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The 20 Coolest CoWorking Spaces In The U.S.

YoungUpstarts

Located in both San Francisco and San Jose (and soon to be Las Vegas), Citizen Space bills itself as simply, “a nicer place to work.” The Hatchery in San Francisco is a great place for startups to take root. startups, social media firms, advertising and PR companies, and more. Citizen Space.

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Interview: Randy Peterson – SES 2008 San Jose Q&A

Eric Friedman

I had the chance to interview Randy Peterson of P&G for his upcoming participation in Search Engine Strategies 2008: San Jose where he will be speaking on the Keynote Roundtable: “Why Does Search Get the Credit for Everything?” Search is one of the most inherently measureable media out there. ” panel.

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Founder Follies: “Startup: A Novel”

Austin Startup

Written by BuzzFeed Senior Culture Editor Doree Shafrir (pictured above), this book pulls apart the New York / Brooklyn entrepreneurial scene in the same bitter-sweet way that the HBO show “Silicon Valley” satirizes San Jose. Given the social media habits of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, this downward spiral isn’t likely to change soon.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: StrongSalt

Austin Startup

What’s your favorite thing about being based in San Jose, Calif.? On a more personal level, I celebrate independence and the courage for a person to say what he wants in the age of social media and political correctness where people are afraid to say how they really feel as if by sugarcoating the words we fix the problems.

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Working for Equity Instead of Cash

genylabs.typepad.com

Media Fragmentation and the Growth of Small Publishers » April 07, 2008. You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post. Emergent Research Selected Media. San Jose Mercury News: Maker Faire Mixes Business With Wackiness. social media. April 2011. March 2011.

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7 Easy and Effective Customer Segments to Target in Facebook Ads

ConversionXL

Facebook is, by far, the most promising social advertising platform for E-Commerce purposes — the site has 1.86B users , an average ROI on targeted ads of 152% , and is responsible for 85% of all social media e-commerce. Social proof can be a great way to improve your conversion rate. He picks a winner each month.

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How Black People Leveraged Tech Bigotry to Boss the Blockchain Below the Radar

Austin Startup

And African-Americans have the best ecosystem for tech adoption more than any group situated in tight-knit, high-density urban communities — social media stats can prove this fact. Stuff CNBC and other media outlets don’t want to acknowledge. So as Techcrunch was creating that crazy silly blockchain web video with Guy Kawasaki (lol!)