Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). We have been using social networks for 25+ years.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 31, 2010

Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. The New Media ecosystem is growing rapidly with content distribution networks, mobile devices and social networks connecting and interconnecting consumers like never before. Saturday, February 6, 2010 -- New Media Revenue Models: Growing Greenbacks in the Digital Ecosystem.

Media 100

Media Enterprise Forum CalTech Social Network 100

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

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OCTOBER 17, 2010

Last year’s passé terms that even entrepreneurs cringe at (and the best are embarrassed to lead with) are social network, social media and social games. I guess “social&# is just soooo last year. I recently gave talks at Caltech & Stanford. Me: “OK, but what is your innovation?&#.

Startup 296

Startup Evite Web Ideas 296

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. Mark then talked about Crittercism, a mobile feedback solution. What is your mobile strategy? Mobile is another very important distribution place for the internet and Meebo is on the iPhone, Android, and BB.

Startup 286

Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The next generation of social networking and communications companies are very interesting, people are thinking about taking identity and their social graph everywhere on the web with you, which I think will lead to a bunch of interesting companies. There are big companies being build around the mobile phone.

Redpoint 154

Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

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MARCH 17, 2010

We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more. LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business).

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290