Twitter Link Roundup #207 – 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 image above is a very creative ad for Nike.

New research casts doubts on the benefits of open offices. Here are 5 things you can do to avoid problems – crowdspring.co/1cDmk8z

New Years Resolutions For Small Businesses and Startups – crowdspring.co/1cC7HmZ

NSF study shows > 90% of US businesses view copyright, patent and trademark as “not important” – crowdspring.co/19TypXt

Small business and the Affordable Care Act: It’s Here! – crowdspring.co/1a00oBp

Stop Spending Time With Toxic People | Business Insider – crowdspring.co/19TACCk

“Silence is for the weak” | The Circle Blog – crowdspring.co/1iiz86r

Growth versus capital efficiency (good read for entrepreneurs) – crowdspring.co/1bLmEhW

New Years Resolutions For Small Businesses and Startups – crowdspring.co/1cC7HmZ

New research casts doubts on the benefits of open offices. Here are 5 things you can do to avoid problems – crowdspring.co/1cDmk8z

An awesome overview of the Chicago tech scene – crowdspring.co/1krnniz

Managing a Startup Isn’t Different – Don’t Re-invent Everything – crowdspring.co/JAZ4Od

True Leaders Focus On Leading, Not Job Titles – crowdspring.co/1lxBRLU

The Saddest SaaS Pricing Pages of the Year – crowdspring.co/1cN4ZGX

“Silence is for the weak” | The Circle Blog – crowdspring.co/1iiz86r

T-Mobile CEO: “This industry blows,” biggest carriers offer “horsesh**” | Ars Technica – crowdspring.co/1fejgUP

Stop Spending Time With Toxic People | Business Insider – crowdspring.co/19TACCk

Why 70-80% of VCs do harm | VentureLynx – crowdspring.co/1cQo8HS

Tech Angels Cross The $1Billion Mark In 2013 | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1fehao1

The Four Stages of Disruption | Re/code – crowdspring.co/1cN4HzJ

Amazon’s Current Employees Raise the Bar for New Hires – crowdspring.co/1fduDMI

The Dangerous Rise of “Entrepreneurship Porn” | Morra Aarons-Mele Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/JEtYpu

“Chicago is now ranked as one of the top ten cities in the world for starting a company” | The Economist – crowdspring.co/19TzjmX

Tech Is Hiring More Women Than Men | Business Insider – crowdspring.co/Kdalon

Five mobile predictions for 2014 | Econsultancy – crowdspring.co/KxuSor

Profiting From A Collaborative Economy | Forbes – crowdspring.co/1a1Q9wj

Why Startups Hire Their Own Lawyers | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1dJTHrm

To Raise Productivity, Let More Employees Work from Home | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/19TzMWd

The Intersection of Intelligence and Arrogance | Management Psychology Group – crowdspring.co/KdbagV

NSF study shows > 90% of US businesses view copyright, patent and trademark as “not important” – crowdspring.co/19TypXt

Small business and the Affordable Care Act: It’s Here! – crowdspring.co/1a00oBp

Six Things Every CMO Should Be Watching This Year | Forbes by David Armano – crowdspring.co/1fdtXHk

Before and After: 11 Taglines That Brands Wisely Revamped – crowdspring.co/1dJQYyh

Tesla vs. Target: Which CEO Wrote the Better Open Letter? – crowdspring.co/Kd9Mem

Very creative Nike ad – crowdspring.co/1kdVRoL

Facebook Data Scientists Prove Memes Mutate And Adapt Like DNA | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1iiDUAZ

The Conversation about Denny’s and the BCS title game is missing a key ingredient: did it many ANY difference – crowdspring.co/1cPDRaj

The New York Times Embraces ‘Organic’ Ad Strategy | Digiday – crowdspring.co/1bLqhV7

Five mobile predictions for 2014 | Econsultancy – crowdspring.co/KxuSor

Is “social media” becoming simply another advertising channel for traditional advertising? @adcontrarian says “yes” – crowdspring.co/1eq6624

The Saddest SaaS Pricing Pages of the Year – crowdspring.co/1cN4ZGX

TL;DR might be misleading. Tons of content is simply crap and not worthwhile, says Seth Godin – crowdspring.co/1fdtKE0

A Look Back at the Popular Web Design Trends from 2013 – crowdspring.co/1cCcfto

Free Fonts – New Fonts for Designers | Graphic Design Junction – crowdspring.co/1cCbwZo

The best design articles from 2013 | Creative Nerds – crowdspring.co/1cCbv7D

Illustrator Tutorial: How to Create a Zippo Lighter | InstantShift – crowdspring.co/1fVMjZM

Impressive Typography illustrations That You’ll Want To See – crowdspring.co/1fVLK1Z

Using Space to Create a Simple and Effective Design | Designmodo – crowdspring.co/1cCclkJ

Showcase of Fresh Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials – crowdspring.co/1cJfzyA

Design to the nines and the rule of thirds | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/1cJgxer

Best product design of 2013 | Inspired Magazine – crowdspring.co/1cJ4uh1

Design Tutorials Greatest Hits 2013 – crowdspring.co/1cJ6m9z

70 Best Web Design Tutorials of 2013 | 1stwebdesigner – crowdspring.co/1cJ4eyD

Fresh Resources for Designers and Developers — January 2014 – crowdspring.co/KxoMEH

The 17 Most Amazing User Interfaces Of The Year | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/1dJYuJt

Free Photoshop Brushes, Styles and Patterns En Masse | noupe – crowdspring.co/1cCbIHV

Top 10 Must Have Freebies From 2013 | Design You Trust – crowdspring.co/KxvBG7

8 Free Fonts Perfect for Clean Web Design – crowdspring.co/1a1P2gc

Beautiful Free Flat Icons Set | Graphic Design Junction – crowdspring.co/1dJYbhM

Creative Handwriting Lettering Typography Examples | Graphic Design Junction – crowdspring.co/1fVLIHe

40+ Most Useful, Free And Detailed PSDs With Open Layers – crowdspring.co/1cCcZPm

15 Gorgeous Sets With Hundreds Of Fresh Flat Designed Icons – crowdspring.co/1fVL4d2

20 Brilliant Photoshop Video Tutorials to Improve Your Skills – crowdspring.co/1fVLnEu

An evolution of innovative, technologically advanced pizza boxes – crowdspring.co/1cCcLaU

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

Free Fonts – New Fonts for Designers | Graphic Design Junction – crowdspring.co/1cCbwZo

Logo Design: Handwritten | Abduzeedo – crowdspring.co/1bLrgVg

6 Famous Logos That Leverage Inconsistent Design | Design Shack – crowdspring.co/1cJ6Cp3

Trends and Predictions: How the Future Looks Like for Web Design in 2014 | InstantShift – crowdspring.co/KxpHoo

A Look Back at the Popular Web Design Trends from 2013 – crowdspring.co/1cCcfto

Web Design 2014: What to Watch Out For | Webdesigntuts+ crowdspring.co/KxvlHe

70 Beautiful Pictogams (Free Icons) for UI Design | Graphic Design Junction – crowdspring.co/1cJfDOO

Why We Still Need Web-safe Fonts – crowdspring.co/KxpTUP

40 Web Designs with Beautiful Creative Typography – crowdspring.co/1cCcsNj

Fresh Resources for Designers and Developers — January 2014 – crowdspring.co/KxoMEH

35 Website Layouts using Flat Illustrated Graphics and Icons | SpyreStudios – crowdspring.co/1cJ3Ujx

30 Grey & Silver Website Layouts for Design Inspiration | SpyreStudios – crowdspring.co/1cCd6dG

Beautifully Presented e-Commerce Websites – crowdspring.co/1cCbYXC

50 sensational freebies for web designers, December 2013 | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/1cCchlb

Discover The 10 Best & Impressive Responsive Design Websites – crowdspring.co/1fVL90i

13 Beautiful Examples of White Type in Web Design – crowdspring.co/1cJ4y0j

60 Top jQuery Plugins of 2013 | Design You Trust – crowdspring.co/1cCc7dF

8 Free Fonts Perfect for Clean Web Design – crowdspring.co/1a1P2gc

45 Must-Have Chrome Extensions For Web Designers & Developers – crowdspring.co/1cCbCA5

20+ Best jQuery Plugins of 2013 | Crazyleaf Design Blog – crowdspring.co/1fVKLyR

Responsive Design Websites for Inspiration | Graphic Design Junction – crowdspring.co/1fVLv71

Award Winning Websites Design | Graphic Design Junction – crowdspring.co/1fVM4xG

15 Latest CSS Tools for Web Designers and Developers – crowdspring.co/1cCbkcx

15 Gorgeous Sets With Hundreds Of Fresh Flat Designed Icons – crowdspring.co/1fVL4d2

40 Web Designs with Beautiful Creative Typography – crowdspring.co/1cCbr86

40 Mobile Game App Website Layouts using Creative Designs – crowdspring.co/1bLrhsh

30 Free And High Quality Android Icon Sets – crowdspring.co/1dJYdq4

The 21 Best-Designed Apps Of 2013 | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/1bLrzzy

7 Reasons the TSA Sucks [written by the head of security for the world’s safest airport] – crowdspring.co/19TybPZ

The Year in Apple and Technology at Large – crowdspring.co/Kdckci

Stop Spending Time With Toxic People | Business Insider – crowdspring.co/19TACCk

Phenomenal New York Times Slideshow … 2013: The Year in Pictures – crowdspring.co/1bLlD9R

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