Community News:

• Mike Stokes, HelpBurner, has released version 1 of this documentation/tutorial making tool. Have a look at this post about it, especially the comments.
• Sam Howley and his partner at OakFocus.net, have released CustomerCradle, a web based subscription service for small businesses to record and report on where their potential customers come from and how effectively they are converted into paying customers. (Think Google analytics for brick and mortar businesses.)
• And for something different!  Swaggmedia.com is teaming up with Hip Hop Super Star and Twitter phenomenon, Soulja Boy to celebrate his birthday with a red carpet bash, exclusive performance and pay per view event – but in addition to streaming it live to subscribers, this will be the first time viewers can live stream an event to their mobile devices as it happens for $2.99.

Interesting Answers.Onstartups.com questions with useful answers:

• How to organize source documents and other documents required to run a business
• What mistakes did you make when you started your first business?
• Launch a new startup in August. Bad idea?

News/posts for microISVs and Startups:

• Have you noticed how we’re now into the second generation of Twitter tools? No? Here’s a place to start: 7 Tools to Make Better Use of Twitter Lists.
• Want to build your own Cloud? Here’s how: OpenStack Wants to Be Android of The Cloud.
• Two posts by Sraman Mitra on the economics of startup deal flow: Entrepreneurship Education: Are You Ready For Funding? and Who Is the Right Seed Investor For You?

StartupToDo.com, The Startup Success Podcast and other plugs:

• What’s new at StartupToDo.com this week. (StartupToDo.com is a subscription-based community of startup founders; if you’re not already a member, get your free 30 day free trial membership):
  • New Guide: How Agile are we?
  • New Guide: Three rules to Actionable Metrics by Ash Maurya.
• New shows at the Startup Success Podcast:
  • Show #75 [StartupToDo.com:
    • OnStartups.com, Atomic Object and Microsoft Website Spark

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  (If you have an announcement of interest to your fellow microISV, indies or startups, please email me at bob.walsh@47hats.com with the word digest in the subject.)