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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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Specific Media Taps Investment Banker As Corp Dev Head

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Irvine-based Specific Media has recruited an investment banker to head up its business development efforts, fresh off its acquisition of onetime social networking king MySpace. Schopen was overseeing merger and acquisition transactions, initial and secondary public offerings, and private capital raises at Piper Jaffray.

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ResearchGate, Social Network For Scientists Acquires Scholarz.net

Tech Zulu Event

According to the latest news from the company, ResearchGate has acquired Germany based Scholarz.net , an academic and reference management, knowledge management network founded in 2008 by economist and political scientist Dr. Daniel Koch and media technologist Marc Willwacher. Scholarz.net now becomes part of ReseachGate.

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Lunch.com Looks For Ning Orphans

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Los Angeles-based Lunch.com , the online social media and networking site run by J.R. Johnson, is targeting orphaned users of the Ning social networking service, the firm said this week. Johnson is the former founder and CEO of VirtualTourist.com, which he sold to Expedia in 2008. READ MORE>>.

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Every Startup Needs Six Social Media Initiatives

Startup Professionals Musings

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” If you are in the realm of the 47% of small businesses who still ignore social media, you need to read the book by Dave Carroll, “ United Breaks Guitars.” You need to be there.

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Lunch.com Launches Social Game Badges

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Los Angeles-based Lunch.com , the social media and networking site run by former VirtualTourist.com founder J.R. Johnson, said today that it has launched a new social game badge feature on the site. Johnson is known for his success with VirtualTourist, which he sold to Expedia in 2008. READ MORE>>.

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Lunch.com Adds Personalized RSS Feeds

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Los Angeles-based Lunch.com , the online social media and networking site run by J.R. Johnson was the founder of VirtualTourist, which he sold to Expedia in 2008. The new features follow the launch last month of "social badges" on the site, similar to Foursquare and other location-based checkin services.

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