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Effective Email Introductions or Why Blind Intros Suck

InfoChachkie

A well-intentioned colleague introduced me to a stranger via email, without first confirming with me that the intro was welcomed. Despite my occasional ranting, (see The Worst Networking Call Ever ), I like people and I enjoy making new connections. The Art Of The Email Matchmaking. Don’t get me wrong. Share and Enjoy.

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

Both Sides of the Table

Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. Social Networking in Web 1.0.

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This 28 Year Old Woman Co-Founded One Of The Most Successful YouTube Networks

InfoChachkie

How did Sarah Penna create one of YouTube''s most successful networks? As noted in YouTubers Come Of Age , YouTube has progressed from its initial incarnation as a repository of random videos to a number of vertically focused, professionally managed networks. which evolved into the biggest YouTube network, called Maker Studios. .

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Combustion Matters More Than Scale

InfoChachkie

• Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • EmailRSS. Virality - "Our virality quotient will be extreme because our users will be highly inclined to share their experience with others.". Photo credit: Flickr born1945. Share and Enjoy.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? Cloudsponge for email invites to large group?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? Cloudsponge for email invites to large group?

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Holy Viral Attribution, Batman! Why Social Gets to Win

InfoChachkie

This is a powerful concept because it tracks word-of-mouth conversions and lets us see how the action affects a person’s network of friends, and their friends’ networks of friends, and so on. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • EmailRSS.