Thinkspace Named One of Washington’s Top 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies
This summer, thinkspace was named as the 18th fastest-growing private company on the Eastside by the Puget Sound Business Journal. Back in July we celebrated our accomplishment along with 49 other Eastside businesses at a lovely awards banquet held at the Newcastle Golf Course. We really didn’t think it could get any better! However, this week […]
Twittiquette: A 21 Point Checklist For Better Tweeting
Etiquette is as important on social networks as it is at interviews and fancy dinners. You don’t wear cut-off jeans to formal events or chew with your mouth open at a business dinner, so don’t do the equivalent by forgetting your twitter manners! There are certain things that you can’t get away with on Twitter. Twittequette is an […]
Can You Say Grace? – Redmond Restaurant Graces 5 Does Food Differently
Graces 5 is a restaurant startup with the mission of revolutionizing healthy eating. Boasting a juice bar and soy-free, gluten-free, and dairy-free kitchen, Graces 5 still has something for everyone. Find it hard to believe? It’s true. We checked their menu This restaurant startup has definitely been a learning experience for owner Tim Sharpe whose […]
10 Reasons To Do Social Media The Right Way [Stats]
We live in a world surrounded by ads, that’s clear. With more methods of advertising, come more ways we learn to block them out. We are numb to many types of push marketing techniques, those types of ads and campaigns that saturate and annoy. Thankfully, we also live in a world where social media offers […]
VALA Eastside – Nonprofit Startup Embraces Art
VALA Eastside, which stands for Venue for Artists in the Local Area, is the nonprofit startup of artist and thinkspace member, Jessica Lambert. Lambert believes everyone can create, or as they say around ThinkSpace, “Everyone was given a box of crayons in kindergarten.” VALA works to bring artists together with the public so that local art […]
Google Is Going Through Changes, Here’s 3 You Need To Know About
With a crazy number of projects launching from Google Chromebooks to Google+, along with a few more clandestine endeavors, it’s easy to lose the less sexy stories in the shuffle. Here are 3 changes that are going to affect your business and search in huge ways starting….now. Google+ Brand Pages: Looks like overwhelming demand for a […]
3 Social Media Start Ups That Are Going to Change Your Life
No doubt, these three companies will change the social media world in the next year to three years. If you want to be ahead of the curve, check out what they do and why we think they they will be so important below. 1. Diaspora: Diaspora started to a lot of hoopla and continues to […]
5 Ways To Measure Your Influence In Social Media
It’s no secret that search is going is social. Influence in social media is already a part of what drives page ranking at Google and Bing. There are more great tools out there than ever before, so we’re going to cover 5 ways to measure your online influence in 2011. Get these services into your social […]
The 6 Stages Of Twitter Evolution
There was a great post here by Robert Swanwick, aka Swan, @spkrinteractive,@swanwick, or @twchat (definitely check him out, he has some great stuff) about the stages people go through as they find Twitter and begin to use it. The stages were great, but we tweaked a few based on what we see happening in among clients and friends. Any of these stages sound like […]
5 Steps To LinkedIn Stardom
Upwards of 80% of employers use LinkedIn at some point in their recruiting process and if you are looking for a job or fear you may be soon, you want to be a star on LinkedIn. (And for all you not looking for a job, pay attention, because these tips are good for growing you […]