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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. We've also developed a version in partnership with Samsung for their connected TVs and video players, and recently released an iPhone version.

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Interview with Derrick Oien, Intercasting

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We spoke with Derrick Oien, president and co-founder of the firm, about the company's mobile social networking applications, as well as about his view on penetrating the mobile carriers. What exactly are your mobile social networking applications? Derrick Oien: We have a platform we develop, called ANTHEM.

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Interview with Howard Marks, Gamzee

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I returned to the gaming industry in 2005, when I started Acclaim Games, which we then sold to Playdom. There's been a dramatic shift in recent years from the traditional videogame model, to social, mobile, and casual games. Howard Marks: In 2005, when I started Acclaim, I believed the future of games were free to play, online games.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 A great developer I once worked with was kvetching at lunch one day. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. Innovative. Disruptive. We get it! I Be specific. Here’s why. Your Process Doesn’t Work. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google.

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

Both Sides of the Table

style euphoria that swept the Valley beginning in 2005. The growth of Facebook and social gaming led by Zynga – Another obvious trend is Facebook. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” Much like iPhone is the only mobile platform in town, Facebook is the only “closed networksocial networking platform in town.

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Interview with Sherry Gunther, Masher Media

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Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. In 2005/2006, I really saw that the trend was shifting from television to the Internet.

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