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HipGeo Targets Travelers With iPhone App

socalTECH

The firm said the updated app helps users record and share those trips with friends via Facebook, Twitter, email, text, or within a blog or other web page. READ MORE>>.

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Do you Suffer from the Urgency Addiction? It’s More Common Than you Think

Both Sides of the Table

I know that would be surprising to many readers since keeping a blog somehow convinces people that I’m a time management or productivity ninja. Yet in LA we have hugely successful entrepreneurs who have built big companies like Overture, CitySearch, MySpace, TicketMaster.com, LowerMyBills, Commission Junction, eHarmony and on and on.

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Where LinkedIn Works for Me

SoCal CTO

Sometimes, Ill use LinkedIn to contact my network, but mostly I still just go to their profile and email them. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. When I was looking for speakers for an event last fall on Web 2.0 , LinkedIn was a great way to reach out. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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

Both Sides of the Table

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc. They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. We started uploading images of ourselves to our blogs.

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

There’s a fast growing group of tech companies including: Docstoc , Demand Media , BetterWorks , GoodReads , Mahalo , Beachmint , Campus Explorer , DECA , eHarmony , GumGum , Savings , Shoedazzle , Business.com , FamilyFinds , Affordit , Bestcovery , JibJab , CoLoft and many more.

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

SoCal Delicious

He blogs here and tweets here. a network of widely read blogs including Engadget – ranked # 1 by Technorati, Joystiq, Autoblog, and Blogging Baby. Mark Reply Cancel reply Leave a Comment Previous post: Why Email Isn’t Dead Next post: The Power of Small Get-Togethers Producing an event? 1B+ Revenue. Want to sponsor?

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

The city has, however, quietly been home to some of the most successful online companies to date, including CitySearch (sold to Ticketmaster for $260 million in 1998), Overture (acquired by Yahoo for $2 billion in 2003), eHarmony and LowerMyBills (bought by Experian for $330 million in 2005). What is happening in L.A. then in Silicon Valley.