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There’s Something Abuzz With GoodBuzz

YoungUpstarts

He would trade in 1994, for example, his basic food allowance to pay for his first computer class while studying art and philosophy in Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille (Lille I). GoodBuzz allows organizers to leverage on various channels – email, social networks, banners, word-of-mouth, etc.

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50 Great Ways To Use QR Codes In The College Classroom

YoungUpstarts

That was 1994, and now, almost 20 years later, QR code technology is experiencing a revival — but not in the automotive industry. Connect on social media. Add a QR code to your contact information, and you can make it easy for people to automatically connect with you on social networks. Mobile class newsletters.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Disruptors

Hearpreneur

It is truly a wonder when you start thinking about the massive scale that Amazon works at and how far the company has come along since 1994. They have completely changed the social network space, managing to innovate new ways to monetize creativity while competing against popular social media platforms. 7- Netflix.

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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. I am particularly excited at what the future holds in this sector, given the amount of activity over the past year.

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The Link Between Infinite Computing and Machine Learning

Feld Thoughts

Since I started investing in 1994, I’ve been dealing with the annual cycle of the hot new thing. User-Generated Data, Social Networking, SoLoMo, and the Cloud. Suddenly, a phrase is everywhere, as everyone is talking about, labeling, and investing in it. Or, some from the 2000s: Web Services, SOAs, Web 2.0,

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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. In today’s world, the intersection of cloud computing, mobile devices and social networking replace the bayonet. Marc released Mosaic in 1993. Final thought. To have a birth requires a funeral.

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Prevailing Wisdom

Mucker Lab

1994 – “Consumers are fickle and unpredictable. 2002 – “the social network fad is over”. Consumer products and services are hit driven, it’s really hard to build a scalable consumer company”. 1996 – “It’s impossible to get to build a billion dollar company selling widgets at $15 and taking $1 commission one at a time”.

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