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Myspace Confirms Major Password Leak

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 1, 2016

--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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Social Search – What Entrepreneur Needs To Know

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

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.

Entrepreneur

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6 Reasons Earned Social Engagement Surpasses Paid Ads

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2022

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.

Social Media

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Set Your Online Reputation Before Someone Else Does

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2014

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.

Blogging

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Security And Privacy Are Entrepreneur Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

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?

Entrepreneur

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Kick-Start Your eCommerce Business for $100 or Less

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Other popular tools are available at low cost, with built-in e-commerce capabilities (pay via PayPal or credit card), including this Top Ten list for 2013 , or fall back to the old standby DreamWeaver by Adobe. Personalize a simple web site.

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6 Ways The Business Social Media Players Are Changing

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Where are the young social media users going? Snapchat 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.

Social Media

Social Media Media Snapchat Platform

The Old Ways Of Social Media Marketing Are Broken

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Where are the young social media users going? By some measurements Twitter was the fastest growing social network of 2012. Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products. In 2012 that number skyrocketed to 26%.

Social Media

Social Media Media Marketing Platform

6 Insights On Social Media Trends You Need To Know

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Where are the young social media users going? Snapchat 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.

Social Media

Social Media Media Snapchat Platform

Huddlewoo Wants To Connect You To Mentors You Admire Through Online Video

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Huddlewoo a live video platform set to launch early 2013 to give people the ability to access extraordinary people for one-on-one conversations and mentoring. Our focus is providing anyone who is active online already with the ability to leverage their existing social networks for monetized one-on-one conversations.

Mentor

Mentor Platform Social Network Chief Technology Officer

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

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 7, 2019

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.

Entertainment

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Feel Lost On LinkedIn? ExploreB2B Wants To help You Network With People Of Your Profession

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Confirmed experts are given more options on the site and achieve higher visibility for themselves and their content. As a social platform, exploreB2B is to a small degree, in competition with other social media platforms used for business (Twitter, LinkedIn, Quora). 2013 will be a year of massive growth.

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AT&T and American Airlines | The SXSW Party & Hackathon Recap

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 13, 2013

I could feel the hackers excitement as I stepped into the AT&T and American Airline’s room at the Hilton in downtown Austin at SXSW 2013. This isn’t AT&T Developers Program’s first rodeo at SXSW. All I know is things are super dialed in at these hacks.

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CreatorUp Links You With Top Filmakers & YouTube Creators To Make Awesome Web Series

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

CreatorUp was launched online in Beta in January of 2013 and our startup team is based in Los Angeles. Right now, we offer seven live video tutorial courses, and we hope to roll out 25 by the end of 2013. Indirect competitors include specialized sites like Animation Mentor (specific to animation). Who are its founders?

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The Radical Evolution of Mobile Apps

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

In 2013, Forbes Insight and Adobe surveyed companies with revenues of at least $250,000. To improve engagement, coordinate your app with existing channels like the web, e-mail, and social networking sites. The competition has gone mobile and by the looks of it, it will probably stay there for a long time.

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Let’s Get Weird, a SXSW Interactive Recap (2014)

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

As we know, long gone are the days of experiencing SXSW Interactive with just 9,000 other tech entrepreneurs and business brights – with 30,000 registrants in 2013 and the final numbers for 2014 still in the works. Savannah Peterson – Shapeaways , the social platform for 3D printing.

Entertainment

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Beyond Entertainment | Social Media as a Tool for Marketers

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 26, 2013

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.

Social Media

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Add Startups to Balance Your Portfolio, If You Dare

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Use the new Crowdfunding sites for small amounts. The hottest new way of investing in startups to go to popular online sites like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo. Start in a business domain you know well.

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Africa’s Largest and Fastest Growing Social Network | Interview with LAGbook’s Chidi Nwaogu

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Today they say its Africa’s largest and fastest growing social networking utility with over 4,000 daily new sign-ups. They also add that LAGbook ranks #2 in the city of Yaba-Lagos, where the social network was incepted, and #37 in the city of Hirtshal, Denmark. What is LAGbook? Why the name? How does LAGbook work?

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Myspace Confirms Major Password Leak

Social Search – What Entrepreneur Needs To Know

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6 Reasons Earned Social Engagement Surpasses Paid Ads

Set Your Online Reputation Before Someone Else Does

Security And Privacy Are Entrepreneur Opportunities

Kick-Start Your eCommerce Business for $100 or Less

6 Ways The Business Social Media Players Are Changing

The Old Ways Of Social Media Marketing Are Broken

6 Insights On Social Media Trends You Need To Know

Huddlewoo Wants To Connect You To Mentors You Admire Through Online Video

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

Feel Lost On LinkedIn? ExploreB2B Wants To help You Network With People Of Your Profession

AT&T and American Airlines | The SXSW Party & Hackathon Recap

CreatorUp Links You With Top Filmakers & YouTube Creators To Make Awesome Web Series

The Radical Evolution of Mobile Apps

Let’s Get Weird, a SXSW Interactive Recap (2014)

Beyond Entertainment | Social Media as a Tool for Marketers

Add Startups to Balance Your Portfolio, If You Dare

Africa’s Largest and Fastest Growing Social Network | Interview with LAGbook’s Chidi Nwaogu

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