Twitter Link Roundup #136 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More Ross | June 22nd, 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 video above is an interesting look at genetics. Did you know that every single person on Earth is at least 50th cousins with everybody else? Family reunion time?
Lean Marketing Tips: Blogging to Build Audience and Drive Traffic – http://bit.ly/MnfOlR
crowdSPRING’s NEW Small Biz Newsletter: Pinterest, Marketing Mistakes, Branding, Social Media – http://bit.ly/Kzx0tm
Is success or failure a better teacher? – http://bit.ly/KTpPcm
crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: GreenCoffex – http://bit.ly/NTcKVR
Got to stay flexible or your company will fall apart – http://ow.ly/bHBmz
Is Yours a Culture of Employee Ownership? – http://bit.ly/NFV9AH
Five Secrets Of Companies That Build Great Teams – http://tcrn.ch/MZDnSS
Making money with a product: a myth? – http://bit.ly/MrNfnp
Startup Accelerator Fail: Most Graduates Go Nowhere – http://rww.to/MlGmWl http://bit.ly/MlGlle
Lessons Learned After Year One As a Startup Founder – http://bit.ly/KyULBR
Startup Marketing: Does the Competition Matter? – http://perfor.ms/IN9kB9
Do Patents Really Matter To Startups? New Data Reveals Shifting Habits – http://tcrn.ch/MwH9Gv
The hardest question any leader can ask – http://bit.ly/MyAB89
5 Trick Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Answer Before Asking For Money – http://onforb.es/KAXJWA
Is success or failure a better teacher? – http://bit.ly/KTpPcm
Why the Hurry to Launch an MVP? – http://bit.ly/Ma1IcZ
Women Should Do Startups – http://perfor.ms/HYCBXU
Lean Marketing Tips: Blogging to Build Audience and Drive Traffic – http://bit.ly/MnfOlR
Why Churn is SO critical to success in SaaS – http://bit.ly/KAVO4k
Inside the Midwest’s Secretive and Scrappy Start-up Scene – http://bit.ly/Lbm0BY
The Family That Eats Together: Breaking Bread At Your Startup – http://onforb.es/LxBiCe
Good toughts from Chris Dixon about firing employees – http://bit.ly/KyZDHc
Is Yours a Culture of Employee Ownership? – http://bit.ly/NFV9AH
Making money with a product: a myth? – http://bit.ly/MrNfnp
How To Make A Splash In A Sea Of Startups: Tips From Chicago’s Top Accelerator and VC – http://bit.ly/KTnsGh
Five Secrets Of Companies That Build Great Teams – http://tcrn.ch/MZDnSS
The Key to Startup Hiring: Build a Magnet – http://perfor.ms/N3tOGU
One of the nation’s top venture capitalists talks Chicago – http://trib.in/MrOiDO
The Power of Focus And The Peril Of Myopia – http://bit.ly/KTkwJZ
Everyone in your startup is a marketer – http://bit.ly/NFQChD
VCs are liars. And so am I – http://bit.ly/NLLFUD
Got to stay flexible or your company will fall apart – http://ow.ly/bHBmz
Brilliant & candid memo by Nokia’s CEO about Nokia’s market position & need to take drastic measures – http://on.wsj.com/LboRus
What Facebook Knows – http://bit.ly/MQ38oK
Facebook to Debut Ad Exchange in Bid to Boost Revenues – http://onforb.es/LblxPY
Ad Industry: Here’s Why Your Best Talent Is Leaving and What You Can Do About It – http://bit.ly/KTmKZB
What Advertisers Find Out About You When You Click ‘Like’ On Facebook – http://read.bi/KRnHBK
Lean Marketing Tips: Blogging to Build Audience and Drive Traffic – http://bit.ly/MnfOlR
Are social media here to stay or is that a dumb question for the NY Times to ask? – http://bit.ly/MswqMZ
Square Gets In-App Loyalty Cards And A Minor Facelift – http://bit.ly/KyWQO5
10 skills the PR pro of 2022 MUST have – http://bit.ly/MZAG3J
Brilliant example of ‘sex sells’-ad – http://bit.ly/MQ7IDB
21 Tools to Unlock Your Creative Genius – http://bit.ly/Lwf8QS
Why Crowded Coffee Shops Fire Up Your Creativity – http://bit.ly/M9YGFK
Android GUI Stencils, Kits and Templates – http://bit.ly/Kzy6FF
15 Best Photoshop Tutorials on Lightning Effect – http://bit.ly/NG2i3T
50 Creative and Beautiful Decorative Fonts – http://bit.ly/Lz6TjT
40 Creative Package Designs – http://bit.ly/KzxZts
A New Collection of Photoshop Text Effects Tutorials – http://bit.ly/KzxU9e
Innovative And Efficient Package Designs – 44 Creative Examples – http://bit.ly/M9aAgX
30 Remarkable Typography Designs That Will Improve Your Skills – http://bit.ly/KzxTlP
35+ Great Photoshop Button Tutorials – http://bit.ly/Lz6XAm
30 Vintage Style After Effects Templates – http://bit.ly/KTnazi
40 Super Creative And Crazily Unique Web Designer Portfolios: 2012 – http://bit.ly/NLVyS6
Vintage Postcard Travel Designs – http://bit.ly/Lz6NsK
Business Cards with Big, Bold Typography – http://bit.ly/MrU8oI
35 Sets of Free Photoshop Tattoo Brushes – http://bit.ly/MZIClI
30+ Fresh Icon Illustrator Tutorials – http://bit.ly/NG2IHx
Interface inspiration at the office – http://bit.ly/MJL0vW
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
50 Creative and Beautiful Decorative Fonts – http://bit.ly/Lz6TjT
15 Stunning Examples of Transparency in Web Design Analyzed – http://bit.ly/NFZ7cs
21 Beautiful Examples of Color Usage in Web Design – http://bit.ly/Lwfh6Z
33 Inspiring Website Contact Form Designs – http://bit.ly/KyYGi0
Powerful New CSS- and JavaScript Techniques – http://bit.ly/MlyFzz
60+ Fresh Single Page Website Designs for Inspiration – http://bit.ly/Knbqn5
Best Practices for Designing Usable Websites for Kids – http://bit.ly/KyYLCk
12 Typography Guidelines For Good Website Usability – http://bit.ly/NLVou6
User Interface Design Examples for your Inspiration – http://bit.ly/Lz6RIR
30+ Examples of Beautiful Illustration in Websites – http://bit.ly/MrUgEy
Is Crowdsourcing the Secret to Creating Innovation in Government? – http://on.mash.to/LbkVd9
Federal Crowdsourcing May Solve Problems Fast – http://bit.ly/KyXCuE
War of the platforms: Facebook, Apple, Android, Twitter – http://bit.ly/MlE7T1
Singapore Airlines Offer Passengers Private Suites With Double Bed – http://su.pr/2ehFPj
Sold on the Feeling, if Not the Benefits to Health – http://bit.ly/KJ7vqP
The computer is “electronic cocaine” – http://bit.ly/MsLRF0
“Every single person on Earth is at the least 50th cousins with everybody else.” – http://j.mp/L3k7sC
Galápagos Islands: breaking point – video http://bit.ly/LdNMPZ
Very impressive numbers from Evernote (and a great product) – http://tcrn.ch/KRlCWo
Sometimes, people do amazing things together – http://bit.ly/MNLp0u
The New MacBook Pro: Unfixable, Unhackable, Untenable – http://bit.ly/NFTB9X
10,000 microbes cover the human body, protecting us from illness – http://bit.ly/MgU8Ia
EBook Revenues Beat Hardcovers For The First Time – http://tcrn.ch/KRokJE
I hope you enjoy these links! Please leave a comment and let me know what you liked/didn’t like.
