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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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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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How Chinese Startup Tradesparq Is Looking To Grow In SoCal

socalTECH

It''s a social network for world trade, kind of a combo between Alibaba and LinkedIn. Our CTO is mainland Chinese, but was educated here. Fortunately our CTO doesn''t have that problem. But, you can overcome it. Was language an issue at all for your company? Everyone else is Chinese. Language was not a problem.

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Branchout an Example of Viral Spread Opportunity for Startups

SoCal CTO

It brings in Work History and Education. There's been a fair bit of discussion that Branchout is a bit too aggressive in its push for social interaction. They ask for a little bit additional information and that's it, you are up and going. They've also done a nice job of importing LinkedIn background information.

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Branchout an Example of Viral Spread Opportunity for Startups

SoCal CTO

It brings in Work History and Education. There's been a fair bit of discussion that Branchout is a bit too aggressive in its push for social interaction. They ask for a little bit additional information and that's it, you are up and going. They've also done a nice job of importing LinkedIn background information.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

SoCal Delicious

Matthew Clough is a social entrepreneur and creative professional who has dedicated himself to helping children get the educations they deserve in Tanzania, Africa. He is the founder of Benson Backpacks , a company that sells backpacks and supports children’s educations in Tanzania with each purchase.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

Another called Parker Harris, the co-founder and CTO. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. In case VC’s haven’t figured this out yet, shit rolls downhill. I hadn’t thought about the fact that he would become aware of my link.