Daradiction

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Ever since two friends and I staged a two-week jaunt around the Midwest to attend a great new conference earlier this year, I’ve been more and more aware of a growing trend: the social media road trip. As promised, here are ten must-haves for planning and executing a successful social media road trip.

Social Media 62

Social Media Media Technical Review Content 62

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2015

As the number of sites on the Internet floats around one billion, the challenge with every new startup is to be found and stand out. More important, if someone does find your site, the content better be enticing enough for them to come back. Blogging will improve your site search engine ranking.

Blogging 110

Blogging Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Media 110

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The TechZulu team is coming back to Pubcon this year from November 9-10 to bring you some amazing content from the masters of affiliate marketing, Search and SEO, Social Media, Link building, Advertising, Branding, PR, Analytics and tons more. Value : We realize how much you have invested in attending a conference.

SEO 64

SEO Advertising Conference Social Media 64

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Check Craigslist first, since most new ventures don’t have the money for executive search firms and the major job listing sites. Explore investor websites and conferences. Investor conferences are also a good place to keep up with what is going on, get to know some potential investors for you, and find what is hot.

Sample 101

Sample Entrepreneur Technical Review Startup 101

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A great opportunity for more visible networking. I frequently work on networking through the social web and building new relationships that will foster knowledge gathering or business growth. I'd rather invest time investing in social media to drive traffic to our site. Look forward to the discussion.

Acquisition 170

Acquisition Customer Custom Ideas 170

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

I hadn't talked to her in a while and then because of a presentation I did around Social Media for Service Professionals she and I reconnected. The firm used to be called Fotouhi Alonso and were one of LA's top mid-sized agencies for 20 years, working with clients like Honda, Epson, the LA DWP, and the FX Network. Absolutely.

Marketing 150

Marketing Social Media Blogging Media 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2014

Check Craigslist first, since most new ventures don’t have the money for executive search firms and the major job listing sites. Explore investor websites and conferences. Investor conferences are also a good place to keep up with what is going on, get to know some potential investors for you, and find what is hot.

Startup 100

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Conference 100

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The TechZulu team is coming back to Pubcon this year from November 9-10 to bring you some amazing content from the masters of affiliate marketing, Search and SEO, Social Media, Link building, Advertising, Branding, PR, Analytics and tons more. Value : We realize how much you have invested in attending a conference.

SEO 40

SEO Advertising Conference Social Media 40

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. You could just outspend. There is a much better technique.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Peter Shankman – PR Week Magazine has described Peter as “redefining the art of networking”, and Investor’s Business Daily has called him “crazy, but effective”. With Lisa as CEO, the company has grown from an idea for a grassroots conference into a diversified media company.

Los Angeles 75

Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 75

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations. For me, FI was great for networking with Adeo and the other mentors, who are all world class successful entrepreneurs themselves, as well as the other founders in the program.

Product 150

Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2011

A mobile and web platform that lets our users give and receive text messaging advice in a anonymous social community. Network Now, Accelerating Conference Networking. A way for conference attendees to find and connect with each other. The Smart & Social Gift-Suggestion Engine. Site Unseen.

USC 82

USC Startup Tech Coast Angels Guide 82

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Bedloo is a social media voting platform for those who want to find the right answer in life. TechZulu catches up with one of the co-founders of Bedloo, Vincent Plummer, and talks to us about social media, startups, and Bedloo. Since Bedloo is a social media voting platform. Which video was funnier?

Startup 69

Startup Social Media Platform Media 69

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

As outlined a while back by Adam Holden-Bache on Social Media B2B , I’m convinced that business-to-business has more money and more untapped opportunities, still waiting to be found: Find strategic partnerships. Segments that come to mind include product tracking, navigation, safety, security, local business search, and payments.

Competition 84

Competition Entertainment Advertising Social Media 84

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

I had called on Chamillionaire from the audience and asked him to provide some views on how artists view social media, why they use it and where it’s heading. Authenticity - I asked Chamillionaire why he thinks he connects so much with people at tech conferences. He was riveting. We talked initially about ustream.

Entrepreneur 356

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Startup Email 356

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Peter Shankman – PR Week Magazine has described Peter as “redefining the art of networking”, and Investor’s Business Daily has called him “crazy, but effective”. With Lisa as CEO, the company has grown from an idea for a grassroots conference into a diversified media company.

Los Angeles 49

Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 49

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

I was inspired by the combination of content, social networking and gaming. Our key learning from the TechCrunch Disrupt Lounge was that our customers were just as interested in socializing with each other as they were in consuming content. What are your future plans for the site? There’s no reason.

Content 74

Content Conference News Social Network 74

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Our focus is providing anyone who is active online already with the ability to leverage their existing social networks for monetized one-on-one conversations. From there the user promotes their access to their social networks through our easy social sharing, and others can come to their public profile and request a huddle.

Mentor 94

Mentor Platform Social Network Chief Technology Officer 94

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2016

On moving out here to the West Coast, I was involved in three different, billion dollar IPOs in a row, including serving at AboveNet as Director of Networking, responsible for their international data center oepration. I later came down here, and Dawn joined me, and we both were at NetZero when they went public. How did that go?

Startup 100

Startup IP CTO Coach Allegis 100

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

8 ) SocialStay is effectively a B-to-B, SaaS product that requires you to simultaneously speak to several audiences (hotels, travelers, travel sites, etc.). 5) As an investor, I frankly find it tiresome the degree to which entrepreneurs attempt to hype their companies by integrating “social networks and social media” into their pitches.

Startup 233

Startup Design Mobile Social Network 233

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia). People got their knickers in a twist when they saw people like Michael Arrington and Robert Scoble having advertisers and endorsing brands on their sites. Image courtesy of Bernhardt Haussner. Then came blogs.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

From local Los Angeles tech events to worldwide conferences and expos. At the conference, we will explore how companies are using these technologies today, and should be using them tomorrow, for significant bottom line impact in areas like marketing, corporate information management, publishing, customer service, and personal productivity.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Stickam Web Conference 40

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Hence the emergence of Source13, a new mobile conference produced by Flurry. Mallavarapu calls Blipboard a social map that gives you location based alerts in a follower network, not unlike Twitter’s model. Internal cross promotion within their own portfolio of apps, the marketplace and network as well.

Mobile 71

Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Don’t be shy about networking for advisors with business experience for coaching and mentoring. Every industry organization has regular local meetings and annual conferences for education purposes and bringing the right people together. Make sure you can get consistent names on Twitter, Facebook, and other key social media sites.

Startup 114

Startup Tips Coach Satisfaction 114

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

There is a feeling that techies are the new celebrities," says Eric Kuhn, an agent who heads the social-media department at United Talent Agency. Conferences. Prices are soaring in the beachfront communities tech types favor, and rents in these. areas are growing at a faster rate. than in other parts of the city. Thank you !

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2018

Network to find co-founders as you network to find investors. Many of the same venues, such as industry conferences and entrepreneur forums are useful for both. Online, it pays to join entrepreneur and investor groups on social media, and build relationships with people meeting your criteria.

High Tech 55

High Tech Entrepreneur Writing Startup 55

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. Ask a question and get an answer - that is, after all, what all Q&A sites offer. How to Take Down Facebook -- Hint: It Ain't Twitter.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

In a world where it’s easier to judge the immediate value of a business, I know that metrics like “time on site&# matter. As you become a large, open network for referral traffic your long-term strategic value goes up. Social Media helps change that. That’s what AOL was. A “walled garden.&#.

Social Media 274

Social Media Google Media Startup 274

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Some will cite my investment two years ago in social-media advertising company Ad.ly Twitter’s significance stems from the fact that it is a real time, open, asymmetric, social, viral referral network that is often location aware and provides both explicit and implicit interests and preferences. The Importance of Twitter.

Platform 307

Platform News Startup Invest 307