SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Individuals use social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Plaxo as career-advancing tools, even more useful in a down economy. Social networking sites and microblogs are used not only to build company brands, but to foster productivity; social media tools help build communities around the question, "What are you working on?"

Social Network 150

Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog. And I know that great startups like Yammer are doing well. Blogging has gone through many iterations. I use Wordpress for this blog and it’s great. I like to call it a cross between blogging and Tweeting. In business you spend your life in email.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A typical day starts with email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Yammer checks/updates. Sometimes I make a blog entry. I frequently work on networking through the social web and building new relationships that will foster knowledge gathering or business growth. It’s something I do a fair bit myself, but I’m always learning.

Acquisition 170

Acquisition Customer Custom Ideas 170

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Seemic (now a Twitter client) was originally a video blogging platform. Geni.com beget Yammer. They had started to launch new products that helped web site owners better load applications from third-party vendors and they started experimenting with totally new ad models that drove the daily revenue up by 7x in less than 30 days.

Entrepreneur 291

Entrepreneur Startup Google Yammer 291