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Guardian Circle Taps Your Social Network For Help In A Crisis

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Just having one of those days, when you need some help--ie your car broke down, you can't get to daycare to pick up your child, you've got a medical emergency? 911--to provide help. The app was created by startup veterans Mark Jeffrey and Chris Hayes.

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Registration Form Design with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn Authentication

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We also wanted users to provide information about twitter and LinkedIn to help personalize the application. 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).

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Eight Repeat Entrepreneurs To Watch In SoCal

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They've acquired CAPTCHA security tools originally developed by Vidoop, and looking to market that technology to e-commerce web sites, social networking sites, and others looking to reduce spam and fraud. His new site, Mahalo, is focused on people-based, online search, with backing from Seuqoia Capital and Elon Musk, among others.

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

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MySpace is one of the world’s largest social networks, with about 125 million users. The CitizenNet platform helps you measure, analyze, and automate social media marketing and engagement. Mark founded Launchpad LA, a program designed to help mentor LA’s most promising first-time startup CEO’s.

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Twiistup 6 Highlights

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We are also home to DemandMedia (Richard Rosenblatt) and Mahalo (Jason Calacanis). In SoCal we are also leaders in affiliate marketing (Commission Junction), Internet video (Hulu) and bringing local businesses online (ReachLocal). We have accomplished much yet have much work to do. photo credit to Brian Solis].

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Story Crawler

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It’s a great event based social network, and they have a new app called “Discover&# I’m excited to use. Mahalo (Mark Jeffrey and the gang are super cool and I dig that they made a custom page for me, ha!). Cogi (Mark hooked it up for me, and this app is blowing my mind right now! These guys are Techstars too.).

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Interview with Jason Kiesel and Kurt Daradics, FreedomSpeaks

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savvy, we have every social networking credential there is, and we've integrated those sites into the API. It's really helpful, particularly for companies who don't get social media. The lightbulb went on at MOTM (Editor's note: Kurt's project to network technology executives in Southern California).

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