SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. You could just outspend. You could use brute force to get the word out. There is a much better technique. It is to out friend.

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MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. Weve also found that other social networks such as FaceBook and MySpace to have almost no results when it comes to recruitment.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

When I recently was looking to find people who had experience with using social networks to reach people for what might be considered guerilla marketing efforts, again LinkedIn worked great. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 16, 2011

It also appears that this is another way for Google to place emphasis on creating and using Profile pages – something that likely plays heavily in their plans for a social network of some sort. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

In 1999, there were 486 IPOs nationwide; just 10 years later, in 2009, there were only 63. At any rate, it seems only appropriate that social media sites, which have dominated the Internet over the past few years, will likely lead startups back into the IPO game. The market is moving back up, but slowly.

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bizthoughts.mikelee.org

MARCH 8, 2012

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 21, 2011

Both of these moved signal a renewed focus on making both Profiles and Places pages more important in their ecosystem and perhaps ultimately in a social network of some sort. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Fabulis.com was initially intended to to be a social network for gay men. Problem was, Facebook, Yelp and Groupon were gay enough where a dedicated social network wasn’t entirely necessary.

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www.cscyphers.com

MARCH 8, 2012

facepalm Spammed within an hour >> 2012/02/28 RT @mikeloukides : best customer may not be the 1 who buys the most, but who has the most influence on social networking. Social Networking (22). social networking. December 2009 (3). November 2009 (3). October 2009 (8). September 2009 (7).

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Social Network s / Search / Blogs – Obvious, huh? I’m surprised at the number of people who aren’t good at tracking down relationships in social networks. This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC. The post I mentioned covers all of this.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

Startups here are primarily in what they call the TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) segment. About 1/3 of all China’s Venture Capital investment is made in Beijing and the majority of those investments are in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector I’ll describe shortly. Closed for You, Open For Us.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

But even Harry might not realize the professional benefits other social media channels offer. To be sure, your business needs a comprehensive and engaging LinkedIn company page ; after all, LinkedIn is the most widely used professional and business social media platform. But it’s certainly not the only game in town.

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Kodorra

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Visit online forums, social networks, and blogs and check customer star rating and comments. In 2009, a study by Forrester Research found that online shoppers expected pages to load in two seconds or less. Social media marketing could also be effective during the early stages of your business.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 10, 2009

If you search for her (as of July 10, 2009 at 5:45pm) you will get no result and the text, “did you mean Amanda Choong?&#. Tags: Social Media social networking Twitter. It takes a while (a day or more) to get your name propagated in Twitter’s search index. Be patient – it will appear. Anything.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2012

Even though social media and internet rule, customers make purchase decisions using a combination of old media, new media, and old-fashioned conversations with friends and family. Does social media have an impact on purchasing decisions? Social media links have an influence.

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ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com

JULY 11, 2012

Social, Agile, and Transformation. social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Business minded, agile CIO with strong social networking background. media and publishing. (6). social media. (3). Top CIOs talk Social Networking Usage and Policy.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Last year, American Express saw a 28% rise in sales volume for small business merchants during last year’s Small Business Saturday (in comparison to November 27th, 2009). Having a presence in social media allows small businesses to create a relationship with consumers, cultivate their brand, drive web traffic and maintain reputation.

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Life Beyond Code

JANUARY 17, 2012

Recently, my friend Dave Gardner (president of Gardner & Associates Consulting ) shared his story of how he used social media to reach (and start a working relationship with) a big company (Dell.) Back in 2009 and 2010, I experienced a few Dell business execution issues. How did this come to be? Dave Gardner: They sure did.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2011

Every startup needs to understand that the customer paradigm has dramatically shifted over the past two years with pervasive social networks and smartphones. To compete, startups must find ways to provide customers an easier, faster, more pervasive connection to digital networks, via mobile as well as the Internet.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The inception of Ecwid in 2009 was another milestone in the realm of e-commerce platforms as the site facilitated numerous small and medium traders and merchants to forage markets in the web world. You’ll be able to install your storefront in nearly umpteen sites, digital social media portals, and blogs and just about anywhere on the net.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

Startups here are primarily in what they call the TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) segment. About 1/3 of all China’s Venture Capital investment is made in Beijing and the majority of those investments are in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector I’ll describe shortly. Closed for You, Open For Us.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

3 KPIs to Track For Your Social Media Success written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. If you’re in business and you’re not harnessing the power of social media you need to jump on that bandwagon now. If you are using social media marketing as a channel to grow your business, awesome!

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 30, 2015

We would do summer vacations in Coronado to escape the heat and in 2009 thought it would be fun to try living on the island for a year. If a media entrepreneur approached you for advice on creating Wallstrip 2.0, If a media entrepreneur approached you for advice on creating Wallstrip 2.0, We never left. I have not met many.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. As of near the end of September 2009, we’re up 46% since the March 9th nadir (yes, I need to find a way to use one of my SAT words ; – ).

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

They're going strong , and constantly adapting their platform to users' changing needs for information and social media aggregation. And there's DailyMotion , which is eating into YouTube's market share and had a 70% jump in US traffic in 2009. Plyce : Feature-rich location-based social network.

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Mucker Lab

MAY 20, 2013

2002 – “the social network fad is over”. 2011 – “There is no network effect in the enterprise software business; it’s not a category we invest in anymore”. 2013 – “Media and content is a hit driven business – we simply don’t invest in it”. (?????). Evernote, Dropbox). 1999 – “The search engine game is over”. Everything).

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Mucker Lab

MAY 21, 2013

2002 – “the social network fad is over”. 2011 – “There is no network effect in the enterprise software business; it’s not a category we invest in anymore”. 2013 – “Media and content is a hit driven business – we simply don’t invest in it”. (?????). Evernote, Dropbox). 1999 – “The search engine game is over”. Everything).

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Eric Reis introduced his definition on this post from 2009 , which is still very much relevant. I’ve leveraged social media tools to gather stories from startups who went through a pivot in the last year and over 25 companies wrote back, eager to share their stories.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 2, 2013

While it has changed and grown and evolved into a staple of the media landscape, many marketers have grown to effectively tap Twitter in a handful of useful ways as well. Like most Internet tools and social networks things change and there are always new and better ways to use them meet your objectives. How 2007 of me.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2013

” According to Jez Frampton, Interbrand’s Global Chief Executive Officer: In today’s global and social media-obsessed marketplace, brand leaders recognize the need to be highly collaborative. Marketing and branding Small business Social media Start ups branding global brands interbrand marketing Strategy'

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. Gogii came in my office in 2009 with three of the most talented founders I had seen. This is a post I’ve been dying to write for 18 months.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 29, 2011

Facebook is a social network, built from the ground up for that purpose, by a company that does nothing else. My view is that no one thing can slow Facebook, they’ve simply grown too large and too important for too many people. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 2, 2011

The unfiltered nature of sharing stuff on Facebook and other social networks remains a business challenge. See, lots of folks have built large Facebook followings and currently try to use their Facebook profile to share what’s important in their work world mixed with what’s important in their 3yr old niece’s world.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 15, 2015

Other social media accounts. . Not all employers will look at your Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, but some will, so you need to be prepared for the possibility that your interviewer is looking for you all over social media. He is the lead author and editor for Backgroundchecks.com.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 8, 2011

million in Series A Nov 2009). Soluto won Techcrunch Disrupt last year, and has raised approximately $7 million to date from Proxima Ventures ($1.6 million in seed, 2008) and Bessemer Venture Partners, Giza Venture Capital and Proxima Ventures ($6.2

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Think about your own behavior: if you are like me, you hate having to deal with sales people, and greatly prefer to do your own research starting with search engines, and leveraging free trials, on-line videos, blogs, reviews, and your social network. So far we have been very effective using blogs, social networks, etc.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Day 2 featured the consumer and social media, which were more interesting for me and much of the audience. Bump.com is a social network based on license plate numbers as the identifier. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► 2009. (7).

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