Startup Spark

July 9th, 2008

Get free ad space on Facebook

Have you tapped into the world of social networks yet? If not you should give it some thought.
Facebook, one of the biggest names in social media these days, has partnered with Visa. If you join the Visa network application on Facebook, you’ll get $100 in free Facebook advertising.
This bonus is for the first 20,000 small […]

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May 2nd, 2008

Success Secrets: Facebook as a business tool with Mari Smith

As part of Success Secrets: this and every Friday, we talk with entrepreneurs and other professionals about building a business.
Today, we interview Mari Smith, one of the premiere experts of using Facebook for business. She’s the creator of Facebook for Professionals.
(Images courtesy of Shannon Cherry of BeHeardSolutions.com and Mari Smith.)

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February 12th, 2008

Not just kid stuff: social networking for business

Online networking isn’t just for the high school and college kids anymore. In the past few years, online networking has become one of the best, easiest and cheapest ways to get noticed on the web. Websites like Linked In, Facebook, Myspace and various online forums are becoming serious assets to businesses and people trying to […]

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January 22nd, 2008

MySpace launching new platform for startups

The New York Times is reporting that MySpace is branching out, perhaps to reshape their image of having too much unwanted spam and sexually suggestive material which has driven some users away.
Tentatively called Slingshot Labs, it’s an incubator that will help form new companies and function like a start-up. Slingshot Labs will be supported partially […]

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October 5th, 2007

Using Facebook to Network

I don’t know if you noticed, but the face of Facebook is changing.
No longer just for the college-student set, Facebook is transforming into a B2B (business to business) networking and marketing platform that attracts corporate executives and decision makers.
It’s been more than a year since Facebook allowed anyone to sign up, but it’s only been […]

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