Archive for June, 2008
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Some start-ups choose to develop their products and services in stealth mode in order to avoid competitor attention and build hype leading up to the launch. Many believe this to be the best tactic, although I’m not yet convinced.
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Tags: business model, communication, community, competitors, fad, hype, interest, launch, marketing, services, start-ups, stealth mode, strategy, sustainability, trend, web 2.0
Posted in launch, marketing, networks, off topic, social media, strategy, trends | 3 Comments »
Monday, June 16th, 2008
Everyone likes hearing their own voice. But not everyone has something important to say. In fact, it is highly unlikely that everything anyone says is overly compelling. For this reason, I believe that excessive Twittering is a form of ego-blogging.
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Tags: blogging, content, ego, engagement, followers, tweets, twitter
Posted in blogs, chat, content, marketing, networks, off topic, social media, web issues | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Most people recognize Wordpress as a world class blogging platform. What most people don’t realize is that Wordpress can be used to quickly and easily set up a website. In other words, the blogging platform doubles as a simple website CMS.
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Tags: blogging, cms, content, design, flexibility, functionality, installation, platform, SEO, websites, wordpress
Posted in SEO, blogs, content, design, launch, marketing, networks, strategy, usability | 360 Comments »
Friday, June 6th, 2008
In February, a spat between Michael Arrington of TechCrunch and Glenn Kelman of Redfin re-ignited the age-old debate of whether it is better to launch a start-up in Silicon Valley or whether physical location matters in the Internet age.
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Tags: financing, glenn kelman, human resources, launch, lifestyle, location, michael arrington, networking, redfin, silicon valley, start-up, techcrunch
Posted in launch, markets, off topic, strategy, trends, web issues | 2 Comments »
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
When I’m catching up on the day’s headlines, I turn to numerous channels and sources. Generic news sites lack significance and don’t offer meaningful content. The ability to weed out the excess and focus on what’s important to you is the ultimate goal.
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Tags: blogging, content, digg, friendfeed, friends, mixx, news, newsletters, newsvine, publishing, rss, social media, source, techmeme, techsted, twitter
Posted in blogs, content, networks, off topic, social media | 5 Comments »