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Tips 5 Ways to Stay Alive And Visible Online

Invisible sounds great when you talk about the Fantastic Four and the likes. But when it comes to a product, brand or simply your Blog, invisibility is one super power you wouldn’t enjoy having. There has been a massive migration to gain maximum visibility online, leverage that offline and have more eyes learning about your product or service. I mean look at us, we would do anything to create noise on any platform to ensure our words are visible to more, even if it involves commenting on blogs that belong to our competitors. Without visibility, your site may as well be worthless as it won’t be gaining the attention needed to be profitable.

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image thumb9 Add More Personality To Your Website With SunumaxWebsites have a lot of information that many users make use of. Our blog for example is one of the countless that exist, sharing information on latest startups and technology to tips on iPhone, Android, etc. But all this is only to be read, think of the site speaking to you, reading out instructions and information, in short grabbing user attention. I wont mind having a spokesperson on a website telling me about the special features a site has or what is the best news on a particular blog. I would be triggered to click on it for sure and who else wont be? Think of going to a super store and not finding anyone to help you out? Or a bank where there is no one to provide a lost customer guidance? I bet this will lead to losing a potential customer.

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image thumb1 Create Facebook Pages At Ease With Hy.ly–Startup SundayIf you don’t have a Facebook presence, you don’t have much say the wise experts. Err, sorry that was my own but I am sure it’s quite a solid need for any firm out there. And when we talk about organizations, groups or institutions, a Facebook Page is more important to get the word out and share whatever is it that you do. Be it your blog on latest fashion, trends or a service, a Facebook page speaks a thousands words. Am I mixing sayings for my own purpose?

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image thumb45 myBantu: Leave Recommendations To Your Personal AssistantPersonal assistants are not affordable for every one out there. I mean I can’t afford that, to manage my chores, help me find out the right things or news from the bulk available so I don’t waste time filtering the same. This is exactly what many of those social recommendation startups have kept in mind. Perhaps the single most useful thing that social networks and the Web 2.0 has given us. We thought it was time to bring forth a similar startup on this week’s Startup Sunday, bet our readers would love to have one of their own. The startup comes from India.

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image thumb33 Startup Sunday: Gangaroo–Because Friends Dont Let Friends Buy JunkHave you found a great product lately that you’re just dying to tell your friends about?  Or, do you need help picking out a new product?  Gangaroo is a fun site where you share and discover your favorite products with your trusted friends; whether it’s your favorite iPhone apps, sporting goods or cooking tools. We all have friends that are experts in something.  Think of your buddy that’s a camera expert.  Gangaroo lets you leverage your friends’ experiences when you need the information and you want advice from a trusted expert.  As a bonus, if your friend happens to have some cool products lying around, you may be able to borrow or buy something for a good price. Read More »

image thumb21 Startup Sunday: GenJuice Is The Future Of Social Bookmarking aka Lively!There is one thing why I dislike resorting to the use of aggregators and social bookmarking tools, they are usually unpleasant when it comes to user experience and make life miserable when it comes to searching for whatever you have bookmarked. And in all honesty it was one of the main reasons why I kept aside GenJuice from reviewing. But a day back I did visit the site, primarily because I needed to compile a post for our Startup Sunday and it was way beyond my expectations. To an extent that it has changed my opinion on social bookmarking services.

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image thumb7 New Weekly At Startup Meme–Startup Sundays

Dear readers, we would all like to thank you all for your loyal following ever since we started back in 2008. We have reviewed a countless startups, how tos, tips, guides and latest news on as many categories as we could have. But for those of you who have been following us from day one know that our specialty lay in reviewing startups. Be they applications for your iPhone, Android, Windows Phone/Mobile to Web applications and to be honest we have enjoyed it to the max.

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image thumb13 My.Foliotek Online Portfolio Creation Tool, Special Promo Discount For Startup Meme Readers!

There is definitely a need for someone to showcase their work online in a neat portfolio, one that is easy to access and looks professional enough. One can create an online resume or send one out as a hard copy but it isn’t as effective. I mean I can’t describe all my work in a resume and make life hell for the prospective employer to read. And with the modern tools available, it is totally pointless (read stupid) to carry the bulk of your portfolio.

Enter My.Foliotek an electronic portfolio creation tool that allows individuals to showcase themselves in ways a resume cannot.This can help them land that first job, further their professional career or help them get to the next level in the higher education process.  My.Foliotek does this by giving you a central place to store files and the ability to present them in a meaningful way to viewers. It also has built in sharing that allows the user to publish their portfolio via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or a direct URL such as (yourname.foliotek.me). To put it in their own words:

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image thumb25 SaleLocator: What’s On Sale Now In Local Stores?

SaleLocator is a new local shopping search engine and iPhone app that brings local retail sales information to consumers. The startup plans to step in the arena as one of the largest collection of in-store sale information, SaleLocator helps bargain hunters find the best ongoing sales near them by showcasing local brick-and-mortar sales in all US markets, from the smallest towns to the biggest cities.

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image thumb20 Off The Quad Launches Exclusive New Social Experience Powered by TrendsttrToday, Off the Quad (www.offthequad.com), a digital marketing startup for the college demographic based out of Boulder, Colorado, announced the relaunch of Off The Quad Inc., the launch of Trendsttr and a new Facebook-only experience for its community. Now, on top of going to classes, doing homework and all the other “boring” stuff, students have access to the exciting things they simply can’t miss around their college town. Off The Quad helps students discover events, places and products they didn’t know about, giving them an effortless way to see the best-of happenings around them. The new Facebook experience will create a community exclusive to those students with the most social influence on campus. Read More »