Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I believe that many social networks confused this idea. They had previously all worked together at a very successful company in the “telecoms meets Internet&# space, CallWave, which IPO’d 5 years ago or so. Internet consumption is obviously growing massively on mobile devices.

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

It also puts another chink in the armor of the meme that monster internet companies can only be built in Silicon Valley (LivingSocial, Kayak, Gilt Groupe, CSN Stores, et al doing damage here too). The company is currently unprofitable, though generating meaningful free cash flow. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $713M.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Twitter has been with us for a while now – about a century in Internet years. Like most Internet tools and social networks things change and there are always new and better ways to use them meet your objectives. His book The Science of Marketing delves into things like when and what to tweet.

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Social Network Aggregator RSS Social Media 69

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2012

The story of Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg, or at least Hollywood’s version of it, should be familiar to anyone who’s seen The Social Network or spends more than five minutes each week surfing the Internet. And we’re sure Zuckerberg, who still looks and dresses like a college sophomore, is only just getting started.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

There is a place for the wide open faucet of information that Twitter can supply, and there are times when the traditional outlets can not compete, For instance, in the case of breaking, fast-evolving events such as the Arab Spring uprisings the best place to get instant factoids is via the person-on-the-street accounts aggregated via hashtag.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Nor is the knowledge loss limited to technical knowledge: It is not simply losing someone’s knowledge if they retire or leave the organization, it is also losing their social network, if you will, in terms of who they seek out for answers to questions in their domain. Internal social networks. The decision-making process.

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Genuine VC

JULY 14, 2008

It’s been amazing to see Google (98% of its video traffic comprised of YouTube) steadily increase its market share for six months straight (see chart below where I aggregated the info from a few months of ComScore press releases). It seemed as though this juggernaut was defying a strong current internet trend – the deportalization of content.

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Genuine VC

JULY 14, 2008

It’s been amazing to see Google (98% of its video traffic comprised of YouTube) steadily increase its market share for six months straight (see chart below where I aggregated the info from a few months of ComScore press releases). It seemed as though this juggernaut was defying a strong current internet trend – the deportalization of content.

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Video .Net Distribution Aggregator 100

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 30, 2016

Cloud based technology, or cloud computing, allows companies to deliver information, services, and more via the internet, rather than locally through information stored on your own computer or on a local server. For example, social networking of payment service APIs are some of the most popular today. Easier Integration.

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Rob Go

JANUARY 29, 2012

Facebook’s success is largely based on its ability to aggregate the biggest audience on the internet and understand and monetize that audience. Social networks should be incredibly robust because of network effects. I think the mobile internet will further accelerate the trend of network fragmentation.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 6, 2013

You could make a case for the fact that the Internet in general is little more than a really, really big marketplace – containing everything that has ever been made along with everything that’s ever been said. eBay aggregated buyers and sellers of stuff, mostly stuff in the attic and garage, and took a fee on the sale.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2014

77% of Users Believe Social Login Is A Good Registration Solution… … and should be offered by any website, according to the same aggregated research published by WebHostingBuzz. The same goes for businesses operating primarily in countries where social networks are blocked, such as China or Cuba.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Of course, I’m a total social login fan, but at least offering your users a choice between filling out a registration form and signing up using their social account IDs seems like straightforward business sense. The same goes for businesses operating primarily in countries where social networks are blocked, such as China or Cuba.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Recently, hes been engaged in a customer validation exercise around a new concept for a political action-oriented social network. 2gov.org automatically routes your tweet (aggregating it with everyone else whos expressed a similar point of view) to the right legislator or agency. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007). return on investment after 3.5

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Is social media having much of an impact on what you do? We can extend our clients' reach tremendously, and for low cost, by using the internet and social media to distribute and link to the "assets" we create. Same goes for online business networking. Like a lot of service professionals. Absolutely.

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David Teten

AUGUST 3, 2011

Computational editorial methods are necessary in order to deal with the massive scale of the Internet, but ultimately, human intuition and sensibility must supervise the editorial/curatorial process. Again, human curation is super difficult when dealing with something as massively scaled as the internet.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Since both these guys are entrepreneurial we tend to go on these long tangents sometimes, thinking of cool ideas that just spring forth as we browse around the internet. A few months ago, Walter and Mick, my co-founders in CrankyAds.com , and I were having a brainstorming session to come up with App ideas.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Other VCs use Contently * or Social Native * to create relevant content. Meyler Capital is taking the analytical rigor of modern internet marketing and applying it to fund marketing. . Boardex and Relationship Science make it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2014

People are always asking me for an inside tip on Internet sites that will be “the next big thing.” Here are my favorites: Social and business networking sites. Just for starters, Wikipedia now lists about 200 sites by name (once over 300), which they claim is just some of the more notable social networking sites.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

At least it wasn’t for me, and people in my social network. These companies, SageWorks, SizeUp, and there’s others, basically aggregate anonymously thousands and thousands of companies’ information. That information in aggregate tells a story that any small business should know about their own competitive landscape.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Brandsforce is a plug & play social media marketing platform that generates conversations, engagements and measurable actions on social networks. Cell Buddy has developed the only seamless, carrier grade solution, for low cost Voice calls, SMS and Internet, while abroad. Conferences are social.

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Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Software Review 133

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2013

People are always asking me for an inside tip on Internet sites that will be “the next big thing.” Here are my favorites: Social and business networking sites. Just for starters, Wikipedia now lists about 200 sites by name (once over 300), which they claim is just some of the more notable social networking sites.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2013

The Internet is making finding co-investors easier--and I don't mean just on AngelList. Meeting in person is no longer the only way an angel investor can get looped in a network of other investors. These changes would lead me to believe that simply aggregating supply and demand isn't enough of a function for angel groups to survive.

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Angel Groups Angel Investor Aggregator New York 124

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

I wont go into the details of the bill, but at a high level, it allows entrepreneurs to raise funds over the Internet up to a maximum of $1M annually (or $2M with audited financials). My skeptical side assumes that the intermediaries are the only ones that will make money in aggregate on these deals. Steve Bennet. 7.5 - 10.5%

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SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor 54

Gust

JULY 27, 2014

People are always asking me for an inside tip on Internet sites that will be “the next big thing.” Social and business networking sites. Just for starters, Wikipedia now lists about 200 sites by name (once over 300), which they claim is just some of the more notable social networking sites.

Entrepreneur 182

Entrepreneur Aggregator Engineer Social Network 182

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2011

People are always asking me for an inside tip on Internet sites that will be “the next big thing.” Here are my favorites: Social and business networking sites. Just for starters, Wikipedia now lists about 200 sites by name (once over 300), which they claim is just some of the more notable social networking sites.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Between the worse data aggregation method and the much higher amount of work Wesabe made you do, it was far easier to have a good experience on Mint , and that good experience came far more quickly. Thin line between life and death of internet service is a number of users. Post-Mortem Title : Why Wesabe Lost to Mint.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

And it’s not about aggregating traffic better. Some images will draw in viewers more than others and as it turns out the headlines & images that convert at different in each social network or distribution partner. It’s one of those things that even smart, socially-liberal people fall prey to.

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Video Curation Distribution Silicon Valley 150

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Ximdesk – Collaboration and social networking platform for enterprise. GroupSwim – Social collaboration and community tools to bring your employees, customers, and partners together. Xing XING – A global networking and contact management site for business professionals.

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Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2010

People are always asking me for an inside tip on Internet sites that will be “the next big thing.” Here are my favorites: Social and business networking sites. Just for starters, Wikipedia lists about 300 sites by name, which they claim is just some of the more notable social networking sites.

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Startup Aggregator Social Network Engineer 175

VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Along with company presentations and ample networking opportunities, Dan Caruso, CEO of Zayo Group, will give this winter’s keynote address. As an active member of the telecommunications and Internet community, Caruso will address the attendees about the virtues of starting a company in the Rocky Mountains.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Along with company presentations and ample networking opportunities, Dan Caruso, CEO of Zayo Group, will give this winter’s keynote address. As an active member of the telecommunications and Internet community, Caruso will address the attendees about the virtues of starting a company in the Rocky Mountains.

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Venture Capital Colorado Mezzanine Wyoming 52

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 18, 2014

Over the years my email newsletter has become more of a place to filter, aggregate and share other people’s content in snack sized versions. More In-Person Events – A decade ago, we were under the impression that social media might lead to people less likely to travel to events. Actually, the opposite has happened.

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Marketing Social Media North America Media 51

VC Cafe

JUNE 22, 2010

Footbo - a football-centric social network that enables fans to follow leagues & competitions from around the world while easily connecting with fans from all locations. ForNova provides a B2B turnkey solution to enable building aggregation solutions for classifieds eCommerce, travel and many other specific content verticals.

Media 145

Media Social Network Flash 145

Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Before I try gazing into my crystal ball to see what 2011 will bring for the consumer internet industry, let me first see how I did on last years predictions: 1. Social games overflow out of Facebook. Twitter continues to grow in usage, overtaking Myspace to become the third largest social network in the world.

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Internet eCommerce Advertising Flash 108

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

PMC-Sierra, a premier Internet infrastructure semiconductor solution provider, is purchasing Wintegra Inc. , a leading Israeli provider of highly integrated network processors optimized for mobile backhaul, 3G and 4G wireless and wireline broadband networks. US CHIPMAKER PMC SIERRA ACQUIRES ISRAELI WINTEGRA.

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Bandwidth Framework Forecast 79