Posts Tagged ‘product design’
Friday, 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
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Tags: ads , advertising , copywriting , crowdsourcing , design , entrepreneur , entrepreneurship , facebook , industrial design , leadership , marketing , package design , pr , product design , public relations , small biz , small business , social media , startups , twitter , writing Posted in Awesomeness , business , community , crowdsourcing , design , How To , inspiration , Interviews , marketing , Reviews , social media , start-up tips , Strategy , Technology , writing | No Comments »
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
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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 shows Australian Magician James Galea performing an unbelievable magic trick with a deck of cards. How does he do that?
The Zappos Effect: 5 Great Customer Service Ideas – http://hub.am/yh0hLq
5 Ways to Use Social Media and Your Online Presence to Drive People Offline – http://bit.ly/wuUkMf
crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Should I Get Married? – http://bit.ly/y3eS9q
Functions over Titles – http://awe.sm/5fI9Z
Agreeable Guys* Finish Last – http://bit.ly/zqA34S
10 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Politicians – http://bit.ly/z68bxM
Ron Conway is a Silicon Valley startup’s best friend – http://bit.ly/xtt9L7
Zap your brain and get focused quickly. If it were only this easy – http://bit.ly/yl5kYS
The Three Things That Got Fab.com Two Million Users In Seven Months – http://read.bi/wdzAyR
Functions over Titles – http://awe.sm/5fI9Z
Does Startup Density Predict Success? – http://bit.ly/x8RfdY
Between failure and Facebook – http://bit.ly/wAE6BD
The Zappos Effect: 5 Great Customer Service Ideas – http://hub.am/yh0hLq
4 Entrepreneurial Lessons Learned From Self-Publishing My First Book – http://bit.ly/AmJBHT
Agreeable Guys* Finish Last – http://bit.ly/zqA34S
Hit men, click whores, and paid apologists: Welcome to the Silicon Cesspool – http://bit.ly/yGFips
We assume that brainstorming works pretty well to solve most problems. But does it really work? – http://nyr.kr/AbiEmG
The mad dash to remove something before the deadline – http://bit.ly/A94VTR
The Three Things That Got Fab.com Two Million Users In Seven Months – http://read.bi/wdzAyR
Is Bitcoin, once the next shiny thing, on its last breaths? – http://bit.ly/wf8fBR
50 Fresh High-Quality Free Fonts for Your Designs – http://bit.ly/wKvinq
20 Free Fonts Used In Iconic Movies – http://bit.ly/zQudPt
12 Things I Have Learned After 7 Years of Freelancing – http://bit.ly/xUtycT
50 Useful and Fresh Photoshop Tutorials – http://bit.ly/xhiFE2
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Friday, February 10th, 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 is a fun look at what a movie poster for an Oscar-nominated film would be like if it literally wanted to communicate what the movie was about. More fun posters in the Other section below.
8 Legal Steps for Starting Your Business – http://on.mash.to/AdW6Rn
Could Your Business Survive Without You? – http://bit.ly/ApHXux
Good tips on what to say when you fire someone (all biz owners must be comfortable doing this) – http://bit.ly/z1wLNw
Small Biz and Startup Tips: 5 Ideas to Prepare for an Economic Recovery – http://bit.ly/x64Zme
The Power of the Rule of Three in Marketing Your Small Business – http://bit.ly/wqmtu5
The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – http://bit.ly/w5QTm2
5 Reasons The Windy City is a Great Place for Startups – http://j.mp/zh4Zw8
How to build your startup without learning code – http://bit.ly/yPw6Vq
The Chicago FireStarter Venture Capital Fund – http://bit.ly/ytkmoa
The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – http://bit.ly/w5QTm2
SaaS: Change starts easy and then gets really hard – http://bit.ly/wZqTSt
Could Your Business Survive Without You? – http://bit.ly/ApHXux
8 Legal Steps for Starting Your Business – http://on.mash.to/AdW6Rn
This was the right response from Path – http://bit.ly/zNiKIi
Small Biz and Startup Tips: 5 Ideas to Prepare for an Economic Recovery – http://bit.ly/x64Zme
The Power of the Rule of Three in Marketing Your Small Business – http://bit.ly/wqmtu5
Good tips on what to say when you fire someone (all biz owners must be comfortable doing this) – http://bit.ly/z1wLNw
Pinterest is quietly generating revenue by modifying user submitted pins – http://bit.ly/xa9Aj5
When did advertising get so small? – http://bit.ly/xd0S8c
Good to see companies focus on real advertising metrics – http://bit.ly/xoHbOU
Silly to reach conclusions based on results of a study surveying 200 people (about twitter addiction) – http://bit.ly/yx4ssE
Is traffic from StumbleUpon just “noise”? – http://bit.ly/x6Sa9W
This was the right response from Path – http://bit.ly/zNiKIi
Yelp advertising is a rip-off for small advertisers – http://bit.ly/yraI9X
Only 1 “Top Brand” Has Created A Google+ Page In The Past Two Months, Report Says – http://bit.ly/yugLbG
Crowdsourcing has a longer-term payoff than originally thought: study – http://smrt.io/xCfZSm
Pinterest continues to impress with referral traffic – http://bit.ly/zHheNr
Those Millions on Facebook? Some May Not Actually Visit – http://nyti.ms/Af9DAG
Those Millions On Facebook? They Actually Visit, And It’s Not A Huge Deal Anyway. – http://tcrn.ch/yDQUPv
Rice University And OpenStax Announce First Open-Source Textbooks – http://tcrn.ch/ytEUYk
AT&T, Google Among The Biggest Online Advertisers — comScore – http://tcrn.ch/A2fKGT
70 Excellent Adobe Illustrator Tutorials – http://bit.ly/yZimmK
50 Illustrator Tutorials To Create High Quality Icons – http://bit.ly/wNiIP1
How to Stop Yourself from Stealing from Your Design Gurus – http://bit.ly/yhUJ8j
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
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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 a new Super Bowl commercial from Honda, featuring Matthew Broderick and reminding us how much we loved Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
What Zappos Can Teach You About Becoming Irresistible to Customers – http://t.co/3UxbuL0b
Gamification: The buzzword that can ruin your apps and business – http://t.co/bdsJOO6q
Fail Your Way to Success – http://t.co/NZIGRSUA
Got Early Startup Competition? Here’s Why I Think You’re Fine – http://t.co/VvfDsrZP
crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Geben Communication - http://t.co/8OpJiC5o
Fail Your Way to Success – http://t.co/NZIGRSUA
Hiring for Lean Startups: The First Few Hires – http://t.co/1T5hVqFh
Outsourcing, crowdsourcing and crowdSPRING – http://t.co/DOAMW5nc
Ignore TechCrunch, Don’t skip your MVP, and be Data-Driven – http://t.co/mqOnDbs5
Solid advice for entrepreneurs – Startups are not a chess game – http://t.co/L8RI5z4y
Got Early Startup Competition? Here’s Why I Think You’re Fine – http://t.co/VvfDsrZP
What Zappos Can Teach You About Becoming Irresistible to Customers – http://t.co/3UxbuL0b
When has a consumer startup hit product/market fit? – http://t.co/Qb5Z5nXX
…Because Most SEOs Don’t Know What Strategy Means – http://t.co/50xVysi2
Gamification: The buzzword that can ruin your apps and business – http://t.co/bdsJOO6q
Tony Hsieh’s new $350 million startup – http://t.co/UbKfBVm0
To-Do Lists Don’t Work – http://t.co/huDb4pCd
Google+ demographics are predictable – http://t.co/4SuDAL0M
Study: Only 1% of Facebook ‘Fans’ Engage With Brands - http://t.co/C0dCY2UH
Not surprising to see ad agencies shedding employees - http://t.co/kGx6Jo2q
Why Necessity Will Soon Make Facebook The World’s Largest Mobile Ad Network – http://t.co/U7pHhIR9
Klout means nothing, because attention is not influence – http://t.co/7KclyNws
Aging in Adland: The Gray-Hair Phobia That’s Hindering Older Execs – http://t.co/btNQGAZJ
Facebook Pads Its Lead Over Yahoo in Online Display Ads With 28% of Market – http://t.co/oseZI92P
Pinterest Rivals Twitter in Referral Traffic – http://t.co/7bEJrlQU
Seven observations on the 2012 Super Bowl ads – http://t.co/AA9QA2ie
…Because Most SEOs Don’t Know What Strategy Means – http://t.co/50xVysi2
A very handy guide to mobile advertising – http://t.co/ffWgOvWb
Report: Search Ad Spend To Rise 27% In 2012 – http://t.co/AyQeTPKA
Pinterest Becomes Top Traffic Driver for Retailers [INFOGRAPHIC] – http://t.co/2I1tXTMc
41 New and Fresh Fonts for Your Design Projects – http://t.co/954Anu7O
55 Fresh And Free Texture Packs To Spice Up Your Designs – http://t.co/sU2LXkZb
Free High Quality Leather Textures for your Design – http://t.co/yeyb7Ftp
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Friday, January 27th, 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 a fun look at bottled water from Apple – if Apple made bottled water. That post, and other interesting posts are in the “Other” section below.
Crowdsourcing: a 7+7 Primer (tips for businesses on leveraging crowdsourcing) - http://bit.ly/wxqtb5
Starting a new biz with a friend? Good interview with @mike_samson about biz w/ friends – http://bit.ly/wBFfBv
Women Small Business Owners – America’s New job Creators [infographic] – http://t.co/74nUB76D
crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Studyers -http://bit.ly/wy7Qty
crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Twittapolls – http://t.co/aFHWJTmq
The One “Process” Every Startup Should Have - http://perfor.ms/jJ3Bzz
Love this post and agree 100% about need to promote intense debate among teams - http://bit.ly/zNbohI
Starting a new biz with a friend? Good interview with @mike_samson about biz w/ friends - http://bit.ly/wBFfBv
ExcelerateLabs ranked in the top Startup Incubators by Forbes – http://t.co/loB7YTes
Silicon Valley’s New Secret Weapon: Designers Who Found Startups – http://t.co/i8Vq3xl3
“If Willy Wonka built a financial institution, instead of a chocolate factory, it would look something like Square.” – http://t.co/icQhWPI3
You’re Mentoring the Wrong Way – http://t.co/2wWUC2ZQ
These Guys Launched A Startup For Entrepreneurs And Then Got Turned Away By Entrepreneurs – http://t.co/YWoM6gI0
When has a consumer startup hit product/market fit? -http://perfor.ms/vWhc5w
How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy – http://t.co/l4dOckDn
The best definition of entrepreneurship, in 25 words – http://t.co/lUKmQO0d
Venture capital investing hits 10-year peak, sparking bubble talk – http://t.co/IAI1IJKk
To Find Happiness, Forget About Passion – http://t.co/IAXq064F
Crowdsourcing: a 7+7 Primer (tips for businesses on leveraging crowdsourcing) - http://bit.ly/wxqtb5
Online Ad Spending to Surpass Print for First Time in 2012 -http://on.mash.to/w4dv2J
Mobile-Ad Spending Projected to Reach $2.61B in 2012 - http://bit.ly/wFv8KO
Pinterest Demographic Data: The Marketers Guide to People Who Pin - http://bit.ly/x7xkYS
Facebook Now Earns 23% More Per Impression Than In Q1 2011 – http://t.co/czMMI45P
Why Startups Shouldn’t Hire PR Firms – http://t.co/D8kFztzL
Big Firms Try Crowdsourcing – http://t.co/M5XFnBF0
Study: Why Do People Use Facebook? – http://t.co/QEoLTL66
I don’t agree w/ @benkunz – obscure price increases that trick customers are not brilliant – http://t.co/hakIhSHK
Why You Ought to Throw Away Your Vanity Metrics for These 5 Customer Metrics – http://t.co/Tzd95hKL
Google+ demographics are predictable - http://bit.ly/AAjf43
Interesting post from @ bbhlabs about the digital revolution & whether we’ve overstated its impact - http://bit.ly/w4bFSJ
Crowdsourcing: a 7+7 Primer (tips for businesses on leveraging crowdsourcing) - http://bit.ly/wxqtb5
50 Hilarious Printed Ads Guaranteed To Make You Laugh -http://bit.ly/ABMoaJ
25 New Fonts for Graphic & Web Designers – Download Now -http://bit.ly/zBy2Ou
40 Superb Free Fonts for Your Next Typographic Project – http://bit.ly/zA5WGJ
50 Great Adobe Photoshop Tutorials That Every Designer Should Know About – http://t.co/IB2ngprh
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Friday, January 13th, 2012
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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 contains 160 of the best one liners from Arnold Schwarzenegger movies. That post, and other interesting posts are in the “Other” section below.
Small Businesses Spending More And More On Social Media – http://bit.ly/wvg6rw
Give Your Employees Unlimited Vacation Days – http://bit.ly/w2aCvA
Good interview with Mike Samson by @butleronbiz about biz w/ friends – bit.ly/wBFfBv
Five kinds of work to farm out to the crowd – http://bit.ly/Az9JmC
Pinterest for Brands: 5 Hot Tips – http://bit.ly/wZETZN
Give the Users What They Really Want – http://perfor.ms/tWUUnD
Good suggestions from @stoweboyd on handling customer service questions and issues – http://t.co/80Fc5ocd
Interesting and good read, especially for women … Confidence is a Numbers Game – http://bit.ly/w1zaqB
10 things entrepreneurs can learn from chefs – http://bit.ly/AyAln3
Mark Cuban’s 12 Rules for Startups – http://bit.ly/wVvAVK
What It’s Like To Be An Entrepreneur – Eboo Patel – http://t.co/ZaotKCvl
What history teaches us about startup incubators – http://bit.ly/w7vLYB
Why You Can’t Hire – http://t.co/5E9bi0tV
Good suggestions from @stoweboyd on handling customer service questions and issues – http://t.co/80Fc5ocd
4 Skills Every Startup Employee Needs – http://bit.ly/ynUZIr
When To Get Rid of Your MVP – http://bit.ly/AgEek6
When Reviewing A New Idea, Never Forget Its First Impression – http://onforb.es/yBYqmJ
The power of failing – http://t.co/KCxzb69f
Pinterest for Brands: 5 Hot Tips – http://bit.ly/wZETZN
Five kinds of work to farm out to the crowd – http://bit.ly/Az9JmC
Why do we pay sales commissions? – http://bit.ly/yTEoDi
Give the Users What They Really Want – http://perfor.ms/tWUUnD
Interesting and good read, especially for women … Confidence is a Numbers Game – http://bit.ly/w1zaqB
Give Your Employees Unlimited Vacation Days – http://bit.ly/w2aCvA
Smart: A Man. A Van. A Surprising Business Plan. – http://n.pr/w5KGsB
Good interview with Mike Samson by @butleronbizabout biz w/ friends – bit.ly/wBFfBv
Small Businesses Spending More And More On Social Media – http://bit.ly/wvg6rw
Worst Use Of Social Media of 2012: Boners BBQ – http://bit.ly/zcrHYf
It’s no secret that visitor data measured by Alexa, Compete and others is flat our wrong – http://mz.cm/wXaQ4K
Good LeWeb talk by Jeremiah Owyang about scaling your business to leverage social media – http://bit.ly/x1g7t9
PR to come to grips with Data (or not) – http://bit.ly/yLg6ca
Interesting and good read, especially for women … Confidence is a Numbers Game – http://bit.ly/w1zaqB
Pinterest for Brands: 5 Hot Tips – http://bit.ly/wZETZN
Google’s Results Get More Personal With “Search Plus Your World” – http://selnd.com/ynKBiD
Wow – $99,344,382 pledged on Kickstarter in 2011. The Year in Kickstarter – http://j.mp/xmuEHu
New High-Quality Free Fonts – http://bit.ly/ybWRte
40+ Fresh And Useful Adobe Illustrator Tutorials – http://t.co/Ip3CGZBY
50+ Creative collection of business cards – http://bit.ly/xuaAIJ
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Tags: ads , advertising , copywriting , crowdsourcing , design , entrepreneur , entrepreneurship , facebook , industrial design , leadership , marketing , package design , pr , product design , public relations , small biz , small business , social media , startups , twitter , writing Posted in Awesomeness , business , community , crowdsourcing , design , How To , inspiration , Interviews , marketing , Reviews , social media , start-up tips , Strategy , Technology , writing | 1 Comment »
Thursday, January 5th, 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 taken in Takotna, Alaska during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 9, 2011. The green in the sky is the aurora borealis . More phenomenal photos from 2011 are in the Other section below.
10 New Years Resolutions For Small Businesses and Startups – http://bit.ly/t7wmEP
Small Businesses and Startups: Worst. Advice. Ever. – http://bit.ly/v6SwXL
Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews – http://t.co/qujdIQZk
Radio Still Good Advertising Option for Small Business – http://t.co/oVRqihB3
crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: CorpsAfrica – http://bit.ly/x2iA7L
The ideal product manager – http://perfor.ms/uK2qJu
Stop whining and start hiring remote workers – http://bit.ly/vviGal
Good suggestions on handling customer service questions and issues – http://sto.ly/whZCLX
crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Flightwise/ MyRadar Mobile Apps – http://t.co/5TTMqMLJ
crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: NinjaDog Concepts – http://t.co/JVMH0TfV
Small Businesses and Startups: Worst. Advice. Ever. – http://bit.ly/v6SwXL
Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not? – http://t.co/83e0h2kS
Mark Cuban on Why You Should Never Listen to Your Customers – http://t.co/b5DHvVmz
The Seven Habits of Spectacularly Unsuccessful Executives – http://onforb.es/zZqYcZ
My advice to startups pitching the media – http://perfor.ms/vbXP8P
Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews – http://t.co/qujdIQZk
Some Thoughts On The IPO Market For Web Companies (by @fredwilson) – http://t.co/WzfBvutC
Marc Andreessen: Predictions for 2012 (and beyond) – http://t.co/2Y3XJq2G
The ideal product manager – http://perfor.ms/uK2qJu
There’s Only One Thing In Life You Can Control: Your Own Effort – http://read.bi/u32aYq
CEC’s Startup Forecast – “Never been a better time to start a company in Chicago” – http://t.co/8FckJve9
Mocked And Misunderstood – http://t.co/ubJCMtdq
Experienced entrepreneurs preserve equity – http://perfor.ms/uquQlD
What It’s Like To Be An Entrepreneur – Eboo Patel – http://bit.ly/ynsVZA
Good suggestions on handling customer service questions and issues – http://sto.ly/whZCLX
Stop whining and start hiring remote workers – http://bit.ly/vviGal
10 New Years Resolutions For Small Businesses and Startups – http://bit.ly/t7wmEP
The State of Social Marketing 2011 – 2012 – http://t.co/38z8IOAc
Has Twitter caused journalism to turn narcissistic? – http://bit.ly/vod6qk
Advertising Isn’t Dead – The Creative Process Is – http://bit.ly/u34ztJ
Advertising Firms Need To Be Downsized Before They Become Too Dumb For Their Own Good – http://t.co/niRIhwhx
End of an Era: The Golden Age of Tech Blogging is Over – http://t.co/CvUPSIRf
SEO Pricing: 600+ Agencies Share Costs of Services & Pricing Models – http://mz.cm/yeySyi
How Google+ Is Changing the Web, Even Though No One Wants It To – http://bit.ly/zeoG6J
Mobile Users Split on Check-In Services – http://t.co/deg6RQp4
Social network addiction around the world (Israelis are the most addicted) – http://t.co/RAXUY6kd
So great to see such strong support for interesting KickStarter projects (espresso machine) – http://t.co/tx9eiUln
Strong and prompt response from FedEx – good to see – to the monitor throwing video – http://t.co/1xMPCASl
Good to see Yelp/BWM integration – but are we heading to app overload in cars? - http://t.co/Idyq5U4L
The media’s fixation on size (Google+ vs. Facebook) is misguided. Why do we continue to obsess about size? – http://bit.ly/tSXmCi
Last Collection Of Creative Ads For 2011 – http://t.co/nA8Drm2Y
45 Creative Alcohol Advertisements – http://t.co/aafNlnRe
65 Free Fonts for Graphic Designers – http://bit.ly/vUwZRj
Best Of 2011: 40 Detailed Photoshop Icon Design Tutorials – http://t.co/zhcReo9P
Top 50 Photoshop Tutorials of 2011 – http://t.co/54BJzrkP
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Friday, December 16th, 2011
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 a print ad for the WWF. The ad, created and designed by Contrapunto BBDO (Madrid, Spain), educates people about desertification , which destroys approximately 6,000 species every year. More creative ads in the Social Media & Marketing section below.
Converting to Square for credit card processing – http://bit.ly/s2KhpP
Using crowdSPRING’s crowdsourcing site for design and editing projects – http://exm.nr/vkc3BD
Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2011 Version – http://bit.ly/t8NGzy
Bosses, Stop Caring If Your Employees Are At Their Desks – http://awe.sm/5bRhp
Clear Indications That It’s Time To Redesign – http://bit.ly/sbKjcB
crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Flightwise/ MyRadar Mobile Apps – http://bit.ly/rRa3Cu
Bosses, Stop Caring If Your Employees Are At Their Desks – http://awe.sm/5bRhp
Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2011 Version – http://bit.ly/t8NGzy
Clear Indications That It’s Time To Redesign – http://bit.ly/sbKjcB
Using crowdSPRING’s crowdsourcing site for design and editing projects – http://exm.nr/vkc3BD
The trap of social media noise – http://bit.ly/sg8SBn
The 50 funniest tweets of 2011- http://funni.ly/vid1iG
The Real Story Behind Apple’s ‘Think Different’ Campaign – http://onforb.es/ujER41
Mobile Users Split on Check-In Services – http://bit.ly/t0BIEG
40 Fresh And Creative Print Ads – http://bit.ly/rEIfja
The Illusion of Choice – the mega-companies behind 90% of media, in an infographic – http://j.mp/vbWwSP
Send in the other you – http://bit.ly/rwEOhh
Infographic Of The Day: All About The Mobile App Market – http://bit.ly/uspgHV
25 Most Creative Typography Designs In Advertisement – http://bit.ly/tB1BnJ
23 Beautiful and Inspirational Fashion Print Ads – http://bit.ly/u1l7E2
20 Best Free Fonts From 2011 – http://bit.ly/sgcMHQ
Freelacing vs Agency Life – http://bit.ly/sKxAx8
Best Of 2011: Ultimate Collection Of High Quality Photoshop Tutorials – http://bit.ly/sgO7AA
50 Useful and Free Seamless Pattern Sets – http://bit.ly/rSoW3K
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Friday, December 9th, 2011
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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 “Resolution”, performed by the John Coltrane Quartet (featuring McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison and John Coltrane). This video was captured in 1965.
Small Businesses Save Big with Crowdsourcing – http://t.co/fAUY3gbS
Important Advice For Business Owners: Only Two Numbers Matter – http://t.co/FiaaFVUc
Small Business and Startups: For Great Customer Service, Speed Counts – http://t.co/fuhS6zLN
Good read: How To Sell Almost Anything – http://t.co/J1qdZPOj
Want more people to pay attention to you online? Talk less about you, more about them – http://t.co/5egGbXSd
Important Advice For Business Owners: Only Two Numbers Matter – http://t.co/FiaaFVUc
Good read: How To Sell Almost Anything – http://t.co/J1qdZPOj
Small Business and Startups: For Great Customer Service, Speed Counts – http://t.co/fuhS6zLN
The Obvious, the Easy, and the Possible – http://t.co/c2OiPrtS
A good culture avoids these dangers: Eight Dangers of Collaboration – http://t.co/d3tmipYa
Don’t Be A Free User – http://t.co/Mz5bJ3H7
Cheap Willl Be Smart. Expensive Will Be Dumb – http://t.co/SwTbag6Y
Design for Continuous Deployment – http://t.co/0BQOmQZg
Klout, My Story & Why Opting Out Was My Only Choice – http://t.co/oJiekh5E
Intelligent critique of AdKeeper by Digiday’s @JackMarshall – http://t.co/14r518p5
Nice feature story via Chicago Tribune on @Ramon_DeLeon – http://t.co/TUCwiyHs
It’s only the beginning in the radical evolution of what agencies will look like in the future – http://t.co/2iaxSheU
“Thanks for calling. We see your Klout score is 10, so your hold time will be 5 hours.” – http://t.co/Pq6Hai6S
Ads: The Death of User Experience on CNN, Forbes, Mashable – http://t.co/rnnEJPqO
Want more people to pay attention to you online? Talk less about you, more about them – http://t.co/5egGbXSd
Good read: How To Sell Almost Anything – http://t.co/J1qdZPOj
6 Questions You Should Ask Yourself When Choosing Fonts – http://t.co/OpVBRnK1
25 Beautiful Examples of Text Art and Typography in Print Ads – http://t.co/9Zd2Rgxn
Mouthwatering Collection Of jQuery Plugins And CSS3 Tricks – http://t.co/8g9GyGuA
How to guarantee return clients – http://t.co/obs5wsdq
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Thursday, December 1st, 2011
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 an for Red Bull. More fun ads in the Social Media & Marketing section below.
10 things entrepreneurs can learn from athletes – http://t.co/AwOfcpoV
Small business and startup tips: 5 ways to tune out distractions! – http://bit.ly/tiVLTd
What Good Does Design Do For Business? – http://bit.ly/uZxclM
crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Green Envee Organics – http://bit.ly/sjFkAO
How to outsource everything to the cloud (except yourself) – http://bit.ly/uRs6ir
Do less. But do what you do with complete and hard focus – http://bit.ly/v1D4Tk
10 things entrepreneurs can learn from athletes – http://t.co/AwOfcpoV
Do less. But do what you do with complete and hard focus – http://bit.ly/v1D4Tk
Small business and startup tips: 5 ways to tune out distractions! – http://bit.ly/tiVLTd
How to outsource everything to the cloud (except yourself) – http://bit.ly/uRs6ir
Watch a VC use my name to sell a con – http://bit.ly/vppa9U
Getting Steve Jobs Wrong – http://t.co/pBH0KC7Q
What Does Being a Hustler Really Mean? – http://awe.sm/5aIxf
Venture capital remains white boys club – http://t.co/Y0w7XJFq
Startups rarely do anything well – http://t.co/rkFs1lFl
Advice to advisers: Stop being so nice – http://t.co/kO2PQHTF
Building Startups Is Like Baking A Cake In 3 Minutes – http://perfor.ms/v2oXCV
Kevin Willer Shares His Experience Building Google’s Culture In Chicago – http://t.co/sjH6lelh
What Good Does Design Do For Business? – http://bit.ly/uZxclM
Achieving scale by doing things that don’t scale – http://bit.ly/tdAddT
Spot on by @dhh about school pedigree and computer engineers. Prior work speaks loudest – http://t.co/Ty7EStDS
Do less. But do what you do with complete and hard focus – http://bit.ly/v1D4Tk
Facebook Is Using Minors To Advertise Alcohol – http://t.co/ixrRCH1M
20 Printed Ads That Will Make You Smile – http://bit.ly/vlNnGG
Lesson for all on social networks: Spirit Airlines hit with $50K fine over deceptive Tweets – http://t.co/yWpsv0jJ
What Good Does Design Do For Business? – http://bit.ly/uZxclM
Three ways to look at Benetton: the cause, the creative, the controversy – http://t.co/SVgdzfou
25 Creative Advertisements – http://bit.ly/vxabu5
Good data & analysis: How to Make Customer Service Matter Again Part 1 – http://t.co/m3pPxcDG
A Better Way to Handle Publicly Tweeted Complaints – http://t.co/j1xysBla
How To Sell Almost Anything – http://onforb.es/uLxlsn
Good post by Seth Godin on why marketers should look beyond impressions & how to value impressions – http://t.co/S6iwvixa
How Facebook is ruining sharing – http://t.co/ZqvFme0s
The Future of Advertising: Everything’s Going Mobile – http://t.co/dOAmzVwT
Build a trusted relationship with customers before trying to sell – http://t.co/UHcWXavj
Both Twitter and Facebook are now experimenting with sponsored in-stream ads – http://t.co/Ngjd1Puw
Five campaigns changing the game of mobile advertising – http://t.co/0y1lclXl
Why I Deleted My Klout Profile – http://t.co/kI5ZKtko
How Not To Be A Social Media Expert Anymore – http://bit.ly/vTOQqd
The wall ahead for Google – http://t.co/R6gckhap
Why CPM Should Die – http://t.co/2RCIMGDy
Do you think buzz can be created for a boring brand? I am skeptical – http://bit.ly/t9bLOo
Public relations: Social media too big for businesses to ignore – http://bit.ly/sYUdLK
45 Latest Free Fonts To Enhance Your Designs – http://bit.ly/s68wKl
The Various Meaning of Colors – http://bit.ly/sPKzWC
21 Beautiful Party Flyer Designs – http://bit.ly/rv4twQ
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