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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

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What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. .&# They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. Social Networking in Web 2.0. cheap accessible digital hardware].

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level. “My This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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There’s no doubt (at least anecdotally) that the pace of VC investments in early-stage technology companies has picked up in the past few months. And Ron Conway has proclaimed that he wants to do up to 40-50 rapid-fire deals in the next 18 months in what is becoming known as the “real time web” (e.g.

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Where LinkedIn Works for Me

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Sometimes, Ill use LinkedIn to contact my network, but mostly I still just go to their profile and email them. When I was looking for speakers for an event last fall on Web 2.0 , LinkedIn was a great way to reach out. When I was looking for speakers for an event last fall on Web 2.0 , LinkedIn was a great way to reach out.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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There is no shame in being an exec at a company or whatever.&#. Just a month ago they were all email you! Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. I’ve heard many a VC comment, “Yeah, I told the company to do A,B,C and they didn’t listen.

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Is it a Good Idea to Have Ads in Tweets?

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My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly that is an “in-stream advertising&# company currently focused on monetizing Twitter. was the “static&# web. Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. was the 2-way web. Then came blogs.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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There is no shame in being an exec at a company or whatever.&#. Just a month ago they were all email you! Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. I’ve heard many a VC comment, “Yeah, I told the company to do A,B,C and they didn’t listen.