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Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California

SoCal CTO

Quality of Events Of course, the bigger issue with events is finding the ones where you will have a really good opportunity to network with interesting people. This is why I say that Local Event Organizers Need to Adopt Social Media. I guess I should confess that I used to go to a lot more networking events.

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8 Key Rules for Starting a Business on a Shoestring

Startup Professionals Musings

Use low-cost subscription software and cloud computing. With Google or Amazon , you can get all the application storage and computing power you need without even thinking about an IT staff and big up-front costs for computer servers and applications. Take advantage of social media and free websites for marketing.

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Entrepreneurs Challenge The Gartner Hype Cycle

Startup Professionals Musings

New this year are application services and outsourcing, cloud application infrastructure services, cloud security, privacy and smart cities. According to the report, private cloud computing, NFC and Internet TV are at the moment overvalued. It’s definitely worth a look.

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The social Web in 2010: The emerging standards and technologies to watch

SoCal Delicious

The emergence of Facebook, Twitter, and the rest of the social Web as a global force in the last several years has done a great deal to highlight their potential to fundamentally alter the way we communicate and collaborate both at home and in business. Disconnects between older and newer generations of social media.

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