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.
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