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Top 10 Google Chrome Plugins for Small Businesses

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:13:58 +0000

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

The Google Chrome Web Store has made it easy for anyone to stay organized, and the browser has gotten much faster, as we’ve noticed in the beta… read more

Stylitics Is an Analytics Dashboard for Your Closet [INVITES]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:59:18 +0000

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.

Name: Stylitics

Quick Pitch: Mint.com for your closet.

Genius Idea: A new way to organize your wardrobe and track… read more

Like Testing New Apps? BetaBait Will Hook You Up

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:25:38 +0000

Name: BetaBait

Quick Pitch: BetaBait connects startups with beta testers.

Genius Idea: Access to early adopters that doesn’t require… read more

4 Ways to Tweet as a Visual Brand

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:06:00 +0000

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

Companies that rely on a visual or photographic web presence often find it difficult to convey their media on Twitter. Take, for instance, apparel brands that need… read more

Olapic’s Crowd-Sourced Photo Campaigns Becoming a Sports Trend

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:45:31 +0000

Crowd-sourced social photo sharing appears to be the latest community engagement trend among professional sports teams, largely powered by the online startup Olapic.

Olapic’s service allows organizations to quickly and easily enable fans, readers or other types of audiences to submit photos of their own experiences at a game or… read more

10 Hot Web Startups Changing the Face of Retail

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:07:24 +0000

Macala Wright is the publisher of FashionablyMarketing.Me, one of the leading fashion and retail industry business websites. She is a retail consultant and business strategist who specializes in marketing consulting for fashion, luxury and lifestyle brands. You can follower her on Twitter at @InsideFMM or @Macala.

In 2010, branded content was… read more

Donald Trump, Deion Sanders and Apolo Ohno Star in Century 21′s Super Bowl Ad [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:53:46 +0000

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

Century 21 has enlisted a team of celebrities for its first-ever Super Bowl commercial.

Reality TV star and business mogul Donald Trump, Pro Football Hall of Fame member Deion Sanders and Olympic speed skater Apolo Ohno… read more

Travel Website Lets You Book Flights Featuring Wi-Fi, Live TV

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:49:44 +0000

Travel is so much easier when you’re prepared and know what to expect. Airfare shopping website CheapAir.com now lets you find out which flights offer Wi-Fi, live TV and movies before you book.

Onboard technology can make flying a much more pleasurable and productive experience. But unless you book with… read more

How Social Media Changed ESPN Audio’s Super Bowl Week

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:21:44 +0000

Social and mobile technologies aren’t just important for guerilla marketing campaigns and grassroots outreach.

They’re also changing how the world’s biggest broadcast media companies do business.

Mashable recently spoke with top executives and personalities from the sports behemoth ESPN during the company’s biggest week of the year for Super Bowl… read more

How to Deliver a Killer Business Presentation

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:18:25 +0000

Meaghan Edelstein has gained national media attention through her blog, I Kicked Cancer’s Ass, which she started to document her battle with end stage cancer. She is an attorney, the founder of the non-profit organization Spirit Jump, and works for the Global Strategic Management Institute.

Working with hundreds of speakers as… read more

Virgin Galactic Keeps Inching Toward Space, but When Will It Get There?

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:11:30 +0000

Virgin Galactic, the aspiring space tourism company founded by Sir Richard Branson, is on track to begin powered test flights of its spaceship this summer, with the goal of starting passenger flights in 2013.

Virgin CEO George Whitesides discussed the coming test flights at a meeting in January with the Aerospace… read more

GE’s Beth Comstock: Social Media Redefines the Focus Group

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:43:15 +0000

Mashable’s Davos coverage is presented by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment.

GE’s Chief Marketing Officer Beth Comstock sat down with Mashable founder and CEO Pete Cashmore to talk about her role leading business… read more

Red Bull Launches a Fitness Mission With Fitocracy

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:35:02 +0000

Red Bull sponsors several extreme sports pros who produce videos with gnarly titles such as “Wakeboarding in the Swamps of Louisiana” and “Dust and Bones.” But through a partnership with online health startup Fitocracy, the company now wants to motivate average joes to submit decidedly non-extreme reports with names such… read more

Steve Appleton, CEO of Micron Technology, Dies in Plane Crash

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:13:19 +0000

Steve Appleton, the chairman and CEO of Micron Technology, has died in a plane crash, the company confirmed Friday. He was 51.

Appleton was reportedly flying the small plane when something went wrong and the plane caught fire. He was the only person on board the experimental fixed-wing plane when it… read more

Roseanne Barr Tweets She’s Running for President [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:17:31 +0000

Roseanne Barr — known for her decade-long stint on the eponymous ’90s hit sitcom — recently announced on Twitter that she is running for president.

She will run on a Green Party ticket against the GOP front-runner and President Barack Obama… read more

Is This The Future of Touchscreen Tech? New Video Will Blow Your Mind

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:02:37 +0000

Gorilla Glass manufacturer Corning has unveiled a follow-up YouTube video to its wildly successful “A Day Made of Glass,” providing another look into what the future could be like with the growth of glass touchscreen interfaces, from innovative chalkboards and activity tables in classrooms to uses for it in hospitals.

Corning… read more

15 Best Business Card with QR Code Feature

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:05:19 +0000

15 Best Business Card with QR Code Feature

Manage Your Money to Avoid Freelancing Failures

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:59:22 +0000

Business is always about monetizing one component from among a host of other important things. The reason behind every business is to make money or generate revenues. Given the inherent focus on revenues, when launching a business or a site, it is critical to understand how to manage finances, which… read more

Five Tips for Running a Successful Home Office

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:00:55 +0000

There are a lot of stories written about home-based businesses—trust me, I just did a Google search. Working from home has changed drastically over the years, thanks to technology.

If you think back not even 20 years about home-based businesses, you might envision a low-tech service business such as a… read more

Ask Freelance Switch: Building an Agency and Freelancing Internationally

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:00:55 +0000

In this issue of Ask FreelanceSwitch, we look at growing into an agency and freelancing internationally. Ask FreelanceSwitch is a regular column here that allows us to help beginners get a grip on freelancing. If you have a question about freelancing that you want answered, send an email to… read more

Email Marketing Best Practices

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:00:25 +0000

Email Marketing Best Practices is a post from: Free Email Templates

Email Marketing Best Practices

With the kind of fierce competition that is being experienced on the online market, every website owner has been forced to find more effective ways of keeping their clients hooked to their sites. However, this is not… read more

Meet the Developers: Dustin MacDonald of Acrylic Software

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:00:26 +0000

Acrylic Software is known for their beautiful and useful apps for the Mac and iOS. We got a chance to speak with Dustin MacDonald, the company’s Founder, Designer & Engineer. In our interview, we touched on a number of topics ranging from the history of Acrylic Software to their view… read more

Should You Keep Your Website Open Source?

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:06:10 +0000

When you enter the world of web hosting, you will find yourself inundated with options. Choosing a hosting company is only the beginning. Even after you have a domain, hosting account, and all of the preliminary tasks out of the way, you still have to build a website…. read more

Why Context Is King in the Future of Digital Marketing

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:45:57 +0000

Jonathan Gardner is director of communications at ad company Vibrant Media. He has spent his career as an innovator at the nexus of media and technology, having worked in communications leadership roles and as a journalist around the world.

An avalanche of devices, platforms, channels, and information is crushing consumers as they go… read more

Facebook IPO Sends Tech Stocks Surging

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:21:48 +0000

Facebook filing for IPO Wednesday did good for more than just the social network. Companies associated — even tangentially — saw their stocks soar in trading Thursday.

As the largest Internet IPO to date, read more

8 Things You Should Know Before Building a Mobile App

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:49:20 +0000

Seth Porges is a magazine editor and the creator of Cloth, an iOS fashion app for iPhone and iPod Touch. His Twitter handle is @sethporges.

App appeal is obvious. The barrier to entry? So low! The upshot of producing the next Angry Birds or beer-chug simulator? So high! Heck, with just… read more

Book Suggestion: One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:14:17 +0000

The book suggestion of the week is about Jeff Bezos and the history of Amazon.com. One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com is a really good book, very inspiring and motivating especially about believing on what you are doing and focus on the long term when doing things…. read more

Facebook IPO: How Will the Social Network Be Affected? [POLL]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:38:57 +0000

Facebook‘s $5 billion IPO filing yesterday took the social media world by storm, but if you woke up today and logged into the social network, you probably noticed nothing’s changed — yet.

Yes, Facebook Timeline is in the process of rolling out to all users, so it may actually have… read more

Social Media Has Turned Super Bowl XLVI Teams’ Marketing Upside Down

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:50:10 +0000

The explosive growth of social media over the past four years has drastically changed how the Giants and Patriots market themselves and connect with fans compared to the two teams’ most recent Super Bowl trips.

“It’s a whole new world compared to last time,” Nilay Shah, the Giants’ director of digital… read more

Marine and Wildlife Photography by Manchester Creative Ryan Johnson

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:45:19 +0000

Marine and Wildlife Photography by Manchester Creative Ryan Johnson

How LinkedIn Gave A Former Pro Athlete A New Career [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:08:08 +0000

While playing for the Tennessee Valley Vipers in the Arena Football League, and pursuing his dream of playing football professionally, Lewis Howes broke his wrist diving for a pass. He gutted out the rest of the season, playing through his… read more

What to Do When Your Website Gets Hacked

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:54:55 +0000

Dallas Lawrence is the chief global digital strategist for Burson-Marsteller, one of the world’s leading public relations and communications firms. He is a Mashable contributor on emerging media trends, online reputation management and digital issue advocacy. You can connect with him on Twitter @dallaslawrence.

If an individual or activist group broke… read more

Tumblr Hires an Editor-in-Chief

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:01:58 +0000

Tumblr may have lost a fashion director, but it has now gained an editor-in-chief.

The blogging platform told The New York Times Thursday it brought on Chris Mohney, formerly Senior Vice President of content at BlackBook Media, to serve in the newly created role of editor-in-chief.

Mohney will be joined by… read more

Amazon Launches Sports Memorabilia Store [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:23:35 +0000

Amazon has expanded its sales reach into sports memorabilia, the company announced on Thursday.

Its new Sports Collectibles Store offers more than two million officially licensed items by the NFL, NBA, FIFA and Major League Baseball. Shoppers can search for collectibles by… read more

Fair Wages for Freelance Writing

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:00:12 +0000

A recent story in The Australian caught my eye. The title of the piece is “Online magazine offers less than 2c a word to freelancers”. The name of the online magazine is Breathe Magazine Australia (BreatheMagazine.com) and it is scheduled to launch in April 2012.

The Australian journalists’ union, called… read more

Start Your Own Email Newsletter the Easy Way with TinyLetter

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:00:04 +0000

Most of us have sent emails to multiple people at once, whether a holiday email to family or a marketing newsletter to fans and customers. Many of us have gotten emails with dozens of addresses at the top where the sender sent the email to their whole list by just… read more

Making the Perfect Project Pitch

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:50:38 +0000

Freelancing offers you maximum flexibility to choose the projects that best compliment your skills, passions and interests. Without doubt, this is one of the most obvious advantages in becoming a freelancer. However, in this economic climate the ability to only choose the projects that most attract you must… read more

How to Make Your Company More Social

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:45:12 +0000

Mae Karwowski runs social media strategy and oversees community management at Gilt City, a subsidiary of the Gilt Groupe. She also consults for several startups.

Social networks are flooded with potential customers. Therefore, today’s companies need to foster a socially engaged culture within company walls.

A business becomes more inherently social… read more

Instagram Users Snap Spectacular Shots at Sailing’s Toughest Event [PICS]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:32:41 +0000

An AbuDhabi highway shot by Liam Goslett, a 19-year-old photographer from Toronto whose Tumblr blog is called Liam… read more

New Website Connects Language Newbies With Native Speakers

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:05:08 +0000

Name: Verbling

Quick Pitch: Verbling is a web-based platform where individuals can pair up with native speakers… read more

What Are the Presidential Candidates’ Stances on Important Tech Issues?

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:07:46 +0000

The 2012 race for the White House is well underway. During the numerous debates, campaign speeches and addresses, the five remaining presidential candidates have been outspoken about their stances on unemployment, education and foreign policy. But there’s one area they haven’t been very vocal on: technology.

Just where do these… read more

How 9 Tech Giants Traded After Going Public [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:19:24 +0000

Now that Facebook has filed paperwork for its Initial Public Offering, the world will be watching the company’s value. Assuming the SEC approves the filing, stocks will likely begin trading in May.

The social network will be offering $5 billion in stock, and some estimates of market value place the… read more

Facebook IPO: The Illustrated View

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:19:03 +0000

Top Facebook Stats

Facebook kicks off its IPO document with key stats, touting its astonishing number of active users,… read more

Easily Create a Website with Moonfruit

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:26 +0000

Many tools and packages exist online to help people create websites with minimal effort and involvement. Of course, each one has their own strengths and weaknesses. Some are more aimed at creating blogs, while others are better for single-page info sites.

Moonfruit is another competitor in this market. It looks stylish,… read more

Facebook: Here Are the 35 Things That Could Kill Our Company

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:52:13 +0000

Here’s one of the more painful parts of taking a company public: You have to make an honest assessment, in front of the whole world, of all the things that could kill your business. Facebook is no exception.

In its SEC filing, as required by law, the company outlined a… read more

Facebook: Zynga Generates 12% of Our Revenue and We Need Them

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:55:09 +0000

Lots of interesting numbers emerged from Facebook’s IPO filing Wednesday — including that one client, game-maker Zynga, accounts for a full 12% of the company’s revenue.

Facebook generated $3.71 billion in sales last year; some $445 million of that came from its partnership with Zynga. Facebook made $1.97 billion in… read more

Facebook IPO Reveals How It Made $3.71 Billion in 2011

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:30:30 +0000

Facebook filed for its IPO today, and it revealed a great deal about how it makes money. It’s not too surprising that Facebook said it generates “a substantial majority of our revenue from advertising,” though it also revealed just how much it makes via its partnership with Zynga.

Revenue from Zynga… read more

Zuckerberg to Potential Shareholders: Facebook Is on a Social Mission

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:21:17 +0000

The world got a peek into Facebook‘s inner workings on Thursday when the Securities and Exchange Commission published the company’s preliminary prospectus for a long-awaited initial public offering (IPO). It also got a glimpse of how Mark Zuckerberg views the company.

In a letter to potential shareholders within the document, Zuckerberg… read more

Interview with Inspiring Bolton Photographer and Wildlife Activist Alex Richmond

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:25:19 +0000

Interview with Inspiring Bolton Photographer and Wildlife Activist Alex Richmond

Why Sleep is so Important for Freelancers

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:00:55 +0000

I love sleeping. Always have, always will. I was the kid whose parents had to wake up on Christmas morning. If I don’t get enough sleep—watch out.

Admittedly, sometimes I feel ashamed at getting nine hours of sleep at night. But when I read this article in Inc.com about how… read more

Typerighter: Typing in your Browser, the Righter Way

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:00:37 +0000

Writing from your browser doesn’t have to be difficult, confusing, or cluttered. Actually, writing online should be much simpler, since all you need is a browser and Internet connection, and your writing isn’t tied down to an app or device. If you’re writing in a native app, you’d better remember… read more

Top Tips for a Safer Client Contract

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:00:27 +0000

So you finally got a call back and that client is ready to move forward with working with you! Great! Now it’s time to get down to business.

How do you make sure you get paid for the work you do? We all hate this part, but … read more

What’s So Great about Digital Photography?

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:19:07 +0000

Before digital cameras, the only way to get a digital image was to take a picture with a film camera, get the film developed, then have the photographic print or slide digitized using a scanner.

Digital cameras eliminate the time needed for developing and scanning. When you own a digital camera,… read more

Win 250 die cut business cards from UPrinting

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:10:34 +0000

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16 High Quality Twitter Icons That You Can Download For Free

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:07:13 +0000

Let us take you to the free collection of some high quality Twitter icons that you can download for free. This round up showcases 16 beautifully designed and eye catching Twitter icons that will for sure grab the attention of your target audience. Twitter buttons such as Follow Me and… read more

Men Must be Graduates of Elite Universities to Join New Invite-Only Dating Site

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:46:28 +0000

Name: Sparkology

Quick Pitch: Sparkology is an invite-only luxury dating site for young professionals.

Genius Idea: Sparkology members… read more

The 10 Most Blatant Design Ripoffs in Social Media

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:24:46 +0000

Pinspire vs. Pinterest

It doesn’t get more blatant than this. Pinspire is pretty much a pixel-for-pixel Pinterest clone, created… read more

YouTube CEO: The Future of Content Is Niche Channels

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:06:30 +0000

The way consumers access and consume media is changing rapidly, YouTube head Salar Kamangar believes, and YouTube is evolving to accommodate it.

“We’re entering the third wave of media,” Kamangar said during an on-stage interview with AllThingsD‘s Peter Kafka in Laguna Nigel, Calif., Tuesday. “The first wave was the broadcast networks…. read more

Vevo Made $150 Million Last Year

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:50:36 +0000

Vevo generated $150 million in revenue last year, President and CEO Rio D. Caraeff revealed at AllThingsD‘s media conference on Tuesday.

The two-year-old music video platform, a joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Abu Dhabi Media, has paid out $100 million to content owners over the past… read more

Why Social Recommendation Services Need to Get Even More Personal

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:34:41 +0000

Yen Lee is the founder and president of Uptake, a social travel company that pairs personalized recommendations from friends with an extensive, searchable catalog of expert and consumer travel insights.

Yelp, TripAdvisor and Amazon user reviews aren’t enough anymore. Crowd insights are no longer meaningful to the individual simply because they’re… read more

Petitions Demand Apple Improve Foxconn Conditions

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:10:16 +0000

Two online petitions beseech Apple to improve working conditions in the Chinese factories that make its products.

The petitions, both filed within the last two weeks, follow a renewed round of criticism directed at the company over labor practices at overseas facilities like the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, China.

One petition, created… read more

Facebook to File for $5 Billion IPO on Wednesday [REPORT]

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:15:06 +0000

Facebook will file a preliminary prospectus for its long-awaited IPO Wednesday morning, but the company will raise less than expected — $5 billion — according to a report.

International Financing Review cites “sources close to the deal” who say the company is planning to raise half of the previously reported $10… read more

40+ Tips to Get the Most Out of Web Apps

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:00:01 +0000

There’s so many things you can do from your browser, you could get by quite nicely without any other native apps. The internet is full of amazing web apps, ranging from powerful tools for enterprises to little tools that do one thing great.

While the web apps and sites we love… read more

eBay CEO: NFC Payments Need Standardization to Succeed [VIDEO]

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:53:21 +0000

Mashable’s Davos coverage is presented by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment.

eBay CEO John Donahoe sat down with Mashable CEO and founder Pete Cashmore to talk about the future of ecommerce and mobile… read more

RIM Backtracks After Twitter Users Hijack Hashtag

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:42:51 +0000

Like McDonald’s before it, RIM has found there’s a reason open-ended Twitter campaigns are called “bashtags.”

The trouble started on New Year’s Eve, when the brand sponsored Dick Clark’s show and ran a billboard in New York’s Times Square: “Let’s #BeBold in 2012.” RIM claims it received more than 35,000… read more

Martha Stewart Considering Web-Only TV Show

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:30:04 +0000

Martha Stewart is looking into producing web-only video programming, the TV personality and business magnate suggested on stage at AllThingsD‘s media conference Tuesday.

Stewart’s company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, is looking for new outlets for Stewart’s daytime show now that her contract with the Hallmark Channel is coming to an end…. read more

NBC to Dissect Super Bowl Ads in Post-Game Google+ Hangout

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:09:05 +0000

When Google first rolled out Hangout video chats for Google+, part of the plan involved allowing hanger-outers to watch YouTube videos together. While many questioned the usefulness of the feature, we’re now seeing what Google had in mind all along: a Super Bowl post-game Hangout where users dissect the big… read more

‘Mob Mentality’ Destroyed SOPA, Says Viacom CEO

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:27:20 +0000

“Are you surprised at the speed [SOPA and PIPA] fell apart?” AllThingsD‘s Peter Kafka asked Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman at a gathering of several hundred media and technology professionals in Laguna Nigel, Calif., Tuesday morning.

“It became a mob mentality,” Dauman complained, referring to the week-long series of online protests… read more

Finding Work on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:00:56 +0000

I love a good infographic, and this one created by Jobvite (view full infographic post or view it at full size) is really cool. It shows how Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter help people find work.

This research looks at how people are using social media to look for and find… read more

Showcase of Textures in Print Design

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:00:44 +0000

The use of textures can dramatically improve your print design work. You can (if used sensibly) add more depth to your work, whether your work be business cards, advertisements or posters. The results of using texture in your print design projects can be completely different every time, depending on various… read more

20 Best Online To Do List Apps for Freelancers

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:00:03 +0000

To do list task managers and full productivity software is essential to a freelancers business. The style of design your looking for in a to do list app will differ based on the size of your small business, the nature of the services you offer, and your personal preferences.

You… read more

How to Choose a Good Bank as a Freelancer

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:00:22 +0000

When you’re looking at banking options for yourself as an individual, you need different things than you need as a freelancer. A personal bank account is usually part and parcel of building a larger relationship with your bank. After you’ve got the bank account, you’re likely to look at… read more

Keeping Yourself Motivated Throughout the Workday

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:36:10 +0000

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Centering your attention throughout the workday can be a difficult process. You need to truly love your work and cherish the time you spend. Unfortunately not all of us can feel this way 100% of the time.

Freelancers are often given tasks related to concepts they care… read more

Polling App Makes Blog Feedback Painless

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:59:03 +0000

Name: Quipol

Quick Pitch: Quipol is a web application that makes creating and embedding polls on blogs easy.

Genius… read more

New Career Website Lets Job Seekers Upload Video Resumes

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:26:33 +0000

A new career website that launched on Monday aims to be a one-stop shop for hiring managers and job seekers. GetHired.com was co-founded by Suki Shah, 28, who was inspired to create the integrated site after running his own medical diagnostics company and experiencing difficulties with the hiring process.

“We… read more

Giants? Patriots? Mobile and Social to Win Super Bowl XLVI

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:32:09 +0000

The New York Giants and New England Patriots face off for gridiron glory this Sunday in Super Bowl XLVI. But the game’s real winners could be social networks and mobile technologies — as well as the marketers who best leverage those platforms.

A look back at how fans engaged with… read more

Top 5 Common Business Misconceptions On Online Marketing

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:25:19 +0000

Top 5 Common Business Misconceptions On Online Marketing

Codecademy is 1 Million Strong and Launching a Teacher Tool

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:47:32 +0000

Codecademy hasn’t had much trouble attracting people who want to learn how to code — it has been used by more than 1 million people and signed up more than 100,000 people for its New Years resolution class alone, including the New York City mayor. Now it’s hoping to have… read more

How to Make Your Business Card Stand Out in the 21st Century

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:45:19 +0000

How to Make Your Business Card Stand Out in the 21st Century

How Mobile Games Leapt From Cult to Cultural Phenomenon

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:37:09 +0000

Although they’re played on small devices, mobile games are becoming a huge deal — and they’re not just confined to smartphones anymore.

Games like Doodle Jump and Pocket God were some of the first to expand into multimedia and merchandise markets. And Angry Birds has become ubiquitous enough that retailer… read more

Arrivals for Foursquare Displays Check-ins on Old-Style Airport Board

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:29:09 +0000

Tired of Foursquare‘s busy roll of check-ins? A new app cuts out all the clutter and shows you exactly where your friends have arrived.

Arrivals for Foursquare is an app based on a concept developed by Toby Barnes for his eight-year-old son to keep track of him while on business… read more

Facebook’s Road to IPO

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:06:51 +0000

2004: First Offers Turned Down

Facebook launches with humble beginnings that most people have seen dramatized in The Social… read more

How You Should Use Google+ for Your Business

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:00:31 +0000

Chris Brogan is the author of the new book, Google+ for Business: How Google’s Social Network Changes Everything.

As a Google+ skeptic (heck, I’m skeptical of all new social media) I was interested to learn more, so I sat down and watched this video where Michael Stelzner of Socialmediaexaminer.com interviewed… read more

Top 10 Free Time Tracking Apps for Freelancers

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Usually two words “freelancer” and “time” go together. Freelancers can’t juggle multiple tasks simultaneously and that’s why we need to allocate time carefully. Time is an essential source of freelancer financial success.

There are lots of web apps that help track time and create reports. If you use one of… read more

5 Ways for Photographers to use an iPad to Jumpstart their Business

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:15:12 +0000

1. Editing On-the-Go

The iPad is never going to replace a desktop computer for photo editing. However, it does come in handy when you are looking to quickly edit a few pictures. I recently traveled home for the holidays. My parents wanted a picture for their Christmas card. I was able to… read more

The Psychology Of Color In Design

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:12:15 +0000

Have you ever wondered why you seem to be getting hungrier while waiting to place your order at a fast food place or why you eat faster than any human should ingest that poison? Have you ever heard of a “power tie” in business?

There are things that excite the human… read more

Daily Inspiration #1043

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:25:56 +0000

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

How To Avoid Hiring The Wrong Person For Your Startup

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:38:29 +0000

Chris Rickborn is the COO and co-founder for Unrabble, a cloud-computing hiring software company that helps busy startups make great hires.

In a startup, hiring a new employee can be a business-changing event. The smaller the organization, the more impact each employee has on its ultimate success.

Don’t get me wrong… read more

Tech Hiring Trends 2012: What You Need to Know [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:45:34 +0000

Job trend reports are pointing to big things for the tech industry, including lots of openings and opportunities for growth. Here’s the lowdown on tech hiring trends.

In 2012, there will be increased demand for mobile app developers, data warehouse analysts and user experience designers.

Consider the number of people… read more

What’s Hot: Pronunciation

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:13:18 +0000

Sometimes the smallest things ignite the most heated arguments, this week we were all asking the question; how do you pronounce “Mac OS X”?

This is the second episode in feature series called ‘What’s Hot’ that will look to give you something interesting to chew on at the end of the… read more

Our favorite tweets of the week Jan 23-Jan 29, 2012

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:36:51 +0000

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Colour Combination Makes a Better Impact in Logo Designing

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:38:53 +0000

It’s undeniable. Branding is the life blood of any business. Even for small businesses, you’ve gotta build brand identity, or be ready for your company to go belly up.
A big part of many company’s brand identity is the logo. It’s like the face of your company…. read more

7 Successful Online Business Opportunities

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:45:19 +0000

7 Successful Online Business Opportunities

Engine Advocacy Turns Tech Nerds Into Political Experts

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:00:34 +0000

How do you turn technology nerds into political experts? That’s the question being asked by Engine Advocacy, a group dedicated to getting “tech startups, entrepreneurs and technologists” involved in shaping public policy.

The goal of Engine Advocacy is “to give entrepreneurial people and businesses a voice in the Washington policy arena… read more

Tech Companies Ramping Up the Green Jobs [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:40:07 +0000

If you’re looking for a new job, but you’re also a friend of the environment, there could be a perfect position for you in the tech sector. More than ever before, tech companies are committed to sustainability — they’re developing greener devices, increasing the life cycle of products and developing… read more

Women Entrepreneurs, Example Not Exception, Video

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:00:23 +0000

View engaging conference lectures, interesting how to discussions, and high quality freelance advice via video here on FreelanceSwitch.

This week we look at Women Entrepreneurs, Example Not Exception by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon. In this inspiring video she gives examples of women entrepreneurs across the world. She argues that women running… read more

Photo Startup Makes It Easy to Create Albums With Friends

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:02:15 +0000

Name: ZangZing

Quick Pitch: Store and share your photos from multiple services in one place.

Genius Idea: Makes it… read more

Sports Blogger Ousted Over False Paterno Tweet

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:14:25 +0000

CBS has shown the door to the blogger who tweeted an erroneous report of legendary Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno’s death last weekend.

Blogger Adam Jacobi wrote on Friday, “I had an awesome 17 months with CBSSports.com. I’m sorry to everyone, most importantly the Paterno family, for how it… read more

Inspire before you Expire, Stunning Pink color Inspired Business cards

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:45:19 +0000

Inspire before you Expire, Stunning Pink color Inspired Business cards

Can Regular Investors Buy a Piece of Facebook?

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:23:27 +0000

Now that it looks like Facebook is (finally!) going to file for an IPO, plenty of potential investors want to know how they can get in on the action.

Mashable is not a financial publication, and we’re not in the business of giving stock market tips. But we can break down… read more

College Sports League to Stream Its Own Content Online

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:09:24 +0000

With television broadcast deals that reach into the billions of dollars, the delivery of college sports as entertainment has long been huge business.

Now the Pacific-12 Conference is aiming to create what would likely be college sports’ largest and most futuristic mode of digital distribution yet — a wholly league-owned… read more

7 Lead Generation Trends For 2012 — What You Need to Do Right Now [SPONSORED]

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:03:28 +0000

This post is brought to you by HubSpot, an inbound marketing software company based in Cambridge, MA, that makes a full platform of marketing software, including marketing automation tools. For more information on sponsored posts, read here.

You decide. Is this 2012 AD or is it 0008 FB — the eighth… read more

Snaps on Maps: Google Wants to Send Photographers Inside Your Business

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:51:41 +0000

Google wants to get all up in your business — but in a good way.

The search giant just unveiled an expansion to its Business Photos program, which aims to put indoor images of businesses on Google Maps and Google Places profiles. The program now has a clear way to hook… read more

Apple CEO Promises to ‘Dig Deeper’ on iPhone Factory Conditions

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:13:43 +0000

Apple CEO Tim Cook has sent an email to employees that addresses allegations surrounding work conditions at its supplies factories, noting that the company “never turns a blind eye to problems in our supply chain.”

According to a report by 9to5mac.com, Cook sent an email to Apple employees following an article… read more

Does Facebook Timeline Make Sense For You?

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:00:01 +0000

I have yet to adopt the new Facebook Timeline interface. I don’t want to. I’m comfortable with using Facebook the way it is, thank-you-very-much. When I found this post on mashable about how to revert back to Facebook classic, I knew I wasn’t alone in wishing some things would… read more

Interview with Freelance Marketer Danny Iny

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:00:10 +0000

Want to boost your profile? Add additional income streams to your freelancing business? Release your own self published book? It’s time to have a chat with author and freelance marketer Danny Iny.

He quit school at the age of fifteen to start his first freelance web design business. The only… read more

Is iOS the Future of the Mac?

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:00:21 +0000

When I used an iPad for the first time, I couldn’t help but think that it felt like the future of computing. The iPad not only impressed me with its beautiful interface, but also delighted me with an effortless user experience. No matter how much I used the device, it… read more

Managing an Organized Freelance Work Schedule

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:57:57 +0000

It takes a lot of time and dedication to build a freelance career. The hours are long, work can be tedious, and often you need to multitask like crazy. But the freedom of release from a regular work schedule can be fantastic.

In this guide I’d like to go… read more

Flashpoint Demo Day a Glimpse of How Entrepreneurs’ Dreams Come True

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:19:57 +0000

A gathering of entrepreneurs in the Bay Area on Thursday offered a window into how ambitious techies’ visions become reality. It started with a presentation from a go-getter named Adam Ghetti.

Dressed casually in a dark tee-shirt, Ghetti stepped to the front a conference room at the Silicon Valley venture… read more

How Brands Can Manage Facebook Comment Overload

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:56:53 +0000

Jason Keath is the CEO of Social Fresh, the leading social media education company for marketers. He works with industry leading brands, agencies and vendors to produce social media conferences and online social media training programs. Follow him on Twitter @jasonkeath.

Human beings are social by nature, and not surprisingly, we… read more

Collaborate On Multimedia Slideshows With Tumblecloud

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:25:33 +0000

Name: Tumblecloud

Quick Pitch: Tumblecloud is a collaborative space for creating multimedia slideshows.

Genius Idea: Drag-and-drop collaboration.

The audio, video… read more

5 Ways to Get Ahead of the Competition at SXSW 2012

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:51:10 +0000

Mark Gilbreath is the co-founder and CEO of LiquidSpace, the mobile application that helps anyone find a great space to work now.

Approaching SXSW for the first time last year, we were not quite sure what to expect. I offered advice on what I know best — staying productive amidst the… read more

Who Has the Best Space Plan: Gingrich, Obama or Romney? [POLL]

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:37 +0000

Forget about presidential politics for a moment. Forget left and right, Republican and Democrat. Forget the GOP primaries and the same tired old debates that have filled the opinion pages for the last four years.

Instead, to determine the next occupant of the White House, try this question on for size:… read more

Sarah Goodwin of The Broken Doll Collective

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:45:19 +0000

Sarah Goodwin of The Broken Doll Collective

Linkedin Business Card Template

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:45:19 +0000

Linkedin Business Card Template

7 Key Tips for Leveraging Big Data

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:51:07 +0000

Dan Kimball is the Chief Marketing Officer of Kontagent, and an advisory board member for AppNation. Follow Dan on Twitter at @dmkimball05.

One of my company’s clients, the CEO of a top social and mobile game publisher, recently commented: “When you’re learning how to ski, you learn pretty quickly that… read more

How One Entrepreneur Is Connecting Celebrities With Their Fans [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:50:54 +0000

After graduating from the famed Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Steve Ellis spent the next decade trying to make it in the music business, while tending bar on the side. According to Ellis, he was one of the… read more

Make Time for YOU – Part Two

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:00:55 +0000

It’s the beginning of the year and things are slow. You are hustling to get work and the work that comes your way you don’t feel you can turn down. By the time summer rolls around, you have been working your butt off and let things—like life outside of… read more

The UX Research Plan That Stakeholders Love

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:35:08 +0000

UX practitioners, both consultants and in house, sometimes conduct research. Be it usability testing or user research with a generative goal, research requires planning. To make sure product managers, developers, marketers and executives (let’s call them stakeholders) act on UX research results, planning must be crystal clear, collaborative, fast and… read more

9 Steps to Starting Your Freelance Web Design Business

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:00:40 +0000

So, you want to be a freelance web designer? Ah, the glamor of it all.

Your own boss, answering only to the call of your creative muse… get up, feel inspired, do some work, go for a walk, laugh knowingly with other freelancers who have also discovered The Secret… read more

Keeping Your Books In Check With LessAccounting

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:00:55 +0000

Accounting is one of those frustrating things that we all have to deal with in business. Recently, I looked at two web-based accounting systems, Crunch and Kashflow, both designed for small businesses with limited IT funds. These systems, along with having low maintenance costs (which usually come in the form… read more

5 Pros and Cons of Freelance Job Marketplaces

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:00:20 +0000

Online job marketplaces are billion dollar businesses today, ducking the recent recession and expanding at a tremendous rate. No wonder then that more and more sites open up every day catering to a small niche of freelancers.

The two biggest general online job marketplaces are Elance and oDesk, but… read more

Guest Post For Small Businesses And Build Your Online Persona

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:37:44 +0000

In this day and age any small business owner should be aware that the greater their online presence, the more likely they are to attract business. On the most basic level this should involve having a commercial website, through which customers can transact. However, there are many things business owners… read more

Creative Uses for QR Codes

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:29:17 +0000

Nowadays we look around and all over the places see QR codes embedded into the ads, buildings, billboards, newspapers, cups, clothes and even into the roads.

The usage of QR (Quick Response) codes in promotional marketing is a great idea and just one more awesome way to engage people… read more

Contactually Prioritizes Contacts and Communication in Email Network

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:08:29 +0000

Name: Contactually

Quick Pitch: Contactually is a proactive personal assistant for your email contacts.

Genius Idea: Contactually automatically prompts… read more

Help me name my design business! + tips on naming yours

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:25:19 +0000

Help me name my design business! + tips on naming yours

Jailbreaking Exemption Law Could Expire Soon

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:02:00 +0000

Protection granted by the U.S. Copyright Office for people who modify their iPhones and other iOS devices so they can install apps not authorized by Apple (known as “jailbreaking”) is set to expire soon. That’s why the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)… read more

European Lawmakers Want “Right to Be Forgotten” on Facebook, Google

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:30:33 +0000

European Internet users may be getting better control over information posted online, thanks to some proposed sweeping reforms lawmakers proposed Wednesday designed to protect digital privacy.

The suggested law calls for a “right to be forgotten” and a “right to data portability.” The former would require Internet companies such as Facebook… read more

Google Thinks I’m a Middle-Aged Man. What About You?

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:06:37 +0000

I’m a woman who is too young to remember the Reagan administration, but Google has me pegged as a middle-aged man.

Given my habit of browsing technology websites, the search engine probably placed me in my father’s demographic a long time ago. But it didn’t break the news to me until… read more

Netflix Rebounds: Adds 220,000 Streaming Subscribers, Beats Street

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:29:55 +0000

Netflix on Wednesday announced it added 220,000 streaming subscribers in the fourth quarter and posted earnings of $0.73 per share and revenues of $876 million, beating Wall Street forecasts.

The figures, which come in the first full quarter in which Netflix’s price increase took effect. The price hike did take… read more

Creating Social Media Logos: 20 Great Examples

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:04:19 +0000

In this fast-paced world of competitive business, internet is undoubtedly the fastest medium of promotion to the masses. One of the most revolutionary contributions of online media is the advent of social media and social networking. The power and influence of blogs and social media platforms have a significant impact… read more

Obama’s State of the Union: Where Was the Tech?

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:17:11 +0000

From what I’ve heard, President Barack Obama is a bit of a gadget nerd. He likes his iPad and his BlackBerry, and fought to keep using the RIM device as he entered the White House in 2009.

Yet, as I listened to his State of the Union-cum-2012 presidential election… read more

The Works of Freelance Illustrator Jack Tempest

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:05:19 +0000

The Works of Freelance Illustrator Jack Tempest

Facebook Ad Service – Your Questions Answered

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:45:19 +0000

Facebook Ad Service – Your Questions Answered

Recycle Your Kid’s Clothing Through the Mail with ThredUp Bags

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:33:12 +0000

Sure, there are parents who responsibly sort their children’s outgrown clothes into boxes for consignment and donations before driving them to appropriate locations. But there would probably be a lot more of them recycling clothes if the process instead involved throwing all items into one big garbage bag and setting… read more

Giveaway: Win a Set of New Business Cards from Next Day Flyers!

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:25:19 +0000

Giveaway: Win a Set of New Business Cards from Next Day Flyers!

Twitter’s Newest Impostor: Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay’s Wife

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:41:39 +0000

Twitter has another celebrity impostor — someone pretending to be actress Stephanie March, wife of chef Bobby Flay.

On Tuesday morning, Flay addressed the many questions swirling around on Twitter regarding the @StephanieCMarch account, which launched Jan. 21 and racked up roughly 1,300 followers before Flay dubbed it inauthentic.

The impostor profile… read more

Why Gary Vaynerchuk Tells it Like it Is [VIDEO]

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:33:15 +0000

Why is author, entrepreneur and social media expert Gary Vaynerchuk so successful? According to the man himself it is because he has out worked everyone else. Self-made success in today’s economy is all about what Vaynerchuk likes to call… read more

How To Deliver Exceptional Client Service

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:02:26 +0000

We often hear companies, including Web agencies, boast about how they provide exceptional client service. But how do they define exceptional?

Consider this scenario. You are hired to design and develop a new website for a retail client. The client loves the design, and the pages you develop use the latest… read more

Get TV Coverage for Your Freelance Business

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:00:19 +0000

Switched on freelancers know that publicity is good for business. Positive press coverage in newspapers, trade magazines and professional journals can raise awareness of your freelance business, create leads and even fill order books.

One way to reach a larger audience with public relations activity is to get television news… read more

60+ Latest Logo Designs for Logo Design Inspiration

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:21:30 +0000

A Logo is a graphical element that, together with its logotype (a uniquely set and arranged typeface) form a trademark or commercial brand. Typically, a logo’s design is for immediate recognition. The logo is one aspect of a company’s commercial brand, or economic or academic entity, and its shapes, colors,… read more

Google Offers Expands to Five New Cities

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:31:43 +0000

Google’s daily deals service, Google Offers, is coming to five new locales: Charlotte, Kansas City, Milwaukee, San Antonio and Tampa.

These five cities bring the total number of locales where Google Offers is available to 38.

Furthermore, this number will soon be 40, as two more cities – Oklahoma City and… read more

How Fancloud Centralizes Sports Talk

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:56:58 +0000

Name: Fancloud

Quick Pitch: Fancloud aggregates the Twitter feeds of more than 2,000 sportswriters from around the country… read more

Instagram Co-Founder, Jobs’ Widow Join Michelle Obama at State of Union

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:44:01 +0000

The prom king and queen of Silicon Valley will be attending the State of the Union address tonight at the U.S. Capitol as guests of First Lady Michelle Obama.

We’re referring to Mike Krieger, co-founder of rapidly growing iPhotography app Instagram and Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of late Apple co-founder… read more

Apple’s First Quarter Earnings: The Unbelievable Numbers

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:28:11 +0000

Apple‘s blowout first quarter was notable for many reasons, not least of which was the company’s record revenues of $46.3 billion.

But the quarter was remarkable for several other reasons as well. Apple, which is known for keeping its affairs close to the vest, released a raft of… read more

Not Lovin’ It: Twitter Users in Revolt Over McDonald’s Promotion [VIDEO]

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:39:48 +0000

A Twitter campaign that was supposed to reveal positive stories from McDonald’s suppliers turned into a nasty hashtag hijacking, as unhappy customers tweeted a variety of unpleasant tales — such as finding fingernails in their food.

The hashtag #McDStories started… read more

Apple Blows Out Q1 Earnings; Sells 37 Million iPhones, 15.4 Million iPads

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:52:41 +0000

Apple handily beat The Street’s estimate for its fiscal first quarter, reporting revenues of $46.3 billion for the quarter and a net profit of $13.87 per share.

That’s beats $39 billion to $43 billion in revenues and $10.19 to $12.01 that analysts were expecting. The company also sold more iPhones and… read more

Time Warner Helps Social TV Startup Bluefin Labs Raise $12 Million in Funding

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:32:20 +0000

Social TV analytics startup Bluefin Labs has raised $12 million in a Series B round of funding, which means the company will be expanding its resources to help TV networks and marketers keep track of how audiences are responding to shows via social media sites.

Time Warner Investments led the round… read more

Formspring Launches an Android App

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:00:20 +0000

Formspring, a 28-million-member platform for asking and answering questions, is launching its first Android app on Tuesday.

From the app, users can ask their friends or specific users questions, answer questions they have been asked and view their news feeds. It’s a screen-by-screen duplicate of the startup’s iPhone app, which it… read more

Why Startup Founders Need to Talk to Their Customers [VIDEO]

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:38:53 +0000

Based on lean startup methodology, Lean Startup Machine is a weekend-long startup competition, as well as a workshop for educating entrepreneurs on lean startup best practices. Founded by NYU business school drop out Trevor Owens, Lean Startup Machine plays host to… read more

Starting a Freelance Business in 2012: Planning Ahead

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:00:41 +0000

Was your New Year’s resolution to start your own freelancing business? We’re five weeks in—how is it going? I found this article on Freelance: UK that got me thinking about financial issues to consider before taking the big freelance leap. Here are some of their suggestions as well as… read more

Logo Design: 36 Emblems & Badges

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:48:41 +0000

Advertise here with BSA

In this post we have 36 well design and emblems & badges. Enjoy!! If you like these logo designs you might also want to check out our previous post below.

28 Clean and Creative Logo Designs

40 Creative Logo Designs

Tokyo Bicycles

Personal Logo V.1

Growcase Simplexity Service

Assembly… read more

Outsourcing Sites for Freelancers

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:44:22 +0000

I’m often asked by others questions like, “Where do you get job leads?” “How do you find clients?” And, “What’s a good source for finding work online?” Those are all pretty tough questions to answer, as there are several different ways to do so. But there are certainly some resources… read more

When One Client Becomes Your Job

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:00:01 +0000

Here’s the scenario: you give up your job to take up freelancing full time. First, you work in grinding drudgery for a while, until you land a sweet client who not only loves your work, but wants you to do more and more, until you find yourself dedicating 40… read more

What Should You Do Before Launching a (Successful) Blog

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:40:33 +0000

In the past few years, the Internet has developed more and more, encompassing new online presences everyday; this can make one think about this amazing trend and when it will present a lower growth ratio. It is practically impossible to state exactly how many websites are being created each year… read more

The New Redesign Rules of the Web

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:00:31 +0000

With the ever-changing landscape that is the internet, web designers and developers are constantly tasked with redesigning some part of the web. Whether it be for our own sites or for those of a client, redesigning is a big part of working in the field right now. For whatever reasons,… read more

Web App Makes Paying with Nine Credit Cards Okay

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:17:03 +0000

Name: Splitable

Quick Pitch: Splitable lets you divide the cost of anything with anyone online.

Genius Idea: Think of… read more

Google Launches Feature to Find Hotels by Travel Time, Landmarks

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:13:03 +0000

Looking for a hotel near the Eiffel Tower, but not too familiar with your Parisian neighborhoods?

Google has unveiled a new feature for its “Hotel Finder” tool, allowing travelers to look for lodging near popular landmarks. The addition is perfect for those looking to narrow their hotel search by how… read more

Effective Ways to Start a Freelance Graphic Design Business

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:05:19 +0000

Effective Ways to Start a Freelance Graphic Design Business

4 Things RIM’s New CEO Can Do to Fix the Company

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:34:08 +0000

Research in Motion, better known as RIM, used to be one of the most dominating smartphone makers in the world. But it’s seen its market share — and reputation — flounder of late. So it wasn’t that surprising that the company finally did what many investors were asking for: get… read more

21 Essential Community Management Resources

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:00:13 +0000

Today is Community Manager Appreciation Day, and we have plenty of resources for those who are managing their own communities.

With a bevy of social spaces to choose from, creating a potent and tight-knit community around a product or brand can seem daunting, even for those experienced in the social… read more

Facebook Spent More than $1 Million on Lobbying in 2011 [REPORT]

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:45:54 +0000

Facebook Inc. contributed $1.35 million to lobby various tech-related efforts last year, breaking the $1 million mark for the first time.

During the last quarter of 2011, Facebook donated $440,000, targeting issues including international regulation of software companies and restrictions on Internet access by foreign governments.

Facebook continually lobbies for online… read more

6 Top Community Managers to Appreciate

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:37:43 +0000

Chrysanthe Tenentes, Community Manager at Foursquare

Part user-generated content, part gamification, Foursquare relies heavily on its community to keep… read more

How to Register Your New Business Name

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:38:16 +0000

You’ve brainstormed, polled your family and friends and conducted some kind of focus group testing. You’ve come up with a cool domain name. Finally, you’ve crossed one of the trickiest hurdles for any new business — finding the right name for your new brand.

But not so fast. Before you… read more

Apple Reaps Criticism From iBooks Author Terms and Conditions

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:23:34 +0000

Beyond the hype and fanfare of last Thursday’s iBooks Author launch, some wannabe authors have been left with a sour taste in the mouth after delving into the terms and conditions of Apple’s new app designed to help newbies create textbooks for the iPad. Anyone who creates a textbook with… read more

25 new business cards – Best of January 2012

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:17:17 +0000

Most Video Conferencing Systems Are Vulnerable to Hackers [VIDEO]

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:04:39 +0000

An IT security professional showed in an independent investigation that the average person with coding knowledge could access the world’s most important boardrooms unnoticed.

Cameras, ideally perched on televisions or desks, can let hackers survey sensitive documents, passwords and financial data… read more

Facebook, Twitter Engineers Tweak Google’s Social Search [VIDEO]

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:31:51 +0000

A team of engineers, drawn from Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, have rebuilt Google to “focus on the user” and re-jigger Google’s recent Search Plus Your World changes, which put results for Google+ pages above sometimes more relevant pages like those on… read more

9 Best Practices for Social Networking in the Workplace

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:18:27 +0000

Maria Ogneva is the head of community at Yammer, where she is in charge of social media, community programs, internal education and engagement. You can follow her on Twitter, her blog, and via Yammer’s Twitter account and company blog.

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably witnessed (or maybe even been… read more

The Ultimate, Expandable Expedition Camera Backpack: f-stop Satori [REVIEW]

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:34:49 +0000

My history of cameras and backpacks goes back a couple of decades to my first year out of high school. It was then that I fell in love with hiking and camping outdoors and the obvious choice to bring along a camera to capture some of that beauty on film…. read more

50 Beautiful Yet Free HTML5 And CSS3 Templates

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:06:24 +0000

HTML5 templates are getting very popular these days because all professional HTML5 templates are compatible to all browsers with its functionality and features, and with the release of HTML5 / CSS3 it has become even more popular among designers because of the additional and great features.

At the moment, HTML5 and… read more

How Sites Like Contently Aim to Help Freelancers Find Work

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:00:13 +0000

I had never heard of the freelance-writing online marketplace Contently until I stumbled across this piece of info from the Wall Street Journal:

Freelance-writing marketplace Contently has raised a $2 million Series A round led by Lightbank. Co-founder Shane Snow said he started the company to help resolve some of… read more

Augmented Reality: the future of digital media

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:36:01 +0000

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USB Drives That Make You Jump Drive For Joy!

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:00:41 +0000

In the Stone Age of computers and digital storage, there were little “floppy disks” that promised holding an entire megabyte of space… although it was really only 978 kilobytes. AOL would send these little plastic disks to every household each and every month, hoping computer users would sign up for… read more

Creative Examples Business Advertisements on Buildings

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:45:19 +0000

Creative Examples Business Advertisements on Buildings

9 Digital Ways to Become a Social Good Hero in 2012

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:15:49 +0000

Scott Henderson is managing director of CauseShift and writes about social impact for the Chronicle of Philanthropy, RallytheCause.com and occasionally for the ableBanking blog.

January is already half-over, so how’s that New Year’s resolution to do more good coming along? If you haven’t made much progress, don’t fret — changing the… read more

BusinessBlog

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:45:19 +0000

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Is It Time to Finally Ditch Your Paper Business Cards?

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:00:39 +0000

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

If you’ve ever returned from a business trip with a stack of business cards, you’ve no doubt wondered — as you’re manually typing in all those names,… read more

11 Ways to get Free Marketing for Your Photography

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:29:03 +0000

One of the challenges of charging for your photography is figuring out how to get clients. You’ve got the technical know-how, but what about the business and marketing side? Strapped for cash and looking for ways to generate buzz about your photography? No problem. Marketing doesn’t have to cost much… read more

Our favorite tweets of the week Jan 16-Jan 22, 2012

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:58:42 +0000

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6 Things to Know Before Starting a Business

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:10:10 +0000

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

An entrepreneur’s life can be a real roller coaster. Having started a few businesses in my career, I thought it would be useful to highlight some of… read more

5 Firefox Add-Ons for Increasing Productivity

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:45:46 +0000

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

The Internet is a black hole of procrastination. It’s a rare occasion when we open up our web browsers and just do work without checking Facebook or… read more

WordPress Productivity Plugins for Your Business Website

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:25:19 +0000

WordPress Productivity Plugins for Your Business Website

CoTweet Gone: Here Are 7 Great Alternatives

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:07:06 +0000

The popular social media management application CoTweet will no longer exist after Feb. 15, but we’ve found 7 free or low-cost alternatives that’ll take its place.

What happened to the free Co-Tweet? The service’s parent company, ExactTarget, announced in a blog post this week that it will soon re-christen CoTweet… read more

How To Close The Books on Your Startup

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:35:29 +0000

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

In the life cycle of an entrepreneur, shutting the doors on a business isn’t necessarily a gloomy situation. The end of one venture often signals the start… read more

Collaborative Documentary Weaves Stories of Egyptian Revolution

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:20:46 +0000

About 400 people gathered in Tahrir Square Thursday to launch a new kind of documentary about the Egyptian revolution.

Instead of putting together a traditional, continuous film, creators of 18DaysInEgypt are asking individuals to submit media they created while living it. Tags those contributors add about the date, their feelings and… read more

3 Social Learning Trends to Watch in 2012

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:11:31 +0000

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

According to the 2011 Training Industry Report from TrainingMag.com, total expenditures in training appear to be increasing. The amount spent on training jumped about 13% from 2010,… read more

StyleSeat Is OpenTable for Beauty Appointments

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:20:28 +0000

Name: StyleSeat

Quick Pitch: Find and book beauty salon appointments online.

Genius Idea: Robust marketing tools that bring salon… read more

The Week That Killed SOPA: A Timeline

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:11:47 +0000

Ladies and gentleman, bid farewell to the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act. They’re both being tabled and sent to legislative limbo. How did that happen when just a few days ago it seemed like debates about the bills only existed online?

Join us for a trip through… read more

Wear a Wi-Fi Hotspot With These Cutting-Edge Cufflinks [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:01:39 +0000

Wish Wi-Fi hotspots would grow on sleeves? A set of cufflinks available at Brookstone serves not only as a decorative man-sessory, it features USB storage — and can even be plugged into a PC to create a Wi-Fi hotspot.

In what could… read more

1000 Business Cards For Free!

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:45:19 +0000

1000 Business Cards For Free!

SOPA: destruction of freedom and small businesses

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:05:19 +0000

SOPA: destruction of freedom and small businesses

Who Did the Most to Bury SOPA? [POLL]

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:55:05 +0000

Ding, dong, the bill is dead — or at the very least buried, even if it may well rise again in another form in a year or so.

Regardless, the withdrawal of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act and the tabling of PIPA (its equivalent in the Senate) Friday marks… read more

What Megaupload Teaches Us About the Cloud, SOPA and Backups

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:31:55 +0000

The raid and subsequent shutdown of file-sharing service Megaupload not only hacked off members of Anonymous, it also underscores one of the inherent vulnerabilities in storing data in the cloud.

Beyond just providing easy TV access to college students without cable, Megaupload and the other sites in its network helped encompass… read more

Daily Inspiration #1036

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:16:43 +0000

How Kodak Squandered Every Single Digital Opportunity It Had

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:35:46 +0000

Kodak has finally formalized what had been expected for years — it’s gone bankrupt. In the past 15 years, digital technology changed photography dramatically, and Kodak, a former heavyweight in the analog film business, got left behind.

That’s the story of Kodak in the broadest of strokes, though it doesn’t capture… read more

The Facebook Bed: Slumbering for Social Networking Fanatics

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:25:22 +0000

For those so obsessed with social networking, behold the Facebook bed.

This concept by Croatian designer Tomislav Zvonarić is only in model form right now, but his creative vision mixes comfort with functionality.

The “F”-shaped bed touts a Facebook-logoed pillow and a comforter with familiar icons, such as Facebook’s birthday notification image…. read more

Could SOPA Rise From the Dead?

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:02:19 +0000

The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act may have been the two most hated bills in recent legislative history and now they’re dead. Or are they?

Congressman Lamar Smith “postponed consideration” of SOPA after the Senate postponed the similar PIPA legalization. Does a postponement mean… read more

RIP SOPA: The Internet Kills Its Attackers

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:18:43 +0000

Be honest: When this week began, how much did you really know about SOPA?

Five days ago, the Stop Online Piracy Act was still a relatively obscure House bill. Sure, your average geek knew what was contained within; Mashable, in common with other tech news sites, had been covering… read more

FindTheBest Mobile Will Instantly Compare Anything

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:08:06 +0000

Whether you’re looking for a daycare, ski resort or smartphone, comparison engine FindTheBest can provide the critical stats. On Friday, the startup will give you better access to this info while you’re on the go with the launch of a new mobile site.

Since going online in August 2010, FindTheBest has… read more