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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

Both Sides of the Table

Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. 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?

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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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Six ways to make your site-app-product go viral.

Berkonomics

Not every new game-related site is a Steam, and surely not every social network is a Facebook. From its start in 2015, the number of registered users has “suddenly” climbed from 45 million in 2017 to a reported 300 million by the end of 2020. How do you make your product go viral? It doesn’t happen by accident.

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Why Successful Startups Often Have A Pair Of Founders

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet I find a big difference between “starting a new business” and “creating a new product.” In my experience, most successful entrepreneurs have indeed created a new product, but most people who claim to be inventors have a hard time starting a business. Two people with complementary skills are often equal to three.

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In Los Angeles, the Women’s March embraces technology to organize and inspire

TechCrunch LA

The two year old company is still in beta, but decided to work with the Women’s March as an initial test of its product. Together the two worked to create a social network that would combine political engagement and social activities to develop communities built around shared ideologies and purpose.

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Interview with Jo Webber, Pod.io

socalTECH

Jo told us why, in a world full of social networking apps, why Pod.io Jo Webber: We've done a seed round of $5M, which we raised earlier in 2020. We've used that funding to product our app, which is based on React Native, which allows us to simultaneously develop and release on both iOS and Android. What is Pod.io?

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Baby Boomers Are Surpassing Gen-Y As Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Partially due to the economy, but also due to longer, healthier lives and changes in job tenure, 60% of working Boomers are now expected to stay in the labor force, with real power and influence, for at least seven more years, to 2020. Six out of 10 Internet users aged 50-64 use social media now, and the growth rate continues to increase.