Twitter Link Roundup #184 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, 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 light-hearted look at the the domestic surveillance scandal in the United States, involving the National Security Agency and a program called PRISM.
Lean Business: Save Money, Save the Environment – http://crowdspring.co/11GhnmV
Four Ways Small Businesses Can Benefit From Crowdsourcing – http://crowdspring.co/11LkVEv
Surprise Is One Of The Most Powerful Small Business Marketing Tools – http://crowdspring.co/1bRZCqh
Empower Your Small Business – http://crowdspring.co/1bWqi9C
Identifying Pain is the First Step in a Sales Process – Here’s How | by Mark Suster – http://crowdspring.co/14HWpsZ
4 Things You Must Do to Hire the Perfect Candidate | http://Inc.com – http://crowdspring.co/14HW3ma
What To Do When Your Startup Doesn’t Fail, But Also Doesn’t Succeed | Business Insider – http://crowdspring.co/16jV9Mt
Identifying Pain is the First Step in a Sales Process – Here’s How | by Mark Suster – http://crowdspring.co/14HWpsZ
Surprise Is One Of The Most Powerful Small Business Marketing Tools – http://crowdspring.co/1bRZCqh
Forget the coasts. These VC funds are pouring millions into the Midwest – http://crowdspring.co/12OwZLb
We’re All Too Busy…Missing Amazing Opportunities | by Daniel Burrus – http://crowdspring.co/17kjPsq
Lean Business: Save Money, Save the Environment – http://crowdspring.co/11GhnmV
Mark Cuban Says Dead IPO Market for Small Firms Hurts Competition – http://crowdspring.co/11oJMPr
How to Completely Ruin (or Save) Your Website with Redirects | Moz – http://crowdspring.co/14IwlOu
Lessons From a Startup That Scored $836 Million in VC — and Failed | by Peter Cohan – http://crowdspring.co/13ZiLUk
4 Ways Open Innovation Can Drive Your Business Forward | Forbes – http://crowdspring.co/11JyuEd
How to Redesign Your App Without Pissing Everybody Off | Anil Dash – http://crowdspring.co/17VA2nb
Good interview with HubSpot CEO Brian Halligan about HubSpot and company culture | Business Insider – http://crowdspring.co/14HVTv7
Social Media ROI for Business: Facebook versus LinkedIn | by Daniel Burrus – http://crowdspring.co/11L4ZpH
This is a really smart ad campaign from IBM | PSFK – http://crowdspring.co/17MtNBW
Does Buzzfeed Know the Secret? | New York Magazine – http://crowdspring.co/1bIf7Bb
20 noteworthy campaigns guaranteed to inspire your own digital marketing | Econsultancy – http://crowdspring.co/17glnUf
Mobile Isn’t Just a Screen or Device, It’s About Behavior | Advertising Age – http://crowdspring.co/11jvIdz
Facebook for iOS now supports activity posts – http://crowdspring.co/17X0PQ7
“Valuable marketing campaigns are the result of time and user experience, not media and more media.” – http://crowdspring.co/14J7JFf
44 Fresh Excellent-Quality Free Fonts for Designers | InstantShift – http://crowdspring.co/17gljDK
38 Unique and Memorable Pop up Busines Cards – http://crowdspring.co/16zpPtq
How to Nail the Coveted Flat Design Look (9 Actionable Tips) | PSDFan – http://crowdspring.co/16WWfBF
30 Attention-Grabbing Spot UV Business Cards – http://crowdspring.co/17gmFP8
Making Sense Of Type Classification (Part 2) | Smashing Magazine – http://crowdspring.co/11LLfOJ
35+ Photography Business Cards for Your Inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/19Jtt7P
13 Free Flat Icon Sets – http://crowdspring.co/19RyiMr
30 stunning examples of calendar design – http://crowdspring.co/11LLut4
155+ High Quality Categorized Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials – http://crowdspring.co/19Ry33T
7 Free High-Quality Concrete Wall Textures – http://crowdspring.co/11U1Tjk
2500+ Free Custom Photoshop Shapes | http://inspirationfeed.com – http://crowdspring.co/11jweIt
13 Resources to Design for Bootstrap | Vandelay Design Blog – http://crowdspring.co/13U4iJo
20 Cool Motorcycle Culture Hand Lettering Illustrations – http://crowdspring.co/11LKCoh
31 Creative Purple Business Cards to Inspire You | iBrandStudio – http://crowdspring.co/19RyHyk
The 100 Best Movie Posters of the Past 100 Years – http://crowdspring.co/14s6uKE
45 Absolutely Breathtaking 3D Chalk Art | InstantShift – http://crowdspring.co/11LLrgU
20 sets of free grunge photoshop brushes | 10Steps.SG – http://crowdspring.co/19RxVl1
The design of iOS 7: simply confusing | The Verge – http://crowdspring.co/11sUYcD
40 Illustrations for New Design Ideas and Digital Inspiration | http://DzineBlog.com – http://crowdspring.co/1bNxBjO
What Leap Motion And Google Glass Mean For Future User Experience | Smashing UX Design – http://crowdspring.co/14FXzoY
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
40 Most Brilliant and Creative logo design examples around the world – http://crowdspring.co/11qUG5T
35 Effective Animal Logos | Top Design Magazine – http://crowdspring.co/11GsZq0
44 Fresh Excellent-Quality Free Fonts for Designers | InstantShift – http://crowdspring.co/17gljDK
50 Clever Logo Design Using Initials – http://crowdspring.co/19JtEQr
A Collection of Creative Brain Logo Designs – http://crowdspring.co/11GsJr7
Case Study – Fabule Custom Type Logo | Abduzeedo – http://crowdspring.co/17gmCTs
20 Photoshop HTML5 CSS3 Form Tutorials – http://crowdspring.co/11CGpY6
Using Photos of People in Web Designs: 30 Inspiring Examples – http://crowdspring.co/1bofJfg
18 Detailed Responsive Web Design Tutorials | DJDESIGNERLAB – http://crowdspring.co/11LLo4E
20+ Amazing Web Layout Design Photoshop Tutorials | Design Reviver – http://crowdspring.co/19Ry0Fc
35+ Examples of Full Screen Video Website Designs – http://crowdspring.co/14JWDjk
Has flat design made our sites too simple? | Webdesigner Depot – http://crowdspring.co/11LLxoR
5 Tips For Using Typography On the Web – http://crowdspring.co/11LKOUs
Adapting To A Responsive Design (Case Study) | Smashing Mobile – http://crowdspring.co/11LKO6V
20+ Amazing Web Layout Design Photoshop Tutorials | Design Reviver – http://crowdspring.co/19Ry0Fc
A Roundup of Fresh And Simple Landing Pages – http://crowdspring.co/19RyWcL
What Really Matters in Navigation Bar Usability? | DesignM.ag – http://crowdspring.co/17gli2T
80+ Amazing Photography Website Examples – http://crowdspring.co/11LL2Lx
55+ Awesome jQuery Slider Plugins – Show Off Featured Content! – http://crowdspring.co/11LL1XP
25 Websites with Scrollspy Navigation for Your Inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/11Gt4do
47 Modern Landing Pages Showcasing Inspirational Web Design | SpyreStudios – http://crowdspring.co/11LLlGa
30 Beautiful Yellow Website Designs – http://crowdspring.co/13UoLO3
30+ Free Flat UI Icon Sets | Blog of Francesco Mugnai – http://crowdspring.co/16zpFlK
Must-know facts about responsive design | Webdesigner Depot – http://crowdspring.co/17g8Z6E
Showcase of 40+ Websites Using Fullscreen Background Images – http://crowdspring.co/11U2AJv
19 Minimalist Website Examples | Enfuzed – http://crowdspring.co/17CnRLY
Popular Design Trends for Responsive Navigation | Vandelay Design Blog – http://crowdspring.co/16zo5Ae
New Web Design Trends: Try And Succeed in 2013 | DJDESIGNERLAB – http://crowdspring.co/13UoHxV
30 Tasty Websites with Juicy Colors | Creativeoverflow – http://crowdspring.co/1bNx416
45+ Handy Responsive Web Design Toolbox – http://crowdspring.co/14FXwcM
The 8 most useful Photoshop plugins for web design – http://crowdspring.co/11jvzqz
What Leap Motion And Google Glass Mean For Future User Experience | Smashing UX Design – http://crowdspring.co/14FXzoY
Has flat design made our sites too simple? | Webdesigner Depot – http://crowdspring.co/11LLxoR
Adapting To A Responsive Design (Case Study) | Smashing Mobile – http://crowdspring.co/11LKO6V
30+ Free Flat UI Icon Sets | Blog of Francesco Mugnai – http://crowdspring.co/16zpFlK
What Leap Motion And Google Glass Mean For Future User Experience | Smashing UX Design – http://crowdspring.co/14FXzoY
50 Faces in Everyday Objects | TwistedSifter – http://crowdspring.co/11yRjt
Cheetahs’ Secret Weapon – A Tight Turning Radius | NYT – http://crowdspring.co/1bE9vrJ
Oxford English Dictionary Adds ‘Crowdsourcing,’ ‘Big Data’ – http://crowdspring.co/1bEbJao
Stop complaining about fruit prices in the U.S. They’re outrageous in Japan – http://crowdspring.co/11Q3K4J
Marriott tries crowdsourcing hotel of the future – http://crowdspring.co/1bWsCgG
The Distinct, Positive Impact of a Good Dad | The Atlantic – http://crowdspring.co/17eZ80U
Tap It: The NSA Slow Jam – http://crowdspring.co/11YjwyA
Balloon-powered internet from Google. Creative solution to a big rural problem – http://crowdspring.co/11DogVS
I hope you enjoy these links! Please leave a comment and let me know what you liked/didn’t like.
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