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Bridging the Gap: How Semantic Web can move into the mainstream through SXSW

Austin Startup

Personally, I believe that the Semantic Web will become mainstream in the next few years (I actually have a bet on this with some college friends). After reading the wonderful blogpost on the BBC’s dynamic semantic publishing system , it reminded me that the Semantic Web has two audiences: the common web user (my mom) and developers.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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” Or if you ask the venerable Greg Bettinelli, he’s #LongLA. This method was perfected by Gil Elbaz and his team at Applied Semantics in LA and in what some have called “ the most important acquisition ever made by Google ” they acquired the company for $102 million before Google had even IPO’d.

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Is it a Good Idea to Have Ads in Tweets?

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Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. And it is the most notable media darling not making any money so everyone is asking the question – how will they make money? See Jason Calacanis’ recent Twee t asking for his users’ opinions. So did the media. was the 2-way web.

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The Guy Who Took on Google (and now LinkedIn): Mike Yavonditte

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After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ). Because he was particularly attracted to the idea of positioning Quigo in the business of helping retailers with search, Quigo started building sophisticated technology for applied semantics stuff with web pages.

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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

In fact, in the 70’s and 80’s, the distinction was almost entirely semantic, as the military and aerospace industry invested ungodly amounts of capital to create technology breakthroughs that eventually saw wide commercial adoption in the personal computing industry. The top tier funds see almost all of the best deals.

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The Rising Importance Of Images In Google Search

Duct Tape Marketing

Mike i s the Co-founder and Analyst at Near Media where he researches and reports on reputation, reviews, and local search. Questions I ask Mike Blumenthal: [1:51] What’s the growing importance of images in search? [3:21] The Rising Importance Of Images In Google Search written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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If it was more than 5 years ago you probably want to ask around a bit to see whether they’re still investing). He’s focused on that sector (not exclusively but predominantly) and therefore has an amazing network at large financial services firms to help you with business development. Do your homework. I do the same.

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