Fresh out of college, Isaac Hall, co-founder of Recurly, was not lacking in career prospects, but he decided early on that big corporations couldn’t offer him the type of fulfillment that comes from growing with a startup. Isaac knew that he wanted to make a big mark for himself, so he set out to learn all that he could from his early experiences before embarking on an adventure of his very own. Though most of his experiences left positive impressions Read the rest of this entry »\'
Social network pivots to millions
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Facebook’s Leftovers? Social Network Tagged Acquires hi5
Social networking service Tagged, Inc. announced it has acquired the social game network hi5 today, doubling Tagged’s monthly active users to 20 million. The combination will also increase the total number of registered users to 330 million, up from 100 million.
According to The WSJ’s report, the deal’s terms were not disclosed, but include the hi5 website and user base.
Hi5 used to be among the top three social networks in 2008, beh Read the rest of this entry »\'
Social Network For IT Professionals Toolbox.com Acquired By Ziff Davis
Digital media publisher Ziff Davis has acquired Toolbox.com, a social networking and knowledge exchange website for IT, HR and Finance professionals that has been around since the late nineties and was previously owned by a company called the Corporate Executive Board. Terms were not disclosed.
For Ziff Davis, which was acquired and ‘relaunched’ as a digital-only media publishing company by former Time Inc. exec Vivek Shah in partnership with Read the rest of this entry »\'
LinkedIn Is Sending Us Far More Referral Traffic Than Twitter.com Now
If I asked you which of the major social sites you thought sent us the most traffic, you might think it was Twitter. After all, the TechCrunch Twitter account has over 1.7 million followers. When you compare this to the (just under) 250,000 fans our Read the rest of this entry »\'
What our children really need
Watching this video this morning made me cry, but also helped me understand why so many of us endure depression and a feeling that something is really missing in our very important lives.
For decades, tribes have used the tradition of scarification to mature their young boys into men.
Reno Party Rentals for all Occasions
Reno party rentals is essential for every weddings successs… Read the rest of this entry »\'
Social Marketing
Times are really changing. A few years back, print ads were probably the most effective way of marketing your products. Now, how many people actually look at print ads on a daily basis? If you want your small business to Read the rest of this entry »\'
Another Bear Caught taking a bath
Here are some pictures taken from some people living in Colorado Springs who
wondered why their water barrel was almost empty every day. They set up a
camera and caught a bear bathing.
Well, he’s back.
Big Al came for his weekly bath again this week. He really looks like he enjoys the
experience. He needs a bigger tub, will think about that for next year.
Beautiful photo taken by Tom Sears
Black bears typically have two cubs; rarely, one or three. In 2007, in northern New Hampshire, a black bear Sow gave birth to five healthy young. There were two or three reports of sows with as many as four cubs, but five was, and is, extraordinary. Read the rest of this entry »\'