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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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Entrepreneurs: Are You an Olympic Athlete or a Spectator?

InfoChachkie

This week the SBW2012 Conference in DC offers sessions geared for small businesses including a Social Media forum, Business Matchmaking, and Federal Contracting 101. This event honors Small Business Champions– individuals or organizations dedicated to supporting small businesses. The conference ends with the Champion Awards Dinner.

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Advertising Wants to be Measurable – An Investment Thesis

Both Sides of the Table

By now we all know that the largest part of the online spend has been SEM (search engine marketing) where people buy CPC (cost per click) links to display alongside the “organic&# search results in the search engine. I believe it is the new form of RSS – the place people go to find out what is happening in the latest news.

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7 Business Mistakes Serial Entrepreneurs Never Make (Twice)

InfoChachkie

Fallacy: The sad reality is that PR Firms value their relationships with media and industry gatekeepers more than their relationship with any single client. As soon as they encounter resistance from a trusted media compatriot, they will invariably relent, in order to protect their long-term relationships. Share and Enjoy.

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From Startup Newsletter To Best Selling Book: How This Entrepreneur Pulled It Off

InfoChachkie

Along the way, they created a supportive community of emotionally attached stakeholders that would be the envy of any Social Media Manager. We weren''t marketing the newsletter, it was just out there, sort of growing organically.". Once the media picked up on it, every major publishing house. Here''s how they pulled it off.

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Choosing Internet Platforms

SoCal CTO

At the CTO Group that I organize in Santa Monica, we've had lots of discussions around this. From BBM's web site: media RSS - extensions to RSS subscription format to support time based media, enclosures, copyrights and other meta-data needed for media. By definition need redundancy.

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The Original Lean Startup MVP – Louie, Louie

InfoChachkie

My definition of a startup is, ‘a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model.’ The media attention surrounding the allegedly naughty lyrics caused millions of teenagers to seek out the record. As Steve Blank told me in THIS interview, "We now know… that startups search for a business model.

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