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Geni Connects With Facebook

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Hollywood-based Geni , the venture-backed firm which has developed an online, Web 2.0-style style genealogy and social networking web sites for families, has connected the company's service with the popular Facebook social networking web site. READ MORE>>.

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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

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I saw VCs doing crazy things in 2007-08 when I first entered the VC market – crazy prices, limited due diligence, large funding rounds. I continue to be excited about the Mobile Web (as distinct from the Mobile App). He said that data suggests people prefer to “buy high, sell low.&# And so it goes in tech investing.

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The Future of Television & The Digital Living Room

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The created a hegemony that delayed innovation until January 2007 when the iPhone was introduced. Much of web video search is bad at finding “the good stuff&# including YouTube itself. Many of them don’t have the money or access to be in Hollywood or the ones that are here lack the ability to reach an audience.

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Docstoc's Jason Nazar Talks About DocStore

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That works like Docstoc, which is now probably the fastest growing web site for small businesses. First, we're geographically spread out, with silos far away--in Pasadena, the Valley, Hollywood, etc. Jason Nazar: We've worked on the company for three years, and the site went live in November of 2007.

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Interview with John Mudge, iBN Sports

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John Mudge: We launched IBN Sports in January of 2007, focused on creating an interactive, broadcast network for sports. We've created a channel and web page for every one of our partner schools and school districts, and we distribute the content there. What is IBN Sports?

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

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Surprisingly, Hollywood hasnt played a major role in the formation of new companies, which have tended to be in less glamorous though more lucrative areas like lead-generation and service (with obvious exceptions like JibJab and Hulu, a joint venture of Fox and NBC). www.goodandgreen.biz Microsoft Office Buy Office Small Business 2007 now.