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JUNE 3, 2010

Users leave messages for each other through BlockChalk mobile app. Mobile gifting service. Orchard for e-Books”. Provides electronic book services for content publishers; services include digital scanning and conversion, distribution to leading e-book retailers, monetization and royalty management. OTHER DEALS: 1.

Venture Capital 214

Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. Social Networking is Becoming Mobile. The most obvious change is that now social networks become mobile & “location aware.&# The highest profile brand in this space is FourSquare. ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google].

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. Social Networking is Becoming Mobile: FourSquare and Skout. The trend that is unfolding before our eyes is that Social Networking is now becoming mobile and that adds new dimensions to how we use social networks. The Past (1985-2002).

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

Our chief architect, Ryan Lissack, wanted to store our data in Amazon’s new (at the time) storage product called S3 that enabled us to store all our data in their facility and we’d pay by the MBs uploaded / downloaded. Especially to a company that sells books! And then came the debate about storage. Other Layers.

Startup 343

Startup Technical Review S3 Services 343