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Big tech companies are looking at Hollywood as the next stage in their play for the cloud

TechCrunch LA

This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. in Los Angeles.

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Future of The Cloud is Bright | Just Ask the Market

Tech Zulu Event

Cloud solution adopters can increase available storage space, increase scalability, reduce administration complexity and slash the costs of personnel, hardware, power, cooling and the inevitable “end-of-life” data center upgrade cycle. The job market, too, will feel a significant impact from cloud computing technology.

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The social Web in 2010: The emerging standards and technologies to watch

SoCal Delicious

As for 2010, it’s shaping up to be a year of general improvement in the business and technology industries hard hit by recession, the impact of which has seemed to hold back new investment and experimentation in social technologies, many of which are funded by staff participation from Internet firms.

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CallFire Bootstraps 50,000 Signups and Hires Former NetZero CEO

Tech Zulu Event

CallFire’s business model focuses on providing complete application solutions to businesses, while its open API enables applications to be customized in virtually any fashion. He joined WebVisible, a leading provider of local online marketing software and services, as chief operating officer in 2009 and was elevated to CEO in 2010.

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Presenting Companies at UCLA

Tech Zulu Event

They are dedicated to providing high-availability systems, beautiful user interfaces, furious developer support and unparalleled customer care. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers! Custom ad deals and partnerships. We’re just an hour from the snow and steps from the beach. Sponsored giveaways and contests.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

Tech Zulu Event

Stop Listening to Your Customers. A common assumption among startup entrepreneurs is that listening to potential customers is the best. Entrepreneurism / Monetization Customers, research, startups. . How UX and the Cloud are Transforming Software. Entrepreneurism / Monetization Cloud Computing, Entrepreneurism, SaaS. .

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC. So of course returns from 2000-2010 were subpar on average for the industry.