The final Presidential debate, the iPad Mini and Microsoft’s Surface were on top of the small business Twittersphere this week.  Did anyone have anything useful to say? 

@AccionSD
When an employee runs a blog, it's harder for them to leave the company as their name is attached to that community

@In4mationHQ#SMALLBIZ
TIP--> Repeat customers spend an average of 67% more than new customers, and are 6-12 times cheaper to sell to.

@kathygriffin
I wish they would address the Armenian threat: the Kardashians.

@toddbarry
Gonna get an iPad mini & make email signature "Sent from my iPad mini. Maybe if you're cool, I'll email you from the big one next time."

@problogger
personally I think the best place for promotion is email - Social media is too temporary and relies on the other being online #blogchat

‏@MattBors
I think undecided voters will simply stay home on Nov. 6. No one unmotivated enough to figure it out could possibly get out to the polls.

‏@LisaBarone
Getting 10 minutes to speak on "Social Media in Business" is like being asked to balance the national budget on your lunch hour

‏@jowyang
In general, I've learned that only 5% of startups succeed. 1/20. However most entrepreneurs try multiple times till they succeed.

‏@BuzzFeedJack
I feel like these debates are always a Mean Girls three-way phone call where one of the candidates doesn't know Israel is on the other line.

@reckless
Microsoft's grand mistake with Surface appears to be assuming people still think "productivity" means "using Office."

@ToSellTraining
#Trainers How often do you you pick up the phone to contact your existing clients?

@JonahLupton
You'll find it much easier to raise capital from investors if you have a beta product rather than just a business plan and a dream.

@jjramberg
If a potential clients decides she does not want to work with you, don’t let this be the end of the relationship

@RMangaleswaran 
I never understood why anyone would put work or put energy into anything just to be second best.

@NeilRaden
Tech Industry Adds Nearly 100,000 Jobs in 1st Half of 2012. We need 10 million/yr. So hottest sector only supplying 2% that's not too good

@larrywinget
People who say they love everything about their job aren't working hard enough.

‏@RonaldVelten
The 4 new C's of marketing: Client Relationship Contact data, Cross Channel and Cultural Change

@fcourt
Tesco workforce can reach two thirds of Britain via their social networks, turning employees into brand advocates and ambassadors
@simonsinek
Why are so many trying to "drive the conversation" when it is action that makes the all difference?