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The Power of Twitter in Information Discovery

Both Sides of the Table

First, A Primer: Portals, RSS, Feed Readers & Delicious - When the web started we needed directories to find information and thus Yahoo! Then came RSS ( Really Simple Syndication ) widely credited to Dave Winer for driving the spec & adoption. And the company that helped websites publish RSS? Twitter curates even wider.

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Deal Hair: Is Your Startup More Like Russell Brand Or Bruce Willis?

InfoChachkie

This exercise will help you guide the VCs to assign a label to you in which they have previously invested. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Recognition Is The First Step. Share and Enjoy.

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Here are 10 Tips from BuzzFeed to Make Your Content Go Viral

Both Sides of the Table

“How-to&# guides work well. In an era of RSS, Twitter, Facebook & new consumption tools like FlipBoard – titles matter. People want rough content that feels genuine to them / authenticity – People don’t want highly produced stuff, they want stuff that feels genuine to them.

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Serious Presentation Tips From Standup Comics

InfoChachkie

Such verbal landmarks give the audience a chance to catch their breath, while guiding them to the next subject. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. or “Did you guys hear the news story about. ?” Share and Enjoy.

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6 Hiring Lessons from Vince Lombardi

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Guide your team to greatness, don’t shove them there. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Competition makes everyone better; it makes people think of new solutions to problems, new ways to innovate, and new ways to succeed.

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Entrepreneurs Now Start Hyperlocal Then Go Global

Startup Professionals Musings

Foursquare is good example of a modern hyperlocal site, which describes itself as “50% friend-finder, 30% social city guide, 20% nightlife game.” This is the main focus of EveryBlock, where they give each city block its own Web page, its own RSS feed and its own e-mail alerts. Give people a way to follow news around a particular block.

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Startup Tips From College Dropouts: Zuckerberg, Jobs, Gates, Dell, Ellison, Branson and Disney

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Fortunately, his mom instilled in him a tenacity and sense of purpose that successfully guided him “across the fields” and helped him overcome his lack of “book learning.”. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Share and Enjoy.

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