The psychology of design: John Roa shares a look inside AKTA
“The cruel truth is that I’m not even a designer today,” said John Roa, founder of AKTA design studio. But if he was never a designer, then what made AKTA one of Chicago’s most sought-after design studios, and Roa one of Chicago’s most influential entrepreneurs? Roa’s journey was riddled with successes, failures and a carefully [...]... Read More
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Are Social Networks Changing The Way We Think About Ourselves? (INFOGRAPHIC)
BY: Corey CummingsAre we all social networking narcissists? According to a recent infographic released by PsychologyDegree.net, social networking has not only taken over our time but also changed how we think about ourselves.
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RidePost Pulls Social Ridesharing Into The Mainstream
BY: Corey CummingsSouth Carolina startup RidePost is looking to bring an affordable transportation alternative into the mainstream with the beta launch of its new ridesharing service this month.
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Smarter Handsets Aren’t Necessarily Better Phones: Report
BY: Jon ChristianThe dissonant implication of Pew’s findings is that powerful, expensive handsets are not necessarily serving as better phones
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StartupStay Lets Entrepreneurs Crash On Each Others’ Couches
BY: Jon ChristianA new project aims to find places for traveling entrepreneurs to stay, in exchanges that it says will trade in ideas, connections and social capital rather than cash.
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Planana Makes Sure Your Event Has Guests
BY: Jesse BoumanPlanana is a social events promotion tool that leverages guests’ social networks and rewards them for sharing to their social networks.
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YouTube Aims To Protect Activists With Face Blurring Option
BY: Jon ChristianThis week Youtube started to offer automatic face blurring which the Google-owned site connected to human rights concerns as well as routine privacy precautions.
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UpTo: The Future Is Unwritten (But Let’s Plan Ahead, Okay?)
BY: Jon ChristianFoursquare and Twitter are well and good, according to Schwartz, but without planning ahead, meetup opportunities will necessarily be limited, unless you’re checking your phone all the time — another faux pas in some circles.
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Users Prefer Google+, But Aren’t Leaving Facebook: Report
BY: Jon ChristianConsumers are more satisfied with Google+. But what Facebook lacks in love, it makes up for in inertia.
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Former Exec: Match.com Treats LGBT Users “Dismissively”
BY: Jon ChristianLGBT users are an afterthought in the mainstream online dating industry, says former Match.com executive Frank Mastronuzzi
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New App ChurchMint Parting The Seas of SermonAudio.com
BY: Irina PapucMove over SermonAudio: there’s a new app in town, Churchmint, and this one promises to do more than just deliver church sermons on mobile devices.
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In The Internet Age, Snuggling Becomes A Commodity
BY: Irina PapucAre we desperate enough to resort to paying a complete stranger to snuggle with us? If so, Jackie Samuels, the social work graduate student charging $1 per minute for you to cuddle with her, may be onto something.
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At Maker Camp, Kids Stay Home And Attend Online With Google+
BY: Jon ChristianAn online summer camp by MAKE Magazine sounds like a blast – especially the Coke and Mentos part – but the social aspect still rings a little hollow.
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Socialrithmic Asks: When, What, And How Should You Post?
BY: Jon ChristianSocialrithmic is the latest entrant to the growing field of social media optimization, the counterpart to SEO that brings an analytic approach to social engagement with brands and customers.
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Traxo Beefs Up Social Travel, Gives Targeted Deals To Deserving Globetrotters
BY: Corey CummingsApart from implementing a sleek new design, the Dallas-based travel service has moved from being a robust traveler information keeper to a full fledged globetrotting social network.
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70% Of All Fortune 500 CEOs Have No Presence On Social Networks
BY: Lindsay ONealWith an increasing number of companies embracing the social world, CEO.com asked the question, “What about the chief executive officers?”
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Surprisingly, they found that with the exception of LinkedIn — Fortune 500-CEOs lagged far behind the general population in terms of social media participation. -
Newark Mayor Raises $1.75M For #Waywire, A Social News Startup For Millennials
BY: Jon ChristianNewark mayor Cory Booker is helming a social news startup that he says will give voice to the Millennial generation – and democratize how media is shared and consumed.
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Ticketing Service Tikly Aims To Respect Bands, Venues
BY: Jon ChristianWhat Tikly is trying to fight, in essence, is the idea the interests of a ticketing agency need to be at odds with the goals of independent artists.
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Bake Your New Neighbors Cookies, And Invite Them To Nextdoor
BY: Jon ChristianNextdoor co-founder Nirav Tolia said that many users want to reclaim the intimate social connections associated with physical spaces.
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What Kind Of Marketing Is Right For Your Business? Social Vs. Traditional [Infographic]
BY: Lindsay ONealThis infographic illustrates the cost and reach comparisons of traditional media advertising with social media marketing.
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A $1.2 Billion Lesson In Branding From Yammer’s CPO: Be Unforgettable
BY: Lindsay ONealWhile much can be said on the reasons behind Yammer’s success, one has to wonder if the network would have seen as much traction if they would have stuck to their original name, “Workfeed.”
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CityMaps Now Charting The Chicago Area
BY: Corey CummingsAfter adding Boston last week, social mapping startup CityMaps has now expanded the service into the Chicago area.
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How Entering A Twitter Contest Led To A $1 Million Investment
BY: Lindsay ONealWhen Stacey and Scott Ferreira responded to Sir Richard Branson’s Twitter contest, the two entrepreneurs never could have guessed how their 140-character entry would change their life and their startup’s course forever.
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Bright Aims To Be The OkCupid Of Job Hunting
BY: Jon ChristianBright.com launched with a splash Tuesday, and it seems to have taken some cues from the world of online dating.
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Pearl: Probably Not A Quora-Killer
BY: Jon ChristianExpert query service JustAnswer, which rebranded as Pearl, and Quora both answer questions, but that’s where the similarity ends.
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Screw Affiliate Links: Get Paid To Pin With Pinbooster
BY: Kathryn HoughWhat if you could bypass the affiliate system altogether and still get paid by the pin directly from brands?
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