Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

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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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

To give you a sense, for 2002 the entire US online ad market was $6B and had shrunk year over year (it was $25B+ for 2010). Facebook doesn’t exist, even as a walled-garden college social network (Mark Zuckerberg was part way through his freshman year at Harvard). Wow, what an inspiring story. Thank you for sharing this.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

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. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. Everloop - not convinced that kids need a social network, nice that video was short unlike the other pitches, not sure about private label social networks, it’s a good idea, but then you lose the Everloop identify/brand. CEO of Obopay has raised $200M in funding.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. So, you’re a small or medium-sized business, and you want to build a Facebook, mobile or web app. Do a web search to find platform-specific tools.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

3 5 of the Best New User Experiences of 2010 4 Google May Acquire Groupon for $6 Billion, and. 5 Google's Secret Social Initiative Delayed Until. 3 5 of the Best New User Experiences of 2010 4 Google May Acquire Groupon for $6 Billion, and. 5 Google's Secret Social Initiative Delayed Until.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

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. When I was looking for speakers for an event last fall on Web 2.0 , LinkedIn was a great way to reach out.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

With mobile development agencies and product incubators on the rise and more corporate “labs” spinning out each day, there’s no shortage of talent to help you build the next great Web or mobile app. Each of these Web and mobile apps has evolved over months and some over years. 4) WhatsApp. All the grains of salt.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

a part of an exciting team, building web applications such as social networking, ecommerce, games, sports, contact management, CMS and more.Re. Submissions once a day till Nov 26, 2010 per category Top 5 per category will advance to finalists round Good luck to everyone! 38 New Social Media Resources You May.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

Now that we’re nearing the home stretch of 2010, it’s a good time to take stock of various odds and ends for your business. Submissions once a day till Nov 26, 2010 per category Top 5 per category will advance to finalists round Good luck to everyone! 38 New Social Media Resources You May.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

Now that we’re nearing the home stretch of 2010, it’s a good time to take stock of various odds and ends for your business. Submissions once a day till Nov 26, 2010 per category Top 5 per category will advance to finalists round Good luck to everyone! 38 New Social Media Resources You May.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. Everloop – not convinced that kids need a social network, nice that video was short unlike the other pitches, not sure about private label social networks, it’s a good idea, but then you lose the Everloop identify/brand.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

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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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Submissions once a day till Nov 26, 2010 per category Top 5 per category will advance to finalists round Good luck to everyone! 38 New Social Media Resources You May. View More » Apple 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo. Steve Jobs Speaks Candidly About the. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP.

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www.readwriteweb.com

MAY 10, 2012

The Social Layer. Towards the end of 2010, Wired magazine even declared that "the Web is dead." SAY Medias Alex Schleifer is the lead designer for ReadWriteWebs re-design (currently in process) and his quote above captures why mobile websites are enjoying a renaissance. ReadWriteWeb. Key Trends. App Stores. Real-Time Web.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

Names based on rhymes (TopShop, T-Mobile HotSpot), repetition ( Bebo , Lala ), and alliteration ( Firefox , BlackBerry ) tend to be memorable. 3) Check the social network username site www.knowem.com to see who else is using something similar. You can also use poetic devices to ensure the names stick. And Good luck!

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

In the early days of LinkedIn we jointly acquired an issued patent of the defunct SixDegrees.com which directly pertains to social networking as well as acquiring a nascent startup in part for its in-process patent filings. owns a bunch of patents around email, IM, etc), and yes E) social networking. Read More ».

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mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

Submissions once a day till Nov 26, 2010 per category Top 5 per category will advance to finalists round Good luck to everyone! 38 New Social Media Resources You May. View More » Apple 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo. Steve Jobs Speaks Candidly About the. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I don’t believe that search is the only answer in 2010 as it was in 2000. I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. I know you could argue that YouTube was much broader but it was really popularized in the social networks. So t hey bought it for a cool $1.65

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

How They Do It: Build email list of consumers interested in local deals (mainly via paid search & social network ads), sell coupon programs to merchants via telesales. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $713M. Revenue Growth: 2241% YoY (2010 vs 2009), 1357% YOY (Q1 2011 vs Q1 2010). 2010 Gross Profit: $280M.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2012

Social food journal Burpple officially launched earlier this week: the iOS application – currently available on the App Store for free – is positioned as a way to remember, organize and explore your food moments with friends on the mobile phone. But if Singapore-based Burpple sounds similar to Foodspotting , it does.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars - Steve Blank , November 24, 2010 When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

But in the next 5 years the web and mobile app stores will increasingly be a force in selling and customer acquisition for busines software. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ». GenuineVC.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Social networks come and go, but people always have an inbox—and they want to be connected with people who bring them value. I love MailChimp because the company is forward-thinking,” says Amy Hall, a business virtual assistant who’s specialized in MailChimp for email marketing since 2010.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

In the case of this bubble, it was social networks, consumer and mobile applications, and the cloud. In December 2010, Youku—the YouTube of China —went public, with a valuation of $4.4 million in 2010 sales). million in 2010 sales). billion at the end of the first day (on $58.9 billion (on $76.5

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2012

Social food journal Burpple officially launched earlier this week: the iOS application – currently available on the App Store for free – is positioned as a way to remember, organize and explore your food moments with friends on the mobile phone. But if Singapore-based Burpple sounds similar to Foodspotting , it does.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 17, 2013

There are several challenges that mobile app developers face today. As this study reports, 26% of apps downloaded in 2010 were used only once. rst use has always been important but it’s uniquely challenging for mobile apps. Mobile apps have a lot less on-screen real estate to play with and thrive on a minimalistic UI design.

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bizthoughts.mikelee.org

MARCH 8, 2012

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www.cscyphers.com

MARCH 8, 2012

facepalm Spammed within an hour >> 2012/02/28 RT @mikeloukides : best customer may not be the 1 who buys the most, but who has the most influence on social networking. Mobile (3). Social Networking (22). OpenWorld 2010. social networking. December 2010 (3). November 2010 (3).

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg’s journey started when he created a message program ‘ ZuckNet’ at the age of twelve, CourseMatch and FaceMash in college, and finally the world-famous social networking platform ‘Facebook’ which revolutionized communication, followed by taking over WhatsApp and Instagram. 18- Adidas' Adi Dassler.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Thursday, September 16, 2010. Has DEMO lost its luster and relevance in 2010? To be fair, the Day 1 categories were primarily infrastructure companies (Enterprise, Cloud and Mobile). Day 2 featured the consumer and social media, which were more interesting for me and much of the audience. October 4, 2010 11:55 AM.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2011

It’s been a rough time for the founders of Singapore-based, mobile location-based check-in service foound. After a spectacular launch at Echelon 2010 , the startup floundered and had to reinvent itself over the past year. We believe Found is closest to being the next generation social network that can help solve these problems.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2014

then you too can find the time and drive to accomplish something big, whether that’s starting a business, developing a mobile app, or writing a book. I’m not here to brag, but I do want to emphasize that if I can do all that while raising twins (twins!), OK, I drew a salary while at HP.) Build something, build anything.

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Jeff Hilimire

MARCH 1, 2011

I’m starting to believe that we’re finally going to see mobile move to the big kids marketing table toward the end of this year. Sure, all of our screens are becoming connected and the mobile phone is at the epicenter of it all. But I think social is going to force marketers hands and make them take mobile seriously.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Lean Startups/Back to Basics (2000-2010): No IPO’s, limited VC cash, lack of confidence and funding fuels “lean startup” era with limited M&A and even less IPO activity. 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. This next wave of web startups; Social Networks and Mobile Applications, now reached 100’s of millions of customers.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 9, 2016

Experiment to see what works for you, but remember that Facebook is a social network and not everyone is sold on this social commerce concept, yet. Like Facebook, Twitter stores payment information so that it doesn’t need to be entered repeatedly, making the mobile shopping experience smoother. all from Twitter.

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Personal Network: Ask your friends and colleagues for suggestions. Send them a note about what you are looking for and ask them to pass it around to their network. This extends to your online social networks too – don’t be afraid to Tweet out what you are looking for. Where do I sign up?

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