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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

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 are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

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SocialVibe Aims Product At Politics

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Los Angeles-based SocialVibe , the online advertising firm run by Jay Samit, said today that it has launched a new, political advertising solution ahead of the 2012 elections. SocialVibe's campaigns have previously been for major brands.

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Pinterest Marketing & Technology Firm, HelloSociety Generates $30M In Additional Sales Revenue For Its Clients

Tech Zulu Event

According to Kyla Brennan, founder & CEO of HelloSociety, “Pinterest is undeniably one of the most exciting social networks to emerge recently.”. With 28 Million Users by December 2012 Pinterest commands a huge social network that’s the population of New York City, three and a half times over.

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China Roundup: Tencent’s new US gaming studio and WeChat’s new paywall

TechCrunch LA

Ever since WeChat rolled out its content publishing function — a Facebook Page equivalent named the Official Account — back in 2012, articles posted through the social networking platform have been free to read. One potential drawback is it will drive down traffic and discourage advertisers.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years.

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How Chinese Startup Tradesparq Is Looking To Grow In SoCal

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It''s a social network for world trade, kind of a combo between Alibaba and LinkedIn. In 2011, we built our site, and in 2012, last year, we started getting content. No knock on China, but with LA having the advertising agency we think we''ll be able to improve on the design side on our site. Tell us about your backers?

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‘The Tyranny of the OR’ For Social Media Marketing

Startup Professionals Musings

Courting them with ongoing updates and special offers through their social networks is a natural way to keep their loyalty. Without social media, companies must rely on incoming calls and letters to address customer problems and concerns with products and services. billion in 2012. Proactive customer service.