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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Can social networking be a money-maker for companies?

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How Chinese Startup Tradesparq Is Looking To Grow In SoCal

socalTECH

The crux of it is we help buyers user their network to verify suppliers, primarily in Asia and China, where we started. It''s a social network for world trade, kind of a combo between Alibaba and LinkedIn. No knock on China, but with LA having the advertising agency we think we''ll be able to improve on the design side on our site.

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How Amavitae Wants To Help Youth Find A Career They'll Love

socalTECH

We came together with the idea of designing something that specifically addresses the skills and opportunity gap in our country. There's a big disconnect between their education and employment. We have live connections to every federally registered apprenticeships, every accredited university and educational institution by zip code.

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Interview with Alex Benzer, SocialEngine

socalTECH

The most attractive thing about it was the educational value. So, we were pretty excited to educate ourselves at TechStars. So, we were pretty excited to educate ourselves at TechStars. The program itself is incredibly daunting initially, but it was really valuable for us, especially as an educational experience.

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Catch #Mindshare50 Talks Live on TechZulu

Tech Zulu Event

Bushnell is currently co-founder and chief game designer for Anti-Aging Games. Anthony Batt , president of Katalyst Networks and founder of BUZZmedia. Director of Business Development, WellnessFXZak is fascinated by the cross section of technology, experience design and health. Zak Holdsworth / @zakholdsworth.

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Branchout an Example of Viral Spread Opportunity for Startups

SoCal CTO

The purpose of Branchout is helping people to network their way to jobs. It brings in Work History and Education. One thing I liked in the design is how they treated completion of the profile: It's now complete and you just dismiss it from that area. The right column also contains opportunities to expand your network.

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How Technology Has Changed the Executive Boardroom

Tech Zulu Event

Sure, there are roles like CTO or CIO, but the input and decision making process has remained fairly static. Technology is author of the boardroom revolution. Many of today’s younger generations, as with previous generations have become eager to make a difference through advancements in technology. Today’s boardroom.