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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. Weve also found that other social networks such as FaceBook and MySpace to have almost no results when it comes to recruitment.

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Peering Into The Mobile Games Future With Josh Hartwell of Mobile Deluxe

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I had been a developer, working at a software publisher as a software developer working on consule games, and wanted to get back into publishing. We saw a huge opportunity with phones, because we did not want to sit through the two year development cycle that console games are subject to.

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Where LinkedIn Works for Me

SoCal CTO

When I recently was looking to find people who had experience with using social networks to reach people for what might be considered guerilla marketing efforts, again LinkedIn worked great. Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking? Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

He is the author of “ Joel on Software ” and I was a reader nearly 10 years ago when I had never heard of Fred Wilson, Brad Feld and VentureHacks didn’t exist. Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data. Swipely – Blippy competitor founded by TellMe founder, Angus Davis, in Fall 2009.

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F2F Still Matters

SoCal CTO

And in fact all our globally-connecting-social-networking tools are making face-to-face more, not less desirable. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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