Commuting In #Boulder Is A Headache

It’s the middle of May. You know what that means…. Boulder Startup Week is in town! Boulder Startup Week is a 5-day event that showcases the unique startup culture of Boulder. This post brings attention to the awesomeness that is Boulder along with some reasons why Boulder is a great place to live, work, and play. 

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Thinking about moving to Boulder? You should reconsider simply because of the commute.

It’s the worst.

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Rafflecopter Weekly Roundup – May 11th 2012

It’s that time of week again: Friday! A lot has been going on this week @ Rafflecopter HQ and we thought we’d throw a summary of everything going on in a ‘Rafflecopter Roundup’.

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Rafflecopter Brand Showcase: Pür Minerals

The last four companies that we’ve introduced you to in the Rafflecopter Brand Showcase have been companies with products that we’ve personally tried (and loved!). But this next company is a company you might have heard us mention a lot despite having never tried their products. With that being the case, we have a unique relationship with them that we’d love to share with you.

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Meet the New, Tiny Rafflecopter Embed Code (w/ New FB Instructions)

If you logged into your Rafflecopter account in the last day to create a giveaway and said to yourself “hmm – something looks different around here”, you’re absolutely right.

The embed page and copy/paste code in your Rafflecopter account have gotten a facelift. We’re excited to tell you what has changed.

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5 Ways To Make Your Blog More Shareable

This is a guest post by Janet Aronica, Head of Marketing for Shareaholic, who creates those social media buttons you see on lots and lots of blogs to help publishers get more shares on their content. For more social media tips like these, read Shareaholic’s blog or follow them on Twitter.

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If Chubbies are the new jorts, social sharing is the new link-building. It’s a Panda world and we’re just blogging in it, so that means social authority matters more to Google than garbage content. (Huzzah!)

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Rafflecopter Brand Showcase: Oogie’s Gourmet Popcorn

Welcome to this week’s Rafflecopter Brand Showcase. Last week we introduced you Ayala’s Herbal Water. This week, we’re happy to introduce our friends at Oogie Snacks (@OogiesPopcorn).

Oogie Snacks is a company right down the road from us in Denver, CO that makes a mean bowl o’ popcorn. Oogie’s proudly boasts that their popcorn is all natural, kettle popped, and gluten/cholesterol/trans-fat free.

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Rafflecopter Brand Showcase: Herbal Water

Welcome to another installment of the Rafflecopter Brand Showcase. Last week we introduced you CrazyDog T-Shirts. This week, we’re very excited to introduce our friends at Herbal Water (@HerbalWater).

In September, the folks at Herbal Water shot us an email asking questions about Rafflecopter. It was at this time we were first introduced to Herbal Water. Having never heard of Herbal Water before, we were intrigued.

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Prize Images In Your Rafflecopter Giveaways

Happy Monday from Rafflecopter HQs :)

You might have seen several folks place images in the ‘prize’ field of their Rafflecopter giveaways. While this isn’t something that we’ve called out when creating a widget, we thought we’d write a quick blog post on how you might be able to do this yourself.

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Rafflecopter Podcast: Smart Tools For Small Business

On Friday, March 30th, we had the opportunity to sit down and have a ‘Rafflecopter discussion’ with Tanya Smith. Tanya, who runs a podcast called ‘Smart Tools For Small Business‘, is a creative business strategist that specializes in introducing entrepreneurs and small businesses to solutions that might help them become more efficient on the web.

When Tanya reached out to us and asked if we’d like to talk about Rafflecopter and discuss how Rafflecopter can be useful for small businesses, we said ‘absolutely!‘ In this 30 minute interview, Tanya asks questions about how Rafflecopter started, what Rafflecopter can do to help both businesses and bloggers alike, and what you can expect out of us over the next several months. Continue reading

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Rafflecopter Brand Showcase: CrazyDog T-Shirts

Welcome to another installment of the Rafflecopter Brand Showcase! Last week we introduced you to Jodi of 365AlphabetPhotography.com. This week, we’re super-excited to introduce Amy (@TheAmyButton), the Social Media Manager at CrazyDog T-Shirts.

If you’ve ever ordered custom tees for your company or an event, you probably know that it’s a pain. There are so many factors that you need to take into consideration: comfort, sizing, price, time to print and ship, quality of the print, etc. From personal experience, looking to get custom printed t-shirts started off as a nightmare. Continue reading

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