socalTECH

JULY 11, 2012

What does social networking have to do with the stock market? Vinny talked with us about his start, which allows users to discuss and collaborate on their stocks and finances in a social way. We wanted to tackle that problem, by using a social network. In that network, we bring in content from all over the web.

Social Network 239

Social Network Startup Networking Content 239

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Please be able to provide me with a few specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, what the system will do for them. What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed?

Develop 396

Develop Development Startup SEO 396

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Please be able to provide me with a few specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, what the system will do for them. What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed?

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2020

It was popularized with dating sites and LinkedIn, but now is popping up with many services, like Zipcar for car-sharing, Spotify for music sharing, and WhatsApp for international messaging for a low predictable fee. This model works best where your product or service utility improves as increasing numbers of people join in.

Startup 168

Startup Customer Custom Netflix 168

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

In his quest to better connect with new friends, Alex Capecelatro had a problem: none of the existing social networking sites were really designed to connect people with who you didn't know, and might share your hobbies and interests. Alex Capecelatro: Hyphos is a social discovery platform.

UCLA 187

UCLA Culver City Startup Social Network 187

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2010

In the spirit of highlighting new startup opportunities, I think we need some new companies who can track down and remove unwanted content on the web. These items can kill your business career, as you may remember from the example in Google Results are the Measure of an Entrepreneur. The legal hiring market is very competitive.”

Content 49

Content Web Technical Review Innocal 49

Steve Reich

MARCH 30, 2012

Let me give you a few examples: SwingbySwing Golf created an iPhone/Android app that lets golfers use the GPS in their phone to measure distance to the hole and track statistics. TripTrotting recruited thousands of local travel guides for their site. They did it entirely through social networking. Capital to date? $20k

Incubator 91

Incubator Web Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 91

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

We recently ran across TravBuddy.com (www.travbuddy.com), a Los Angeles area travel site which allows travelers to meet others, share travel reviews, photos, and more, and had thought it would be great to hear the story behind the site. For our readers who haven't used your site, what's it all about? He graduated from U.C.

Startup 100

Startup Sites Social Network Web 100

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

He was also the founder of Wallstrip, which he sold to CBS back in 2007, is an investor in a significant number of web and social media companies. For example, you can add $AAPL to separate the post from regular posts, which we pulled into our own search around that ticker. But, that wasn't why CBS bought WallStrip.

Ideas 248

Ideas Web Startup Content 248

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

Here's an example of that kind of email. "I'm looking for a partner / cofounder who can not only head the technical aspects and build a working model of the site, but someone with the connections to put a great development team together when we need it. Sites - There are a bunch of sites out there aimed at this or similar issues.

CTO Hire 211

CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

We spoke with Derrick Oien, president and co-founder of the firm, about the company's mobile social networking applications, as well as about his view on penetrating the mobile carriers. What exactly are your mobile social networking applications? The second customer is the social networking sites.

Social Network 113

Social Network Anthem Mobile Java 113

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites, for example, cost a million dollars to set up. Personalize a simple web site. Publish the site and now you are in business. But, don’t be fooled into expecting people to flock to your site after you tell a few friends.

Startup 100

Startup Commerce Sites Blogging 100

Eric Greenspan

MAY 25, 2010

What I mean by this is we do radio better by building it around the web, social media and traditional marketing strategies alongside, behind and wrapped around our radio shows. For one, we built a following by using Facebook and Twitter and other social networking sites. We built unique websites for each show.

Social Media 220

Social Media Media Blogging Social Network 220

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Personalize a simple web site. Publish the site and now you are in business. But don’t be fooled into expecting people to flock to your site after you tell a few friends. The cost of entry has never been lower.

Sites 78

Sites Commerce Startup Tool 78

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2010

The most recent example of cringe-worthy buzz words is “game mechanics.&# It seems that you can’t build a business these days without it. Last year’s passé terms that even entrepreneurs cringe at (and the best are embarrassed to lead with) are social network, social media and social games.

Startup 296

Startup Evite Web Ideas 296

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Can you give a concrete example of how that might work? Gary Bishop: My background, prior to Network Automation, was in the financial technology marketplace. Though straight through processing is a trading problem, it can also be adapted to an ERP system, or order entry, or virtually any interaction with an application or web site.

Networking 214

Networking IBM IBM Pacific Palisades 214

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

We got lots of traction on the web, and the story was picked up in many places. There are lots of video sharing and editing sites and services--what's the key difference here, and what have people found is the most interesting thing here? It ran in April of 2008. No one is really offering that kind of collaborative solution yet.

Journal 187

Journal USC News Startup 187

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

This might sound a bit off, but I actually thought the movie “The Social Network” did a phenomenal job at depicting the essence a startup. For example, how Facebook evolved from other ideas and how 2 really simple concepts (exclusivity and relationship status) were fundamental to its success. How do you stand out?”.

Entrepreneur 232

Entrepreneur Competition Software Review Course 232

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Personalize a simple web site. Publish the site and now you are in business. But don’t be fooled into expecting people to flock to your site after you tell a few friends. The cost of entry has never been lower.

Commerce 99

Commerce Startup Sites Tool 99

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 31, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : ZipRecruiter enables employers to post to multiple free job boards with one submission – the fastest way to get a job online across the web. We just made it really, really easy to get a job online across the web in a couple minutes. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

MyLife 160

MyLife CitySearch Web Technical Review 160

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 31, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : ZipRecruiter enables employers to post to multiple free job boards with one submission – the fastest way to get a job online across the web. We just made it really, really easy to get a job online across the web in a couple minutes. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

MyLife 157

MyLife CitySearch Web Technical Review 157

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

Provides publishers innovative site-search tools that enhance user engagement ( icanhazcheeseburger.com and Fred Wilson’s blog avc.com use Lijit as does Feld.com [but he's an investor]). Founded by Shervin Pishevar (COO of Webs). Developer and publisher of social mobile games. Venture Financings we Discussed.

Venture Capital 230

Venture Capital Blogging Startup Fandango 230

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2010

Every business wants their web site to appear on the first page of search engine results from a relevant search (Search Engine Optimization). Blogs help because sites that update data frequently get higher SEO rankings. Use the social networks, like Twitter, to ‘pull’ in the business. Add content regularly.

Blogging 48

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Startup Writing 48

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2015

It was popularized with dating sites and LinkedIn, but now is popping up with many services, like Zipcar for car-sharing, BeatsMusic for music sharing, and WhatsApp for international messaging for a low predictable fee. This model works best where your product or service utility improves as increasing numbers of people join in.

Startup 106

Startup Customer Custom Netflix 106

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

This might sound a bit off, but I actually thought the movie “The Social Network,” did a phenomenal job at depicting the essence a startup. For example, how Facebook evolved from other ideas and how two really simple concepts (exclusivity and relationship status) were fundamental to its success. How do you stand out?”.

Blogging 219

Blogging Entrepreneur Software Review Course 219

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2010

A blog is basically a journal (“web log”) that is published on the web. Social networks. Watching video has now surpassed text searching, so you see more video ads – in banners, news lead-ins, and site placements. " Examples include give-aways, contests, and celebrity stunts that grab attention.

Entrepreneur 89

Entrepreneur SEM Search Engine Optimization Blogging 89

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

This morning, Knowledge Genie (www.myknowledgegenie.com) launched a new web site that helps experts and authors publish online information to the web. The second example, is you can publish it in public. People can come to the site, pay you directly, and we provide them with access to your genie, and away they go.

Geni 100

Geni Web Guide Platform 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Personalize a simple web site. Publish the site and now you are in business. But don’t be fooled into expecting people to flock to your site after you tell a few friends. The cost of entry has never been lower.

Commerce 88

Commerce Startup Sites Tool 88

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. See Five Things Meme as an example. as an example. Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch.

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2009

We caught up with Ricardo Solar, the firm's CEO, to learn more about the site. There is an area on the web site, called the Simon Community, where the decisions you post are public. The social networking and sharing will get richer. What's the business model behind the site?

Research 100

Research Statistics Pepperdine Sites 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2016

It was popularized with dating sites and LinkedIn, but now is popping up with many services, like Zipcar for car-sharing, BeatsMusic for music sharing, and WhatsApp for international messaging for a low predictable fee. This model works best where your product or service utility improves as increasing numbers of people join in.

Startup 56

Startup Customer Custom Netflix 56

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent. A FB ad targeted at one person (my wife) - Gabriel Weinberg , May 14, 2010 The other day I gave a presentation with Steve Welch on the use of social media in politics. they have purchasing intent ).*. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. What should I do?’.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

For example, I highly recommend a set of board metrics that the CEO communicates to board members at every meeting. If you have multiple versions of your product, how many are web vs. mobile? How many social networks, picture sharing sites, new aggregators or blogs can we really spend time on? In 6 months?

Metrics 346

Metrics Startup SEO Customer 346

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2009

Don Patterson, the co-founders of Irvine-based Quub (www.quub.com), which has taken research which Dr. Patterson was working on at UC Irvine and applied it to the world of Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and other social networking sites. George Ruan: Users who sign in to our site see three boxes.

Startup 100

Startup Research UCI Social Network 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2009

What is Jute Networks? Our company, Jute Networks, is a startup that is about a year and a half old. We build web software that improves the ability of people to manage their networks. We're specifically not a social network. People can see a prototype at our web site, and videos of our prototype.

Networking 113

Networking Startup Social Network Software 113

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 30, 2011

After clicking around for a few minutes, and seeing who was using the site, reading a few posts and getting a feel for things — I remembered a video that showcased something called “Instant Upload&#. Example being, you can undo your +1, edit your posts and outright remove them. Mobile (7:25 PST).

Google 82

Google Mobile Web Social Network 82

socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

We were developing games, applications, and WAP sites for lots of carriers around the world while at Twistbox. I'd seen so many email catastrophes and mixups--for example, a CEO that would frequently "reply to all", and other similar experiences, which convinced me that email is an imperfect communications system.

Email 185

Email Startup Mobile Ideas 185