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Close5: eBay's San Diego Move Into The Mobile, Local Market

socalTECH

So, it''s no surprise that the area--specifically, San Diego--was chosen for the pilot launch of a new service from eBay, called Close5 (www.close5.com), So, we''re taking that concept and launching it here in San Diego. Why San Diego? That''s a major differentiator in the way we''ve designed this.

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HipTraveler | Taking Startup Competitions by Storm

Tech Zulu Event

In order to support all of these teams, there are several on-campus startup competitions every year, from the Silicon Beach USC competition to the New Venture Seed Competition, with prize funds to help build the companies. With the ability to import images from social media, HipTraveler creates a shareable, searchable itinerary.

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Agenda Posted for Net@50 on July 16 at MIT Media Lab

Xconomy

An afternoon forum at the MIT Media Lab will explore the big issues and challenges surrounding the internet. Come celebrate milestones the internet has made over the past 50 years at a special event called Net@50 on July 16 in Cambridge, MA, organized by the World Frontiers Forum and Xconomy.

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

Discussion: Had a long chat about PicClick , a company founded by Ryan Sit in San Diego. Founded in January 2010 by Stephen Hood (ex-Delicious head of product), Dave Baggeroer (Stanford’s Institute of Design), and Josh Whiting (ex-senior engineer at Delicious and Craigslist). Competition: Apple iPhone App Store Genius.

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Peter Gabriel Joins Net@50 Lineup; Tix Going Fast for July 16 Event

Xconomy

The event, put on by the non-profit World Frontiers Forum in association with Xconomy, takes place the afternoon of July 16 at the MIT Media Lab and will be followed by a gala dinner at Café ArtScience in Kendall Square. You can buy tickets here to one or both of these sessions. But you need to hurry. The dinner is almost.

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Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest Shines Spotlight on Emerging Tech Hubs

Xconomy

The story is still not well-understood by media and others on. In the years since the tour’s inception in 2014, Case says he’s become “quite encouraged” by the momentum he sees building in the middle of the country. However, he also says there is more work to be done. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Decoding Signal From Noise For Wall Street, With Bitvore

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We''re rolling it out to finance and Wall Street, monitoring thousands of sources of continuously changing information, such as news, social media, internal email systems, and analyzing specific, material conditions that our customers are looking for. It''s designed for business people.