Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I’ve been engaged with social networking for some time now, starting with Myspace and Facebook and just recently (within the last 30 days), Twitter. Our Director of Flow, Heather Burlesci will be attending these courses as she is looking to build up her skills in this area. I of course agreed to get involved.

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Social Network Networking Social Media Yahoo 196

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I’ve been engaged with social networking for some time now, starting with Myspace and Facebook and just recently (within the last 30 days), Twitter. Our Director of Flow, Heather Burlesci will be attending these courses as she is looking to build up her skills in this area. I of course agreed to get involved.

Social Network 180

Social Network Networking Yahoo Social Media 180

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2011

John Ellis, the CEO and co-founder of the firm, is the former COO and CMO of NextMedium, was a VP at ValueClick, and has also served at Fastclick, Yahoo/Overture, and Earthlink, among other firms. John Ellis: PurePhoto is a social commerce network, for buying, sharing, and selling original photographic art. What's next for you?

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Westlake Village Yahoo Commerce Social Network 164

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2010

And of course – badges. I hope they are because badges will run their course. Last year’s passé terms that even entrepreneurs cringe at (and the best are embarrassed to lead with) are social network, social media and social games. I guess “social&# is just soooo last year.

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Startup Evite Web Ideas 296

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

But of course Google eventually became the massive winner in this category. I believe that many social networks confused this idea. Social networks continue to drive conversion of marketers. They thought, “hey, text links perform well when displayed alongside results. Not necessarily in the shopping mindset.

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Advertising Invest RSS CPC 284

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2011

They risk little but of course knew better all along. And AOL stopped Yahoo! While Google stopped Facebook in their tracks when they built a social networking company. And Facebook stomped out Twitter from building an open social network. What is a startup to do? For starters, fear not.

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Google Press Marketing Content 325

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

And of course there was the F-bomb count that Cathy Brooks and I were keeping on Dave … by the end of the panel we had counted 8. Jason’s cutting wit and insightful commentary made for entertaining listening on topics ranging from the Microsoft / Yahoo! I think I could summarize the hour by saying, “don’t be a douche.”

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Twiistup SoCal Southern California Yammer 228