Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

plus a large settlement on patent disputes paid from Google) so Bill did well on it. Google had huge destination traffic. Google monetized this with AdWords (ads on their home page). So when Google started pushing AdSense (ads for affiliate or 3rd party sites) they had a HUGE cost advantage. Overture sold for $1.6

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Facebook is about to try to dominate display ads the way Google dominates text ads - Chris Dixon , May 15, 2010 It is customary to divide online advertising into two categories: direct response and brand advertising. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. Here’s why.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

Our judges for this Startup Weekend LA included: Howard Marks (Start Engine), Paige Craig (BetterWorks), David Waxman (PeoplePC, Firefly Networks, SpotRunner) and Tyler Crowley (Sqweal, OAF, Launch, TWiST, Mahalo). We here honored to have an awesome group of judges put forth some great questions to our presenters.

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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. So let’s be very specific: let’s assume your dream job is product manager at Google, working on the Analytics product. know that you're afraid.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication?

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