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6 Tips for Coming Up With Your Million-Dollar Business Idea

Up and Running

Voices.com , an online marketplace that matches voice actors with advertising agencies and TV and radio stations, began in 2004 as an idea scribbled down on a napkin by newlyweds David and Stephanie Ciccarelli. That’s why I called in some experts to share their stories and tips: 1. Write it down on a napkin.

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Revolution at the Edge

Ben's Blog

A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. Experience – e.g. are the cloud vendors performing as advertised? People point to Marc Andreessen’s Mosaic browser as the point at which everything changed, but that’s not what actually happened.

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

thebarefootvc

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. Mobile advertising became more targeted and user friendly by adapting to the small screen — but advertisers are slow to adopt , with much upside still to come.

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4 Reasons To Consider A New Domain Name For Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

I remember back in 1994 when a friend asked if I’d like to buy a domain name. I’m not a domain investor myself, but, after spending 10 years in Internet marketing working for companies like Expedia and Partner Fusion, a leading marketing and technology incubator, I’ve seen many signs pointing to the value of new exact-match domains.

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Revolution at the Edge

Ben's Blog

A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. Experience – e.g. are the cloud vendors performing as advertised? People point to Marc Andreessen’s Mosaic browser as the point at which everything changed, but that’s not what actually happened.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

One of the main reasons why my partners and I started TopFire Media is to fill a void within the franchise arena. They’re serving their advertisers. It was 1994: the Internet was still in its infancy and e-commerce was still a relatively new phenomenon. 19) Advertising is flawed. So my team and I built it.

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Silicon Beach emerges as a tech hotbed

www.usatoday.com

tech industry since 1994, when he started as an engineer at video game company Activision. Advertisement. Visit our Partners: USA WEEKEND. "I want the people working for me to have the ability to network with other folks from the tech scene when they go out for coffee or lunch," he says. Scott Lahman has been working in the L.A.