TechLifeMashup | Entrepreneurs, Social Media, and Technology

One of the first things you’ll want to do as an entrepreneur once you have an idea is to develop a business model around it.  How are you going to make money off your new product or service?  That is the question your business model should answer.  Being the savvy internet entrepreneur that you are, I’m sure your business model will most likely depend on the internet as the primary delivery method of your idea to the masses!  This being the case, it would be extremely beneficial to know how other successful entrepreneurs are using social media business models to turn a very nice profit online!  Read on to see just what those top 5 social media business models are! More »

Facebook, Twitter, and Digg are three of the most popular social networking websites on the internet.  They also happen to be three of my favorite sites as they probably are for many of you as well.  These now giant social networks have had millions of dollars poured into each of them by hungry investors who expect to make a large chunk of change back to say the least.  This got me thinking the other day on my way home from work, and I found myself asking how do sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Digg make money online?  After some research over the next few days I was able to find some interesting results that any internet entrepreneur might find useful! More »

Digg.com founder Kevin Rose continues to be one of my favorite young entrepreneurs to follow.  I recently re-watched a interview that TechCrunch did with Kevin a few months ago and wanted to share it here for two reasons.  The first being that Kevin reveals a lot of details about how he took Digg from a small website to an internet sensation and explains all the steps in order, which is great for anyone looking for a real life example from an entrepreneur who has made it.  Second, it really helps to show that anyone  with a good idea and some hard work can make their dreams come true to say the least!


Maybe it’s just me, but I think often times we tell ourselves that no matter what we do we’ll never get to that level of success.  We often see that success as almost a whole different world that is out of reach!  The fact is though while it’s never easy,  it’s much more in reach than you might think. See for yourself!


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Calling all food lovers!  Have we found the social networking site for you!  Social media websites continue to dominate internet usage for a huge percentage of the population.  Sites from Facebook to Flickr offer a wide variety of different social networking opportunity and experiences for their users.   Now there is a new social networking site out there gaining popularity fast, which promises to be your one stop place for all your food needs. More »

If Facebook was a country, it would be the fourth largest country in the world!  With statistics like that, it’s no wonder that social media continues to grow faster than radio and TV combined.   Someone sent me the following video the other day, and I wanted to share it with all of you.  It does a fantastic job putting the whole social media “movement” into perspective.  So check it out here: More »

So you had a myspace account and now you have a facebook account. You also have a twitter, youtube, and linkedin account with a number of other social media sites under your belt stretching your capacity to keep up with every detail of information passing through these sites thin. For many, it might seem next to impossible to work all day and keep up with all the different social media sites an average person belongs to. With so many social media sites out there producing so much daily information, you might find yourself asking which sites really matter when it comes down to getting your name out there. More »

I’ve been doing a lot research lately on social media marketing as a possible entry point into the world of self employment.  Social media has become a phrase known in and out of the internet.  Users flock to sites like youtube, facebook, digg, and many others on a daily basis utilizing these services as primary forms of communication and entertainment.  This is a huge market that is going to explode with business opportunity in the next several years.  CNN recently published an article, which highlighted five popular social media jobs that are making headway in companies all over. More »