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Is it a Good Idea to Have Ads in Tweets?

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was the “static&# web. Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. was the 2-way web. As John Battelle chronicles in his brilliant (and must read) book, The Search , Google thought this idea stunk. We have spam filters for our email. So what do we mean by in-stream advertising?

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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

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What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. Social Networking in Web 2.0.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. Very few people can do a good job with a presentation that is emailable.”. Yeah, my email address is Brad@Feld.com. was starting.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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You would think the obvious thing I would tell somebody is, “yes, of course it’s a great idea.&# You’d be surprised. In this particular case I wasn’t convinced it was a good idea from the limited information I had. A high level of confidence in your own ideas and ability to execute. Very decisive.

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The 7 “Free” Ways to Get Traffic on the Web

Jason Nazar

There are 7 Ways to Get Traffic on the Web, in no weighted order they are: 1.) The Viral Loop / User Email. Helpful Resources about for Getting Referral Traffic : Top Blogs List (with email contacts). Helpful Resources for Getting Traffic from Partnerships : : Web 2.0 Search Engines. Referring Traffic / Press.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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You would think the obvious thing I would tell somebody is, “yes, of course it’s a great idea.&# You’d be surprised. In this particular case I wasn’t convinced it was a good idea from the limited information I had. A high level of confidence in your own ideas and ability to execute. Very decisive.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Inventing Stuff, Obviously Impossible?

Frank Addante

." -- Robert Fischell, Inventor (Holder of 200 medical device patents) It is easy to come up with ideas. Convincing others to believe in your idea is hard. Ive found that a lot of people are interested in hearing about new ideas. they listen, they smile and nod, they say nice things and tell you its a great idea.

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