socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2012

They had been recommended as a preferred provider for Facebook application developers, but it didn't work. We're working on how quickly we can provision servers, and what those metrics are, and it's been fantastic. We were even funded back in 2006 by Adobe, to move over to Flex. We're using Elastic Beanstalk.

Social Media 203

Social Media Startup Tool LAMP 203

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

To gain some insight into the area, we spoke with Ian Swanson, one of the founders of Sometrics (www.sometrics.com), which develops software to gather information on social media and optimize advertising. Developers that use our analytics code are able to optimize their applications based on audience traffic trends.

Social Media 113

Social Media Advertising Social Network Userplane 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

To gain some insight into the area, we spoke with Ian Swanson, one of the founders of Sometrics (www.sometrics.com), which develops software to gather information on social media and optimize advertising. Developers that use our analytics code are able to optimize their applications based on audience traffic trends.

Social Media 100

Social Media Advertising Social Network Userplane 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347