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The 1/9/90 Rule of UGC & Why It’s OK to Have Lurkers

Both Sides of the Table

I wrote the following answer: “I have always believed that UGC (user generated content) website users fall into three categories that follow the 1/9/90 rule. Most UGC sites try to spend time converting lurkers to contributors. Ming Yeow Ng asked, “Would you consider Facebook a UGC site?&# Great question.

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Interview with Sean McCleese, Student of Fortune

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We talked with Sean McCleese, CEO and Founder of the firm, about what it offers, and how it's looking to stand out from the many other tutoring sites out there. It's a site, where people can come on and get help with the individual problems they need help with. Are the people using the site in the U.S., or international?

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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

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In our industry we applaud the efforts for entrepreneurs to have tried and we know that today’s failure can bring the experience for tomorrow’s success. Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail. How much ad revenue does TripAdvisor make? And how much do others providers make?

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Female Founders and CEOs | Andrea Gouw of ShopperSeeks

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I enjoyed it there, but they eliminated the apparel category so I decided to worked for a family owned apparel company. So I did an internship in digital media space and then worked at Global Grind, a content media Hip Hop site, after graduation. Kyle: How did you get started in the entrepreneur world? That was half-true.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

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Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. Facebook is about to try to dominate display ads the way Google dominates text ads - Chris Dixon , May 15, 2010 It is customary to divide online advertising into two categories: direct response and brand advertising. Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent.

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Interview with Eden Jarrin, eDivvy

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How do people use the site? Really soon you'll see we'll be editorializing products and helping people to choose gifts in a category an dhow to pick the right gifts. We've been doing case studies, and we've found that people don't want to be stuck with money and nothing to give. How long has the site been available?

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

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As Marketing Guru Guy Gabriel of Idea Engineering points out in Max Brand , viral marketing has made many an entrepreneur terminally ill. Thus, avoid link farms, mindless keyword content and similar techniques designed to make your site more Google friendly. Tags: Entrepreneur Strategic Planning The Fringe. Meredith Publishing.

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