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Earbuds lets audiences stream the playlists of athletes, entertainers and each other

TechCrunch LA

Earbuds , a new startup from Austin founded by former Detroit Lions lineman Jason Fox, wants to bring the power of social media to your eardrums. Earbuds isn’t the first company to take a shot at socializing the music listening experience. That site focuses on connecting people with similar musical tastes.

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Social Search – What Entrepreneur Needs To Know

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It is no secret that Pinterest and other social commerce sites have begun to dial in the commerce equation. These sites (so far) have managed to balance facilitating product discovery and purchase capabilities with users'' desires to entertain and educate themselves without feeling like they are in a marketplace.

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Myspace Confirms Major Password Leak

SoCal Tech Calendar

--said the data stolen included user login data from a portion of accounts that were created prior to June 11, 2013 on the old Myspace platform. Myspace said it had invalidated all user passwords for affected accounts created prior to June 11, 2013. Reports place the number of compromised user accounts at 427 million passwords.

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Beyond Entertainment | Social Media as a Tool for Marketers

Tech Zulu Event

Since its inception into the mainstream fabric of people’s lives, social media and the concept of social networking has gone through a rather peculiar evolutionary transition. It is now a standard with any new social network to be able to cater to both the consumer and the brand; the person and the product.

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Set Your Online Reputation Before Someone Else Does

Startup Professionals Musings

After you claim your identity with placeholder domain names, accounts in social networks, and common blogging platforms, your next challenge is to create enough positive content as a “Google wall” to keep negative info out of the top Google search results. Profile sites. Other user-created content sites.

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Security And Privacy Are Entrepreneur Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

With the Identity Theft Resource Center® reporting a 30% increase in privacy breaches in 2013, there seems to be a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. Make your company visible, reachable and responsive through social networks. Why is everyone so paranoid these days?

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6 Reasons Earned Social Engagement Surpasses Paid Ads

Startup Professionals Musings

Where are the young social media users going? TikTok is currently the fastest growing social network, while Instagram is close behind with a bigger share globally of new sign-ups. Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products.