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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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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. Zarik holds a B.S.

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Panels Not to Miss at SXSW

Austin Startup

And interested to hear her insights on being publicly private in social networks. Four excellent sessions at 11am: - 2009 Iran Election will hopefully settle an ongoing argument I’m having about social media’s true impact on real-world events. Marten Mickos is sure to provide some interesting perspective.

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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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Why I’m Doubling Down on the Twitter Ecosystem

Both Sides of the Table

Our goal is to make the enormous volume of real-time information more manageable for the 99% of companies that lack the infrastructure to process these volumes in real time. Think of DataSift as turning the fire-hose into a cost-effective and manageable tap of running water. Not so on Twitter. Twitter is inherently viral.

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Why many entrepreneurs come across as jerks

management.fortune.cnn.com

Management. Standard Chartereds stock drops on Iran allegations. Exposing managements dirty little secret. Business School. Executive Dream Team. Why many entrepreneurs come across as jerks August 7, 2012: 10:57 AM ET. By Anthony Tjan. The big question is: Are they actually right? Join the Conversation. Most Popular.

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Is social media good or bad for us? Yes.

Reid Hoffman

Each time in the past that we have invented such technology, we have found new and unique solutions to manage that emerging communications medium to help us create a stronger, better society. The Challenge of Social Media. Today, that emerging communications medium is social media. Evolving Our Norms, Institutions and Rules.