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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

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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. I’m sure you’ve heard the meme that “email is dead” – if fact if you Google it you’ll find a long list of articles that will mislead you.

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How Snapchat Could Increase Team Production

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After being disrupted with an email notification, an average person will need 23 minutes and 15 seconds to regain their focus again. While back in 2011, a cell phone user received or made 12 phone calls a day on average, the number has dropped to just 6 calls in 2015.

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Los Angeles Startup Weekend August 2011 | The Complete Breakdown

Tech Zulu Event

Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking. When using the Handjob app , users must shake the app up and down or side to side and out pops a pre-screened job applicant. All presentations were of extremely high quality and teams did a killer job.

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YouTube Introduces its Own App for iPhone and iPod touch | Google Adds Editing to the iOS Drive App

Tech Zulu Event

YouTube also boasts of a new channel guide available at just a swipe from the left edge of the screen into one’s subscribed channels giving users instant access to videos they like. It also allows you to share on Google+, Facebook or text message in the app, as well as to Twitter and email. Social Videos. Five Year Contract.

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Go West Young Men: Winklevoss Twins Buy $18M L.A. Mansion To Dive Into SoCal Tech Scene

SoCal Delicious

It’s not because the statuesque pair wants to give Armie Hammer a run for his money on the silver screen. Feel free to directly email us at tips@techcrunch.com. 2011 Holiday. Your guide for the best gadget gifts of 2011. The reason for the move out west? ’s booming tech scene.” Guest Column. Gift Guide.

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Presenting Companies at CalTech

Tech Zulu Event

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Their all new all electric car is set to be released for sale in limited quantities at the end of 2011. When: Thursday, July 14th, 2011 – 6:00 p.m. wonder what that might be?

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Reflections of America this July 4th

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They espouse issues such as the high-rate of illegal immigrants already in this country, the need to screen people harder for terrorism, etc. So that’s what’s on my mind this Independence Day 2011. No need to email me. We need more high-caliber people in Ohio, Michigan and other mid-Western states. Happy Fourth of July, all.

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