socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Online learning site Lynda.com , which is now part of LinkedIn/Microsoft, has been hit by a password breach, which compromised less than 55,000 accounts at the service. The hashed passwords spurred a reset of accounts on the site, as well as a wider warning to its users. Lynda.com is headquartered in Carpinteria. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 7, 2022

Add to that knowing that there are three distinct buying seasons each year, and that this site was offering to mix and match sizes to fit, leaving orphan matching skirts and pants – and you can see why my concern. You see, women’s clothing is subject to fashion changes so frequently that inventory becomes obsolete quickly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them. Professional user-friendly site design.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Cloudsponge for email invites to large group? Refer a friend?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2012

The story says that many signs point to a rebranding of Mahalo.com, the online information and advice site started by Calacanis originally as a "human powered search engine" is now pivoting to create a new "knowledge community, focused on creating high-quality videos, apps, iBooks and written courses"--called Inside.com.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2016

Google has started a free course meant to teach people about deep learning. So what exactly is deep learning and why would Google start a free course dedicated to it? As one of the biggest tech giants out there, it makes sense for Google to devote an entire course to it. appeared first on TechZulu.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Cloudsponge for email invites to large group? Refer a friend?

Develop 384

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2017

Of course most of us have limited resources for such overwhelming support of a new offering. Email readers, continue here…] And I am serious about the “…at all costs” admonition in this insight. [Email readers, continue here…] And I am serious about the “…at all costs” admonition in this insight.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Mindflash.com , an online training platform site headed by former Mint.com Chief Marketing Officer Donna Wells, said this week that it has officially launched its online trianing platform. The firm says it is targeting small businesses, and offers a way to help those businesses provide employee training.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2012

We had lunch at a restaurant that sits atop the old Riverfront Stadium where the Cincinnati Reds played ball when I was a kid and the site where Pete Rose broke the record for lifetime hits. In the age of Skype, email, cheap telephony and collaboration tools it’s all too easy to sit in your office and connect with people remotely.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Of course not. Email readers, continue here…]. Create social media posts with links to your site that drive search engine scores and increase search traffic. Why Is niche marketing important? This is easy. So, what other benefits are there to niche marketing? Here are just a few to consider…. You’ll have less competition.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Not every new game site is a Club Penguin or Minecraft. Retail or end user web sites do not even receive limited notice without being discovered through a real marketing program, aimed at finding the flywheel effect (the moment. Email readers, continue here.] It doesn’t happen by accident. Here is my list. First: Planning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them. Professional user-friendly site design.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Add to that knowing that there are three distinct buying seasons each year, and that this site was offering to mix and match sizes to fit, leaving orphan matching skirts and pants – and you can see why my concern. Email readers, continue here…] And the company ultimately died a painful death.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup. Here's an example of that kind of email. Of course, you will want to figure out a bit more about the specifics of what this developer needs to know vs. can learn. Your technical advisor can likely help.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

For how to market your blog in order to get site visitors I suggest checking out the Marketing Show and if you can attend the next Pub Con it is one the best conferences to learn about getting web traffic. This means more people sign up for your email list when you have the pop up box than when you don’t. How can we do this….

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

The idea is that in a world in which companies need to deal with customer support requests from Twitter, Facebook, email, phone, IM, etc. And of course the big question is whether Salesforce.com can out innovate these startups (especially after their acquisition of InStranet ). Collaboration in business starts and ends with email.

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Steve Reich

MARCH 30, 2012

Oh, and did I mention that their users have mapped 35,000 courses in 127 countries? TripTrotting recruited thousands of local travel guides for their site. inLife signed up dozens of merchants in Santa Barbara for their activity site. Of course not. Three full time developers and no marketing spend.

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Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Then, they use the old fashioned scare tactic that if you don’t become a member, people will not be able to find you on their site and will become concerned about doing business with an unaccredited firm. So here’s the email I received: Eric, My name is Chad Ratliffe emailing from the Better Business Bureau.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2015

Of course, there is a plethora of “experts” emerging out there, who are anxious to lead you down that path, for a large price. A forum is a discussion site on a relevant subject, hosted and moderated by you, which adds authority, content, and traffic to your website. But most entrepreneurs don’t know where to start.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them. Professional user-friendly site design.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 4, 2009

They generated an enormous amount of inbound leads through PR, email blasts and heavy efforts with analysts such as Gartner Group, IDC, Aberdeen Group, etc. If you’re not ready to buy then you go into an email database. Here they surround you with sales professionals, product people and, of course, lots of referenceable customers!

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them. Professional user-friendly site design.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Of course, there is a plethora of “experts” emerging out there, who are anxious to lead you down that path, for a large price. A forum is a discussion site on a relevant subject, hosted and moderated by you, which adds authority, content, and traffic to your website. But most entrepreneurs don’t know where to start.

Content 114

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them. Professional user-friendly site design.

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Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 54

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 6, 2020

There were, of course, those who used the opportunity to make a marketing push or pitch a story. Please reach out and email me at kirsten.korosec@techcrunch.com to share thoughts, opinions or tips or send a direct message to @kirstenkorosec. If so, go check out Layoffs.fyi, the site doesn’t just list layoffs.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 27, 2013

site that allowed users to create hideously cheesy sites, using a variety of garish templates, buttons and animated images. In fact, many of them built some pretty awful sites themselves back in the day. My first website was a Geocities-hosted Duke Nukem 3D fan site. Share and Enjoy.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

I think I''ll just wing it'' and of course. He quickly realized the power of the Internet when he came across a relatively obscure site, called Yahoo! But there was this one site that somebody told me about or maybe I read about and it was called Yahoo! a) cool site of the day (feature). And I said, ''I don''t know.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 22, 2012

Of course, there has been no shortage of articles about Pinterest lately. Most focus on two things though, the amount of women that use the site and the amount of money dirty marketing people are going to make from it. You guys are going to be rich!”. I guess I was right. Share and Enjoy.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2011

One of the funnest days for me was the day we took the train into Washington DC and I took the boys for their first tour of the city to see all of the historic sites they were familiar with: The Capitol, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial and, of course, the thing they asked about most – The White House. Holy cow.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 13, 2018

At this point, yes, of course we reached out for comment. A spokesperson for Musk responded to a request for comment in an email, writing, “With regard to your question about drug use, as a spokesman for Elon this is ‘total nonsense’ – additionally, ‘Elon has never even met Ms.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 19, 2010

In between, I got an email from CJ Cenizal asking about this exact issue: I'm growing a social gaming startup, Elevated Games ( elevatedgames.com ) as Founder and CEO. Of course, a lot of people say the same thing. Update from original - just saw a follow-up post by Ben Kuo - Southern California Technology Jobs Surge.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2013

The days when you could launch your business with a new web site, and the phone would begin to ring, are long gone. Nurture those links into other sites, and network to the max in relevant business organizations and trade shows. Even the Google search engine crawlers may take up to two weeks to find you.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

So it was my great pleasure to host Chamillionaire on This Week in VC this week talking marketing, entrepreneurship, old media and, of course, music. In his early career he realized the importance of email lists. His email list became his power. He would occasionally give away free music in exchange for email addresses.

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Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 24, 2016

Over the next few months, Seth focused almost entirely on creating content for the site. I was cool with this and we agreed that I would handle the site build out, site management, all customer facing responsibilities, all sales, marketing and operational aspects of the business except for our accounting of course.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Ethan had pointed out to me that merchants were being barraged by “deal site” wanting to drive customers in the door but they didn’t have great tools to manage their customers. In industry this is known as “yield management” and of course it needs to exist. So there you have it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Of course, there is a plethora of “experts” emerging out there, who are anxious to lead you down that path, for a large price. A forum is a discussion site on a relevant subject, hosted and moderated by you, which adds authority, content, and traffic to your website. But most entrepreneurs don’t know where to start.

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