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Sales Kids With Grit – Web 2.0 Paper Routes

InfoChachkie

If it was possible for publishers during the past century to leverage the talents of hundreds of thousands of young people with the rudimentary technology of their day, such possibilities clearly exist in the Internet age. Although paperboys decreasingly delivered morning papers, the early hours, hazardous conditions (e.g., Alternatives.

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Interview with Edward Park, Insteegram

socalTECH

That popularity helped drive Instagram's recent acquisition by Facebook for $1 billion. Since my background is in environmental sciences, as well, I couldn't help noticing all of the things that hadn't been addressed properly. We think we're opening up another channel to help companies monetize.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

to help bloggers and blog readers with comments. Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 Ive not found that much use for LinkedIn to help my blogging, but Im starting to think about this. Maybe this meme will help. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. event I did last fall.

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Interview with David Sacks, Geni and Yammer

socalTECH

David has a unique perspective on the Southern California technology environment, having been the COO of PayPal before its acquisition by EBay, and having had the full Silicon Valley experience. You could just sit and add people to your own family tree program, but people hadn't applied Web 2.0-style,

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Interview with Ross Levinsohn, Velocity Interactive Group

socalTECH

FatTail is really interesting, in that for the last three years or so it's been stealthy and underground, and has perfected some great technology solutions in the area, and is now working with about 500 different publishers. I spent a lot of time watching the evolution of Web 1.0, Our investments is their first institutional round.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Elements of Sustainable Companies

Frank Addante

the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Zondigo, Inc.

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

Both Sides of the Table

What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 Companies like GeoCities & Tripod built tools that let you publish web pages that could be discoverable by others. After a few acquisitions they offered many of the services you think about as foundations to social networks today.