It was just yesterday for many that window shopping and browsing catalogs were the only ways to be Read More
Capex turns passive visitors into engaged buyers
Back in 1999, I recall Mark Benioff earnestly trying to convince people to believe in his vision about Read More
There was a stat about Twitter I remember seeing years ago, and it always stuck me with as Read More
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How the Web is changing the definition of art
In every field and industry, there are going to be purists who insist that the Internet in general Read More
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Never take your eyes off this hacker metric
If you’re like me, you’ve had enough of the Facebook IPO story. For tech entrepreneurs struggling to build stuff, the Read More
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Gamification is not manipulation, it’s motivation
The term gamification often gets a bad rap. Some people think of it as way to trick people Read More
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Billion-dollar mind trick; How Instagram hooked users
Yin asked not to be identified by her real name. A young addict in her mid-twenties, she lives Read More
I Imagine playing a crossword puzzle on the LA Times and once you’ve completed it, you get an Read More
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Google+ may outweigh LinkedIn, Twitter next year
By this time next year, could Google+ surpass LinkedIn, Twitter and MySpace to become the second most popular Read More
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SupersonicAds secures $4.2 million for gaming ads
SupersonicAds, a social in-game advertising platform utilizing virtual currency monetization, announced Tuesday its first institutional funding round of Read More
SeeVolution, provider of website heat mapping and real-time analytics, announced Wednesday that it has secured $530,000 in angel Read More
Digital advertising company SocialVibe announced Tuesday a $20 million round of equity financing led by Norwest Venture Partners, Read More
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Sprout Social (marketing) closes $10 million
Another week, another social marketing startup gets funded. Sprout Social, provider of social media management tools for business, Read More
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Fark’s interactive campaign sparks engagement
If your audience base is sick of traditional ads, what are you to do? Create a compelling engagement Read More
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Craig Sherman: Fail fast and test often
Given the popularity of online communities, it’s always useful to hear from those experienced at building them talk Read More