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Why We Invested in Toya

VC Cafe

As we are spending more of our resources online, we believe that a “new Internet” is being created – with the consumer at its centre – on top of a strong tech infrastructure: 5g/6g, cloud, edge computing, new powerful GPUs, spatial computing, decentralisation etc. . The “new internet” aka “Metaverse” .

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Dalhousie University Commencement Speech – 2017

Steve Blank

I was present at the creation of the first microprocessors, participated in the PC revolution, built video games, and shipped software on the first Internet browsers. Our better angels soared as printed books became the Internet of the Renaissance. It gave us instantaneous communication to national audiences.

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6 Information Surges Raise Huge Startup Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

A tidal wave of valuable data is surging from the Internet and connected devices today, and the volume is growing exponentially each year. exabytes per month at the end of 2017, of which more than half was video. All devices are becoming self-aware and Internet connected. The audience is now the actors.

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Search Engine Optimization Algorithm Changes For 2017

YoungUpstarts

Optimizing your website and knowing the algorithm changes expected in 2017 can help improve your page rank and business. Check out the following tips to help ensure you are using the best SEO practices for 2017. Replace Keyword Research with Audience Targeting for Best Results.

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6 Reasons Earned Social Engagement Surpasses Paid Ads

Startup Professionals Musings

by 15 million users since 2017, as young people ages 12 to 17 migrate to Snapchat and Instagram. User to brand (engaged audience). Get in the habit of having genuine conversations with your engaged users to create an engaged audience. Maybe they just don’t care. User to user (engaged community). User to user (engaged community).

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Escaping The Advertising Void: How Blockchain Can Help Us Stop Spending Billions On Digital Ads

YoungUpstarts

Meanwhile 30% of US internet users turned on ad-blockers – and that’s a conservative estimate for younger users. Aside from tools like ad-blockers, incognito mode on Google Chrome and Fluff Buster on Facebook, today’s consumers are a less than captivated audience. In 2017, advertisers lost $6.5 Word-of-mouth.

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7 Insanely Easy Ways to Mess Up Your Social Media Efforts in 2017

Brandanew

Your social media efforts in 2017 will define how your brand is perceived by new and existing customers. It’s obviously a powerful tool of influencing target audiences and selling your product to the right people. Remember, you do not want to be creating social fails in 2017. New at content marketing and social media?