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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC. The Exit Problem. Today we’re online 3.1

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How Web APIs Unlock Value in the Cloud

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How Web APIs Unlock Value in the Cloud. That is where a web API comes in. Just as the power of crowds has populated the social content repositories of Web 2.0 — YouTube videos, Facebook updates, tweets, and more — the web API enables designers and developers to re-purpose the body of knowledge that is the cloud.

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Is Click Fraud Devouring Your Ad Budget?

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Click fraud occurs when a pay-per-click advertisement is clicked on by a user with malicious or disingenuous intent. Click fraud first came to light in 2005, when several major cases were taken to court. Juniper Research estimates that click fraud cost advertisers $42 billion in 2019. How click fraud works. Click farms.

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Native App vs. Web App: Which Is Better for Mobile Commerce?

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Sourcebits offers design and development services for iOS, Android, Mobile and Web platforms. Marketing firm Performics reported that 49% of “heavy mobile web users&# have made a purchase using a mobile device. Follow Sourcebits on Twitter for recent news and updates.

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LinkedIn Explores What It Takes To Be an Entrepreneur [INFOGRAPHIC]

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INFOGRAPHIC] Mashable’s Birthday: 6 Years Covering Digital News and Innovation [INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Advertising on YouTube [INFOGRAPHIC] Music Subscription Faceoff: How Does Spotify Measure Up? Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco.

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Google VP: Here's How to Get Bought By Us

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And maybe you heard of a tiny Linux-based mobile software designer Google bought in 2005, called Android Inc.? In January 2006, Google acquired advertising company dMarc Broadcasting for $102 million. Google bought web 2.0 In July 2007 Google acquired web security and archiving company Postini for $625 million.

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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

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With more than 40 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific news site reporting breaking web news, providing analysis of trends, reviewing new Web sites and services, and offering social media resources and guides. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

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