socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

Los Angeles-based startup Knowledge Genie is launching a new, online site today which allows people to publish, share, and sell their knowledge online. The service is available based on a subscription to users, who can use the tool to charge people for access to the information in their "genie" via payment systems like Paypal.

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socalTECH

APRIL 9, 2009

West Hollywood-based Geni , the venture-backed, online family tree and networking site, said today that it has added a number of new features to its site, including the ability to search for similar profiles on the site, and improved access to popular features. Geni operates a service which lets users create their own Web 2.0-style

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Geni West Hollywood Web 2.0 Tool 100

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. What is the idea behind Knowledge Genie? We call this a "Genie," and you can build a Genie using Knowledge Genie.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2009

Los Angeles-based Geni, an online genealogy and social networking site, upgraded the firm's services last night, adding new statistics features and gift accounts. According to the firm, it now allows users to view statistics on profiles, and has added the ability of users to give "Geni Pro" accounts as a gift to relatives. READ MORE>>.

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Geni Web 2.0 Statistics Social Network 100

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2009

Los Angeles-based Geni was one of the firms hit by a fire in Seattle, which took down the firm's payment processor, Authorize.net on Friday. According to Geni, due to the issue with Authorize.net, it was unable to process payments for the firm's virtual gifts and subscriptions on due to the downtime.

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Geni Social Network Sites Web 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

According to Geni, it has completely revised its gifts, adding better quality graphics, more selection, and a focus on holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, and other special events. Geni runs a Web 2.0-style style site to help people create family trees and connect with relatives through social networking features.

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Geni Web 2.0 Social Network Sites 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

We sat down with David to catch up on what Geni and Yammer are doing, plus got his insights into entrepreneurship and the Paypal mystique. David Sacks: As you know, Geni is creating a family tree of the whole world, and layering in a family social network and family wiki on top of that. What's the ultimate business model behind Geni?

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Yammer Geni Startup Southern California 133

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2011

The firm--headed by Paige Craig--helps provide employee benefits and perks using web-based software and technology. Craig's co-founders include Zao Yang, the creator of Farmville, and George Ishii, co-founder of Geni and Yammer. BetterWorks did not give a timetable for opening up in New York and Boston. READ MORE>>.

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Yammer Geni Santa Monica Web 218

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Yammer offers instant messaging focused on internal corporate communications, and is the result of work by engineers at Geni. Geni is the online, Web 2.0-style style genealogy and social networking web site headed up by former PayPal founder David Sacks; the firm is venture backed by Charles River Ventures and Founders Fund.

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Yammer Geni Web 2.0 Conference 113

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

According to AppleTree's web site, it is a publicly viewable, openly editable and global family tree, which allows friends and relatives to collaborate to help fill out their family tree. Tags: appletree geni family tree klaus schauser. Schauser, an active angel investor, is listed as a board member of the firm in regulatory filings.

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Manhattan Beach Geni Southern California Web 140

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

-The Scott Sanfilippo Interview Media Optimization Firms Are Red Hot In Southern California in 2009 Proliferate - Aggregate - Integrate Startups Uncensored #4 - “Finding and Working with Partners” SoCal VC’s absent from Forbes Midas List Top Five Best Uses of an Entrepreneur's Legal Dollars What Data Crunchers Did for Obama An Evaluation of Web Strategy (..)

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Layoffs Woodland Hills Southern California Orange County 159

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

The "best of show" prize went to Magnify360, which develops software for optimizing content and web sites for specific users. The conference, held at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, featured pitches by eight different companies vying for the attention--and pocketbooks--of venture capitalists.

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Southern California Conference SoCal Startup 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

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. We once thought nobody could unseat Google since all inbound traffic to the web came from them. Laughable now. Of course not.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Yammer Google 299

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

He is known for being able to monetize the social web. He has performed this role since the company’s inception after Yammer was spun-out of Geni Inc. (a Prior to his roles at Geni and Yammer, David was the National Manager, Business Development & Business Affairs at LoopNet, Inc. He was raised and educated in London.

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Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

In this session, you'll hear from the experts on what the future really holds for the app and if there is a genie in the bottle. Presenter: Boris Fridman, CEO, Crisp Wireless 12:15pm: Lunch and Luncheon Keynote Presentation: Mobile-ize Your Business: Opportunity on the Mobile Web : The Internet is mobile.

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Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Last November, the Web-search giant opened a flashy new office in Venice to focus on engineering, sales and advertising; the company will lease close to a quarter-million square feet in the neighborhood by 2014. WSJ Web Slice. LINKS TO ACTUAL PAGE CONTAINING WEB SLICE FUNCTIONALITY. Nationwide, the median home price rose 3.3%

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44