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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

Both Sides of the Table

Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks?

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

mashable.com

Anyone who has sat stymied with their cursor blinking in a “username” field knows that coming up with a name is harder than you’d think. We talked to bloggers, social media gurus, linguists and naming experts (yes, they exist!) to get the scoop on finding a name that will work on the web. How Do I Start? Ask yourself: 2.

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The next phase of innovation

Start Up Blog

The digital era has provided inordinate consumer value through data mobility, entertainment on demand, social connection, digital connectivity, smart devices and ecommerce to name a few. Gov funded social networks: Social networks which are Gov funded, but open-source so we can build and iterate it and avoid surveillance capitalism.

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Startup opportunities in the Metaverse

VC Cafe

Open metaverse: these are the decentralized platforms built on crypto, such as Manticore Games, Sandbox or Decentraland and many others. Crypto gaming can become the biggest onboarding platform to the crypto world and open up that world. An interesting case is Minecraft. Picture: nftculture.com.

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How Not To Run Your Own Technology Startup

YoungUpstarts

P.S. Three types of external providers are not mentioned because they are well known: open-source software stacks, domain name (DNS) providers, and marketing/social networking sites. Your mileage may vary. Real-time Communication (internal and external). Hipchat – Intra-company chat with history (+mobile).

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Opinioneated.com On The Singapore Food Blogosphere

YoungUpstarts

Yongfook, as he is better known in Singapore’s tech entrepreneurship circle (we first wrote about him in 2009 ), is an avid cook and the former director for Japan-based online recipe network Cookpad in charge of its international business. Prior to that, Yongfook founded and sold off his own recipe social network Open Source Food.

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8 Simple Steps to Start an Online Business With No Money

Kodorra

Visit online forums, social networks, and blogs and check customer star rating and comments. Step 2: Name your business. Once you have a business idea, you need to come up with a business name. Some successful companies have separate brand names from their corporate name (think 3M). Step 6: Form a team.