Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2021

Most entrepreneurs don’t even know how to keep track of what people are saying about them on the web, much less how to respond or remove it. Web reputation management, both business and personal, has become a top priority requirement. You may assert that monitoring the entire Internet space is an impossible problem.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

After we typed the first two letters from our computer room at UCLA, namely, “Lo” for “Login,” the network crashed. When my team of graduate students and I sent the first message over the internet on a warm Los Angeles evening in October, 1969, little did we suspect that we were at the start of a worldwide revolution.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The irony: a sad state that even with the huge number of social network applications we have at our disposal, we’re oftentimes lost, unable to keep up, or still lose touch so easily. It’s not your fault that we can only be social creatures to a certain extent before brain overload.

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2011

Nimble develops software which allows users to track their interaction with contacts, including emails, social networking contacts, and more.

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Google Social Network Software Email 215

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Our profile this morning is with Network Automation , a Los Angeles company competing in the IT automation market. Southern California--despite the lack of huge, name brand firms-- has a significant number of enterprise software companies, of which Network Automation is just one. You are self funded too, we recall.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

By Evan Britton Each day, millions of internet users post updates on a variety of social networking sites. Because of all of these updates, there is a wealth of real-time information on the web. Google has also taken notice of the real-time web and they have begun to mix real-time results into their engine.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Others admit to surfing the web even during religious services. Email surveys and voice response units are not effective listening. Make social network contacts into two-way conversations. Social network streams that are all output, or all input, are not effective. Eliminate pride and ego from the equation.

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Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 13, 2014

If you have an issue renaming or merging a page, you get an email that says “denied.” Can you email them? Perhaps filling out a web form, but the response is usually something along the lines of “Thank you for submitting feedback. They have the worst customer service of any company I deal with. What can we do?

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Social Network Email Competition Web 184

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2010

Torrance-based LiveOffice , a provider of email archiving services, announced today that the firm is releasing a new product specifically aimed at archiving social media sites, including LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. The firm said the new LiveOffice Social Archive software is can capture and retain content from any public web site.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 7, 2011

Commenting on topical blogs is a form of topical social networking in the same way that Quora is. Disqus emails me when somebody puts a comment on the blog or when I put a comment on somebody else’s Disqus blog and if somebody responds to me. But I don’t want it becoming the web.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

PT as they kick off the new weekly tech law show "TechZulu Law" with a discussion with IP attorney Denise Grayson, who portrays the attorney of Eduardo Saverin in the film about the early days of Facebook, "The Social Network.". In "The Social Network" Denise portrays Gretchen, the attorney of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

The firm said the tool is targeted for use by e-commerce sites, blogs, social networking sites, and Web-based email, as well as other web services. The company--which is headed by Curtis Staker--said its image-based CAPTCHA alternative greatly increases website security and user experience.

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Tool Technology San Diego Social Network 140

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2011

Most entrepreneurs don’t even know how to keep track of what people are saying about them on the web, much less how to respond or remove it. Web reputation management, both business and personal, has become a top priority requirement. You may assert that monitoring the entire Internet space is an impossible problem.

Web 93

Web Search Engine Optimization Content Social Network 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2020

Others admit to surfing the web even during religious services. Email surveys and voice response units are not effective listening. Make social network contacts into two-way conversations. Social network streams that are all output, or all input, are not effective. Eliminate pride and ego from the equation.

Customer 128

Customer Custom Activity Social Network 128

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2009

Sean McDonald is founder of Jute Networks (www.jutenetworks.com), which is in a startup developing highly visual, graphical tools to help people use their professional networks and connections to further their business. What is Jute Networks? Our company, Jute Networks, is a startup that is about a year and a half old.

Networking 113

Networking Startup Social Network Software 113

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

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? Refer a friend? Commenting?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

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? Refer a friend? Commenting?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

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 ). What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 And so it goes with social networking.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2009

I recently wrote a post about how to get access to people at conferences and how to connect with people on social networks. I got to thinking more broadly about social networks and the real-time web. Facebook has much more value to me as a networking tool. On LinkedIn we rarely communicate with each other.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Not every social network is a Facebook or Instagram. Retail or end user web sites do not even receive limited notice without being discovered through a real marketing program, aimed at finding the flywheel effect (the moment. Email readers, continue here.] It doesn’t happen by accident. Here is my list.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2013

We connect consumers to great content from around the Internet, from social networks, from thousands of branded video channels, and around any particular topic they're interested in. You helped define video on the web with iFilm. Being social connected and socially aware is another, and being comprehensive is a third.

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Social Network Startup Services Organization 232

Berkonomics

APRIL 8, 2021

Not every new game-related site is a Steam, and surely not every social network is a Facebook. Email readers, continue here…] Second: channels. It doesn’t happen by accident. And not every texting application is a Twitter. A story of an app from nowhere to near dominance. Here is my list. First: Planning.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 2, 2009

On Facebook (and nearly all social networks that preceded it) the relationship was always reciprocal – if I accept your invitation to follow me then I have to follow you. Capture the data – the currency of online direct marketing prior to Twitter was the email address. Facebook.

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Social Network Writing Tool Startup 235

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Our “hot deal of the week&# turned out to be more of the “hot theme of the week.&# P2P lending networks are revived and brought it a whopping $40 million in investments announced recently. The idea is that in a world in which companies need to deal with customer support requests from Twitter, Facebook, email, phone, IM, etc.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Los Angeles-based FreedomSpeaks.com an online web site focused on political social networking, said Tuesday that it has launched a new application programming interface (API) targeted at helping developers tap into information about publicly elected officials. READ MORE>>

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2015

Most entrepreneurs don’t even know how to keep track of what people are saying about them on the web, much less how to respond or remove it. Web reputation management, both business and personal, has become a top priority requirement. You may assert that monitoring the entire Internet space is an impossible problem.

Search Engine Optimization 101

Search Engine Optimization Content Social Network Google 101

SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

Evolving Role of Social Networks for Startups In this talk, Tony traces the evolution of how startups have leveraged social networks and social media as part of their solutions over the past ten years. As the web has led to exposure of every increasing numbers, people need ways to filter the possible options.

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CTO Hire Startup Metrics eHarmony 175

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2012

Recently launched Moofaces is a new spin on old social networks in which helps creative people connect based on their professions and interests. Their bringing the conversation back into social networks with a professional twist. Moofacese is out to help those opportunities thrive when is comes to the jobs market.

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Social Network Startup Education Web Development 106

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2017

Most entrepreneurs don’t even know how to keep track of what people are saying about them on the web, much less how to respond or remove it. Web reputation management, both business and personal, has become a top priority requirement. You may assert that monitoring the entire Internet space is an impossible problem.

Search Engine Optimization 56

Search Engine Optimization Content Social Network Google 56

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2013

Most entrepreneurs don’t even know how to keep track of what people are saying about them on the web, much less how to respond or remove it. Web reputation management, both business and personal, has become a top priority requirement. You may assert that monitoring the entire Internet space is an impossible problem.

Report 98

Report Search Engine Optimization Startup Google 98

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2012

Today Chris Jones,Microsoft Windows Live VP has unveiled what he says is a modern email for the next billion mailboxes. He says in a blog post ,” We’ve also been hard at work on a mission to reinvent personal email – from the datacenter all the way to the user experience”. Social Mail. Email is Personal and Mobile.

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Newsletter Email Social Network Guide 71

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2011

Unfortunately, despite the wealth of Internet based tools for email management, web-based sales management tools, and more, contact tracking has been mostly an afterthought in the Internet age. Jon describes how he's creating a "next generation", web-based contact manager which takes into account the social nature of the web today.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup. Here's an example of that kind of email. The bad news is that Finding Developers is Tough Here in Los Angeles and even people willing to pay have a hard time finding Web Development in Los Angeles. Ask them about your concept.

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Steve Reich

MARCH 30, 2012

They did it entirely through social networking. One of the founders wrote a Python script that sent out custom emails to a list they had developed. The emails were so tailored, that many merchants called back to thank them for the personal attention. No wonder they just raised $1mm.

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Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 13, 2014

If you have an issue renaming or merging a page, you get an email that says “denied.” Can you email them? Perhaps filling out a web form, but the response is usually something along the lines of “Thank you for submitting feedback. I emailed and fought with them for a month. Can you call them?

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Email Social Media Social Network Competition 100

Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 13, 2014

If you have an issue renaming or merging a page, you get an email that says “denied.” Can you email them? Perhaps filling out a web form, but the response is usually something along the lines of “Thank you for submitting feedback. I emailed and fought with them for a month. Can you call them?

Email 100

Email Social Media Social Network Competition 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

It seems to me that there is abundant proof in the marketplace of the financial returns to both large and small businesses, the low cost of entry, and the ubiquity of social networks. They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce.

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