Twitter Link Roundup #162 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More Ross | January 18th, 2013
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 one of 100 examples of ideas that changed film. Most of you should recognize the image from the film Jaws (1975). John Williams’s musical score played a big role in heightening the suspense in the movie. For more ideas that changed film, look in the Other section below.
Small business Congress-watch: Two Reasons to Call Your Representative! - http://crowdspring.co/WG7XFs
The Science of Productivity: How To Get More Done In Less Time -http://crowdspring.co/WahhTL
Humans need to know why – http://crowdspring.co/UXDRCW
The Number One Mistake People Make When It Comes To Referral Marketing - http://crowdspring.co/USK11W
11 Obvious A/B Tests You Should Try - http://crowdspring.co/VNhSx9
19 Brilliant Business Lessons From Moneyball | LinkedIn - http://crowdspring.co/VK9n61
Good discussion about the tension between being a maker and manager … Becoming A Boss - http://crowdspring.co/W71TY9
19 Brilliant Business Lessons From Moneyball | LinkedIn - http://crowdspring.co/VK9n61
The Science of Productivity: How To Get More Done In Less Time – http://crowdspring.co/WahhTL
Google’s Larry Page on Why Moon Shots Matter | Wired Business – http://crowdspring.co/WbQoPd
17 Simple Tips On Working At A Startup | LinkedIn – http://crowdspring.co/WETzx2
A VC: MBA Mondays: Revenue Models – Subscriptions – http://crowdspring.co/UUzWa7
Startup UX and Design Demystified | 500 Startups – http://crowdspring.co/VF2wL7
Why Startups Die | The Next Web - http://crowdspring.co/T3jpcm
Quiet and Boring: How to Build a Successful Startup – http://crowdspring.co/VNhD5j
Why You Should Give Yourself Permission to Screw Up - http://crowdspring.co/VKy7uN
Good discussion about the tension between being a maker and manager … Becoming A Boss - http://crowdspring.co/W71TY9
Thanks To Facebook, Strongest Year For IPOs Since 2000 With $21.5 Billion Raised | TechCrunch - http://crowdspring.co/UUAnBp
Zero notifications (by Joel Gascoigne) - http://crowdspring.co/VTNazs
11 Obvious A/B Tests You Should Try - http://crowdspring.co/VNhSx9
Don’t Hire the Perfect Candidate | Lance Haun-Harvard Business Review – http://crowdspring.co/W80HDM
Finding Ideas For Your Next Project | Nathan Barry – http://crowdspring.co/VMomMJ
Here’s what I learned hanging out with Jason Fried - http://crowdspring.co/VTQbQ8
Humans need to know why – http://crowdspring.co/UXDRCW
What Company Culture IS and IS NOT | Rand’s Blog – http://crowdspring.co/WG8nMb
The 6 Marketing Metrics Your CEO Actually Cares About [Cheat Sheet] | Hubspot Blog - http://crowdspring.co/VKp794
Lots of great insight in this Hacker News Conversation about MVPs and getting started - http://crowdspring.co/W5ImHF
Valve’s employee handbook is a fascinating read. Lots of important lessons for entrepreneurs - http://crowdspring.co/VFv5bq
The BEST Things Come to Those Who Ask – http://crowdspring.co/WEWRAq
8 Major Mistakes Entrepreneurs Will Make In 2013 | Forbes – http://crowdspring.co/VJj2cX
30% of Excelerate Labs CEO’s have been women – Chicago more diverse that most and growing! - http://crowdspring.co/VVxhbH
Scaling Your UX Strategy | Robert Fabricant-Harvard Business Review - http://crowdspring.co/UXDYi6
5 Predictions For Online Advertising | Fast Company – http://crowdspring.co/VTPqXs
50 Creative advertisements of cars | Ants Magazine – http://crowdspring.co/VFyIOk
SEO For Facebook Graph Search? Facebook Has Some Tips | Search Engine Land - http://crowdspring.co/WbR8E4
The 6 Marketing Metrics Your CEO Actually Cares About [Cheat Sheet] | Hubspot Blog - http://crowdspring.co/VKp794
The Dunbar Number, From the Guru of Social Networks | Businessweek - http://crowdspring.co/W7h7MU
11 Obvious A/B Tests You Should Try - http://crowdspring.co/VNhSx9
The Number One Mistake People Make When It Comes To Referral Marketing - http://crowdspring.co/USK11W
Social Networking Eats Up 3+ Hours Per Day For The Average American User - http://crowdspring.co/VFuGWn
Creative Forecast: How Marketing Will Change In 2013 | Co.Create – http://crowdspring.co/VTQgU4
Ad agencies are discovering products like Columbus discovered America - http://crowdspring.co/WETaLj
Top 50 Photoshop Tutorials from 2012 | Speckyboy – http://crowdspring.co/VFyEyd
The Absolute Best Fonts of 2012 | Creative Beacon – http://crowdspring.co/W3svcA
Round Up of Free Fonts of 2012 | Sharing Mantra – http://crowdspring.co/VHNDYx
10 Best Photoshop Web Layout Design Tutorials 2012 – http://crowdspring.co/W3ms7K
The Science of Productivity: How To Get More Done In Less Time – http://crowdspring.co/WahhTL
60 High Quality Free Photoshop Patterns and Textures – http://crowdspring.co/W3rSzB
60 Must Have Free Photoshop Brushes | Designrfix – http://crowdspring.co/WGi1hD
20 Must Have New Free Fonts | DesignWoop – http://crowdspring.co/VHROU8
Brochure Inspiration | Concept Dezain - http://crowdspring.co/W3mzQE
30 Vibrant Fractal Brush Packs for Photoshop | Speckyboy – http://crowdspring.co/W3rqkZ
35 Striking Vintage Designs | GoMediaZine – http://crowdspring.co/W3nsZv
28 Best Typography designs and illustrations for your inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/VHRBjI
Creative Business Card Designs - http://crowdspring.co/VHREw2
12 Useful and Free Font Apps for iPhone and iPad – http://crowdspring.co/VFxZwM
Creating a Letterpress Effect Using Text and Shapes – http://crowdspring.co/VHSSr4
45 Free Vintage Effect Photoshop Actions - http://crowdspring.co/VHRLrr
25+ Sensational Brochure Designs for Inspiration | You The Designer - http://crowdspring.co/VFyo29
25 Free Fonts For Graphic Designers | Graphic Design Junction – http://crowdspring.co/W3tdXm
Happy New Year Text Effect Photoshop Tutorial | PSDDude – http://crowdspring.co/W3t8Tq
30 Amazing Examples of Package Design Inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/W3lXL5
Mailchimp does such a great job with its annual report. Beautiful & packed with interesting data - http://crowdspring.co/USJQUc
Design Trends 2013 – Flat and Minimal | Abduzeedo – http://crowdspring.co/VHNIeT
Vintage Packaging Design Inspiration | Abduzeedo – http://crowdspring.co/VFyabs
30 Inspiring Brown Business Card Designs | iBrandStudio – http://crowdspring.co/W3toSl
Top Free Vector Graphics Of 2012 - http://crowdspring.co/WGhfRK
Vivid and Modern Typography in Web Design | Designmodo – http://crowdspring.co/VFy2sn
50 Creative advertisements of cars | Ants Magazine – http://crowdspring.co/VFyIOk
25 Cool New Year 2013 Business Card Designs | Graphic Design Inspiration Blog – http://crowdspring.co/UB4yNN
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
Logo Design: Personal Names | Abduzeedo – http://crowdspring.co/VFyd72
30 Lighthouse Logo Design to Light Up Your Creativity – http://crowdspring.co/VHNBzH
Round Up of Free Fonts of 2012 | Sharing Mantra – http://crowdspring.co/VHNDYx
20 Must Have New Free Fonts | DesignWoop – http://crowdspring.co/VHROU8
25 Free Fonts For Graphic Designers | Graphic Design Junction – http://crowdspring.co/W3tdXm
The Absolute Best Fonts of 2012 | Creative Beacon – http://crowdspring.co/W3svcA
25 Amazing Examples of Web Design Starring Animals – http://crowdspring.co/VFxYZL
25 Useful JavaScript Libraries And Tools | Smashing Hub – http://crowdspring.co/WGiTTy
10 Best Photoshop Web Layout Design Tutorials 2012 – http://crowdspring.co/W3ms7K
30 Awesome Red WordPress Websites - http://crowdspring.co/VHRogo
16 Inspirational Creative Web Designs | Design Reviver – http://crowdspring.co/W3ttWi
21 Fresh Examples of Websites Using HTML5 – http://crowdspring.co/W3tl9d
The Best Web Designs of 2012 | TutsList - http://crowdspring.co/W3sN3b
30 Website Designs with Big Typography - http://crowdspring.co/V0owyA
Useful Wireframe Tools for Web Designers | You The Designer – http://crowdspring.co/UksVd4
Design Trends 2013 – Flat and Minimal | Abduzeedo – http://crowdspring.co/VHNIeT
38 Minimalist Layouts Utilizing Excellent Whitespace – http://crowdspring.co/WGj94O
A Showcase of Beautifully Designed Mobile App Landing Pages – http://crowdspring.co/WGj55f
40 Beautiful Web Designs that Use Photographic Backgrounds – http://crowdspring.co/WGigt9
10 brilliant examples of responsive design in ecommerce | Econsultancy - http://crowdspring.co/VFyp6m
30 Unusual, Fresh and Creative WordPress Site Designs 20 | WPLift - http://crowdspring.co/VFyBm1
5 Design Tips Every Developer Should Know | Treehouse Blog – http://crowdspring.co/WGhUCJ
30 Beautifully Designed Non Profit Websites For Your Inspirations – http://crowdspring.co/VFy43m
10 Development Trends and Skills for Developers in 2013 – http://crowdspring.co/VFxWRI
100 Ideas That Changed Film | Brain Pickings – http://crowdspring.co/VF2Jhk
Better than Nielsen: Twitter breaks down TV behavior by demographics, device, and genre | The Verge – http://crowdspring.co/WEWMwT
11 Famous Misquotations and What Was Really Said | Mental Floss – http://crowdspring.co/W0Wa8g
Illusionist Derren Brown on the Psychology of Gullibility | Brain Pickings - http://crowdspring.co/W8141p
Verizon finds US developer outsourced his job to China so he could surf Reddit and watch cat videos - http://crowdspring.co/VMiiUH
I hope you enjoy these links! Please leave a comment and let me know what you liked/didn’t like.
