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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

AI characters are already hosting interactive streams and shows in which they respond to audience questions, comments, or votes in real-time. There doesn’t exist a web search API that has access to page content, parsed outlinks from the page, or even edit history.

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The future of search is being reinvented with generative AI

VC Cafe

Watch this short clip (mixed with the normal banter between the hosts): The Race to Intimacy (credit: All In podcast) The new gen AI search companies A number of new startups are trying jump on the generative AI search wagon. Makes sense, as companies can adopt a SaaS model and not require huge scale to monetise via advertising.

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Smart Bear Live 6: Jared from Padseeker.com

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

” and the hosting costs, that’s not even really much of a lifestyle business yet. It’s also the ability to create an API of properties. I think there’s no way any property manager has ever told you, “You know what I really want is an API.” They want cheaper hosting. Jason: No way.

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Never say “no,” but rarely say “yes.”

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

As a maven of the Macintosh API and still willing to admit it, I landed lots of small contracting jobs fixing up code that other developers wouldn’t touch. Maybe that means a big new advertising campaign, or hiring another WordPress expert for our staff. That’s our profitable niche. So we think.

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Twitter Link Roundup #84 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Advertising CTR rates are abysmal and may be even worse than the metrics show – [link]. Are the junior talent in advertising packaging themselves wrong? Q&A With Survivor Host Jeff Probst On Surviving Social Media – [link]. Negotiation Tips For Small Businesses, Entrepreneurs and Freelancers – [link].

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The Ultimate CEO Twitter List

YoungUpstarts

todsacerdoti : As the CEO and founder of Brightroll, Tod Sacerdoti shares his insight into digital video advertising. Michels : Oren Michels, CEO of Mashery, offers insight into API management, services, and more. Ischaefer : Deep Focus CEO Ian Schaefer loves to tweet about branding and advertising, especially in social media.

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How To Get The Best Merchant Account For Your Small Business

crowdSPRING Blog

Too often, we see merchants make rash decisions based on advertised fees (which are typically misleading). Others won’t help much at all or they’ll require you to use a hosted payments page. Find out about the API and technical specifications. Will the API be easy for our developers to integrate with?