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In this week’s Top Comments, we’ve focused in on the controversial discussion over Adobe’s recent subscription pricing announcement. Does the new subscription-based model benefit freelancers, hobbyists, or professionals? When we first posted the story on our Facebook page, the general reaction to the news was extremely negative. Eventually, however, those who have been using the Creative Cloud Suite began to speak up and explained that the benefits actually outweigh the negativesAdobe…
Name: Gittip
One-Liner Pitch: Gittip is a cash gift platform for professionals and groups to fund each other’s work.
Why It’s Taking Off: Open-source software communities have adopted Gittip as a way to show appreciation for each others’ work, and it’s possible other communities could benefit from peer-to-peer cash…
Small business owners and entrepreneurs who use Twitter only as a marketing tool for their businesses are missing out. The microblogging service can also be a huge resource for them in the day-to-day operation of their business. However, business owners must know the right accounts to follow in order to benefit from all that Twitter can offer
Here are 10 Twitter accounts that every small business owner and entrepreneur should be sure to follow.
Even though you can…
Have you always wanted to meet Tim Cook? Those dreams can now become a reality — if you happen to have $90,000, that is.
A posting on the site Charity Buzz is offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sit down and have coffee with Cook at Apple’s headquarters to the highest bidder.
The experience will be for two people, and will last between 30 minutes and an hour. All of the auction’s proceeds will benefit the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights.
Bidding has currently gotten up to…
Charging it will offer a “superior value for Sprint shareholders,” Dish Network on Monday announced it was making a $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel.
Dish is offering Sprint shareholders $17.3 billion in cash plus $8.2 billion in stock. Dish’s bid of $7 a share is a 12.5% premium over Sprint’s closing price on Friday. However, Monday morning Sprint’s shares were up about 15% to $7.18 on the news. Dish’s bid comes as Japan’s SoftBank in October agreed to buy a 70% stake in Sprint
“The Dish…
Sound the alarm, the Internet has a new meme that’s about to take off. Internet, meet hadouken. Hadouken, welcome, we hope you stay awhile — ‘cuz you are uh-mazing
The meme’s spark was kindled in Japan when schoolgirls started posting pictures of themselves throwing balls of lightning at each other, Street Fighter-style. And that’s all there is to it. Imgur user grimlockt then kindly pointed it out to the rest of us so we could all benefit from a new photo trend
So make sure to jump on this…
Apple has donated $2.5 million to the American Red Cross to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief, 9to5Mac reports citing an internal company memo.
“For the past week, our thoughts have been with those affected by Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath. And Apple employees and customers the world over have raised millions of dollars toward the relief effort so far. But we can always do more. That’s why, on behalf of all our employees, Apple is making a donation of $2.5 million to the American Red…
Earlier this year, a HubSpot study found that when it comes to generating leads, LinkedIn is 277% more effective than Twitter and Facebook. What people are having trouble grasping, though, is how.
Email marketing has come a long way in just the past few years, but with all the fancy new functionality brands are utilizing, you know what’s kind of funny? A well-written plain text email can perform just as well, if not better, than a highly designed email with tons of bells and whistles. In fact, no matter how fancy your marketing emails look, if they’re devoid of well-written content, your subscribers will stop opening and start deleting your messages, and your list will quickly…
When you have a small business, chances are that you will not pay attention to a social marketing aspect known as search engine optimization or SEO. The concept of SEO is ideal for small businesses as they usually cater to specialized niches.
As these businesses do not have the hassle of bureaucratic interference, they can adapt to change, connect and respond to their consumer base easily. Although, search engine optimization can be done within the company, it is a smart idea to hire a SEO…
