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Bridging the Gap: How Semantic Web can move into the mainstream through SXSW

Austin Startup

The social web isn’t just for the marketing department anymore. As businesses become increasingly skilled at using social media for advertising and brand building, the next round of technologies are emerging — technologies that will put real-time social data to work in all corners of the business.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

Create a strong brand, solid social community, sell advertising. I think advertising and intent have to be aligned. We’re launching DuoDater, a site that makes online dating less awkward and more social with double dates. When it comes to early stage investing – it’s all gut. What are the other essentials?

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12 Questions: Meet Pamela Harvey (USA)

crowdSPRING Blog

I also like the work I did (on cS) for a social networking site, where the brand name of the site was a pun on the name of an historical figure. Unless you are the owner of a design firm or advertising agency, you will need to have other sources of income because you will not make enough to live on if graphic design is your only job.