TechLifeMashup | Entrepreneurs, Social Media, and Technology

If you enjoy taking pictures to any degree, then you most likely heard of a little website called Flickr.  What has quickly become a household name now stands as the most popular place to store and share your pictures with family and friends.  Flickr not only provides a place for sharing photos, but it continues to create a growing community of active users around those photos.   This week in the spotlight we take a look at entrepreneur Stewart Butterfield, who founded the popular photo sharing & social networking platform and just how he did it. More »

No one likes getting rejected from a job interview.  We’ve all be there, but what do you do when you are fresh out of college and rejected from over 40 jobs in a row?  Well, if your name is Daniel Seddiqui, you simply take to the road to pursue 50 jobs across 50 states in 50 weeks.  You heard right!  Instead of letting failure get him down, Daniel decided to pursue a cross country job search, which has gained much media attention and become quite popular online.  Read on to see how he is doing it. More »

How would you like to get paid while you hang out by the pool on a nice summer day?  This might sound like the start of a sales  pitch that is too good to be true, but let me stop you there.  Passive Income is defined as money that is received on a regular basis with very little effort required to maintain it.  It’s also true that a growing population of people make their entire living through the concept of passive income.  So naturally at this point you might be asking yourself “How does one actually make money though passive income?” More »

Twitter has taken the social networking world by storm since it’s release about two years ago.  Not only do new users continue to flock to the micro-blogging site daily, but Twitter has become a household name much like Google or Facebook.  If you’re wondering how such a site has been able to become so successful in such a short amount of time, then we have the post for you.  This week in the spotlight we take a look at entrepreneur Evan Williams, who founded the popular social networking platform known as Twitter. More »

I was once told if you build it, they will come. If only it were that simple. What I’ve come to realize is that if you build it, they might come assuming you remembered to advertise and promote your site correctly all the while maintaining a regular stream of quality content. I’ve seen a slow, but steady increase in traffic to my site over the past few months. However, it wasn’t until about 2-3 weeks ago that I really started to see a decent amount of traffic come my way. My google analytics data quickly revealed the answer to how I was able to generate all this new traffic to my site so quickly. More »

With a world full of blogs and company websites, content and places you’ve been can quickly blend together. One of the best ways you can help your visitors remember your site in the future and build traffic over time is to create a unique logo.  People typically have a far easier time remembering images then text, which is why creating a logo is so important.  For anyone who has a site on the internet, or is thinking about putting a site out there; today’s post is a must read. Continue on to see why creating a logo for your site will keep your visitors coming back for more. More »

When it comes to social networking, I don’t think anyone would argue with me calling Facebook the largest and most impressive social media platform currently available.  What started out as a simple college project has turned into a international phenomenon.  It might come as a surprise though to some to hear the the creator and owner of Facebook is only 25 and has already made the Forbes 500 Richest People list.  This week in our spotlight we take a look at entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg. More »

One of the best things about wordpress is the ability to customize your blog  through a ever growing selection of plugins.  I’ve come to realize though that for every incredibility useful plugin, there is a plugin that does little to help your blog out.  Figuring out which plugins are essential can be difficult at times.  That’s why I decided to put together a top 10 list of plugins everyone should be using to get the most out of their blogging experience. More »

Standing out from the competition is very important when it comes to attracting visitors to your site and being successful on the internet.   In a sea of endless blogs and company websites, you really need to take the time distinguish yourself from everyone else or you’ll end up being just another face in a crowded place.   So how do you make your site stand out from the rest?  In one word: branding. More »

Looking to improve your productivity and get more done in less time?  Tired of the standard 9-5 workweek?  If so, then Tim has some advice for you.   This week in our ongoing entrepreneur spotlight series we take a look at Tim Ferriss, who wrote a book on productivity and escaping the daily 9-5 job.  Want to know how Tim went from being a unknown to a well established entrepreneur?  We’ll look at just how he did it and what he has been up to since the success of his book. More »