SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Here's a classic example that illustrates the issue - the sign-up page from Mahalo. Mahalo offers you the choice of sign-up / registration via a host of social networks (powered by JanRain). At the heart of this is two main advantages of having social network sign-up / registration.

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2013

Los Angeles-based FieldLevel , which operates an online social network aimed at coaches and sports recruiting, said Friday that it has rolled out new technology its says allows coaches to more easily identify student athletes, making it easier for teams to attract better talent. READ MORE>>.

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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? See Branchout an Example of Viral Spread Opportunity for Startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2011

With the advent of social networking sites like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook, Internet usage has totally morphed, from a serious business medium, to a social and fun medium that still means business. Here are the current big three in social networking for business: Facebook is biggest, moving from social to business.

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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? See Branchout an Example of Viral Spread Opportunity for Startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2011

In reality, it doesn’t matter whether you are preparing an online profile for your favorite social network, or a written resume (Curriculum Vitae) in the old-fashioned sense, you need to make certain that it helps your case rather than hurts it. Here are some tips on how to make yours stand out above the crowd: Focus on results.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2012

CHNL aggregates content from Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, SoundCloud, Tumblr, Instagram and Flickr into one place making it fast, easy, and a beautiful way to discover content as well as to easily share it back out to my social networks, or engage in the conversation happening around that content. Why Social Networking?

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 4, 2009

For example, if you follow me but not @deblanda an I send her a message starting with an @ then you won’t see it at all. Tags: Social Media social networking technology Twitter. Most people don’t seem to know this. Anyone who follows both of us will see the message. Did I miss any idiosyncracies?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2012

HootSuite allows businesses and others to run marketing campaigns across multiple social networks, and is commonly also used by people to time announcements on Twitter, for example. HootSuite also connects into social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+. StockTwits is lead by Howard Lindzon.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2013

Greenspan said the goal of the new company is to build an automated system that taps into social networks to find customers, based on their online presence: for example, if a user complains on Facebook that they are unhappy with their current Internet service, the firm promises to help deliver that customer to a telecom or cable provider.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Part of the plan which we are already doing, is working on top of existing social networks like Facebook. We can leverage the social graph already in place. Tags: interview stuart macfarlane ichange diet online community health social network. Stuart MacFarlane: One, is we are leveraging other communities.

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socalTECH

MAY 20, 2013

Over the last few years, the various social networking services out there have started to carve out a better definition of their userbase. For example, Facebook (mostly) being for friends and social acqaintances, and LinkedIn (mostly) for work related contacts.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 10, 2009

I’ve posted three people’s examples to the left. Tags: Social Media social networking Twitter. UPDATE: People have made the fix and say they still don’t appear in the search results. It takes a while (a day or more) to get your name propagated in Twitter’s search index. Anything.

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Eric Greenspan

MARCH 1, 2013

Social networks have changed the way we communicate and share ideas. For example, if you want a buy one, get one free offer from Southwest Airlines, try asking for one. There are many examples like the one above, but I’m sure you get it. But they are soon to changed they way we buy goods and services.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2010

For example, in the screen shot my my recent visitor found my website by searching on the term “Jason Calacanis&# and is located in Tennessee in the US. But I can always see the correlation between writing a blog or publishing on a social network and traffic. The next user down is from India and came to me from India.

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2012

One way is to create your own, custom video clip which you can share via email, text message, or through a social networking site like Facebook. They can then share that across a social network. Allison Dollar: An example would be studios, which have a franchise of feature films. Why would brands would use this?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

Vince: On the consulting side we are working with a unique social network, a new television network and some original video content businesses. Example here: [link]. Tony: I come at this a bit different, especially a focus on use of social networking tools as part of this.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2009

Our interview this morning is with Babette Pepaj , CEO and founder of BakeSpace (www.bakespace.com), a local Los Angeles startup focused on social networking around food. Babette Pepaj: BakeSpace is a food social network and recipe swap. So very much a social network involved? What is BakeSpace?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2013

We connect consumers to great content from around the Internet, from social networks, from thousands of branded video channels, and around any particular topic they're interested in. For example, Frequency is connected into people's online presence, through Facebook, Twitter, and their YouTube account. What is Frequency?

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

As an employee of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets from 1999-2003 and of the Indianapolis Pacers from 2003-2008, I learned first-hand from the likes of Rod Thorn, Byron Scott, Jason Kidd and Larry Bird about the importance of leading by example and keys to assembling a championship-caliber team. Sergey Belyankin is our Chief Technology Officer.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2011

An example of that is when the BP oil spill occurred, people started to search for information about old oil spills, like the Exxon Valdez. The second piece, is we distribute that across search engines and social networks. If you're coming through a social network, you're most likely sharing, a different experience.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2012

GraphEffect today unveiled the latest version of its social network for marketers with an open API for developers. GraphEffect is a collaboration platform for social marketers which had only been available to large marketing partners including American Express, Toyota, Estee Lauder, Clorox, and Samsung. Venture Funding.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2012

With the proliferation of social media, how do you--as a brand--manage all of those various websites, content, and media? Los Angeles-based Fliptu (www.fliptu.com), headed by Jeremy Gocke , thinks it has this figured out, by providing a central place to access a brand's content, across social networks.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 25, 2010

For one, we built a following by using Facebook and Twitter and other social networking sites. OSN 101 – Online Social Networking news and tips. One year later, it was renewed and all three major sponsors continued with us. While we leveraged the 50k watt stick that KNX provides, we did a few things different.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

I don’t believe it’s hyperbole to say that Twitter and Facebook are truly transformative at a societal level, for example. My example du jour is LinkedIn. So resume + directionally-correct social graph = goldmine for recruiting, networking and marketing. It’s not all sunshine and candy canes.

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socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2009

Los Angeles-based Geni , the online family tree and social networking site, has enhanced the firm's search features, telling its users that it is now allowing them to search any profile on the site, regardless of whether those profiles are connected into a user's family tree or not. READ MORE>>.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

Can you provide specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, and what the system will do for them? What are some examples of similar brands? For example, you might want to offer a discount to a given group to provide incentive. Who are the customers? What’s their specific need/pain? Free trials?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 5, 2010

I’m hoping to speak later this year in Philly, for example, where I’ll likely be in November and/or December (also in Annapolis so maybe Washington DC and/or Baltimore?). I don’t really proactively ask often to speak at events but I’m always open to it provided it’s somewhere that I already need / want to be.

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Berkonomics

MAY 16, 2013

Take for example, the public’s quick acceptance of Facebook, Zinga, Mixi, and other social networking portals, leaving early leader MySpace wondering what happened to their comfortable lead and large fan base.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Examples might be a recommendation engine, search engine, matching engine or something with a complex interface. Leverage Existing Platforms or Third Party Products - you want to test your social network, grab Drupal and whip something together, or even just use a hosted service.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

We all know media companies are suffering as CPMs (the amount they can charge per thousand visitors) are falling, available inventory is climbing, free content and blogs are proliferating, user attention is being divided with social networks and the core media business cash cows like classified ads have been disrupted by companies like CraigsList.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 28, 2013

However, startup founders who are building applications that have: Large Audiences - consumer facing Complex Processing - examples: Matching , Social Network Analysis, Compatibility Scoring, etc. The availability of talent was an important factor. Database Intensive need to consider going with a higher performance solution.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

Evolving Role of Social Networks for Startups In this talk, Tony traces the evolution of how startups have leveraged social networks and social media as part of their solutions over the past ten years. These are exciting and fun experiences for everyone involved.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

In contrast, social networking sites drove a record number of clicks, up 20% over the prior year. Clearly there is a shift occurring in users'' behavior, as social networks continue to hone their product discovery and purchase capabilities. Google is great at search, yet their G+ social network wasn’t the most successful.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2020

The pervasiveness of social networking and the Internet has caused a new focus and value on “openness,” which leads to a new element of leadership, called “open leadership.” Employees can share best practices with customers on social network platforms and customers can help each other.

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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. For example, if you have developers, content people or SEO folks working on SEO programs you’ll need to allocate their time / costs to this effort. You’ll have no idea when you’re off course. SEO is seldom “free.”.

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