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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models.

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The Collaborative Web: Github is the New Flickr

This is going to be BIG.

The collaborative web arrived after the social web hit a tipping point. The seminal application of the collaborative web--Github--was launched in April 2008. That is the very month that Facebook became the largest social network, outpacing MySpace.

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Where LinkedIn Works for Me

SoCal CTO

When I recently was looking to find people who had experience with using social networks to reach people for what might be considered guerilla marketing efforts, again LinkedIn worked great. Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking? Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. Weve also found that other social networks such as FaceBook and MySpace to have almost no results when it comes to recruitment.

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

Both Sides of the Table

He is the author of “ Joel on Software ” and I was a reader nearly 10 years ago when I had never heard of Fred Wilson, Brad Feld and VentureHacks didn’t exist. Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data. Swipely – Blippy competitor founded by TellMe founder, Angus Davis, in Fall 2009.

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F2F Still Matters

SoCal CTO

And in fact all our globally-connecting-social-networking tools are making face-to-face more, not less desirable. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 The lean startup Ive been thinking for some time about a term that could encapsulate trends that are changing the startup landscape. But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste.

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