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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

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This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. As of year-end, Foursquare had over 15 million users, with an exponential growth rate globally.

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DataSift Announces Mega-Round. Apple Buys Topsy for $200 Million. Here’s What You Need to Know

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As this astute journalist pointed out, DataSift “ likely would have cost a lot more to acquire.” It is the oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria that is Tweeted before people even know a disruption may happen. We co-led the A-round with IA Ventures. ” What gives? Why all the fuss about the Twitter firehose?

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