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Half Lives. Social Media. And Snapchat Stories.

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve been online for nearly 30 years (yes, there was CompuServe and Prodigy before the www), blogging for 10 and using social media tools since the earliest days. The bad was that it seems like when I shared media on Facebook I wouldn’t get any heat initially so Twitter was my go to place to share my blog.

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Reflections on 2016: Cody Simms, Techstars

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Cody Simms: Techstars tripled down on Los Angeles in 2016 with the launch of three investment and mentorship programs for startups through which we will be investing in more than 30 startups per year in LA. Cody Simms: Locally in LA the Snapchat IPO will have a huge impact on our local startup ecosystem.

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

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Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. Fun Fact: One of the most prominent figures from their firm, Mark Suster t, runs a blog startups follow religiously. Social Media: Snapchat. Make sure to check out Both Sides of the Table ! E-Commerce: Nasty Gal.

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UTD’s Guengerich on the Promise and Peril of Tech Innovation in 2017

Xconomy

A series of events this year—from the Equifax data breach to the foreign use of social media to influence the U.S. presidential election—has prompted some to question the utopian promise of innovation, especially when it comes to Web companies and cybersecurity.

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Flying With A Wounded Wing: Why Twitter Still Has More Than A Chance

Tech Zulu Event

In fact, Twitter was one of the first mobile social media platforms. A new social pipeline, the quick blogging style, the similarity to texting: all these things were great for Twitter. Twitter’s retweet button was an incredible invention of a new social psychology. But I couldn’t justify the investment any more.