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

Both Sides of the Table

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

thebarefootvc

But even more exciting is when I see inflection points of adoption — which is why 2011 was a particularly exhilirating year for me. What We Saw in 2011…. The list of applications to engage, empower and organize citizens continues to grow, and will be one of the most defining legacies of 2011.

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Managing Social Media With Fetch Plus

YoungUpstarts

One of the companies that will feature at the upcoming web and mobile technology startup conference Echelon 2011 is Fetch Plus , a social media and mobile application development company. Fetch Plus is founded by 32-year old Carmen Benitez , who acts as its president and managing director.

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FinTech Innovation Lab Launch Event – June 2, 2011

David Teten

Panel: Cary Davis , Managing Director, Warburg Pincus, Moderator: Ben Fried, Chief Information Officer, Google, runs in-house technology. We’re advising and relationship management, at the end of the day. The trick is delivering business insights over this channel: use social networks to support relationship management.

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Calling Vince Lombardi: Four Mega-Trends for 2011

Growthink Blog

When seeking breakout companies to back, here are four mega-trends for 2011: 1. Tools of virtual collaboration – email chief among them but also Skype, Google Apps, and inexpensive “cloud” project management software like Basecamp - have eliminated most of the collaboration advantages of the traditional corporate form.

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Why Your Business Isn’t Immune To Online Threats

YoungUpstarts

The report also tracked maliciously registered domains and reported 22,831 — by far the most since the first half of 2011 (14,650). Social networking and email — 16.8%. a managed services firm specializing in IT support for small and medium sizes business across all sectors. eCommerce — 26.2%. Money transfer — 17.5%.

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Set Your Online Reputation Before Someone Else Does

Startup Professionals Musings

After you claim your identity with placeholder domain names, accounts in social networks, and common blogging platforms, your next challenge is to create enough positive content as a “Google wall” to keep negative info out of the top Google search results. Profile sites. Other user-created content sites.