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The most important 2021 Predictions in entertainment tech and gaming

VC Cafe

Social commerce is a thing – Over 76M people in the US will make a purchase via a social network at least once this year (38.4% of US social network users) according to Falcon.io’s 2021 digital marketing trends. Snap and Tiktok fighting for users (source: eMarketer ). Immersive ar/vr/xr.

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Never Mind the Valley: Here's Paris

ReadWriteStart

If you're capable of seeing past the old stones of Paris and the picturesque rural villages, you'll realize that France is every bit as technologically advanced as any other Western country - more so in some areas. Want to start up in France? billion online in the first quarter of this year. So what are you waiting for?

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Social Music Streaming With Frenzapp Music

YoungUpstarts

He was also previously CTO of Vivendi Mobile Entertainment, which operates a subscription based PC/Mobile/TV service for music and movies in France and Germany. Bitsmedia currently develops iPhone applications for Universal Music in Europe and Australia.

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Is gust.com a difficult platform to replicate?

Gust

A quick look at the really nice sites developed in just a few months by companies like CircleUp, FundersClub, Bolstr, Seedrs, et al will show you that the base technical challenge of creating a marketplace/social network is not particularly difficult.

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

mashable.com

Frances McInnis is a journalist and crossword enthusiast based in New York City. 3) Check the social network username site www.knowem.com to see who else is using something similar. She has written about culture for Momentum Magazine, business for Resource World Magazine, and a mess of assorted topics for The Huffington Post.

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HOW TO: Connect with Other Entrepreneurs Online

mashable.com

EFactor The authors of business networking book The N Factor venture up the alphabet a little bit to bring you the EFactor. This social network for entrepreneurs can help you answer your questions in a handful of different ways. Thankfully responses aren’t restricted with a character limit.

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6 tips to bridge cultural differences in marketing communication

The Startup Magazine

LinkedIn is THE network for business contacts and B2B marketing, but don’t forget local channels! Such as Xing, this European career-oriented social networking site is popular in German-speaking countries. Moreover most of France shuts down in August. You can safely exaggerate it a bit. Use local channels.