Xconomy

JANUARY 2, 2018

Much attention was focused this past year on the impact of social media on the 2016 presidential election, as reports emerged about the use of these platforms by entities linked with Russia to spread false, misleading, or inflammatory political messages. Read more » Reprints | Share:

Social Media 58

Social Media News Web Report 58

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Daniel Scalisi is the CEO of Los Angeles-based MobileCause (www.mobilecause.com), a startup focused on the mobile, nonprofit fundraising area. We've now been operating for five months, and have become the leading web service for mobile fundraising in the country. What is mobile fundraising? Those donations are mobile initiated.

Mobile 162

Mobile Web Startup Customer 162

socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2012

It might just be Tradesy (www.tradesy.com), a brand new service which lets women sell their unwanted clothing via a mobile app or website--and even takes care of dealing with shipping and returns. Shipping is the biggest barrier to entry in this market. Then, once that item sells, we send the seller a prepaid shipping kit.

Startup 236

Startup Education Acquisition Funding 236

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2019

What entrepreneurs forget or don’t realize is that most customers are wary of all technology, educating the market on new technology is expensive, takes a long time, and people buy problem solutions rather than technology. They did everything right, but the market just wasn't ready. Investors will likely wait for more traction.

Technical Review 87

Technical Review Technology Startup Social Media 87

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. The company’s analytics comprehensively monitors customer behavior over multiple networks, including location-based mobile networks.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2020

Curtis is the former publisher of the Robb Report, which he sold back in 2015, and has a long history of operating media companies that have published such titles as Home Office Computing, Home Theater, Mobile Computing, Worth, and many others. Talk about what CurtCo is working on? That was our plan. The last question for you.

Media 150

Media Report Advertising Content 150

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

One of the investment themes I’ve been focused on in the past 3 years has been Performance-Based Marketing. When I started investing the US advertising market was $300 billion with only 10% of it ($30 billion) of it being online and measurable. I believe that many social networks confused this idea.

Advertising 284

Advertising Invest RSS CPC 284

Inverted Software

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

In this new reality consumers have no brand loyalty and will often only follow brands social media in order to utilize discounts. Millennials are more educated about healthy choices, are price sensitive and environmentally friendly. Millennials do their shopping online using a mobile device. Ecommerce made up 9.3%

Company 48

Company Companies Sales Education 48

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

Southern California 150

Southern California CTO Coach CTO Hire Social Media 150

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

And while the App Internet is currently more powerful than the Mobile Internet it has fundamental flaws. It isn’t open in either its standards or in the way that applications are marketed and distributed. I have some educated guesses. Social networking is peaking. He’s right about this.

Web 355

Web HTML Mobile Social Network 355

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

This is only one of the ways social media and other technologies are changing the experience of forming our views on election issues and choosing our candidates. The use of biological metrics and neuroscience in marketing is starting to expand to political research and campaign strategy-making.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review News Social Media Startup 40

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

Enter social media and its importance as a traffic source. This was obviously prior to the Internet and everything that led to: (mobile smartphones, social networks, new payment technologies, etc.). Not just in Silicon Valley but in LA, NY, Seattle and other major tech markets. Is Facebook unstoppable?

Technical Review 299

Technical Review Venture Capital Yammer Google 299

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Live streaming apps are a burgeoning trend in the social media sphere, and as their popularity continues to grow, it is essential that businesses leverage these apps in order to engage a rapidly growing consumer audience with controlled content at their disposal. Real Estate.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Social Media Content Education 40

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

What entrepreneurs forget or don’t realize is that most customers are wary of all technology, educating the market on new technology is expensive, takes a long time, and people buy problem solutions rather than technology. They did everything right, but the market just wasn''t ready. Investors will likely wait for more traction.

Startup 104

Startup Technology Social Media Entrepreneur 104

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2015

The total experience design begins with a common vision, but then must cross the borders between product, packaging, marketing, customer support, and many other disciplines. Others include the marketing awareness and education stage, online and in-store shopping stage, setup stage, support, and upgrade considerations.

Design 61

Design Product Customer Custom 61

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2017

What entrepreneurs forget or don’t realize is that most customers are wary of all technology, educating the market on new technology is expensive, takes a long time, and people buy problem solutions rather than technology. They did everything right, but the market just wasn't ready. Investors will likely wait for more traction.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Technology Startup Social Media 60

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2017

In the entrepreneur world, most of the energy I see is focused on the current opportunity bubbles, now including anything mobile, the new sharing economy (Uber, Airbnb), or yet another social media app (Snapchat, WhatsApp). There is no substitute for market research and independent verification that a large opportunity exists.

Ideas 55

Ideas Snapchat Social Media Entrepreneur 55

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2013

What entrepreneurs forget or don’t realize is that most customers are initially wary of any technology, that educating the market on new technology is expensive, takes a long time, and people buy problem solutions rather than technology anyway. They did everything right, but the market just wasn''t ready.

Startup 99

Startup Technology Social Media Entrepreneur 99

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

In a short, densley packed timeline, our panel of industry experts discussed the fine line topics of wearables technology, bitcoin, SaaS, cloud, mobile gaming, and social markets. Of course, when you’re talking about enabling/emerging technologies, as Brock Pierce puts it, “Market timing is critical to success.”

Startup 95

Startup Google Education Venture Capital 95

Tech.Co

JANUARY 10, 2018

If you as a founder don’t think that appealing to women should be a part of your marketing strategy, you are wrong, and will lose. Connecting with your customer via social media, forums or advertising is the norm these days, but there’s nothing as strong as building a community around your brand. Connect With Your Customers.

Tips 71

Tips Customer Custom Dollar Shave Club 71

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 26, 2016

This will also drive mobile usage and the growth of industries such as e-commerce and fintech, with a focus on streamlining and online task management integration tools supporting business use. As social media becomes a platform for online extremists, valid questions regarding freedom of speech, monitoring and censorship have arisen.

Commerce 40

Commerce Mobile Technical Review Google 40

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2018

What's the best way to build a strong portfolio of technology companies, which tap into the broadest markets and avoids the "bubble" group-think of many venture firms? They're also big influencers in this new wave of social media, with mobile and the internet.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Invest Capital Startup 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The service can be accessed by computer, mobile phone ( iPhone , Android ) or social network ( Facebook ). The majority of our users are highly educated, young professionals between 25-39 years of age. Users kept pushing the boundaries with more and more trips abroad but entering a new market is not so easy.

Training 82

Training Marketing Competition Platform 82

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Branding / Marketing / Publicity marketing, PR, publicity. . Why cater to a market that makes you eat ramen when you can slap on a suit and get budget for sushi? Bootstrapping enterprise, marketing, Sales. . Bootstrapping marketing, Start-up, Technology. . Post-Launch: Marketing Web Apps on a Budget.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

If the user shares the add on social media, they earn an extra $.25. Beast Mobile (Kirkland, WA). How will Beast Mobile cut down the cost of your ever-increasing cell phone bill? Targeted mobile advertising. The company also educates people about their rights on capture data when interacting with law enforcement.

Startup 79

Startup Mentor Platform Help 79

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Team Rubicon unites the unique skills America’s returning veterans offer with the expertise of medical professionals; all while interactively engaging donors through social media. He was Director of Online Marketing for Mota Motors, a BusinessWeek Top 50 Most Promising Startup of 2009 and TechCrunch50 finalist.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

Zeroblock , the highly successful mobile and web app was recently acquired by the world’s most popular Bitcoin site and online wallet, Blockchain.info. Our panel notes that Bitcoin’s problems are as much to do with public perception as they are to do with education. Bitcoin’s PR War.

Startup 104

Startup Venture Capital Draper Invest 104

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Companies are rightsized quickly now as markets change rapidly, and business professionals are quick to jump to new opportunities for growth and survival, with no ties to special benefits or pension plans. Here are some examples: Marketing Professional. They are always ready to move on to the next big opportunity as markets change.

Startup 106

Startup Social Media Course Entrepreneur 106

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

Companies are rightsized quickly now as markets change rapidly, and business professionals are quick to jump to new opportunities for growth and survival, with no ties to special benefits or pension plans. Here are some examples: Marketing Professional. They are always ready to move on to the next big opportunity as markets change.

Startup 164

Startup Social Media Course Entrepreneur 164

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

File this under both Startup Adivce and Sales & Marketing Advice. Guy Kawasaki said it best (paraphrasing), “you can’t do great marketing with a bad product.&# Given a choice of your marketing person or talking to you (the founder) there’s no competition. Oh, and Demo charges the startups $18,000.

Tips 307

Tips Startup Press Blogging 307

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2015

Companies are rightsized quickly now as markets change rapidly, and business professionals are quick to jump to new opportunities for growth and survival, with no ties to special benefits or pension plans. Here are some examples: Marketing Professional. They are always ready to move on to the next big opportunity as markets change.

Entrepreneur 99

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Social Media 99

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2016

Companies are rightsized quickly now as markets change rapidly, and business professionals are quick to jump to new opportunities for growth and survival, with no ties to special benefits or pension plans. Here are some examples: Marketing Professional. They are always ready to move on to the next big opportunity as markets change.

Entrepreneur 56

Entrepreneur Services Startup Social Media 56

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. Online Social Networking 25 Years Ago: CompuServc, Prodigy & The Well. Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? The Past (1985-2002).

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 13, 2010

I love learning first hand about the differences in analytics platforms, social media conversion, the effectively of copy, how to cultivate an audience, etc. And the beauty of the debate is that others can read both sides of the argument and start to form their own educated points-of-view.

Blogging 250

Blogging Social Media Writing Startup 250