Twitter Link Roundup #143 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More Ross | August 31st, 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!
What does it take to become a celebrity? Apparently, very little. The above video shows a normal guy who pretends to be a celebrity by hiring a few bodyguards and a camera crew, and walking around Times Square. Everyone falls for it. Are people really so gullible?
How 4 Small Businesses Are Winning on Pinterest – http://crowdspring.co/SUpKuc
It’s More Important to Be Kind than Clever – http://crowdspring.co/NNWzVC
crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Gelatini – http://crowdspring.co/TBgMj3
All You Have to Do Is Ask: How to Hire Smart People Everywhere – http://bit.ly/PSkoOJ
How Do You Define a Loyal Customer? – http://bit.ly/PSkF48
Why Remote Workers Are More (Yes, More) Engaged – http://crowdspring.co/PHnrKh
Branding and Consistency: Lessons From Morton Salt – http://crowdspring.co/Ph4f1A
Top cities for technology start-ups – http://usat.ly/PShDgp
When Freemium Fails – http://crowdspring.co/NNZI8a
Five Questions to Ask Before Joining that Start-up – http://crowdspring.co/OorT0c
The Sad State of the Startup Pitch – http://crowdspring.co/QOvqkB
Takeaways from three years of angel investing – http://crowdspring.co/QOuJb5
Freemium is alive and kicking – http://bit.ly/RdaAfi
Founder Market Fit – http://bit.ly/PSjl1r
37signals Earns Millions Each Year. Its CEO’s Model? His Cleaning Lady – http://crowdspring.co/RsZarS
Can A Corporate Culture Be Built With Digital Tools? – http://bit.ly/NWQF4G
All You Have to Do Is Ask: How to Hire Smart People Everywhere – http://bit.ly/PSkoOJ
Lockups and Insider Selling – http://bit.ly/Rd8f3N
The Startup Embargo, Revisited – http://bit.ly/PraX6z
If Content Is King, Multiscreen Is The Queen, Says New Google Study – http://crowdspring.co/NybCrk
How To Get Your First 1,000 Users – http://perfor.ms/OFZoIf
The Andreessen Horowitz Effect – http://bit.ly/Prb7e2
Why Remote Workers Are More (Yes, More) Engaged – http://crowdspring.co/PHnrKh
5 startups that stood out at Excelerate’s demo day – http://crowdspring.co/Ny9TC7
Orbeus Trains Machines To Recognize Faces, Emotions, Broccoli – http://crowdspring.co/NyaoMK
The Right Way To Angel Invest – http://bit.ly/Rd8axh
How Much Information Should you Give VCs for Due Diligence? – http://crowdspring.co/RqlIJL
What A Modern Day Robin Hood Wants YOU To Steal From Him – http://crowdspring.co/RpVLtX
How Do You Define a Loyal Customer? – http://bit.ly/PSkF48
Free to play mobile games are killing it (with in game purchases) – http://crowdspring.co/OjfDdW
It’s More Important to Be Kind than Clever – http://crowdspring.co/NNWzVC
Branding and Consistency: Lessons From Morton Salt – http://crowdspring.co/Ph4f1A
The Trouble With Online Advertising – http://crowdspring.co/Oovprq
Amazon Researchers Say Pinterest Doesn’t Generate A Lot Of Sales – http://read.bi/PraoJZ
Industry Survey: PPC Is Losing Ability To Generate Leads – http://crowdspring.co/Q5VsU3
Social Media Customer Service is a Failure – Frank Eliason, Citibank http://bit.ly/RT4zek
If Content Is King, Multiscreen Is The Queen, Says New Google Study – http://crowdspring.co/NybCrk
Branding and Consistency: Lessons From Morton Salt – http://crowdspring.co/Ph4f1A
15 Amazing & Hilarious Print Ads – http://bit.ly/PoRTGb
The Law on Fonts and Typefaces: Frequently Asked Questions – http://crowdspring.co/OLBOeR
Freelancing 101: 5 Unforgivable Mistakes in Freelancing – http://bit.ly/OyEzzW
Stunning Typography Examples – http://bit.ly/OyEJre
20 New Photoshop Text Effects – http://bit.ly/MORkrV
45 Fresh And Useful Adobe Illustrator Tutorials – http://bit.ly/PoRNOK
40+ Fresh and Free Photoshop Brushes – http://bit.ly/PoS4kC
50 New And Free Pattern Sets – http://bit.ly/QsbBVz
30 Free Bokeh Brushes to Create Bokeh Effects in Photoshop – http://bit.ly/Q410OR
8 New Free Fonts for Your Designs – http://bit.ly/Pra0eD
20 Free Popular Square Fonts For Designers – http://bit.ly/SIoMks
33 Unique And Creative Free Fonts – http://bit.ly/RpVKlI
25 Smart and Effective Packaging Designs – http://bit.ly/PoRWSb
7 Inspiring Interviews That Every Web Designer/Developer Should Read – http://bit.ly/PrafWZ
Showcase of Awesome Branding Collections – http://bit.ly/PradON
15 Beautiful Example Of Text Design In Photoshop – http://bit.ly/PoRFP4
A great, detailed article on high DPI images for a wide range of pixel densities – http://bit.ly/ST7P42
Creative Book Cover Designs For Your Inspiration – http://bit.ly/Pra79U
15 Amazing & Hilarious Print Ads – http://bit.ly/PoRTGb
Inspiring iPhone App designs – http://bit.ly/MORjnI
What if Microsoft’s new logo style was applied to other famous brands? – http://vrge.co/NWSEWM
60 Remarkable Examples Of Typography Design – http://bit.ly/OEMgER
Interview with a crowdSPRING designer … 12 Questions: Meet Connie Carlson (USA) – http://crowdspring.co/SUlECn
30 Retro and Vintage Poster Designs for Inspiration – http://bit.ly/PoRAuU
30 Very Useful Illustrator CS6 Tutorials – http://bit.ly/QsaSUo
75 Professional Free Fonts from 2012 to Spice up Your Typography – http://bit.ly/LBRfsb
46 Fabulous iOS Icon Designs – http://bit.ly/SInx4L
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
45 Beautiful Abstract Logo Designs for Inspiration – http://bit.ly/OELPKH
15 Logos Using Human Body Expressions – http://bit.ly/Pr9JIt
75 Professional Free Fonts from 2012 to Spice up Your Typography – http://bit.ly/LBRfsb
42 Business Logo Design Inspiration #6 – http://bit.ly/Q412q9
Showcase of Awesome Branding Collections – http://bit.ly/PradON
20 Fantastic Diagonal Website Design for Inspiration – http://bit.ly/PoRweI
40 Examples of Using Circles in Web Design – http://bit.ly/Qscc9G
Creative Web Design Layouts To Inspire You – 31 Examples – http://bit.ly/Q40PmS
20 Fresh and New Portfolio Sites Design – http://bit.ly/Q40Y9K
Beyond Wireframing: The Real-Life UX Design Process – http://bit.ly/Pr9Aoi
30 Textured Web Designs – http://bit.ly/QsckWX
A Collection of High Quality Free Food and Drink Icons – http://bit.ly/NwJMvj
The best interface is no interface – http://crowdspring.co/Q5Wlw0
21 Beautiful Contact Pages – http://bit.ly/QsbXLZ
35 Beautiful Progress Bar Designs – http://bit.ly/QsbglU
50+ Epic Icon Sets – http://bit.ly/Qsbsl7
25+ Awesome Responsive Blog Designs – http://bit.ly/Qsb4Tx
Intellectual power and responsibility in an age of superstars – http://bit.ly/PSjXnG
The Best Book Reviews Money Can Buy – http://crowdspring.co/Ph39Tv
Reddit as journalism: Crowdsourcing an interview with the President – http://crowdspring.co/Q5WJKL
With Rise of Gene Sequencing, Ethical Puzzles – http://crowdspring.co/RqkuhI
Americans Think Cloud Computing Comes From Actual Clouds http://crowdspring.co/Nybs37
Severe Diet Doesn’t Prolong Life, at Least in Monkeys – http://crowdspring.co/TwsRpA
Flat CD folds into a functional computer mouse – http://crowdspring.co/NybPuD
Why you should be worried about facial-recognition technology – http://crowdspring.co/Nyb5Wh
Cindy Gallop and crowdsourced porn: can real-world sex online take down mainstream porn? – http://bit.ly/PWmEEE
5 crazy inventions from the mind of Nikola Tesla – http://crowdspring.co/U9sDqs
Good to see online music services pay royalties, but can that business model survive? – http://crowdspring.co/Ph3sOl
Why passwords have never been weaker—and crackers have never been stronger – http://crowdspring.co/NNWTDQ
Don’t think people are gullible? Normal guy pretends to be a celebrity in Times Square – http://bit.ly/PSihdU
I hope you enjoy these links! Please leave a comment and let me know what you liked/didn’t like.
