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Social Media Strategy

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009 -- Social Media Strategy. Leveraging social media requires planning. Learn from an expert in the field what the benefits can be, and how to plan for success using social media. For many of us using this new technology is unknown and somewhat daunting. See [link] (more).

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Effectiveness of Social Media

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 13, 2009

Friday, June 19, 2009 -- Three Brands Speak Out on the Effectiveness of Social Media. You've heard the buzz: it's all about social media. Twitter, Facebook, bookmarking, LinkedIn, social networks, microblogs and video. CommNexus Marketing SIG. See [link] (more).

Social Media

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Social Media Marketing for Business

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 -- Social Media Marketing for Business. This event is the 2009 Kickoff Event for Gravity Summit, and will address how companies are applying social media marketing tools to expand brand awareness and loyalty. See [link] (more).

Social Media

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Expanding Business with Social Media

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 15, 2009

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 -- Expanding Business with Social Media. Social media is rapidly changing the way companies do business. See [link] (more).

Social Media

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Working with Traditional and Social Media

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Thursday, October 15, 2009 -- Working with Traditional and Social Media. This is an interactive public relations workshop focused on both traditional and social media. Working with Traditional and Social Media to Help Your Company Stand out From the Crowd 3. Achieve Pitch Writing Success.

Social Media

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BIOCOM September Breakfast Meeeting: Social Media 2.0

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 -- BIOCOM September Breakfast Meeeting: Social Media 2.0. We all know what Social Media is, now let's dig deeper. The life sciences industry has been painfully slow to adopt social media, citing FDA, internal regulatory affairs, SEC, or legal counsel as prohibitive.

Social Media

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Insights and Opinions: Social media: You at the Helm of Your Own New Starship

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

For today's Insights and Opinions article, we have a piece from Tracy Olmstead Williams, of Olmstead Williams Communications, talking about the bold new world of social media: Social Media, like Global Warming, has now left doubters behind. Brands lagging in new media shrank by 6 percent. 06 percent.

Social Media

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A Comprehensive View of Social Marketing, Social Media, and Social Networks

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 -- The MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast Presents: A Comprehensive View of Social Marketing, Social Media, and Social Networks. What separates successful companies from unsuccessful ones is often marketing. See [link] (more).

Social Media

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How To Use Social Media To Extend Your Brand

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 -- How To Use Social Media To Extend Your Brand.

Social Media

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2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

He says that you should never consider a public offering unless you are confident that the company will deliver increasing profits and revenue after the offering, so that the public buyer can anticipate a gain. If the company is growing like crazy and has only a modest income stream, the answer is probably yes. How’s the timing?

Social Media

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8th Annual Digital Media Summit

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 23, 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 -- 8th Digital Media Summit. Past presenters have received millions in funding from our program; and several have sold their company for huge earnings. See [link] (more).

Media

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Launchpad LA – 10 Startup Companies to Watch

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

Thursday night was the unveiling of the newest batch of Launchpad LA companies. The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to. Have a look at the companies below.

Company

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Disney Taps Square's Dorsey For Board

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2013

In a move to add some Silicon Valley cred to the company''s board, Burbank-based The Walt Disney Company has added Jack Dorsey, chairman of Twitter and CEO of Square Inc., Disney said that Dorsey will serve as an independent director of the company. as a member of its board of directors, Disney said this week. READ MORE>>.

Burbank

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Interview with Rob Reed, MomentFeed

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

It combines all of the approaches, from a market point of view, that companies like Starbucks, McDonald's, or Walmart would be interested in. How did the company come about? Rob Reed: I was doing social media strategy consulting from 2007 until 2009, what I would really characterize as Social Media 1.0.

Social Media

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Playing the Long Game in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

Silicon Valley and the media industry that surrounds it values youth. It has historically been the case that VCs would rather fund the promise of 100x in a company with almost no revenue than the reality of a company growing at 50% but doing $20+ million in sales. This “overnight success” was first financed in 2004.

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Ezqis Job Seminar

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 18, 2009

Friday, April 24, 2009 -- Ezqis.com seminar. Non-techies will learn how to tap into social media for success, recruitment companies will be able to connect to candidates and learn themselves how to use social media for crowdsourcing as well as be able to hire on the spot. See [link] (more).

Social Media

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SoCalBio Networking Forum

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Thursday, October 29, 2009 -- SoCalBio Networking Forum. Why Bioscience Companies Should Care About Social Media. See [link] (more).

Networking

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How to Solve the Biggest Frustration Marketers Have With Social

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

When polled 88% of marketing professionals said they couldn’t accurately measure the effectiveness of their marketing campaigns and the majority said lack of ROI measurement is their single greatest frustration with social media (Forbes). If you sent multiple Tweets you’d want to know which time of day was more effective.

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Games Go Social

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 -- Games Go Social. With all of the major console and PC video game companies in Los Angeles (Electronic Arts, Activision, THQ, Blizzard), it only makes sense to discuss how more and more games are bringing in aspects of social media to enhance game play. See [link] (more).

Electronic Arts

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1 Twitter Tip You Can Fix Straight Away

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 10, 2009

If you search for her (as of July 10, 2009 at 5:45pm) you will get no result and the text, “did you mean Amanda Choong?&#. While you’re at it put in a link (if you don’t blog or want to link to your company at least link to your LinkedIn or Facebook profile). Be patient – it will appear. Second is Jen Raymond.

Tips

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Interview with Neville Spiteri, TheBlu

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Neville Spiteri is co-founder of Venice-based WEMO Media (www.wemomedia.com), a new, digital studio whose flagship product is TheBlu (www.theblu.com) an online, interactive experience focused on the world's oceans. We spoke with Neville about the company: What is theBlu? Our focus is really what we refer to as globally shared media.

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Aaron Fyke, Thin Line Capital: The Second Wave Of Cleantech Investing

socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Thin Line--formed in partnership with LA's Wavemaker Partners--is hoping to take advantage of the growth in the clean technology market to find startups able to tapping into those now established markets, without the huge investment requirements of those first wave of clean technology companies. Lots has changed since 2009.

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SEO and Social Marketing

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Monday, February 23, 2009 -- SEO and Social Marketing. How does Social Media optimize Search Engine Results? He currently consults companies on how to increase reach and engagement with consumers. What is the potential and where are the boundaries? What is grey hat? See [link] (more).

SEO

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Entreprenuer Network

SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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Realistic Entrprenuers Guide to Venture Capital

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

Venture Capital

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Map of VC Investments

SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

This company was started by Victoria Duff (who many of us know from back in the late 90s), Phillis Lane (who I have known for quite a few years) and Jon Bukosky. They are quite happy with a business that will turn into a profitable $20M company and dont necessarily need an obvious exit strategy.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

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?

Social Network

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Kevin Federline Search Engine

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

CTO Coach

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8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing

SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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Did Twitter Kill the Blogger Star?

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

So with the metoric rise of Twitter now forecast at 45 million as of August 3rd, 2009 (and rising fast), has Twitter Killed the Blogger Star? I have started blogging again having taken a hiatus since 2007 (actually, I was initially embargoed by Salesforce.com who didn’t want me blogging after they acquired my company).

Blogging

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Google Maps Mobile

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

Google

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Interesting Model for University President

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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About this Blog

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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How to Leverage the Voice of the Customer

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

Friday, December 4, 2009 -- The Marketing SIG Presents. Both large and small companies have the need to implement measurement tools for increased ROI and visibility, especially in this economy, yet many do not know how to begin. Let Them Complainand#8232;! How to Leverage the Voice of the Customerand#8232;and#8232; CommNexus.

Custom

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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. SOME INTERESTING DATA.

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Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles?

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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Innovation and Geography

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Ive personally been involved in the start-up world in Los Angeles for about 15 years, and have had the opportunity to work on many early-stage companies (e.g., Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

I had to laugh when an analyst with Forrester said in the article - As impressive as these results may be, myShape’s approach will probably fail to gain a mass audience unless the company can somehow simplify the measuring process, said Sucharita Mulpuru, an analyst with Forrester Research.

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Here Are the Details About Upfront Ventures’ Newest EIR – @Chamillionaire

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

I saw him on stage at the event talking about how he used social media to engage audiences. This was 2009 and his understanding of audience engagement was far beyond anything I was hearing from most people at that time. Five-and-a-half years ago I first met Chamillionaire at a tech conference in LA.

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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, there are lots of companies that are making money from open source and freemium models. A friend of mine has a company that builds open source applications in spaces that are a bit less innovative than Elgg, but they do very well financially through the packaging and support models.

Southern California

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Stanford Podcasts - eHarmony - Greg Waldorf

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

eHarmony

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Challenge of Predicting Winners

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

CTO Coach

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Where LinkedIn Works for Me

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

CTO Coach

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Social Media Strategy

Effectiveness of Social Media

Trending Sources

Social Media Marketing for Business

Expanding Business with Social Media

Working with Traditional and Social Media

BIOCOM September Breakfast Meeeting: Social Media 2.0

Insights and Opinions: Social media: You at the Helm of Your Own New Starship

A Comprehensive View of Social Marketing, Social Media, and Social Networks

How To Use Social Media To Extend Your Brand

2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media

8th Annual Digital Media Summit

Launchpad LA – 10 Startup Companies to Watch

Disney Taps Square's Dorsey For Board

Interview with Rob Reed, MomentFeed

Playing the Long Game in Venture Capital

Ezqis Job Seminar

SoCalBio Networking Forum

How to Solve the Biggest Frustration Marketers Have With Social

Games Go Social

1 Twitter Tip You Can Fix Straight Away

Interview with Neville Spiteri, TheBlu

Aaron Fyke, Thin Line Capital: The Second Wave Of Cleantech Investing

SEO and Social Marketing

Entreprenuer Network

Realistic Entrprenuers Guide to Venture Capital

Map of VC Investments

A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive

Social Networking and Business Value

Kevin Federline Search Engine

8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing

Did Twitter Kill the Blogger Star?

Google Maps Mobile

Interesting Model for University President

About this Blog

How to Leverage the Voice of the Customer

Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles?

Innovation and Geography

MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point

Here Are the Details About Upfront Ventures’ Newest EIR – @Chamillionaire

Open Source Business Model

Stanford Podcasts - eHarmony - Greg Waldorf

Challenge of Predicting Winners

Where LinkedIn Works for Me

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