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What Impact Social Media Truly Had On Society

YoungUpstarts

Every politician worth his salt needs to jump on the social media bandwagon. This is because social websites have played an important role in many elections around the world, including in the U.S., Iran, and India. Effect on Socialization. Negative Effects of Social Media. Impact on Business. Conclusion.

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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

www.usatoday.com

Dubbed "collaborative consumption" — or "the sharing economy" — this movement represents the newly cemented intersection of online social networking, mobile technology, the minimalist movement and heightened penny-pinching brought on by lingering economic uncertainties. Julianna Iran, a tax consultant from Pasadena, Calif.,

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Soundbites from the future

Start Up Blog

Un-Social Networking: Martin Lindstrom of Brand Sense says we are suffering a little from digital emptiness. These founders are imbuing their new businesses with the values of our time. They’re happy to facilitate revolution in Moldova, Iran, Egypt and Libya. It’s about being there. Meaning & Value > Volume.

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Episode 92: Educational and Galactic Profitability with Dr. Zarik Boghossian

Mike Michalowicz

Today Dr.Zarik Boghossian shares his personal story of being born in Iran and moving to the US, the hardships he faced because of his accent, having no money and how he moved on to successfully develop a software that does the flight navigation for the international space station. Also Available On. Show Summary.

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The Internet Might Kill Us All

Steve Blank

Ben and his partner Marc Andreessen (the founder of Netscape and author of the first commercial web browser on the Internet ) are the definition of Smart Money. Their firm, Andreessen/Horowtiz , has been prescient enough to invest in social networks, consumer and mobile applications and the cloud long before others.

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200.000.000 mobile users, for starters – Q&A with Viber CEO Talmon Marco

The Next Web

We had a chat with Viber founder and CEO Talmon Marco to go beyond the facts in the press release and see how the company is faring. Viber is currently blocked or disrupted by Iran and Vodafone. The only interference we see is from Vodafone in some countries, and in Iran. Can you share some numbers?

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

Both Sides of the Table

I’m sure the head of the Federal Reserve Bank could spook the market or the heads of state of the US, China or Iran could. Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. That’s the beauty of markets and of capitalism.

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