Posted on January 28th, 2009 by Nathan Burke
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Today, Brian Solis and Mukund Mohan announced the public beta of BuzzGain, a social media monitoring service much like MightyBrand. Here’s what they say:
BuzzGain is an online service for discovering and engaging with the people who will help your business thrive in today’s social economy - where attention is a precious commodity. It [...]
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Posted on January 27th, 2009 by Nathan Burke
I’ve had a lot of conversations about startup monetization lately and have been noticing a trend where services are moving away from simply building a userbase and worrying about revenue later. To survive in the startup world right now, the path to making money has to be clear (especially if you’re trying to raise cash [...]
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Posted on January 27th, 2009 by Nathan Burke
I was just pointed to YouIntern.com this morning, a site that acts as an intermediary between employers and students looking for internships. Students can find, apply for, and review internships. The site is currently focused on advertising and marketing internships, but the company plans on extending its reach into other industries.
I had an email conversation [...]
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Posted on January 26th, 2009 by Nathan Burke
Haven’t done this in a while, so I decided to compile a list of startup and tech events in the greater Boston area. So here goes:
Tuesday, January 27
Google AdWords Best Practices
from Search Engine Marketing New England (SEMNE)
When: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Where: Newton Marriott, Newton, MA
Cost: Free to SEMNE members, $49 for non-members.
Description: Join SEMNE with Google [...]
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Posted on January 26th, 2009 by Nathan Burke
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been kicking around the thought of having some kind of event series focused on startup marketing. The idea is to get a bunch of Boston-area tech entrepreneurs together to talk about the challenges they face in getting past all the noise and getting their products/services noticed. I’ve been reaching [...]
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Posted on January 22nd, 2009 by Nathan Burke
Lately I’ve been noticing a trend: startups that have offered free membership to their sites are now going pay-only. Even sites that have been built on the "freemium" model (free membership with feature limitations or pay memberships with unlimited use) are ditching the "free" part of their offering. While these startups are blaming the free [...]
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Posted on January 20th, 2009 by Nathan Burke
Ted Dziuba, the blogger most well known for the awesome Uncov blog has a great post about corporate blogging on his personal blog called "It’s All About The Page Rank Stupid." As always, Ted leads off with a strongly worded opening:
If you’re running an online business and have hired a consultant who tells you that [...]
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Posted on January 16th, 2009 by Sarah Wurrey
My latest column highlighting the odd, the wacky, the weird, and the “SRSLY?” from social media, marketing and communications is up on Media Bullseye.
If you ever found yourself wondering what a sea-kitten is, feel free to check it out! And no, the answer is not a special brand of LOL Cat.
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Posted on January 16th, 2009 by Nathan Burke
My article, In A Down Economy Startups Rise From Coworking, is now available on MediaBullseye.
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Posted on January 12th, 2009 by Nathan Burke
Wow.
Just got a pointer to a new PC-based game called Crayon Physics. I don’t really play games, and I don’t have a PC, but I saw the video demo of Crayone Physics, and it’s amazing. Check it out here:
Crayon Physics Deluxe from Petri Purho on Vimeo.
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