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Spotlight On Geni (Presenting Company At Spotlight: LA Tech)

Tech Zulu Event

Geni is solving the problem of genealogy by inviting the world to build the definitive online family tree. Using the basic free service, users add and invite their relatives to join their family tree, which Geni compares to other trees. Tags: Events Social Media Startup Video Geni social Spotlight.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Individuals use social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Plaxo as career-advancing tools, even more useful in a down economy. Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium. Can social networking be a money-maker for companies? What are the risks and rewards?

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Is Silicon Valley Really Coming to an End?

Both Sides of the Table

By now you probably know that David Sacks , co-founder of PayPal and founder of both Geni & Yammer made some observations on Facebook that Silicon Valley “as we know it” was coming to an end. Enter social media and its importance as a traffic source. Where I Might Expand the Argument. Is Facebook unstoppable?

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

TechCrunch LA

Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. And just like any other business, you need capital to grow faster, services to make you more money, tools to manage it all.”. With new followers — today her account, @weworewhat , has 2.2

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

There is a feeling that techies are the new celebrities," says Eric Kuhn, an agent who heads the social-media department at United Talent Agency. Back to Top « Customer Service. Prices are soaring in the beachfront communities tech types favor, and rents in these. areas are growing at a faster rate. Wall Street Journal.