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Making the Internet Smarter at Helping Us

Both Sides of the Table

Our social networks are filled with our friends, sure. And I don’t want you all who are different from me to be bothered with my eclectic taste in films (I hate Hollywood blockbusters and I drag my wife to foreign films of shepherd herders in Iran or EVERY Mike Leigh film) or my poor taste in music.

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What Impact Social Media Truly Had On Society

YoungUpstarts

Every politician worth his salt needs to jump on the social media bandwagon. This is because social websites have played an important role in many elections around the world, including in the U.S., Iran, and India. Effect on Socialization. Negative Effects of Social Media. Impact on Business. Conclusion.

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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

www.usatoday.com

Dubbed "collaborative consumption" — or "the sharing economy" — this movement represents the newly cemented intersection of online social networking, mobile technology, the minimalist movement and heightened penny-pinching brought on by lingering economic uncertainties. Julianna Iran, a tax consultant from Pasadena, Calif.,

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Why Pseudonymity Is Such an Important Concept

Both Sides of the Table

All of this has become a lot more relevant lately given social networking. He has founded a new social networking site called AnyBeat to take on this issue. And, harrumph, do I really want to go to another fucking social network. Social networks are like Iran. Think about it.

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Soundbites from the future

Start Up Blog

Un-Social Networking: Martin Lindstrom of Brand Sense says we are suffering a little from digital emptiness. They’re happy to facilitate revolution in Moldova, Iran, Egypt and Libya. The free on line is the digital sampling of the event with the real connection…. It’s about being there. Meaning & Value > Volume.

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Episode 92: Educational and Galactic Profitability with Dr. Zarik Boghossian

Mike Michalowicz

Today Dr.Zarik Boghossian shares his personal story of being born in Iran and moving to the US, the hardships he faced because of his accent, having no money and how he moved on to successfully develop a software that does the flight navigation for the international space station. Also Available On. Show Summary.

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Panels Not to Miss at SXSW

Austin Startup

And interested to hear her insights on being publicly private in social networks. Four excellent sessions at 11am: - 2009 Iran Election will hopefully settle an ongoing argument I’m having about social media’s true impact on real-world events. Marten Mickos is sure to provide some interesting perspective.

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