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The App is Dead (OK Not Really, But The Browser Is Back)

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iPad and Android tablet apps for magazines have been a big trend over the past couple of years, spurred on by dwindling print magazine sales. After launching iOS and Android apps in January 2011, Technology Review ran into development, sales and other difficulties. All of that work and for disappointing sales. social networks.

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Two Decade-Defining Acquisitions? Then (Google) & Now (Apple)

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Back in 2003 Google acquired Applied Semantics for just over $100M. Obviously this moniker lives on in Google’s ad network, Adsense for Content, which serves as a base for a significant chunk of Google’s revenue today. Fast forward to this week (in a new decade) and Apple agrees to acquire Quattro Wireless. Sound familiar?

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Two Decade-Defining Acquisitions? Then (Google) & Now (Apple)

Genuine VC

Back in 2003 Google acquired Applied Semantics for just over $100M. Obviously this moniker lives on in Google’s ad network, Adsense for Content, which serves as a base for a significant chunk of Google’s revenue today. Fast forward to this week (in a new decade) and Apple agrees to acquire Quattro Wireless. Sound familiar?

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. Fund raising (as is much of life) is a sale – pure and simple. As with any sales campaign you need to: Qualify your buyers early so you focus your scarce resources on people likely to buy your product. .

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The Guy Who Took on Google (and now LinkedIn): Mike Yavonditte

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After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ). Because he was particularly attracted to the idea of positioning Quigo in the business of helping retailers with search, Quigo started building sophisticated technology for applied semantics stuff with web pages.

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Data is the Next Major Layer of the Cloud & A Major Victory for Startups

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For decades the “layering&# of technology has allowed us to develop IT systems and networks in a specialized way that let’s best-of-breed technology solutions to emerge at each layer of the stack and to allow people with different skill sets to specialize in key areas without having to have competence in every technology arena.

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