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

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Other people were in the online community called “ The Well &# (founded in 1985). We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). And so it goes with social networking. And then came AOL.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Advertising. His findings are based on data from more than 2,000 companies that received venture funding, generally at least $1 million, from 2004 through 2010. Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., and Verizon Communications Inc. Journal Community.

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5 Practical Tips for Getting More from Facebook :: Small Business.

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One very powerful way to do this on Facebook is to Like other active pages and start to network with, converse, ask and answer relevant questions as your Page inside of these communities. I’m talking about identifying Pages that might have communities you could target and taking a few minutes each day to get active there.

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When Free Becomes Free For All ? 5 Reasons Free Is Hurting Us All.

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The trend towards tiered levels of paid content will continue to escalate and the ability to foster community around your content will be the most important measure of value. Community buster Here’s the ironic thing: When people are invited into a community where everything is free, there’s actually less chance of building a strong community.

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How to Attract and Retain Customers :: Small Business Marketing.

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5 Creative Ways to Use Text Messages in Marketing :: Small.

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Coupon distribution Creating membership type levels where people can get special treatment or special announcements is a great way to build community. For an event, this technology requires that there is a web connection available, but you can also use this in print or other environments to collect data. All rights reserved.

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This Week in VC – Scott Painter, CEO of Zag & TrueCar

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Danish VOIP technology company founded in 2006 by entrepreneur Tanveer Sharif. Based in Palo Alto and founded in 2004 by PayPal alumni. Used by hedge funds, the intelligence community and multiple government agencies. Current round: $7.0mm Series-B led by MK Capital, withClearstone Venture Partners and Shasta Ventures.