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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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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? And so it goes with social networking.

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Bitesize Tuesday: Tracx, Innovid, Kenshoo, uTest and More Investment Rounds [recap]

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The startup Tracx , which provides a SaaS solution for tracking and managing marketing campaign on social networks, has received an undisclosed investment from Israeli angel Zohar Gilon. Kenshoo started in 2006 by Izhar Prato (CEO) as well as Alon Schiffer, and Nir Cohen. Innovid raised $4.1 calcalist ]. calcalist ].

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

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SocialVibe – Social media monetization platform that benefits non-profit organizations and social causes. Users participate by performing tasks, taking surveys or watching advertiser videos. Addressable advertisements are capable of being targeted to the individual household. Founded in 2006 by Aaron Finn.

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Google VP: Here's How to Get Bought By Us

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In January 2006, Google acquired advertising company dMarc Broadcasting for $102 million. The company helped Google improve its mobile advertising solutions. Long ago in October 2006 Google bought YouTube for a shocking $1.65 In January 2006, Google acquired advertising company dMarc Broadcasting for $102 million.

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Google Finally Weaving Local Strategy :: Small Business Marketing.

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Both of these moved signal a renewed focus on making both Profiles and Places pages more important in their ecosystem and perhaps ultimately in a social network of some sort. and CityPages. All rights reserved.

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Google Adds Reputation Management to Dashboard :: Small Business.

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It also appears that this is another way for Google to place emphasis on creating and using Profile pages – something that likely plays heavily in their plans for a social network of some sort. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : 5 Steps to Successful Fac. All rights reserved.

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Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

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Brandsforce is a plug & play social media marketing platform that generates conversations, engagements and measurable actions on social networks. We believe that opting-out of advertising should be an easy, common and legitimate alternative for ad-intolerant users, provided that the content provider can remain as profitable.