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Goodreads Decouples From Amazon

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According to Goodreads, the move came due to restrictive limitations on Amazon.com's book API, such as inability to use the information on mobile apps, and inability to link to competing bookstores. Goodreads is backed by True Ventures, Michael Jones (MySpace, Userplane), along with others. READ MORE>>.

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A Cocktail of LA Tech | Tech Cocktail Winter Mixer

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Potential employers, developers, investors, designers, and more in one room, eager to exchange cards and more than a few words. City Sourced – A real time mobile citizen engagement app, which allows users to report graffiti, trash, potholes, and other civic problems. Always good for simply getting everyone in a room together.

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Spotlight: LA Tech SuperDemo Announced! | Mike Jones Former Myspace CEO

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A long-time entrepreneur, Mike founded his first successful Internet company in college and since then, has founded, built and sold numerous online and mobile businesses. Moving beyond the Internet, we have spawned companies with breakthrough technologies in robotics, renewable energy and automotive design and production among others.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Judges Include Mike Jones, CallFire, Idealab, Tech Coast Angels, Coloft

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A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. and has led business analysis & user interface design projects for the U.S. Navy, Pfizer, & Unisys Corp.

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Interview with Jerome Chang, BlankSpaces

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Those could be mobile professionals, corporate firms, sales people, or people who normally work at client sites or home based offices. Our scenario at BLANKSPACES is much more modern, designed ground up for this kind of work style. Mike's latest claim to fame was selling Userplane to AOL. They came here, and it worked.

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