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Bridging the Gap: How Semantic Web can move into the mainstream through SXSW

Austin Startup

Personally, I believe that the Semantic Web will become mainstream in the next few years (I actually have a bet on this with some college friends). After reading the wonderful blogpost on the BBC’s dynamic semantic publishing system , it reminded me that the Semantic Web has two audiences: the common web user (my mom) and developers.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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LA produced Applied Semantics that created AdSense and was bought by Google. LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business). You don’t. Get over it.

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How to Hire for Sweat Equity…

www.drowningamerican.com

What We’re Doing: We’re currently setting the groundwork for an innovative educational web application that will eventually fuse with social networking. In the longer term we will compete with social networks and online advertising. JS (for web/internet and mobile devices). We are implementing the innovative web 2.0

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Gowalla Poised To Overtake Foursquare, Loopt, Cleans Up Twitter.

Austin Startup

For me, Twitter is now borderless and operates at internet scale. Identity theft is an entirely different ballgame played by evil geniuses, it’s a complex form of social engineering and data mining. 2007 is the year social media began to show it’s face. Twitter’s Pipe Could Benefit From Gatekeeping.

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How To Bootstrap Your Startup

www.readwriteweb.com

Our team is 5 engineers, 2 QA and a project manager. Posted by: teknolojik internet magazini | September 10, 2007 12:07 PM Many companies that offer server technology have special programs for startups as well, which makes owning your own equipment easier and less expensive for startups. . > social network for sports fans!

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Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice - Discussion

news.ycombinator.com

His friends at General Electric said he was wasting his time on the gas combustion engine because the world was going electric. -- ErrantX 215 days ago | link. The story of the v-8 engine is a bit different. I cant keep count of the number of people who I talk to on a daily basis online or in person, at networking events, etc.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. As I like to say, in the era of social networks and transparency if you can’t figure out how to get introduced to a VC then hang up your cleats now.

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