ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Today James Hickey from San Diego, California, pitched Parallel6 , a company that does social media marketing services for brands and also has a white label mobile app that can be customized and branded for their clients' mobile and social marketing needs. You can register here. Now, on to today's roundtable: Parallel6. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2011

While on this topic, I want to particularly emphasize the social media advertising trend, and my observation that the infrastructure to measure, analyze, optimize, and target is really wide open, and I'd like to hear from entrepreneurs working on the various nuances of that particular problem. Next, we had two very interesting entrepreneurs.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The first of these discussions was about a new social media marketing platform called Stanzr, from San Francisco-based Voluble, that we are using at 1M/1M. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The 1M/1M Channel on Stanzr. I thought that was brilliant.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As a business lawyer working with startups in technology and digital media every day, I’m fortunate to have a front-row seat as entrepreneurs create value out of thin air. Political candidates can give all the stump speeches they want, but ultimately, the prescription is simple (though not easy): Entrepreneurial innovation.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Then Gerard McDonald from Dublin, Ireland, discussed CustomerDiscovery, a concept-stage venture around online marketing services using social media mechanisms for customer acquisition. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. CustomerDiscovery. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Then Tarini Kinkar discussed a media concept for marketing green products and services to Indian consumers. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Marketing Green Products and Services to Indian Consumers.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 9, 2016

Seth Godin once said, “You can use social media to turn strangers into friends, friends into customers and customers into salespeople.” Yep, it’s relatively easy to promote your site (where followers and friends can make a purchase) on social media. ” [Tweet It!]. Strangers into friends? Friends into customers?

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

She seems to have good relationships in the blog and media world for the lifestyle products category, and I thought that she should first harness those before spending money on the performance marketing services like Linkshare. However, there is a much more significant question here: Why is her list of 5,000 not converting?

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

With a growing variety of online coupons and social media promotions available, Pascal is looking to bridge the gap between the online world and the often dated marketing approaches of physical restaurants. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 15, 2012

Other features include the ability to link emails to their social media profiles such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter for better accuracy, while a SaneRemindMe reminds users about emails they sent that weren’t replied to. According to Boston, Massachusetts-based SaneBox , its users save an average of two hours a week with its service.

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Up and Running

JUNE 8, 2016

Don’t forget to harness social media to let people know how they might leverage your gift certificates. Davis Hairdressing, a Massachusetts-based hair salon, offers a free visit to clients who prepay for a certain number of visits. Make it easy as possible. Create a referral program.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 10, 2014

surprised to find that her social media engagement ideas yield impressive results. Todd Patkin grew up in Needham, Massachusetts. You might be surprised to learn, for instance, that your administrative assistant would like to be included in the next marketing campaign design team. You might be even more (pleasantly!)

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www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

); E-Mail Alert Sign-Up. --> Subscribe Now. --> Media Kit. --> About FOLIO. B2B: Business Media. Consumer Media. E-Media Summit -->. Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools. Erin Hoskins, Senior Marketing Director, New Media, Meredit h. Erin Hoskins, Senior Marketing Director, New Media, Meredit h.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 20, 2011

He talked about everything from raising funding for pre-seed entrepreneurs to get them to the seed stage, crowd funding, social media marketing and open source. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It's the kind of pitch that makes your mind spin.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

She partnered with Rett Clevenger who at that time was an online media manager for a large e-commerce site, to launch Steals.com in April 2008. Sramana has a master’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Camden is the Founder and CEO of the Nonprofit Organization Beyond the Crisis Beyond the Crisis, the food-distribution charity, which has distributed over 100,000 dollars of food items to housing communities and homeless shelters across Massachusetts. I mean the media outreach that we've done.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 12, 2011

Now, the other wonderful feature in Stanzr is that all these conversations are shared across social media platforms - Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook. Creating that kind of systematic buzz is an excellent social media marketing strategy as well. Very cool, indeed! From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Photo by svilen001.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Then Jimmy Hendricks presented DealCurrent.com , a white label platform for media companies to manage daily deal advertising on behalf of brands. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Hard ROI is essential to get dollars flowing. DealCurrent.com.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Suspects and prospects are everywhere in the vast realm of social media, watching, reading, commenting, engaging. Some vertical ad networks have gone after this opportunity, Glam Media being one of the most successful of the lot. Today, the problem has once again changed definition. It's just not worth it. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

To get started, I suggest you take a look at three videos messages: To Entrepreneurs , To Investors , and To The Media. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 3, 2011

Up last, Thomas Vellaringattu from San Jose, California, pitched Social Pulse , a service through which he is helping small businesses that are not terribly net savvy set up profiles and use social media to market and curate relevant information to help them market. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

By using social media to spread the word, this free site currently lists over 10,000 service providers, ranging from hairdressers to personal trainers to piano teachers. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Harvard alums tend to start companies in places other than Massachusetts – mostly Silicon Valley and New York – but MIT grads are less mobile. Whereas if you’re in tech or social media, you don’t necessarily need to be tied to Boston, so you’re more inclined to go where the money is.”

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Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Bill Gurley’s excellent piece on Silicon Valley IPO Anxiety inspired me to take a companion look at the East Coast, particularly Massachusetts and New York, and evaluate the health of the local IPO economy and prospective pipeline. Today, I'll cover Massachusetts; tomorrow, New York. Massachusetts. Name Media ($50-60m).

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 21, 2011

First up, Vishal Agarwal with Spatial Ideas presented LocoBuzz, a social media brand analytics platform coupled with location-specific insights. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Mumbai roundtable was extremely interactive and fun. Discuss.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

(Note: this post is an open letter to the approximately 400,000 members of the Massachusetts-based student community. But more than thanking you, on behalf of the Massachusetts Innovation Economy community, I wanted to make sure you understood something. Many of the messages apply to students in other innovation hubs.). We want you.

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Seeing Both Sides

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Yesterday, I analyzed the Massachusetts IPO ecosystem. Vibrant Media. Tremor Media. Gawker Media. Today, I look at NY. . If you restrict the geography to 30-45 minutes driving distance and part of the “scene” (which encourages mingling and productive talent and idea sharing), you have to eliminate CA, IBM and Priceline.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 3, 2012

Incorporated in 1998 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company’s network of over 100,000 globally distributed servers provides an infrastructure layer that accelerates the distribution and delivery of content, media and applications. Many people know Akamai as the purveyor of the Internet’s backbone.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

She has a masters degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has founded three companies, writes a business blog, Sramana Mitra on Strategy , and runs the 1M/1M initiative.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

She has a masters degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has founded three companies, writes a business blog, Sramana Mitra on Strategy , and runs the 1M/1M initiative.

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Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 29, 2009

The large media companies, too, were seen as great early customers and hotbeds of innovation (I remember how thrilled we were when we secured Time Warner's ground-breaking Pathfinder division as a customer at Open Market back in 1995, thinking we had landed what would be the 800 lb gorilla of the Internet age).

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

” The problem: Boston got sidelined in the social media game. “They’re not so strong in social media, especially compared to New York and L.A. ” He says anecdotal evidence indicates New York attracts women entrepreneurs because startups there tend to be in areas more appealing to women, like ecommerce and media.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

It’s becoming harder to distinguish tech companies from media companies. In Massachusetts companies (and VCs) have migrated from out by Waltham to Back Bay (Boston) or Cambridge. I see it first hand in Los Angeles where given the growth of YouTube networks the worlds of art & technology are colliding. And make-up artists.

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Seeing Both Sides

JUNE 29, 2015

Many CEOs do this by being active on Twitter and Facebook, playing the role of mini-celebrities or media personalities. The Supreme Court gay marriage decision is linked to the landmark case in Massachusetts in 2004 , which was linked to a broader LGBT rights movement, which is linked to the Civil Rights movement and so on.

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Seeing Both Sides

JULY 22, 2012

Over a year and a half ago, I did a two-part blog post on the East Coast IPO malaise – one focused on Boston (Massachusetts more broadly), another focused on New York. There was one big exit from my list of NY IPO candidates – Buddy Media ($700M, Salesforce.com) – but no others. 9-0 in IPOs and 3-1 in big M&A in favor of Boston?

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Up and Running

AUGUST 3, 2012

There are over 60,000 designers working in Massachusetts alone — the state is well past the national average when it comes to professional designers. We have a small marketing budget ($0), so our best marketing is meeting as many people as possible, earning mentions online, on social media, and in traditional media.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 18, 2010

Huge media players such as New York Times and Thompson Reuters/Open Calais publish Linked Data. As businesses become increasingly skilled at using social media for advertising and brand building, the next round of technologies are emerging — technologies that will put real-time social data to work in all corners of the business.

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