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YouTubers Come Of Age – Google Scores A Solid Return On Its Video Development Fund

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Mark Suster , fellow venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur, has written extensively about YouTube’s evolution from dogs-on-skateboards to its current status as an entertainment medium rivaling cable television networks. Feeding The New Networks. Mark provides an excellent primer regarding the future of Internet TV HERE.

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How To Become a VC

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If you have skills that will augment their deal flow, due diligence capabilities or simply expand their network, you can make yourself an asset within the small world of venture capital. According to the NVCA, only 45 first-time funds were launched in 2011. Hang Out With VCs - VCs love free help. Share and Enjoy.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks?

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Aaron Swartz | A Stranger in a Strange Land

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At 14, he became a co-editor for the spec responsible for RSS technology. This group was responsible in leading the successful campaign against Stop Online Piracy Act ( SOPA ), a bill introduced in the US House of Rep in 2011, which was created to restrict access to websites that illegally shared copyrighted property.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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Subscribe to RSS. Subscribe to RSS. sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.). Cyrus Farudi is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Flipswap, Inc in 2004 and Capsule in 2011. Otis Chandler built Goodreads in 2006 because he believed in social networking and wanted to see what his friends were reading. Idea Mensch.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

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Social networking. billion for its endowment in 2011 alone. Star Trek Contest. Primary Menu. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Newsletters. Live at the Apple Event: iPad Mini (and more?). Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. 11 hrs ago. Streaming media.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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In Santa Monica, the median price of homes jumped 16% in the first eight months of 2012 compared with 2011, after a 9% decline over the same period the year before, according to Multiple Listing Service data compiled by Paul Habibi, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. 2012, compared with the same period in 2011.