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The App is Dead (OK Not Really, But The Browser Is Back)

www.readwriteweb.com

Thanks to Apples iOS and Googles open source Android OS, smartphone and tablet apps have enjoyed a period of astounding success over the past few years. social media. social networks. social networking. semantic web. If it can be done on the Web, build it for the Web; if it can’t, build an app."

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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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How To Bootstrap Your Startup

www.readwriteweb.com

You dont /have/ to build vendor lists and out-source. Posted by: Peter Cooper | September 10, 2007 7:23 AM It wouldve been nice to hear a mention, or at least suggestion, of the role open source software plays in the development process - even if to say it shouldnt be used. social network for sports fans!

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RWW Recommends: The Startup Toolkit

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You can certainly find open-source alternatives for less, but while other tools can challenge BaseCamps functionality, they cant touch its UI. social media. social networks. social networking. semantic web. Pricing starts at $20 a month, with a 45-day free trial. POPULAR TAGS. advertising.

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Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice - Discussion

news.ycombinator.com

For three years I worked at Bug Labs (open source hardware company). We not only told everyone what we did, we posted the source code and the blueprints online. social network/web analysis/etc. Nobody ever stole our ideas. Think about that, people wont even steal your ideas if you give them the plans.

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Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

VC Cafe

Brandsforce is a plug & play social media marketing platform that generates conversations, engagements and measurable actions on social networks. Our platform extracts the real value from social networks, empowering online businesses to attract, engage and understand users like never before. How do we do this?

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OpenID, One Year Later - Blog – Stack Overflow

blog.stackoverflow.com

This leads to challenges for us, but fortunately we have an excellent dialog with Andrew Arnott , the primary author of the open source DotNetOpenAuth library we use. There are certainly challenges, and although I am open to alternative login mechanisms, particularly for Stack Exchange , I’m still bullish on OpenID.