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I've read plenty of articles on Twitter marketing campaigns and how they are so effective and such. I've tried following it as much as possible, with not very good results. Can anyone advise on some things that may not be obvious, or of past start ups without much brand value at the start but with successful twitter marketing campaigns? The help is greatly appreciated!

I have to determine which is the better format to advertise on considering their market share and price of key words. Obviously the one with better ROI is the one I would prefer. I believe testing would be the best route, but does anyone have a breakdown or advice of how to go about it. How much should I invest in the testing? At what point can I make a clear decision? Anything else I should be considering?

Thank you!

I really want to get better at writing. It's something I never really placed attention to or focus on during college, and now I'm really regretting it. I now recognize it as an essential skill that's much more difficult than I initially thought.

I've been thinking of ways of helping my creative writing. Obviously practice makes you better, but I wish I could contact someone qualified with a good background who can really help look over and give me very helpful critiques.

I've started a blog as well to help motivate me and increase my online presence, but too be honest I'm extremely hesitant and embarrassed to post because I'm not content with the quality of my work, and I don't feel I have good subject matter to write on.

I wanted to ask the HN community if they had any tips, advice, perspectives, or resources that might be worth looking into. I also figured I wasn't the only one who could benefit from some assistance.

Thanks!

I saw this http://codeacademy.org/ and thought it looked great. Wanted to ask if anybody had recommendations for something similar in San Francisco.

I'm interested in working with an early stage venture with a strong founding team, as an opportunity to learn and as a way to get my foot in the door with the industry in SF. I'm looking to get involved, and even work for free (say 1-2 months) for an opportunity to get involved.

My questions are: Do you think this is a position that start ups could benefit from and would be open to?

Do you have any advice on how to approach them?

Any in particular that could use this?

Any other thoughts?

Any advice and opinions are very much appreciated! Thanks.

How do you use audio books? Are you able to digest the information as well as if you were reading it?

My interest in the question is regarding how well was the content absorbed. I've had mixed feelings on it. There was a marketing book that I felt digested pretty well, but then there was a philosophy book (Meditations - Marcus Aurelius) where I felt the audio version of it didn't let me grasp the content as well as I could have.

What's your experience? Any recommendations on how to use them wisely?

I'm searching for an opportunity to work with a very early stage venture, and am looking to work close with a strong foundational team for very cheap. My motivation is much more as a learning opportunity and a chance to develop a good working rapport - since I am new to SF, as opposed to making a lot of personal income. Does anyone have some advice for someone like me (non-tech, learning RoR though), like a list of recently funded start ups (like a ycombinator graduate class, etc.) that could use some cheap help from a recent grad? Thanks!