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What I noticed in 2013

Start Up Blog

I also reverted to more text / SMS activity which would’ve been the only domain for my social media a couple of years ago. Also the up weighting of data allowances on mobile phone from carriers. Tech valuations & bubblenomics: Crazy company valuations continue to astound. valuation) will ever make serious money?

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Leading Business Transformation – Featured Founder Mitul Ruparelia

The Startup Magazine

Prior to working with Citius, he helped global businesses generate up to $200M in annual recurring revenue and realise valuations of $1Bn+. Mobile phone technological advance. Transformation of Mobile Handset business. Inside Sales), Channel, Pre-Sales, SDRs, Marketing, Customer Success, and Professional Services.

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

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In India, two female journalists launched a mobile app to allow women to report harrassment and abuse, an issue in their hometown of Delhi and throughout the world. Applications such as Xtify , Local Response , and Placecast provided turnkey mobile solutions for retailers to target consumers.

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Speech recognition anyone? AT&T; opens up Watson API

gigaom.com

The contexts are Web Search, Business Search, Voicemail-to-Text transcription, SMS speech transcription, Question and Answer, TV and a category called Generic used for general dictation purposes. Previous What’s wrong with the tech valuations? Tech News and Analysis. Follow us on Twitter. -->. Speech recognition anyone?

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Soundbites from the future

Start Up Blog

Mobiles tell us where we are, and why we are there. Not being listed or ‘located’ via mobile is like not being listed in the white pages. SMS Slingshot: converging the digital world with a physical interaction [link] A great way to brand events around a city which is cool, a digital crossover and temporary. They haven’t.

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Inspiring Entrepreneurs: Ted Livingston’s rollercoaster ride as CEO of hit messaging startup Kik

The Next Web

A fortnight ago, Boris interviewed Reed Hastings on his business lessons and experience, but now I’m shaking it up with a look at a 26-year-old founder who is disrupting the mobile and social networking spaces: Kik CEO and founder Ted Livingston. An all-round mobile education. RIM HQ (as was) (credit: Simon Hayter/Getty Images ). “So,

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How Top Apps Are Leveraging Referral Marketing to Boost Downloads

Duct Tape Marketing

With a valuation of more than $1 billion, and with more than 100 billion worldwide users, the popular note-taking app has also launched a popular double-sided refer-a-friend program. So, while shooting your referral emails via SMS or push notifications, bear this point in mind. Even put your website and mobile site to work.