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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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Interview with Sherry Gunther, Masher Media

socalTECH

Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. In 2005/2006, I really saw that the trend was shifting from television to the Internet.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. Facebook is about to try to dominate display ads the way Google dominates text ads - Chris Dixon , May 15, 2010 It is customary to divide online advertising into two categories: direct response and brand advertising. You could just outspend. It is to out friend.

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Interview with Zac Brandenberg, Meteor Games

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They created Neopets, brought it to the US, helped it grow, and eventually sold it to Viacom in 2005. That's different from most games on Facebook, and on social networks as a whole, which are relatively simple games, with the same gaming mechanics over and over again. You just joined recently, but from a different industry.

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TVSync’s Open API Uses Video and Audio Recognition Across All Four Screens

Tech Zulu Event

TVSync’s parent company Voible , has provided fingerprint protection technology to most major movie studios and TV networks since 2005. As media morphed into individually packaged pieces of content across platforms, viewing media on the couch (lean back) quickly became the old model. What does that mean?

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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. Tell me the story behind Payoff.com? I think it's really needed.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

SocialVibe – Social media monetization platform that benefits non-profit organizations and social causes. Users participate by performing tasks, taking surveys or watching advertiser videos. Addressable advertisements are capable of being targeted to the individual household. OTHER DEALS.