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Interview with Heather Lipner, Uncovet

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Uncovet (www.uncovet.com), headed by Heather Lipner , said it would help consumers discover the most sought-after items from up-and-coming designers, vintage finds from select high-profile brands and home products. Heather Lipner: I've been in tech and design for twelve or thirteen years. What is Uncovet all about?

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Goodreads Decouples From Amazon

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Amazon's API was originally designed not for services like Goodreads, but for affiliate marketers who wanted to feature books to drive referral sales on Amazon; Goodreads' reviews and ratings are now featured on such sites as Google and other third party sites. 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. Userplane – A social media platform to help businesses, communities, and organizations manage their social graphs. 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 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. Mike continues to be actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member.

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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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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. That's one thing an office suite can't offer, because they're a collection of smaller offices, which aren't open, are hard to grow and expand and contract with your needs.

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