TechLifeMashup | Entrepreneurs, Social Media, and Technology

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 »

Delicious is a popular social bookmarking service that almost everyone in the social networking space is familiar with.  It allows you to bookmark and share links to sites that you find interesting with family and friends.  What you may not know though is how the guy who invented it ended up with over $15 million for his idea!  This week in the spotlight we take a look at entrepreneur Joshua Schachter, who created the popular social bookmarking website called Delicious. We’ll break down just how he did it so you can learn from his success story and use it to help make your own ideas a success! More »

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 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 »

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 »

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 »