socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Geni is the online, Web 2.0-style style genealogy and social networking web site headed up by former PayPal founder David Sacks; the firm is venture backed by Charles River Ventures and Founders Fund. READ MORE>>

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Yammer Geni Web 2.0 Conference 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Calacanis has reportedly set the launch of his new site, Launch--as well as an associated, TechCrunch50-like event--for February. The new publication would not be a stretch for Calacanis--who, like Arrington, made his own fortune by selling his last company, blog network Weblogs, Inc. AOL was the buyer of TechCrunch.

Mahalo 124

Mahalo Web 2.0 Blogging Technical Review 124

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

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. Of the ones I have been to recently, the Nantucket Conference has been my favorite. It's a great talk. It's a great talk.

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Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. was the 2-way web. Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia). People mistook the fact that these text advertisements worked in Google to say they would work in social networks. Then came blogs.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

The existing space on Wilshire is heavily used by meetups, business networking groups, as well as local startups, and we thought we'd talk with Jerome to better understand what the whole idea is behind the space and coworking. You can't take a conference call or a client call at a cafe, and it's all very noisy and distracting.

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Startup Web 2.0 Tsavo Userplane 100

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Game mechanics have become a popular way of increasing user engagement and pushing user adoption, referral and retention, and many startups have sought ways to incorporate game mechanics into their sites. Another important web 2.0

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