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Dude, Akanda Is Tying The Cloud Together Like A Rug

InfoChachkie

In homage to The Dude’s sentiment, tech startup Akanda Virtual Networking named its open source project The Rug because it “ties together” OpenStack networks by managing orchestration, routing and other key network services. The earliest mega-scale web services (e.g.,

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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

Both Sides of the Table

It was driven by the introduction of open-source software, most notably what was called the LAMP stack. True that Salesforce.com in particular has made interesting moves toward open-cloud services by purchasing Heroku and also launching Database.com. Open-Source Software & Horizontal Computing. These are very different.

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Interview with Mark Sylvester, Likeabilitee

socalTECH

Santa Barbara-based Likeabilitee (www.likeabilitee.com) has come up with a new, highly visual service which makes it very easy for you to analyze and understand how people are engaging with your social media posts on Facebook. What's the idea behind the service, and what can do with it? They can register at Likeabilitee.com.

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Choosing Internet Platforms

SoCal CTO

application services (security, integration), etc. Mentions - Marc Andreessen's - The three kinds of platforms you meet on the Internet A Level 1 platform's apps run elsewhere, and call into the platform via a web services API to draw on data and services -- this is how Flickr does it. does make it seem like it's a lot of work.

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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

Both Sides of the Table

some fun, big tech issues like privacy, net neutrality, location-based services and real-time data. Thomas and his partner lived off of credit cards, and used crappy data centers and open source software (LAMP). He looks for artists in their craft programmers, graphic designers and UI folks (tends not to do hardware).

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5 Apps To Get The Most Out Of Your Philips Hue Lights 

Tech Zulu Event

Designed exclusively to use from the slide down notification center on the iPhone, Hue Widget lets you access a broad range of Hue controls without having to unlock your phone. However, the music has to be on your device (Apple’s new cloud-based music service has created a bit of a hiccup for Ambify. Hue Widget ($0.99) .

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

SoCal Delicious

provides online service to compile and compare plans and rates across multiple monthly services. PriceGrabber.com is an online comparison shopping service. Codeita lets you design, code, and publish all from a cloud-based LAMP development environment. It filed for an IPO on August 6th. LowerMyBills, Inc.

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