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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

Both Sides of the Table

Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks?

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Millennials got Mail: 6 ways to successfully target the ‘always connected’ generation through email

The Next Web

age group varies according to source, but the generation is roughly composed of those born between 1981 and 2000, according to Pew Research. Comfortable with technology and used to constant emails, can the old-school electronically mailed message stand out midst the noise? You need an email address to create an account on all of them.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

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Venture Capital Q&A Session

Both Sides of the Table

The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). Second – don’t send unsolicited emails to VCs. In the era of social networking if you can’t figure out how to get intro’d to me you probably aren’t cut out to be an entrepreneur.

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15 Mobile Security Best Practices For SMBs (Or Anyone Else For That Matter)

YoungUpstarts

Avoid auto-upload of photos to social networks. ” Mobile device owners must review each of their email and social networking applications to ensure encryption (HTTPS) is used for the entire session, but it is best to avoid open Wi-Fi hotspots whenever possible. formerly CA).

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Not disruptive, and proud of it

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

That may be OK for Twitter — today — but what about the 100 other social-networking-slash-link-sharing networks that didn't survive? We took a simple problem (when server rooms get hot, the gear fails) and provided a simple solution (thermometer with a web page that emails/pages you if it's too hot).

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5 Free Social Media Management Tools to Make Your Life Easier

Duct Tape Marketing

However, since there are so many popular social networks you need to be a part of – plus new ones are continually being added to the mix – it’s nearly impossible to manage all of those accounts manually. Fortunately, there are plenty of social media management and scheduling tools you can use to make your job and your life much easier.