Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

CreatorUp is the online web series school teaching the next generation of web series creators how to make and market their own new video projects on the web. And our network of filmmaker and entertainment industry colleagues allow us to recruit top teachers who are leaders in the web world. How does it work?

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Web USC Course Guide 93

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The irony: a sad state that even with the huge number of social network applications we have at our disposal, we’re oftentimes lost, unable to keep up, or still lose touch so easily. It’s not your fault that we can only be social creatures to a certain extent before brain overload.

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Web Social Network Email Networking 74

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” He is not alone, according to a recent study , which concludes that only 47% of companies use social media today for marketing, despite the fact that 78% of executives polled feel it’s critical for success.

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Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” According to this study from last year, over 65% of existing small businesses still ignore social media for marketing, so he is still the rule rather than the exception. Start social networking with peers.

Social Media 88

Social Media Media Marketing Startup 88

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

He didn’t mean to make a media storm out of it – it was a simple comment on his Facebook page. But then Marc Andreessen weighed in – as did I and several others – and the media picked up on his comments. We once thought nobody could unseat Google since all inbound traffic to the web came from them.

Technical Review 299

Technical Review Venture Capital Yammer Google 299

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2010

And of course – badges. I hope they are because badges will run their course. 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.

Startup 296

Startup Evite Web Ideas 296

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

TV will enter the era of “participation” which is a much more important trend than “social video” even if it seems less sexy or less fundable. It means the “ torso TV ” consumption patterns will be more important than the head or the long tail for the next era of media companies. billion views.

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Startup Media Content Platform 380

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 13, 2011

Webdoc is a web platform that allows you to easily create interactive posts mixing different web contents through a simple and intuitive drag & drop interface. Imagine a white canvas that allows you to create a mixture of any kind of media you want in one space. Think Minority Report meets the web.

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Startup Web Content Media 97

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? It needs to be a conversation.

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Develop Development Startup SEO 396

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? It needs to be a conversation.

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

A translator will be able to alert you about any potential cultural issues with your web content. Good website localization also involves hosting and web infrastructure. Many small affiliate marketers use content like blogs, social networks, podcasts and video to monetize their affiliate relationships.

Marketing 89

Marketing Social Media Search Engine Optimization Web 89

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

But of course Google eventually became the massive winner in this category. I believe that many social networks confused this idea. Search will remain big but stream is an increasing method of discovering information and therefore driving web traffic. Social networks continue to drive conversion of marketers.

Advertising 284

Advertising Invest RSS CPC 284

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

And of course the big question is whether Salesforce.com can out innovate these startups (especially after their acquisition of InStranet ). Expect great things from Assistly. Increasing this is also migrating to social network messaging but email is still king. The build “implicit social networks.&#

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 7, 2015

Not only that, it has also improved how we communicate with others via our social media networks, e-mail addresses and voice chats. While in 1996, Hotmail launched e-mail on the web, and it opened the world of online communications. Experts consider amazon as the online market maker for leading the way to online shopping.

Social Media 40

Social Media Search Engine Optimization Startup Media 40

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 26, 2016

And if you’re paying attention, you’ll understand that this is their third push for native media consumption: first photos, then videos, and now written content. Of course, just like any other update, there will be winners and losers depending on how you play the game. It’s up to you to test and figure out what works best for you.

Buzzfeed 40

Buzzfeed Blogging RSS Netflix 40

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

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. Social is not a hype movement; it is part of the web’s DNA. Data, social and location are all becoming foundational to the web.

Startup 233

Startup Design Mobile Social Network 233

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Golfers won’t have as many injuries and for golf courses, it gets people through the course earlier resulting in more customers. If you’ve ever worked for an executive and had to track multiple statistics, financial sheets and web pages, it can be very frustrating. This was Nick Lumpp’s problem.

Startup 73

Startup Doc Ideas Mobile 73

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

To cap off our 6th year at SXSW and follow up on last year’s amazingly successful Trend Lounge , we knew this year had to be bigger, better, more engaging, and of course, even more fun. Anima Sarah Lavoy – Connect , Geo locational convenience for your social networks. Chris Cox – Invoc , inbound call analytics.

Entertainment 99

Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

Founder and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, the visionary multimedia venture spanning movies, TV, sports, and new media, Peter Guber is among the most successful executives in the entertainment and communications industries. Through Demand Media, Richard is redefining the next generation of new media companies. . startups.

Twiistup 40

Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

If Avesta sees someone drinking Coloft coffee (organic of course), he quickly asks if they’ve sold anything. Also we would like to thank our global sponsors: Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Ven Corps, Twilio, Vertical Response, oDesk, Elance and OpenTok. Throughout Coloft, there are pieces of art (and stickers) around this theme.

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Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

I know you’re not a tech guy and haven’t done anything other than an HTML course you once took, but if you’re inspirational and a leader you’ll find somebody to moonlight for free to get your prototype built. Social Network s / Search / Blogs – Obvious, huh? Most people don’t love networking.

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Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. And of course the funding problem coincided with the stock market correction that took away most exit options for years to come. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin! The Exit Problem.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

academic scientists, which is necessary to a point, of course. One very encouraging note these organizations are trying to use "Web 2.0" and "new media" to connect with audiences. An interesting anecdote about use of Web 2.0 What it will definitely do is fill the coffers of U.S. Army, for example.

Education 45

Education Technical Review Research Web 2.0 45

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Content, of course, is the same!]. In the media NYC is “hot” right now yet having just spent 6 days in NY I heard many similar stories as I get in LA: not enough VC and hard to get great tech resources. Free experience is web and mobile app-based, has ads, limited skipping, and limited listening time (40 hours/month).

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

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. I’d been around the web long enough to remember the dozens of companies before YouTube that tried to create crowdsourced video sites and failed.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Of course much of it is conflicting. And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. In the era of social networks, LinkedIn, Facebook messaging, Quora and email addresses that are easily guessable, it’s easy to think that maybe you should just approach a VC directly. They seem so reachable.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Some will cite my investment two years ago in social-media advertising company Ad.ly Asymmetric – Before Twitter most social networks had “symmetric” relationships meaning that when somebody wanted to follow you, you had to follow them back in order for us to be connected. Not so on Twitter. That’s normal.

Platform 307

Platform News Startup Invest 307

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 22, 2011

And then they decided they wanted to be the Internet retailer of computing services so they created Amazon Web Services. This has particularly hurt the print media businesses that can no longer charge enough to pay for editorial, printing & distribution. LinkedIn – Lots of people talk about LinkedIn as a social network.

Startup 386

Startup Pricing Marketing Product 386

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

That’s @MeganBerry to you, blogger and social media expert, marketing manager of Klout.com. Graphs - Chris Dixon , July 22, 2010 It has become customary to use “ graph &# to refer to the underlying data structures at social networks like Facebook. So I asked her this: “What do I do with my 1,000th post?”. Not so bad.

Startup 217

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

It conjures up a range of emotions anytime I’ve privately expressed my opinion to thought leaders in our industry that I believe it is one of the most innovative companies in digital media. Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate.

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Buzzfeed Media Content News 210