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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). eCommerce/Social Commerce: New models continue to evolve as ecommerce rebounded this past year.

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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

My one feedback would be to have networking earlier in the agenda or sprinkled throughout the 6 hour agenda. Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. PITCH 2010 Finalists (Web Track) Pitch Live on November 4, 2010 @ 7pm. Web Track — Pitch 2010 Finalist — Apply in the Sky. Web Track — Pitch 2010 Finalist — Everloop.

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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

My one feedback would be to have networking earlier in the agenda or sprinkled throughout the 6 hour agenda. Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. PITCH 2010 Finalists (Web Track) Pitch Live on November 4, 2010 @ 7pm. Web Track — Pitch 2010 Finalist — Apply in the Sky. Web Track — Pitch 2010 Finalist — Everloop.

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20 Best TED Talks For Students Of Social Media

YoungUpstarts

In this talk, Erik Hersman discusses Ushahidi, a Google Maps mashup used in Kenya following the 2008 elections. Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks. There’s no denying that social networks can be influential. The world wide web is, in all reality, world wide.

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Google’s challenge–it comes down to trust

The Equity Kicker

In the late 1990s the search challenge was to direct us to the most relevant web page, and our expectations were relatively low. It may look at your Web browsing habits to see what kind of sites you frequent. It placed Google+ profiles above those that are obviously more relevant on other social networks.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Despite the ongoing recession, I took to my kitchen table in 2013 to launch Digital Air Strike — an award-winning automotive social media and digital engagement company. Tapping into my knowledge of and experience in automotive marketing, I identified a need to monetize social networks for businesses. 16) Bring Change.