Twitter Link Roundup #168 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account, I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design, web design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

The video above is a look at some of the crazy (and fun) things people do to have fun and entertain. Some pretty incredible and inspiring examples.

Productivity On the Go: 10 Apps to Help You do Business! – http://crowdspring.co/139Lx8d

Study Reveals Brand Marketers Mostly Clueless And Inept At Localization – http://crowdspring.co/XuQiBU

How to Make a Landing Page That C.O.N.V.E.R.T.S. – Conversion Tips and Examples | KISSmetrics Blog – http://crowdspring.co/Xzh1NV

How To Treat Your Employees | TechCrunch – http://crowdspring.co/XA39mg

6 Secret (Until Now!) Laws of Business – http://crowdspring.co/15T9H6j

Surprise! 5 Startup Costs You Might Not Have Thought About – http://crowdspring.co/XFSA4p

Productivity On the Go: 10 Apps to Help You do Business! – http://crowdspring.co/139Lx8d

How To Rewire Your Brain for Positivity and Happiness | The Buffer blog – http://crowdspring.co/15ReJQR

How to find and get the most out of an entrepreneurial mentor | CNET News – http://crowdspring.co/15AGehp

The Best Cities For Women Entrepreneurs? It Takes A Lot More Than Promise | Forbes – http://crowdspring.co/XIztUf

What makes a great startup | Solve for Interesting – http://crowdspring.co/XuzKdj

What “Disrupt” Really Means | TechCrunch – http://crowdspring.co/15HxcPA

3 Things I Did Wrong with My Last Startup – http://crowdspring.co/15N4i0q

The 7 Myths of Lean and How Analytics Can Help – http://crowdspring.co/15JPUGv

Startups, Throw Out Your Financial Models: The Argument For Lean Modeling | Forbes – http://crowdspring.co/XDAAVc

Rehearsing failure, rehearsing success – http://crowdspring.co/15N69Cu

The depressing math behind consumer-facing apps – http://crowdspring.co/15JQ4NR

More founders reject VC money | Crain’s New York Business – http://crowdspring.co/XG0OJS

Don’t Tell Me Your History In Chronological Order | Feld Thoughts – http://crowdspring.co/15HzEFG

6 Secret (Until Now!) Laws of Business – http://crowdspring.co/15T9H6j

Don’t Spend More Money Than You’re Bringing In | Sprouter Blog – http://crowdspring.co/15QNpSM

Startup identity & the sadness of a successful exit – http://crowdspring.co/15QNfuC

The Non-Entrepreneur’s Guide to Startup Funding | Forbes – http://crowdspring.co/Xu0f2C

Building an audience for first-time entrepreneurs – http://crowdspring.co/XGEBrZ

The Difference Between Apple HQ And Google HQ Says It All | Business Insider – http://crowdspring.co/XFRjui

How To Treat Your Employees | TechCrunch – http://crowdspring.co/XA39mg

The Truth About Founder Burnout – http://crowdspring.co/XDUCPp

5 Influential CEOs Weigh in What Makes a Good Leader | Entrepreneur – http://crowdspring.co/XGEk8m

5 Customer Experience Metrics Every Successful Company Tracks | The Buffer blog – http://crowdspring.co/XG6UKj

Play by your own rules – http://crowdspring.co/XBVwfn

When culture turns into policy – http://crowdspring.co/15BHHUI

An MBA is a complete waste of time and money for anyone who wants to create or join a startup – http://crowdspring.co/XuQtNE

Venture Capital Returns – http://crowdspring.co/XuPME1

The Rise of the Female Investor | WSJ – http://crowdspring.co/XzbwP3

From Crowdsourcing to Crowdstorming | HuffPost – http://crowdspring.co/15HxMNh

Is Twitter Really Worth $10 Billion? – http://crowdspring.co/XF8UiQ 

How to Make a Landing Page That C.O.N.V.E.R.T.S. – Conversion Tips and Examples | KISSmetrics Blog – http://crowdspring.co/Xzh1NV

When to Sell Your Company | Medium – http://crowdspring.co/XuzUl5

When people get confused about “BS metrics” – http://crowdspring.co/XL1t9U

“if you really want to dilute your ownership stake quickly, then assume that your vision is perfect.” http://crowdspring.co/XFQqSm 

Fully Distributed Teams: are they viable? – http://crowdspring.co/XtZVkd

The Yahoo memo and Marissa Mayer’s big innovation gamble | The Washington Post http://crowdspring.co/XFRDsX

3 Ways Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer Did Us A Huge Favor | Fast Company – http://crowdspring.co/15NBFAh

No more remote work at Yahoo – http://crowdspring.co/XAYSis

Good example of how bad data can lead to bad decisions … Marissa Mayer Is No Fool | Michael Schrage – HBR – http://crowdspring.co/XDMGNZ

Yahoo CEO Mayer Now Requiring Remote Employees to Not Be (Remote) | AllThingsD – http://crowdspring.co/XuOFEr

3 Neuromarketing Considerations For Landing Page Optimization – http://crowdspring.co/XC099a

18 Meta Tags Every Webpage Should Have in 2013 | iAcquire Blog – http://crowdspring.co/15BIcOA

Selling Out Or Growing Up? Why Paid Social Media Is Set To Surge | Forbes – http://crowdspring.co/XDxu3r

5 Ways Brands Are Cutting Out Agencies | Digiday – http://crowdspring.co/YEkdYu

The Insanely Profitable Page You Likely Aren’t Using – http://crowdspring.co/XFROV9

Why CMOs Fail: 60% Blame The Company – http://crowdspring.co/WikuW7 

Building an audience for first-time entrepreneurs – http://crowdspring.co/XGEBrZ

5 Customer Experience Metrics Every Successful Company Tracks | The Buffer blog – http://crowdspring.co/XG6UKj

17 (mostly failed) Brand Tweets From The Oscars – http://crowdspring.co/15JHIpA

Weak … Why Price Will Always Trump Brand And Why It Shouldn’t Matter To Marketers | Forbes – http://crowdspring.co/XFYi6n

Data and Analysis on Oscar TV ads and Social (they missed the mark) – http://crowdspring.co/YuET8D

Overreaching quite a bit? … Publishers Poised to Become the New Agencies – http://crowdspring.co/XBZ55e

The Courage to Advertise Without Female Stereotypes – http://crowdspring.co/VJc7QS

You can’t change everything or everyone, but you can change the people who matter – http://crowdspring.co/15T8Tyj

How to Make a Landing Page That C.O.N.V.E.R.T.S. – Conversion Tips and Examples | KISSmetrics Blog – http://crowdspring.co/Xzh1NV

Publishers: Here’s Why Your Display Ads Are Getting Trounced By Social and Search | Advertising Age – http://crowdspring.co/XuQf98

The Incredible Shrinking Ad | The Atlantic – http://crowdspring.co/XuQAc4

Study Reveals Brand Marketers Mostly Clueless And Inept At Localization – http://crowdspring.co/XuQiBU

Look out. Mobile is now dinging your web strategy. | Thought Gadgets – http://crowdspring.co/XzgADb

Advertisers Must Be Inventors | Winston Binch – Harvard Business Review – http://crowdspring.co/15Hys5p

It’s Time to Re-Invent Advertising – http://crowdspring.co/15HrTzI

Here’s How You Buy Your Way Onto The New York Times Bestsellers List | Forbes – http://crowdspring.co/15FceAU

New Data Supports the Case for More Twitter Automation – http://crowdspring.co/XuUoKv

12 Easy and Essential Desk Exercises for Designers | PelFusion – http://crowdspring.co/15JS8Wb

20+ Free Amazing Photoshop CS6 Tutorials – http://crowdspring.co/XB2eSG

Full Color Business Cards Inspiration – 37 Examples – http://crowdspring.co/15JTnES

32 Free Modern And Sans Serif Fonts | NaughtyDesigner – http://crowdspring.co/15JWYTn

How To Rewire Your Brain for Positivity and Happiness | The Buffer blog – http://crowdspring.co/15ReJQR

30 Creative Icon Design Photoshop Tutorials | NaughtyDesigner – http://crowdspring.co/15JUg08

55 Brand New Adobe Photoshop Actions for 2013 – http://crowdspring.co/15JVk48

50+ Stunning Motion Graphics Videos That Will Inspire You – http://crowdspring.co/XB6hhK

65+ Photoshop Crack Brushes – Add Cool Cracking Effects – http://crowdspring.co/XB3XYn

Wednesday Inspiration: Textured Typography – http://crowdspring.co/XB612o

Exciting Showcase of Chic Black Business Card Designs – http://crowdspring.co/XB5vRW

15 Amazing Adobe Photoshop Tutorials | Silky Designs – http://crowdspring.co/15JXocx

40 Typography Designs For Type Fanatics | Top Design Magazine – http://crowdspring.co/15JVh8y

A Collection of High Resolution Stain Texture for your Design – http://crowdspring.co/XB2ZLq

40 Remarkable Examples Of Typography Design #10 – http://crowdspring.co/XB1AVo

A Showcase of 30 Beautifully Designed Wedding Invitations | Creativeoverflow – http://crowdspring.co/YBBZLO

20 Beautiful Wood Fonts for your Inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/Xgbj6u

35 Awesome Swirl and Ribbon Photoshop Brushes | Speckyboy – http://crowdspring.co/15JS0G6

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – http://bit.ly/1ySfi

Legal Contracts for Graphic Designers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – http://bit.ly/XTLkS

Retro Branding | Webdesigner – Depot http://crowdspring.co/XB1ddh

20 Beautiful Wood Fonts for your Inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/Xgbj6u

Logo Design Process Start To Finish – http://crowdspring.co/XB3QM8

40 Stunning Logos Inspired by Nature | Creativeoverflow – http://crowdspring.co/15JVcBO

40 Best and Creative LOVE themed logo designs for your inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/XB3MMC

32 Free Modern And Sans Serif Fonts | NaughtyDesigner – http://crowdspring.co/15JWYTn

3 Neuromarketing Considerations For Landing Page Optimization – http://crowdspring.co/XC099a

50 Web Layout Photoshop Tutorials | NaughtyDesigner – http://crowdspring.co/YBC1U2

Responsive Navigation: Optimizing for Touch Across Devices – http://crowdspring.co/XB2e5j

10 Wireframing Tools for Increased Productivity – http://crowdspring.co/XB2VLN

30 Beautiful Landing Pages Optimized for Converting Visitors into Users – http://crowdspring.co/15JVf0n

30 Creative Icon Design Photoshop Tutorials | NaughtyDesigner – http://crowdspring.co/15JUg08

40+ Beautifully Illustrated Websites | GoMediaZine – http://crowdspring.co/15JVmJr

20 Beautiful Examples of Big Images in Web Design – http://crowdspring.co/15JUbtg

Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us – http://crowdspring.co/XH68JW

Can’t Focus at Work? Your Diet May Be to Blame – http://crowdspring.co/YFmQt5

The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food | NYT – http://crowdspring.co/15LcLBr

5 Unexpected Factors That Change How We Forecast The Future – http://crowdspring.co/XFYXVi 

How Crowdsourcing Could Save the Department of Energy | Greentech Media – http://crowdspring.co/Wtzjjn

The Absolute Moron’s Guide to the Sequester – http://crowdspring.co/Wghcme

How To Rewire Your Brain for Positivity and Happiness | The Buffer blog – http://crowdspring.co/15ReJQR

Top 10 Things I Learned From Day 2 of TED – http://crowdspring.co/XFSnhv

India’s massive corruption is testing the strength of its democracy – http://crowdspring.co/YQVxfe

Apple in India: a lost opportunity? – http://crowdspring.co/XBZjcA

Seth MacFarlane’s $2 Billion Family Guy Empire | Fast Company – http://crowdspring.co/15JWUTw

Sony Bets On The Past, Forfeits the Future | Forrester Blogs – http://crowdspring.co/XtZQgs

Daily Report: Barnes & Noble Weighs Its E-Reader Investment – http://crowdspring.co/XBvTez

Oscar-nominated editors clear up the biggest category misconception – http://crowdspring.co/XzhqzR

Why I chose Rdio over Spotify – http://crowdspring.co/XjngIo

Beautiful and Inspiring Workspaces – http://crowdspring.co/15JSgoO

I hope you enjoy these links! Please leave a comment and let me know what you liked/didn’t like.