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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Can social networking be a money-maker for companies?

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How Frequency Wants To Bring You Internet Video, with Blair Harrison

socalTECH

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. We hope to be on every single platform, over time. I took a little bit of time off, then started working on Frequency in the middle of 2009.

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

Both Sides of the Table

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. As of near the end of September 2009, we’re up 46% since the March 9th nadir (yes, I need to find a way to use one of my SAT words ; – ).

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The Convergence of Social Media & Traditional Radio

Eric Greenspan

I didn’t know what I was getting into when I started buying live endorsement radio ads back in 2005. We launched it with KNX on March 21st, 2009. For one, we built a following by using Facebook and Twitter and other social networking sites. OSN 101 – Online Social Networking news and tips.

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Interview with Zac Brandenberg, Meteor Games

socalTECH

They created Neopets, brought it to the US, helped it grow, and eventually sold it to Viacom in 2005. So, we refocused in late 2008 and early 2009, and launched Island Paradise in August of that year. In late fall and winter of 2009, it had reached 8-10 million players already. Why the interest in that area?

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Interview with Scott Lahman, GOGII

socalTECH

So, we really built some innovation into our platform, to make it ubiquitous in the mobile space. Scott Lahman: When we first put it out in early 2009, free texting was just a huge offering. Around 2005, those of us at JAMDAT thought Apple would disrupt the application space, so we approached Apple.

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Interview with Scott Saunders, Payoff.com

socalTECH

To do that, the firm has combined the world of social networking and personal finance with its newly launched service. Scott Saunders: I spent nearly my entire career on the investment side, and in 2005 switched over to the entrepreneurial side of the world. In 2009, I teamed up with my partner, co-founder Eden Warner.

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