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The Difference Between Apple & Facebook ? AGILEVC

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June 5, 2012. Of course both companies use their platform to increase user lock-in which indirectly helps their core revenue streams of advertising (in Facebook’s case) and hardware sales (for Apple). But we arguably have never seen a true software platform which drives a core advertising business, in the way Facebook does.

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

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What They Do: Travel search engine. How They Do It: Aggregate data from travel data warehouses like ITA as well as indexing travel providers websites, provide this information to consumers in a highly customizable search engine. Search Statistics: 2010 Queries: 634 million. Headquarters: Norwalk, CT & Concord, MA.

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The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] ? AGILEVC

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July 11, 2012. And while the internet created both tremendous reward and tremendous investment carnage leading up to and after the 2000 tech bubble, it’s created long run disruption of broad sectors of media, advertising, business software & computing, and retail commerce and VCs that missed this shift have faced real struggles.

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5 Essential Spreadsheets for Social Media Analytics

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February 9, 2012 by Ann Smarty. Ann Smarty is a search marketer and full-time web entrepreneur. Ann blogs on search and social media tools. That’s why many social media marketers and power users are in constant search of free, efficient alternatives. Fetch Twitter Search Results. Copy the spreadsheet here.

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

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July 18, 2012 by Chris Taylor. The search giant’s VP of Corporate Development, along with CEO Larry Page, signs off on the dozens of acquisitions and acqui-hires made every year, large and small. In January 2006, Google acquired advertising company dMarc Broadcasting for $102 million. Like Tweet. dMarc Broadcasting.

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5 Hot Ecommerce Trends to Watch

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July 10, 2012 by Curt Finch. How to Optimize Your Mobile Website for Search. July 10, 2012 09:40:07. July 10, 2012 10:50:39. July 10, 2012 11:12:07. July 10, 2012 11:21:19. July 10, 2012 11:36:32. Like Tweet. 10 Stellar Space-Themed Accessories For Your Office. Like Tweet. Like Tweet. e-Commerce.

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What Google's Penguin Algorithm Means for Your Business

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July 3, 2012 by Erin Everhart. The Future of Search Series is presented by SES San Francisco Conference & Expo , the leading interactive digital and online marketing event. That’s how search engines know what your site is about. Like Tweet. 7 Birds Covering the Andy Griffith Theme Song [VIDEO]. Like Tweet. Learn more here.