Berkonomics

MARCH 23, 2023

The mobile web will become what desktop Internet became in the 1990’s – the standard platform for anyone doing business. We will enable segmentation of the population to produce customized messages and actions. Mobile workers are quickly overtaking the fixed desk worker and long-distance traveler. This is big business.

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Mobile Commerce Software Review Yammer 156

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Crypto lending protocol Celsius isn’t fire burning, but it did freeze all customer withdrawals this past weekend , citing concerns about its own liquidity amid “extreme market conditions.” Subscribe to Chain Reaction on Apple , Spotify or your alternative podcast platform of choice to keep up with us every week. the latest pod.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2019

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below. Add content regularly. Add outgoing links.

Blogging 88

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Web Writing 88

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

We spoke with one of those companies-- El Segundo-based ConsumerTrack (www.consumertrack.com)--which is a $30M, bootstrapped an online marketing company which is driving millions of customers to big name, financial customers. Brett Rossman: We have a platform we''ve built, and which we are constantly evolving called Magneto.

Startup 239

Startup El Segundo Marketing Media 239

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Should you be buying key words from search engines, building fabulous web content, blasting out e-mail campaigns, or putting all your efforts into viral videos or social media? Digital marketing is all about establishing a voice and sending a message that customers can relate too, and makes you stand out.

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Marketing Metrics Social Media Content 96

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Right now, we're working on integrating more data from around the web, and our goal is to really aggregate and curate the information out there. In that sense, we're very independent of Best Buy, because it's all about aggregation and curating information, to become the leading web and mobile digital player in terms of information.

Incubator 239

Incubator Startup Web Technical Review 239

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Were part of the uCast Global video highway, which is our way of illustrating how content is being driven locally, regionally, and globally, using our platform, but also technology we have integrated and continue to integrate with our partners. We are unique in being an open platform, that allows for all of these variations to happen.

Content 113

Content Startup Mobile Platform 113

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Journey is a platform to build data gathering mobile apps much faster than would traditionally have been possible. The whole Journey app building experience takes place inside your web browser, so there’s no software to install. Journey is especially useful for companies that want to streamline their internal business processes.

Mobile 65

Mobile Platform JavaScript Web 65

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2017

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below. Add content regularly. Add outgoing links.

Blogging 69

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Web Writing 69

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2011

I recently spoke with Marten Mickos, the former CEO of MySQL and current CEO of Eucalyptus Systems , the leader in private cloud platforms. Since its origin as an academic research project in 2007, Eucalyptus has become the dominant open source cloud solution, boasting over 25,000 clouds formed. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

Cloud Computing 212

Cloud Computing Santa Barbara Platform Resource 212

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Jonah was working on his masters thesis and he asked Nike to produce a customized shoe with the word “Sweatshop” on it. In fact, the platforms weren’t always so quick to crack down as many of them benefitted financially. Wasn’t Jonah worried about “platform risks?”

Buzzfeed 210

Buzzfeed Media Content News 210

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below. Add content regularly. Add outgoing links.

Blogging 95

Blogging Startup Search Engine Optimization Writing 95

InfoChachkie

JUNE 22, 2015

People continue to surf the web to gather information when making a considered purchase. Some of the key points I took away from this research include: 54% of all calls stem from engagement on a mobile device; mobile search marketing is the top driver, responsible for initiating 45% of calls.

Mobile 100

Mobile Technical Review Google Tool 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2012

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below. Add content regularly. Add outgoing links.

Blogging 96

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Writing Social Network 96

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

And because I wanted Ethan to be able to attract a great team, build & iterate a product, test it with initial customers and refine his strategy before having to take the wrappers off of his company. And in a world where we increasingly log in to personal web time at late hours or on our mobile phones that’s no longer good enough.

CTO Coach 359

CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

We got lots of traction on the web, and the story was picked up in many places. They wanted to use the platform we had developed in a class called Mashup Culture. We've been in discussions with news organizations to use the platform, including with large organizations and journalism sites. It ran in April of 2008.

Journal 187

Journal USC News Startup 187

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2014

Are you a content creator for the web? They''re similar to Ideo, in that they''re doing broad design and innovation, and consumer understanding and research, in areas from medical devices to mobile devices, cars, and digital. Most recently, we created a web series. Jason Ahmad: My background has been pretty startup heavy.

Downey 215

Downey Content Help Startup 215

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2015

According to many experts , getting new customers is five to ten times harder than getting additional revenue from existing customers. Here the key is to convince customers that you have something really rare, and maybe even entice them into a long-term but affordable relationship. Front-of-the-line model. Network model.

Startup 106

Startup Custom Customer Netflix 106

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

For today's interview, we talked with San Diego-based ShowUHow (www.showuhow.com), a firm which is providing both content and a software platform which allows e-commerce retailers to provide video instruction guides on the products they carry. We do that for international customers as well. Kim Folsom: Both. READ MORE>>.

Guide 113

Guide Training Platform Product 113

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

In 2008, he founded StackOverflow , and it has become the foundation for a question and answer platform called StackExchange. Lesson: You dn’t want your customers to feel locked into using your software. It helps with sales cycles because customers know that they can switch away if they so choose. His Tenure at Microsoft.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2011

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below. Add content regularly. Add outgoing links.

Blogging 91

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Services Writing 91

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 20, 2009

It made me so mad that I would dedicate 2 hours of my Sunday to publicizing it and use this platform to talk about it. I had to put in a bit of web research to uncover an intricate web of ownership that leads to the Avis Budget ownership and worse still up to a well-known private equity group called Apollo.

Marketing 263

Marketing Startup Education Class 263

Xconomy

JUNE 23, 2016

At their annual developer conferences, Google I/O, held last month, and Apple’s WWDC, last week they both announced updates to their development platforms. Customer experience is a high priority for both companies. Two customer-focused announcements stood out: the reviews API and the customer case studies.

Artificial Inteligence 55

Artificial Inteligence Google Software Review Case Study 55

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

You've got to find each one, and research them online. That results in huge savings--up to 75 percent--in price, and you can also do it all in about ten minutes, because we've integrated directly with your course schedule, and filtered through the entire web simultaneously. How did you come up with the web site?

UCSD 185

UCSD Course Startup Sites 185

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Valarm is an Android mobile app and integrated suite of web-based tools that will track almost anything via GPS, and remotely monitor almost any environment via built-in and external sensors. Cookbook Cafe is the new DIY publishing platform from L.A.-based Custom ad deals and partnerships. Spotlight Companies. digmybrand.

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UCLA Santa Monica Mobile Web 97

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Hank: I am the CEO and founder of Seco Sys, which is a platform that allows water agencies, customers, and water related services to concurrently engage in water conservation at all water use endpoints. Hank: Seco Sys has developed a range of web services that are dedicated to managing all types of water.

Startup 105

Startup Technical Review Patents Services 105

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

Due to the combination of these factors, marketers began to more heavily fund digital platforms. Precise analytics allow companies to “ measure online distribution of coupons by tracking the printing of web pages and page views;” a significant advantage with digital. Problems Daily Deal Couponing Presented for Business Owners.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2016

According to many experts , getting new customers is five to ten times harder than getting additional revenue from existing customers. Here the key is to convince customers that you have something really rare, and maybe even entice them into a long-term but affordable relationship. Front-of-the-line model. Network model.

Startup 56

Startup Custom Customer Netflix 56

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Hank: I am the CEO and founder of Seco Sys , which is a platform that allows water agencies, customers, and water related services to concurrently engage in water conservation at all water use endpoints. Hank: Seco Sys has developed a range of web services that are dedicated to managing all types of water.

Startup 119

Startup Technical Review Patents Services 119

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Recycling Waste Platform. 28 year old Allison Carmen’s Material Mix began operations in June and she says its helping waste and recycling professionals reduce operating expenses and recover investment on inventory via a dynamic, web-based, customer regulated exchange platform with supply chain management tools.

San Diego 55

San Diego Education Platform Web 55

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2016

This article will speak to reasons why retailers may choose to forgo mobile apps, and also argue that as consumers spend more time on their smartphones, building a responsive app that reaches out to customers, understands their behaviors and increases conversion rates ultimately benefits the brand. MYTH: Development costs are too high.

Mobile 40

Mobile Sites Custom Customer 40

socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2009

The way it works today, is a web site might have an affiliate link, people looking for a mortgage or refi will input their info, and hit submit. That affiliate passes that to the advertiser, and minutes or hours later will call the potential customer back at their phone number. It's invisible to the visitor.

Advertising 113

Advertising Networking Santa Barbara Startup 113

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The earliest mega-scale web services (e.g., This leads companies in the open source ecosystem to encourage collaboration across traditional boundaries to the benefit of customers, operators and developers.”. Cloud Architecture – Most cloud projects are now built on OpenStack an open source virtualization platform.

IBM 100

IBM IBM Networking Software 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2014

We''ve made it so people can customize us to only turn on movies and TV, and don''t have to see anything with music and books, for example. The rest of the model will include things like customized marketing and advertising in a more focused way, all about entertainment. You can make the experience smaller if you want.

Entertainment 206

Entertainment Startup Southern California Netflix 206

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

You always want perfect data on what customers are doing. The challenge is in getting clear numbers, but not often as cleanly as a basic web analytics report. Web analytics, pretty clear. But what does the customer physically do at the theatre when they’re there and making a choice? For example?

Product 87

Product Fandango Design Startup 87

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

By using SteelHouse, ecommerce sites can use live data to instantly respond to a customer’s wants and needs for stronger transaction values, increased conversion rates, and an overall better customer experience. Their Behavioral Marketing Platform even broke new ground at ad:tech 2011 winning an innovation award.

Startup 111

Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111