Sprout Magazine

Video Reseller Opportunities

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By on May 17th, 2012

Web design and development companies often lack the capability to produce high quality professional digital videos for their clients which could be costing them a great deal of money. Not only will that be a service they cannot sell, many clients will look elsewhere for a web development company that can indeed provide them with video marketing. There is no reason to lose business because you don’t have a digital Read More

#FedUpWithCringeworthyTwitterHashtags? I am

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By on May 15th, 2012

Just over six years after Jack Dorsey posted the first tweet, Twitter now has more than 500 million users and more than 250 million tweets are sent each day. Pick up a newspaper on any given day and you’re likely to find Twitter in the headlines; whether it’s over the social media giant’s refusal to [...] Read More

How crowdfunding can kickstart the Big Society

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By on May 15th, 2012

Have you ever watched a terrible TV show and wondered how it was ever made? Spare a thought for the poor commissioner. Not only do they have to wade through dozens or hundreds of pitches every day, but they’re responsible for guessing the tastes of an entire market. With production budgets increasing and ever-shifting priorities [...] Read More

In business, simplicity is difficult

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By on May 15th, 2012

Businesses get caught up in their own brilliance. This danger is particularly acute in industries like technology, communications and finance, where “being clever” and delivering “the latest thing” is particularly prized. With obvious (and very successful) exceptions, these industries build too many camel/bicycle hybrids, and not enough horses. We, as users, get lumbered with having [...] Read More

Taking the plunge: why you should start your own business

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By on May 15th, 2012

Whilst launching LoveThis, I have had my fair share of conversations with journalists, investors, users, friends and family asking: “What made you leave a perfectly good job to start your own business?” It was clear that most people asking the question actually had a nagging desire at the back of their head to do their [...] Read More

Facebook’s $1bn for Instagram is a bargain

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By on May 15th, 2012

One billion is a lot for a business with 13 people and no revenue. Here’s why it’s a steal for Facebook. Instagram is winning in mobile photos, which Facebook needs, and Facebook offers the better part of a billion people’s worth of sharing to pour fuel on the Instagram fire. Facebook was built on photo [...] Read More

How Google Glasses could change the world

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By on May 15th, 2012

Despite some early scepticism and online lampooning, Google have the opportunity to open a whole new software market with their first solo foray into hardware. Google Glasses technology could give software developers an extra dimension in which to innovate. The short video released by Google last week shows how “head-up display” (HUD)-style visuals could add to the functionality [...] Read More