thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). As of year-end, Foursquare had over 15 million users, with an exponential growth rate globally.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Jobs Events Try Our New Social News App Welcome to Mashable! Fake Ad Rips Internet Explorer 9 in Most Devastating Way Possible [VIDEO]. October 3, 2012 by Cezary Pietrzak. Facebook Is Like Bananas and Boxes, Says the Internet. October 3, 2012 14:52:37. A tech and social media publishing site. Like Tweet.

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

March 13, 2012. In the early days of LinkedIn we jointly acquired an issued patent of the defunct SixDegrees.com which directly pertains to social networking as well as acquiring a nascent startup in part for its in-process patent filings. owns a bunch of patents around email, IM, etc), and yes E) social networking.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 13, 2012

Leading digital marketers from around the Asia Pacific and beyond gathered yesterday at ad:tech Singapore 2012 to share and discuss the continuing growth of the role of technology and digital media in marketing and advertising. Powering Social Connection to Grow Your Business.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Jobs Events Try Our New Social News App Welcome to Mashable! Fake Ad Rips Internet Explorer 9 in Most Devastating Way Possible [VIDEO]. October 4, 2012 by Cezary Pietrzak. You’ve probably already used this trick when a username is taken on one of the big social networking sites. October 4, 2012 12:16:07.

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The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Earlier this week Mary Meeker published an update to her by now legendary internet trends presentation and Nielsen published their Social Media Report 2012. Taken together they tell us clearly that mobile and social are still growing very fast. Mobile apps are used nearly five times as much as mobile websites.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. 70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30. business models.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

World Featured in US & World Videos Featured: Facebook CES 2012 Awards. January 16, 2012 by Nellie Akalp. January 16, 2012 14:04:54. January 16, 2012 14:10:08. January 16, 2012 14:24:44. January 16, 2012 16:40:38. January 16, 2012 20:26:07. January 17, 2012 06:37:33. Abstract or dead simple?

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mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Facebook 2012: What the Future Holds for the Social Media Powerhouse. As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear on other sectors’ trend lists in 2012. This year, mobile phones, GPS and services like Craigslist combined to make real-time and location-based history.

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www.readwriteweb.com

MAY 10, 2012

Internet of Things. The Social Layer. By Richard MacManus / May 10, 2012 05:30 AM / View Comments. SAY Medias Alex Schleifer is the lead designer for ReadWriteWebs re-design (currently in process) and his quote above captures why mobile websites are enjoying a renaissance. ReadWriteWeb. Key Trends. App Stores. Top Topics.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

On November 28, 2012. November 29, 2012. November 29, 2012. November 29, 2012. Pandora begs Congress to lower Internet music licensing rates. November 29, 2012. HealthTab acquires Avvo Health to double its doctor network. November 29, 2012. PandoDigest. Share on Twitter. Share on Facebook.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

In 2012, most everyone takes the Internet for granted and believes its emergence to be a logical, evolutionary step. A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. Three revolutionaries will replace the current IT dictators: Cloud , Mobile and Social.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2014

In fact, 54% of users said they may actually leave a website and go to another rather than complete an individual registration form, according to a 2012 survey conducted by Blue Research. The same goes for businesses operating primarily in countries where social networks are blocked, such as China or Cuba.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Either way, the gridlock that is now the US congress will prevent any real economic responses and it seems likely that this political malaise will last beyond the 2012 election as the Republicans look to make big gains in the 2010 mid-term elections.&#. Right now people seem to be angling more around November 2012. And Social.

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www.readwriteweb.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

The Social Layer. Featured Sections: Mobile. Social Discovery Is Pushing Search and Social Closer. Social discovery will remake the Internet, or at least how we plumb it. Searching the Internet for [Olympic swimmer] Ryan Lochte, for instance, will pull up lots of content," said Peck. Enterprise.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. 70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30. business models.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Color Labs, the photo-and-video-sharing social network that received much criticism over its pre-launch $41 million funding round, is about to be acquired by Apple. For that, he turned to a previous relationship he had with Apple’s Senior Vice President Internet Software and Services, Eddy Cue.

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venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

2012 Events. Social media. Social networking. Social games. July 12, 2012 12:01 PM. July 10, 2012 6:59 PM. July 9, 2012 2:00 PM. 10 Internet comments about games that actually make us laugh. July 9, 2012 11:40 AM. Mobile Jetpac pulls in $2.4M Mobile Jetpac pulls in $2.4M

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Even though 2012 was a tough year overall for small businesses – the stubbornly slow economy didn’t help – technology improvements continued to offer hope of lowering costs, boosting efficiency, increasing sales and opening new markets. Social Media Surged. Consumers Went All-In On Mobile. BYOD Arrived.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. Out of that total, they funded 967 Internet deals with $6.7 Out of that total, they funded 268 Internet deals with $3.2 To compare the two, in 2011 U.S.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

In 2012, most everyone takes the Internet for granted and believes its emergence to be a logical, evolutionary step. A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. Three revolutionaries will replace the current IT dictators: Cloud , Mobile and Social.

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

It also puts another chink in the armor of the meme that monster internet companies can only be built in Silicon Valley (LivingSocial, Kayak, Gilt Groupe, CSN Stores, et al doing damage here too). If Groupon’s growth rate drops by 80% they’ll still be nearly tripling top line sales in 2012. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Dubbed "collaborative consumption" — or "the sharing economy" — this movement represents the newly cemented intersection of online social networking, mobile technology, the minimalist movement and heightened penny-pinching brought on by lingering economic uncertainties. Skip to Main Content. Tech: Blogs. Technology Live.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 13, 2011

5 Trends That Will Shape Small Business in 2012 This content from: Duct Tape Marketing. Here are my predictions for 2012. Social networks evolve into markets. As social networks become more important in the lives of their users and the level of social behavior continues to evolve, they will become much more than outposts.

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www.cscyphers.com

MARCH 8, 2012

It can be hard to sort the wheat from the chaff when you’re talking to a marketing person (‘Ah, you do internet marketing? link] >> 2012/02/29 Man, I could watch @avinash all day -- very entertaining (and informative) speaker. cc: @jeremyphoward >> 2012/02/28. Mobile (3). Social Networking (22).

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. Out of that total, they funded 967 Internet deals with $6.7 Out of that total, they funded 268 Internet deals with $3.2 To compare the two, in 2011 U.S.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

I wont go into the details of the bill, but at a high level, it allows entrepreneurs to raise funds over the Internet up to a maximum of $1M annually (or $2M with audited financials). February 9, 2012 7:40 PM. February 11, 2012 11:00 PM. April 12, 2012 11:10 AM. April 12, 2012 3:16 PM. April 12, 2012 4:48 PM.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Startups for startups – the top B2B tools used by Startups – Includes the list of top 50 startup vendors in 2012 by Vendorstack , a reviews and Q&A platform on enterprise vendors for startups and mid-market companies. Social networking.

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bizthoughts.mikelee.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Categories Entrepreneurship Leadership « CSS Humor Steve Jobs’ Keynote Speeches » Pingback: How to Determine an Effective Cofounder Match - BizThoughts Mike Lee is an internet entrepreneur, web geek, talent scout & humanistic technologist. Farmville & neighbors #distribution # 19 hours ago Copywrite © 2012 MikeLee.org.

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Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

April 13, 2012. Here in Boston the same dynamic as Silicon Valley has been afoot… at least in the software/internet sphere, the majority of startups have migrated from the suburban loop of Rt 128 back into the urban core of Boston & Cambridge. So why are software & internet startups more urban today than 5-10 years ago?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 17, 2011

The major adoption wave for the Internet technology platform will hit in the next 8 years; 3) the economics of building Internet businesses has changed; 4) the markets are much bigger. billion dollars while admitting it will have operating losses through the end of fiscal 2012.) The question is, are we in a new tech bubble?

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

February 2, 2012. Filing Date : February 1, 2012. How They Do It : Operate a social network at Facebook.com, through Facebook’s mobile apps, and the Facebook Platform which lets other websites extend Facebook’s tools for authentication and social sharing. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Brandanew

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

The best example of this occurred in November 2012, when Oprah Winfrey was paid by Microsoft to promote their Surface mobile device. About Author: Joan Gilbert is a creative writer and social media specialist. She follows all the newest trend of the Internet and social networks.

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Up and Running

JULY 21, 2014

If you own a brick-and-mortar business, or are thinking of setting one up, you’ve likely seen plenty of reports that imply the future of shopping is online and that it is also ‘mobile’. Of those orders, more than half were placed on a mobile device. In 2012 they spent $59.6 million items ordered worldwide on Cyber Monday alone.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2012

The story of Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg, or at least Hollywood’s version of it, should be familiar to anyone who’s seen The Social Network or spends more than five minutes each week surfing the Internet.

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gigaom.com

JUNE 18, 2012

18, 2012, 4:30am PT. Earlier in June, two former Facebook employees who help create the SQL-like Hive interface for Hadoop while at the social network launched Qubole, a hosted version of Hive that runs on Amazon’s cloud computing infrastructure. Social Networks. Monday, June 18 2012. Collaboration.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 22, 2012

It’s already coming close to saturating the limits of world Internet usage. For example, there are five major markets where Facebook is not the top social network : China, Russia, South Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Estimated mobile display spend in the U.S. was around $500 million last year. It’s not.

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