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http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/08/turntable-addiction/ Editor’s Note : This guest post written by former TechCrunch writer Steve Poland ( @popo ). His last post was Twitter And Facebook Turn Everyone Into An Affiliate Marketer . Signing up for Twitter at South by Southwest 2007, I can remember those feelings of “Wow, this is going to be big.”

The New Early-Adopter Addiction: Turntable

http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2011/05/14/the-7-social-media-marketing-essentials-for-brands/

The 7 Social Media Marketing Essentials for Brands - TNW Social Media

Social media is changing in front of our eyes. It’s still a very new discipline but companies and brands are embracing it across the board in a number of ways. It can be easy to become distracted by all the new technologies and some people don’t know where to start or how to make a difference with their social media marketing.

Startups with Co-founders rather than a single founder more likely to succeed - TNW Entrepreneur

http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2011/05/23/startups-with-co-founders-rather-than-a-single-founder-more-likely-to-succeed/ Once in a while we get the chance to have knowledge unleashed. Ron Conway has given us a wealth of information this morning, speaking specifically about some of the myths of life as an entrepreneur. While Conway has made some anger-inducing claims (notably that all entrepreneurs are male and you have to be young to see him invest), a bit more calming one addresses single-founded versus co-founded startups.

Help an entrepreneur; clean his toilet and take out the trash - Entrepreneur

http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2011/05/26/help-an-entrepreneur-clean-his-toilet-and-take-out-the-trash/ When I’m making dinner for friends they often walk into the kitchen and ask me if they can help with something.
As a follow up to my “ 7 Types of Entrepreneurs; which one are you? http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2011/05/25/the-9-types-of-online-business-models-which-one-do-you-use/

The 9 types of online business models; which one do you use? - TNW Entrepreneur

http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2011/05/24/5-months-45-startup-lessons-learned/ It’s been 5 months from the first day we came up with the idea of Yotpo.

5 months, 45 startup lessons learned - TNW Entrepreneur

Part Two: Best of Boston Startups - TNW United States

http://thenextweb.com/us/2011/02/07/part-two-best-of-boston-startups/ Boston, Massachusetts, home to Harvard University , Sam Adams and the Red Sox, has maintained a reputation of excellence and entrepreneurial American spirit since its first epic Tea Party in 1773.
This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Small businesses are putting an increased focus on improving their websites this year, according to a recent report .

6 Excellent Small Business Websites To Learn From

http://mashable.com/2011/05/21/small-business-websites/

5 Young Entrepreneurs to Watch [MASHABLE AWARDS]

As part of the ongoing Mashable Awards , we’re taking a closer look at each of the nomination categories . This is “Entrepreneur of the Year.” Be sure to nominate your favorites and join us for the Gala in Las Vegas ! http://mashable.com/2010/11/26/young-entrepreneurs/
color

Love it or loath it, the smartphone app Color is one of the most innovative Web products to have launched this year. It has a user experience that is as unique and different as Twitter was 5 years ago. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/why_color_may_be_the_next_twitter.php

Why Color May Be The Next Twitter

Color photo-sharing app takes social networking to an amazing, terrifying new place

Forget privacy — the newly released social networking app Color for iPhone and Android devices shares your pictures with anyone within 150 feet. Brand new public photo-sharing app Color has the potential to be the coolest — or the most frightening — social media platform yet.
Les lauréats du swlille2011

Billet rédigé par Nicolas Claramond , anciennement fondateur et CEO de Spidart, startup du web au triste destin. Préambule de Cédric : il est rare de parler des échecs, et il encore plus rare d’en parler ouvertement.

Spidart.com, de la folle croissance à la liquidation [Guest Post]