
60+ Beautiful Examples of Geometric Designs – http://bit.ly/KsLwkU
30 Stunning Blue Business Cards – http://bit.ly/KPANAQ
30 Creative business card designs – http://bit.ly/Ks09Fj
Free Texture Tuesday: 5 Vintage Paper Textures – http://bit.ly/Ks0mbr
The Font Wars: A Story On Rivalry Between Type Foundries – http://bit.ly/KFQY3m
40 Wonderful Gadget Design Tutorials for Photoshop – http://bit.ly/MezD44
Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to 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
Grayscale Inspiration: 50 Black & White Logos – http://bit.ly/LJagVe
Font Collection: Thin and Light – http://bit.ly/KFQIl3
47 Logo Designs That Will Build Powerful Reputation – http://bit.ly/KsLWId
90+ Awe-inspiring Photography Logos – http://bit.ly/J0xC5Q
9 New Free Fonts for Your Designs – http://bit.ly/KPAqGl
21 Fantastic Examples of Sliders in Web Design – http://bit.ly/MezLR1
How Colors Help Make Websites Successful – http://bit.ly/McX3GU
21 Awesome Bright and Colorful Websites – http://bit.ly/JMZcWR
30 Responsive Web Design and Development Tutorials – http://bit.ly/McXqkP
Ultimate Restaurant Website Design Guide To Make People Forget About Diet Constanly – http://bit.ly/KPzxxB
21 Best Websites for Teaching Yourself Web Development – http://bit.ly/JZVRm4
Free Zocial Button Set: Social CSS3 Buttons – http://bit.ly/KrZzaG
21 Fantastic Examples of Sliders in Web Design http://bit.ly/MezLR1
Francis Ford Coppola: On Risk, Money, Craft & Collaboration – http://bit.ly/KMhUP0
Phenomenal post discussing (with examples) the animation for the movie The Avengers – http://bit.ly/IZnxKc
Amazon has democratized the book review process, according to latest research – http://tcrn.ch/KsJ8e6
Chinese Physicists Smash Quantum Teleportation Record – http://bit.ly/KjMaPe
GREAT Colbert interview with Maurice Sendak – part 1: http://bit.ly/KPsg0I and part 2: http://bit.ly/JN1q8C
A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity – http://nyti.ms/KMixIz
The Coming Meltdown in College Education & Why The Economy Won’t Get Better Any Time Soon – http://bit.ly/Mey6el
HOLD EVERYTHING. I may have found the best advert EVER – http://twitpic.com/9ks1p5
Big Omaha 2012 – 4 years in, it’s still the best conference you’ve never attended – http://tnw.co/Mesd0C
Robert Downey Jr.’s Shocking ‘Avengers’ Payday – http://huff.to/KZjXMU
What killed men’s hats? I love this theory – http://n.pr/KFSF10
Cost of Greek exit from euro put at $1tn – http://bit.ly/JyOhU6
Is there anything that cannot be built in Dubai? Here’re plans for an underwater hotel – http://bit.ly/JNb0rW
The Story of Send: what happens to email after u send? – http://goo.gl/ab8Um
13 Stunning Images from Space of World’s Most Impressive & Beautiful Glaciers – http://bit.ly/jWL43
Our blades are fucking great (funny ad for dollarshaveclub) – http://youtu.be/ZUG9qYTJMsI
A hybrid 500 horsepower Porsche – http://bit.ly/KsMFch
Rdio redesigns site, looks a heck of a lot like iTunes – http://bit.ly/Me2S7b
Good to see Walmart crowdsourcing product ideas – http://bit.ly/Jt7uB7
I hope you enjoy these links! Please leave a comment and let me know what you liked/didn’t like.
