Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. Even the homework is easier, with free access to more opportunity details and competitor data on your mobile device from anywhere in the world. The cost of social media done well is low.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 3, 2018

One of the largest and most consequential data breaches in 2017 afflicted credit reporting agency Equifax, and it was hardly the only victim. These revelations led to Congressional investigations, and pledges by social media companies to better curate the content flowing through their platforms. Have all these.

Technical Review 71

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. Even the homework is easier, with free access to more opportunity details and competitor data on your mobile device from anywhere in the world. The cost of social media done well is low.

Tips 161

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

And apparently, that’s what mobile applications do better – just ask the fast-growing number of app users. This is the consequence of the switch from desktop and laptops to mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Of that smartphone internet time, mobile apps take up 86% of usage and only 14% access time via the mobile web.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2014

Fact: social media is among the top most powerful communication tools today. Pew Internet Project’s research on Social Networking reports that as of January 2014, 74% of online adults use social networking sites. Digital Insights reports in their 2014 Social Media statistics that Facebook has 1.01

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

So the lion recruited a cockroach who had extensive experience as a supervisor and who was famous for writing excellent reports. He also needed a secretary to help him write and type his reports. Poor thing had to write this parable and broadcast it through social media, just to get her point across.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2017

It works best through effective use of social media, mobile apps, societal initiatives, becoming an influencer, and providing a modern easily-found web site with credible customer-focused content. According to recent reports , 93 percent of online experiences start with a search engine. That trend is growing every day.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 29, 2014

ON is like a smorgasbord of the best features from other social media platforms and combines it into one experience that could change the way we meet new people. What ON does differently is take the best parts of Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Tinder and roll into one social media platform.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB ) shares gained nearly 3 percent Tuesday, and ticked up further in after-hours trading following the release of a third quarter earnings report that showed some strengths as well as shortfalls. On the strength side of the third quarter report: The company’s profit of $5.14 election campaigns. election campaigns.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 7, 2009

Monday, July 13, 2009 -- SMCLA: Citizen Journalism: Social Media's Effect on How News is Reported and Consumed. More and more people are turning to social media as the first place they look for breaking news. the traditional media and b.) What does this mean for: a.) See [link] (more).

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Xconomy

JANUARY 2, 2018

Much attention was focused this past year on the impact of social media on the 2016 presidential election, as reports emerged about the use of these platforms by entities linked with Russia to spread false, misleading, or inflammatory political messages.

Social Media 58

Social Media News Web Report 58

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

is a subsidiary of Chinese company Cheetah Mobile. The news comes shortly after Bytedance (Beijing Bytedance Technology Co Ltd) also announced it had acquired another Los Angeles, social app developer, Musical.ly, in a deal reported to be worth as much as $1 billion. Bytedance also bought LA's Flipagram earlier this year.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Los Angeles-based company partnered with NBA Top Shot NFT creator Dapper Labs to develop the storefront on Dapper’s Flow blockchain and debuted it to a group of invite-only beta users in December last year, TechCrunch reported at the time.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

The rise of couponing in late 2008 coincided with the recession of the late 2000s;” this factor combined with an increased consumer interest in mobile technology and devices led to an unprecedented decline in print media. But what Groupon (and Living Social’s) platforms have revealed is the social nature of contemporary couponing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2022

I am happy to see reports that young companies are leading the way in these trends, on both the customer and the employee side. Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. In startups, and even corporate environments, I see the spread of collaborative social platforms such as Slack and Trello.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Everyday devices, like Internet soda vending , have an embedded computer allowing full remote reporting and control. Mobile Computing. From tablets to smart phones to the Apple watch, people are increasingly relying on their mobile devices to assist them in managing their lives. Social Media.

Technology 86

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 86

Xconomy

AUGUST 3, 2017

ScoreStream, a San Diego area startup providing a crowdsourced social media platform for reporting high school sports scores, said Thursday it has agreed to distribute high school game scores under a new collaboration agreement with The Associated Press.

Web 64

Web Press San Diego Social Media 64

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Statistical models, simulations, social media outreach, and the capacity to analyze big data sets—you’d think by now that technology would have delivered election forecasts that more reliably predicted Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential race.

Technology 91

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

A new generation of entrepreneurs is emerging to refashion the Los Angeles studio system for the digital age forming companies that combining live-streamed video, podcasts, and the newfound social media celebrities to craft entertainment for a new breed of consumer. “People want to see things for them by them,” says Rogers.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 22, 2016

Larger Social Networking Budgets – The reason for bigger social networking budgets can be boiled down into one word: Video. Native Facebook videos are competing with YouTube videos and becoming the best way to get your message across on social media. Get the Most for Your Money.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2009

Los Angeles-based Livestrong.com , the online, fitness site run by Demand Media and the Lance Armstrong Foundation, reported Monday that the firm has more than 4.2 style content, including social media, user generated content, discussion forums, and more--released the numbers as the firm hit its one year anniversary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2015

Everyday devices, like Internet soda vending , have an embedded computer allowing full remote reporting and control. Mobile Computing. From tablets to smart phones to the Apple watch, people are increasingly relying on their mobile devices to assist them in managing their lives. Social Media.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

The first customer reported that the “lock and unlock” and the engine “start and stop” features did not work on his app, somewhat limiting the impact of the security lapse. A similar security lapse hit Credit Karma’s mobile app in August. “Pretty bad f**k up in my opinion,” he said.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

I am happy to see reports that young companies are leading the way in these trends, on both the customer and the employee side. Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. In startups, and even corporate environments, I see the spread of collaborative social platforms such as Slack and Trello.

Competition 127

Competition Case Study Platform Yahoo 127

Xconomy

JULY 2, 2019

[ Editor’s note: This is part of a series examining the internet’s first 50 years and predicting the next half century. Join Xconomy and World Frontiers Forum on July 16 for Net@50 , an event exploring the internet’s past and future.

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.Net Report Web Research 87

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Everyday devices, like Internet soda vending , have an embedded computer allowing full remote reporting and control. Mobile Computing. From tablets to smart phones to the Apple watch, people are increasingly relying on their mobile devices to assist them in managing their lives. Social Media.

Cloud Computing 61

Cloud Computing Startup Social Media Networking 61

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Everyday devices, like Internet soda vending , have an embedded computer allowing full remote reporting and control. Mobile Computing. From tablets to smart phones to Google Glass , people are increasingly relying on their mobile devices to assist them in managing their lives. Social Media.

Cloud Computing 99

Cloud Computing Social Media Entrepreneur Networking 99

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 8, 2015

The police are using Big Data analysis and related tools like Hadoop Spark to interpret social media posts as well. Notification apps on mobile phones and wearable tech like the Apple Watch are also becoming more common. But communicating over social media goes both ways.

Social Media 40

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2011

For this week’s mixer, we had a great opportunity to sample a little of the following companies: Mingle – A check-in based mobile app designed to allow professionals to broadcast their location and job titles and real time. Dather – A social media marketing tool that packages videos, photos, tweets, and posts into one place.

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Technical Review Userplane Social Media Santa Monica 63

socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2015

We caught up with co-founder Ray Christian to hear about how the app--which would make Cyrano de Bergerac proud-- came about, and why the startup thinks it's the next thing in mobile dating. Ray Christian: About a year ago, I was going out with a reporter here in LA. Again, the reporter responded instantly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2014

I am happy to see reports that young companies are in the forefront of these trends, on both the customer trends and the employee trends. Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. In startups, and even corporate environments, I see the spread of collaborative social media platforms such as Yammer.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Yammer 104

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based CurbStand (www.curbstand.com) is hoping to change that, by offering up a mobile app which connects you with the company''s network of CurbStand valet parking companies, which offers on-demand retrieval of your car, mobil payments, and on the valet parking operator side--lots of business analytics tools and reporting.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Just by calling her number in Louisiana from my couch in the Bay Area, I’ll hear hilarious commentary on the Clinton-Trump exchange from Eileen, a terrific reporter who’s wittier than most standup comics. The items are chosen based on their social media rankings among “political influencers” from both the conservative and liberal camps.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review News Social Media Startup 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kaufmann Foundation , the numbers are finally here to show it. Even the homework is easier, with free access to more opportunity details and competitor data on your mobile device from anywhere in the world.

Startup 61

Startup Social Media News Tool 61

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

But then Marc Andreessen weighed in – as did I and several others – and the media picked up on his comments. They were stark in that he had just sold his company to Microsoft for a reported $1.2 Enter social media and its importance as a traffic source. billion less than 5 years after it was created.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. The company’s analytics comprehensively monitors customer behavior over multiple networks, including location-based mobile networks. We’re excited to work with them.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Palm (acquired by HP ) – In our interview we talked about how transformational mobile computing is and why it’s different than web computing (e.g. There weren’t enough details to know whether Corduro was trying to build a mobile payments company like Zong or a retail merchant processing solution like Square.

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