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Why More Members, Money, and Ads Don’t Always Mean More Success: A B2B Marketer’s Survival Guide

Webbiquity SMM

The two companies were created six months apart; Myspace was founded in August 2003 and by July 2005 was bought by News Corp for 580 million dollars. million dollars from Accel Partners in May 2005. Startups often focus on quality of product and a strong user base before monetization. In 2006, Myspace was the most visited U.S.

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Facebook will surge ahead in India

The Marketing Blog

If you trackback to 2005-2006, you hadn’t even heard about Facebook. The focus of the blog has shifted from that of a startup-centric one when it originally started in 2007. I guess, it's an entrepreneur/ blogger fav topic to blog when starts a startup. There was a time, when Orkut was a dominating force in India.

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The Magic of Ignorance: Knowing What You Don’t Know

Convince & Convert

Zero Paid Media as the New Marketing Model , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss the two types of entrepreneurs, the idea behind his revolutionary startup, and how Kickstarter has helped him prove his point. Evol8tion connects brands with early stage startups to provide technology solutions to business problems.

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#MySMCStory: Social Media Club and Me

Ari Herzog

Eight years after building my first website, I began blogging 2004 on a now-deleted LiveJournal community. facebooking since 2005, and tweeting since 2008, and, partially because people kept coming up to me and telling me they followed my blog or enjoyed my tweets, I knew I was respected as a thought leader. What’s yours?

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StartupNation Blog " Blog Archive " Learn how to draw out your vision

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Here’s the skinny (as seen in today’s StartupNation Community Bulletin newsletter): Free Telechat. January 2006 (17). (+) 2005 (142) December 2005 (13). November 2005 (17). October 2005 (11). September 2005 (11). August 2005 (16). July 2005 (16). June 2005 (18). Entries RSS.

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Social Media Workshop Here in Honolulu

Bare Feet Studios

We will have three guest speakers from the mainland, sharing case studies from companies like Dell, Southwest Airlines, and Cisco who are using social communities online for internal and external customers. We in Hawaii have unique challenges and opportunities for using tools such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.

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SVAMA Presents: Online Video Show and Tell

Bare Feet Studios

She will also discuss how individuals, startups, and mature brands can use online video effectively, both internally and externally. A popular speaker in the tech and business communities, including BlogHer Business, New Media Expo, IABC, and PRSA, Roxanne was recently named #24 of the 50 Most Influential Women in Social Media.

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