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Half Lives. Social Media. And Snapchat Stories.

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve been online for nearly 30 years (yes, there was CompuServe and Prodigy before the www), blogging for 10 and using social media tools since the earliest days. And Snapchat has changed the game and in ways that I think the community doesn’t even quite understand yet. (If The “half life” was very short. Think about that.

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7 Keys To Using Social Media to Kickstart Your Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

Image via Pixabay After a frustrating meeting with a small business client recently who didn’t “have time” for social media, I was surprised to find evidence on the Internet that up to one quarter of small business owners are still hesitant to invest time, money, and effort into a social media strategy.

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Snapchat Courts Saudi Arabian Prince In New Funding

socalTECH

Venice, California-based Snapchat is in discussions with Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, over possible future funding for the company, according to the Prince''s investment firm, Kingdom Holding Company. Kingdom Holding Company did not reveal any other details of the possible investment. READ MORE>>.

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Introducing Trust, and the Importance of Product-Founder Fit

Both Sides of the Table

Most of these startups spend the lion’s share of their marketing budget in today’s social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Snap, TikTok and so on because?—?no Why Did I Invest in Trust? no surprise?—?that’s that’s where the customers are.

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Southern California Startups Raise More Than $598.4M In VC In Q4

socalTECH

Southern California''s venture capital investments totaled a little more than $598.4M The investments were a drop from Q4 of 2012, $711.8M was invested in the region. billion was invested across Southern California''s technology industry. in the quarter and social media darling Snapchat raised $50.0M.

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More investors are betting on virtual influencers like Lil Miquela

TechCrunch LA

Meanwhile, new venture-backed companies like the superstealthy Shadows, SuperPlastic and Toonstar are all developing virtual characters that will launch via social media channels like Snap and Instagram, or on their own platforms. ” Los Angeles-based Brud is by far the most established of this new breed in the U.S.

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How Snapchat Could Increase Team Production

Tech.Co

Shift to Snapchat-Styled Videos. With all sorts of text/video messaging apps, email and social media as the primary mean of communication, the phone has become both a public and a business nuance. Next, instead of investing in an advanced industry go-to tool, try a simple, more scalable alternative first.