Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

In terms of social integration, Facebook and Twitter were the obvious leaders, as 65% and 60% of developers saying they need the networks integrated into their apps. Just one third as many, 22%, said they needed Foursquare - the next highest ranked social network from the survey. Least Desired Features/APIs.

API 123

API Mobile Database Cloud 123

Lightspeed Venture Partners

APRIL 19, 2012

The advent and growth of social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and, now, Pinterest has heralded a new era in the Internet where people are connected to one another to share, discover, curate, and collaborate. Thus the application developers would have to think differently about getting user attention and engagement.

Mobile 60

Mobile Application Development Curation Distribution 60

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

, but the evidence would suggest that repositioning the company as social enterprise software was a master stroke. Within days of the launch of the Facebook Platform, Buddy Media launched 7 applications that have been highlighted in the application directory, added by more than 300,000 Facebook users and accessed by millions of others.

Software 112

Software Media Social Media Advertising 112

YoungUpstarts

JULY 14, 2011

And you’ll see many familiar faces from the regional social media circuit who’ll be speaking or presenting at various workshops or panels.

Asia 188

Asia Social Media Singapore Media 188

VC Cafe

JUNE 14, 2010

In recent months, Mytopia changed its focus and began offering Particle Code, a cross-platform application development framework for mobile devices and tablets. The acquisition is a concerted effort for 888 to enter the huge casual game on mobile devices market by applying some its monetization and distribution abilities.

Stock 74

Stock Acquisition Global 74

Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

3) UI/UX Matters in B2B - For decades, B2B application developers could skimp on innovating in the presentation layer. InsightSquared is tackling business intelligence software (hardly a sexy market) with an incredibly sexy product that incorporates Facebook style timelines and other features.

Software 100

Software B2B Silicon Valley Acquisition 100

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

In the late year of 1995, IBM acquired Lotus Development, makers of the Lotus 123 spreadsheet and a proprietary Internet predecessor, Lotus Notes, for $3.5B—more more than the combined market capitalizations of Amazon.com, eBay, Yahoo, Netscape and the entire Internet sector. But to have such a birth, we must first have a funeral.

Romania 77

Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 77

VC Cafe

APRIL 7, 2011

Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, is acquiring Provigent, an Israeli company which develops system-on-a-chip products that enable wireless system vendors to deliver broadband wireless backhaul systems to network operators. Broadcom, which has a market cap of $21.7

Java 79

Java Database Argentina 79

dontbesoanalytical.blogspot.com

MAY 13, 2012

So the CTO needs to understand his firm’s capabilities and something of the business processes of his firm’s target market. A vendor CTO whose primary function is outbound marketing does a disservice to the vendor for whom he or she works. The marketing department might argue that Web 2.0 But, they will have to wait.

CTO 40

CTO Technical Review Technology Software Review 40

mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Mashable | The Social Media Guide Viral Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video About Mashable Company About Us Advertise Submit News Contact Us Announcements Resources Guidebooks Lists How To Trending Twitter List Directory Mashable Awards Subscriptions Partners W3 EDGE Rackspace Concentric Sky Dynect DNS Intridea Welcome to Mashable!

Developer 93

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

In the late year of 1995, IBM acquired Lotus Development, makers of the Lotus 123 spreadsheet and a proprietary Internet predecessor, Lotus Notes, for $3.5B—more more than the combined market capitalizations of Amazon.com, eBay, Yahoo, Netscape and the entire Internet sector. But to have such a birth, we must first have a funeral.

Romania 44

Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 44

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

4G/ LTE (Long Term Evolution) -the fourth generation of networks, enabling faster downloading in 4G phones (100 megabit per second compared to today’s 21 megabit/sec in 3G phones). Allot Service Gateway solutions for mobile broadband are compliant with 3G, 4G/LTE and WiMax networks and provide full cell awareness.

Mobile 110

Mobile IP SMS Networking 110

Austin Startup

AUGUST 18, 2010

Beyond Social Marketing: Leveraging the Web’s Knowledge Stream. The social web isn’t just for the marketing department anymore. The web has gone social and is rapidly going semantic. Technologies Marketers Must Learn Fast. 4) social network anaysis enabled by Annotations and linked data.

Semantic 86

Semantic Web Wiki Guatemala 86

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

If you haven’t noticed from my web site or blog, I work as a web applications developer and a consulting CTO. And his previous startup failures may have been the result of non-technical business issues like failure to find funding or missed market timing.) But I’m not the only person who does this kind of work.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40

www.readwriteweb.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

For example, MySpace might have been the best social networking site around for connecting with friends, but the overbearing profiles and flashing backgrounds pushed me away. There are other social networks that look more aesthetically pleasing. More people could learn from that quote. Its very disheartening.

Web 42

Web Design Startup Flash 42

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

They write everything from assembly to jQuery, on PCs to mobile phones, doing hard core computer graphics to high level social networking. Big things, like obscuring the networking stack under so many countless layers of abstraction that it’s virtually impossible to even imagine what bytes are actually going over the wire.

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Many good freelancers are very busy right now and can be found through networking with friends or linked in. And probably youre no marketing expert and salesman, either. Ive had greak luck with the folks at Odesk, both for web development and things like market research. Either that or theyre really bad. good tips!

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