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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Can social networking be a money-maker for companies?

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How Frequency Wants To Bring You Internet Video, with Blair Harrison

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We connect consumers to great content from around the Internet, from social networks, from thousands of branded video channels, and around any particular topic they're interested in. To give you an idea, we're indexing over half a billion social posts every day, and over 5 million new videos every single day. What is Frequency?

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Why I’ve Shifted More Attention to Facebook

Both Sides of the Table

I signed up for Facebook before many – in 2005 – when I first moved back to the US. So throughout 2006/07 when I had really young kids Facebook was truly a social network for sharing family moments. In the years 2008-10 it seems most of my high school and college friends discovered Facebook and wanted to say hello.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

While Google fights on the edges, Amazon is attacking their core - Chris Dixon , May 22, 2010 Google is fighting battles on almost every front: social networking, mobile operating systems, web browsers, office apps, and so on. First off the two prezis and then the case study material (i used ERPLY as inspiration).

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. style euphoria that swept the Valley beginning in 2005. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” Seems an obvious fit.

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Interview with Zac Brandenberg, Meteor Games

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They created Neopets, brought it to the US, helped it grow, and eventually sold it to Viacom in 2005. So, we refocused in late 2008 and early 2009, and launched Island Paradise in August of that year. Zac Brandenberg: The company was founded in late 2007 by Adam and Donna Powell.

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

SoCal Delicious

It was acquired by Experian in 2005 for $330M. It also was acquired by Experian in 2005. MySpace is one of the world’s largest social networks, with about 125 million users. MySpace is one of the world’s largest social networks, with about 125 million users. He blogs here and tweets here.

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