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No surprise to me that Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram are the top 3 used on mobile devices.  Do you agree? 

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"How Color Affects Conversion Rates" Infographic via KissMetrics https://www.kissmetrics.com/ and http://www.reviewzntips.com/how-colors-affect-conversion-rates

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More Than 3 Million Businesses Have Created Company Pages on LinkedIn [Infographic] http://sproutsocial.com/insights/2013/07/linkedin-company-pages-infographic/

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Kind of like Zipcar for Office Space, new app BREATHER offers ultra-short-term hyperlocal access to clean, classy rooms on demand for about $20 per hour. 

Launching first in two dense, walkable, techno-savvy cities (New York and San Francisco), Breather "fits into the cracks of cities."

Read more on Fast Company at http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672927/zipcar-for-office-space-a-new-service-lets-you-rent-a-desk-by-the-hour?utm_source=twitter

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Some 4th of July humor!  Hope everyone has a great holiday!!

BBC Comedy - Talking Animals -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TQciRh4agU

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Best cities for Female Entrepreneurs (infographic) …San Francisco ranks number one For more info go to "Best Cities for Female Entrepreneurs" via @ProjectEve1 http://www.projecteve.com/the-top-cities-for-female-entrepreneurs

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Do you use Pinterest for your small business? If not, here is a guide to getting your brand to be successful on one of the top social media platforms. (Via Sober Advertising) amexopenforum

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The Hunt (www.thehunt.com) Tracks Down Hard-to-Find Fashion Online “The Hunt is about making photos found on these sites as well as user-generated photos actionable..." Mission: The Hunt is a community that tracks down the items you covet but don't know where to find.

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"Fashion Democracy" Stock Mfg.Co. (stockmfg.co) officially launched last week with a simple mission: to produce high-quality, American-made fashion at the lowest possible price. To accomplish this, Stock collaborates with emerging designers to feature a pre-sale of their designs on stockmfg.co. In Kickstarter-like fashion, the consumer decides if the item will be produced or not. -Via Sales Check, Chicago Magazine 2/19/13 You can also check them out in Tumblr! http://stockmfgco.tumblr.com/

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GiveBrand is the simple, streamlined way to showcase your personal brand. (And can add a little something extra to send along with your resume when job searching) Connect your social networking accounts and contacts, assign tags to your contacts or, vouch a tag they've already been given. (Encourage them to return the favor.) Your tag words generate a Tag Cloud providing a visual way to view your "brand key words." Hover over a word in your tag cloud to see how you stack up against other GiveBrand users with the same tag. Summed up: Another tool to add to your set to supplement job searching and branding! View More at http://www.givebrand.com

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Beginner Social Media Tips for Local Business Marketing Local businesses that don’t use social media platforms are missing out on opportunities that could attract more customers and help them reach new markets. When you want a local business to thrive, you have to include social media in your marketing plan.  Start with these items below: 1. Keep up with current trends 2. Establish a brand identity 3. Reach out to new customers 4. Get your customers involved Read More

(via Beginner Social Media Tips for Local Business Marketing)

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This is HUGE!

Panoramas just got a big new view on Tumblr. Try it on your blog, the Dashboard, and the latest iPhone/iPad app too!

This works automatically for super-wide (3:1) high-res (1000px wide) photo uploads. And theme developers can now style panoramas in Tumblr themes with the {block:Panorama} tag.

Panorama by Blaine Davis

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Successful Strategies for Holiday Mobile App Marketing (Infographic: Successful Strategies for Holiday Mobile App Marketing | Fiksu- http://www.fiksu.com/successful-strategies-for-holiday-mobile-app-marketing) via amexopenforum

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Social media comparison between young and old fashion brands

Who’s using social media and how? Luxury Daily makes an analysis on diverse luxury brands - Luxury Daily

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How To Prep Your Business For Small Business Saturday Wedged between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it would initially appear that November 24th’s Small Business Saturday only has a snowball’s chance of striking it big in sales. And while you might not find $180 40″ LCD TV’s that Best Buy is offering at the stroke of midnight on Black Friday at your local electronics store, shopping small is still shopping big. Backed by American Express, Small Business Saturday celebrates its third year since launching on November 27, 2010 in the Shop Small movement to drive shoppers to local storefronts and merchants across the United States. And since the third time’s the charm, this year over 200 organizations have joined American Express OPEN in declaring November 24th to be Small Business Saturday for their business, with over one hundred million people shopping and supporting the event in 2011.

With only 12 days to go until Small Business Saturday, and as a small business owner who will be participating in the event myself, here’s your shortlist on how to get your business ready for the big day! Read More

(via How To Prep Your Business For Small Business Saturday - Forbes)

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66% of small businesses are spending more time using social media sites than last year but what sites are they allocating their time to? And how much? A recent study by Vertical Response sought out to find out and this infographic sums up some of the important stats. See more at http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/smb-social-media_b30573 [Infographic via: AllTwitter, Image credit: Jeff Turner]