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Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard in Blog

#Blog Inspiration Series: Part 2 - Business Insider http://t.co/TvRXZA8F
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 31, 2012

It's been a few weeks since part 1 here of the blog inspiration series, but not for a lack of inspiration. We're slammed and it's a good problem to have, but I promised you awesome ideas, so let's get back to it! To recap ideas 1-3: Now on to the rest!

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Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard in startup

Five ways to screw up your #startup's pitch via @CNET http://t.co/vCqUBXkK
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 31, 2012

Five ways to screw up your startup's pitch

(Credit: James Martin/CNET) Pitching your startup idea to investors, journalists, and random people on the street is a rite of passage for all entrepreneurs. You have to convince hundreds (if not millions) of people that you're building something worthwhile and that they should get on board.

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Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard in Yahoo

Welcome To The New And Improved #Yahoo Mail. And It’s Crashing. via @techcrunch http://t.co/Oeg5TSi6
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 31, 2012

Welcome To The New And Improved Yahoo Mail. And It's Crashing.

Yahoo Mail users were surprised today by an upgrade that never went through, blocking them from accessing their inbox. Hundreds of users have taken to Yahoo Answers to try to figure out what's happening. Yahoo user "Brad" started a popular thread, "I got a message that Yahoo Mail has been upgraded, that it's faster and easier to use.

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Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard

Facebook Unleashes Powerful Marketing Tool: Page Post Targeting By Age, Gender, Likes, and More via @techcrunch http://t.co/aKmlfVM4
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 31, 2012

Facebook Unleashes Powerful Marketing Tool: Page Post Targeting By Age, Gender, and More

Today Facebook begins the roll out of "Page Post Targeting Enhanced" allowing Pages to target their posts to segments of fans with certain genders, ages, and other characteristics so they can tailor market messages to specific audiences. For example, a business could tell teens they've got "swag" while telling adults they're "reputable".

http://pulse.me/s/bK7Zq

Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard in Social

Sprout #Social Releases Queue and ViralPost To Help Clients Better Reach Their Audience via @techcrunch http://t.co/it9ibMkJ
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 31, 2012

Sprout Social Releases Queue and ViralPost To Help Clients Better Reach Their Audience

Sprout Social, a social management and publishing tool suite, released Sprout Queue and ViralPost today, estimating that the new features will help brands increase engagement with social content by 30-40%. Sprout, founded in 2010, offers users tools for social media monitoring and engagement, a "smart inbox" that combines social feeds, collaborative tools and analytics, among other features.

http://pulse.me/s/bJDxG

Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard in Amazon

#Amazon updates Cloud Player with scan and match audio upgrades, splits service into free and premium tiers http://t.co/JyH7FWdb
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 31, 2012

Amazon updates Cloud Player with scan and match audio upgrades, introduces $24.99 annual subscription

Those licensing deals Amazon signed with major record labels just paid off: the company has today updated its Cloud Player service with a scan and match feature that will automatically upgrade eligible songs in your iTunes or Windows Media collection to 256kbps audio files in the cloud.

http://pulse.me/s/bKdqe

Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard in Marketing

Google Acquires Wildfire, Will Now Sell Social #Marketing Services On Facebook and Twitter via @techcrunch http://t.co/k9FlECSa
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 31, 2012

Google Acquires Social Marketer Wildfire

Google has just bought social marketing software developer Wildfire, which lets brands serve marketing and ad campaigns on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube and LinkedIn. Wildfire has grown to 400 employees over the last few years and now serves 16,000 customers.

http://pulse.me/s/bMkIa

Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard in Chromebook

Google May Soon Give #Chromebook Users 100 GB Of Free Google Drive Storage via @techcrunch http://t.co/CuxlAwGk
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 31, 2012

Google May Soon Give Chromebook Users 100 GB Of Free Google Drive Storage

Google's browser-centric Chromebooks have now found their way into your local big-box electronic store and they seem to be a hit with schools, but there is little evidence that mainstream users are warming up to Google's ChromeOS devices.

http://pulse.me/s/bLTbZ

Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard

Shelby.tv Raises $2.2 Million More To Rebuild Its Video Discovery Platform From The Ground Up via @techcrunch http://t.co/UivtvSut
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 31, 2012

Shelby.tv Raises $2.2 Million More To Rebuild Its Video Discovery Platform From The Ground Up

When Shelby.tv shut down its online video discovery engine earlier this month, some viewed it as a sign that the New York City-based startup was in trouble. While Reece Pacheco assured users that and headcount would remain the same, it's not every day that a startup just pulls its product without having something new ready to show off.

http://pulse.me/s/bLWRP

Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard

Pinfluencer Gets Around the Pinterest Analytics Problem http://t.co/YVfaEsGq
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 31, 2012

Pinfluencer Gets Around the Pinterest Analytics Problem

Pinterest, as I've written before, hasn't been particularly friendly to people who try to harness its site for commercial purposes. The site flags short URLs and strips tracking codes, both of which are standard practice for brands in social media.

http://pulse.me/s/bJESj

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