SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 -- "Social Networking: How it Can Add Value to Your Organization" MIT of the Central Coast Enterprise Forum. Social networking is the fastest growing activity on Web 2.0. Mark Sylvester, CEO of introNetworks describes what social networking really means in the business realm.

Social Network 100

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Enterprise Forum 100

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DECEMBER 10, 2008

Newport Beach-based CircleUp, which provides Web 2.0-style As part of the announcement, CircleUp said it has linked with San Diego-based Active Network's eteamz division, which will deploy the new tool throughout its web sites. Financial impact of the Active Network deal was not disclosed. Bass Associates.

Activity 113

Activity Tool Web 2.0 Networking 113

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AUGUST 11, 2009

Los Angeles-based Loudvine.com , a new, Web 2.0-style, Tags: loudvine music content social networking. style, online community site focused on music fans, said today that it is now live in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, and San Diego.

Orange County 133

Orange County Web 2.0 Social Network San Diego 133

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2010

The analysts at Morgan Stanley have produced a report that’s quite good reading on some of the major trends concerning mobile web. They talk about: 5 Trends Converging (3G + Social Networking + Video + VoIP + Impressive Mobile Devices) which is more than what I think of as mobile internet. social networking, etc.

Mobile 204

Mobile Slides Web 2.0 Social Network 204

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MARCH 12, 2013

What is it about the content delivery network market which has enabled Santa Monica-based EdgeCast to go from startup to over $100M in revenues in only a few, short years? We serve up four to five percent of the global Internet on our network. For those who don't know about EdgeCast, CDN services, who/what kind of clients you serve?

CTO Hire 248

CTO Hire Content Networking Web 248

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Berkonomics , November 29, 2010 Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0 Forum December 9th Lineup - Startup Houston , November 27, 2010 When to step on the gas and go for it?

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

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. READ MORE>>

Yammer 113

Yammer Geni Web 2.0 Conference 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2009

San Diego-based Websense said Tuesday that it has acquired Defensio, a provider of technology for dealing with spam on social networking and Web 2.0 WebSense said the buy would extend the firm's capabilities by providing visibility into spam posted on blogs, user forums, and social networking web sites.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Social Network Blogging San Diego 100

SoCal CTO

JUNE 10, 2008

The social web is making it easier find people with similar passions for creation/innovation The social web is making it easier to find people with complementary talents Web 2.0 Thus, when it comes time to figure out a concept, iterate through it, having available networks greatly accelerates this process.

Web 2.0 150

Web 2.0 Web Social Media Ideas 150

AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 22, 2008

The banking system network, including regional boundaries & security controls, is a great example of what can be done when private enterprise understands a need. We’ve already seen how Web 2.0 Consider another industry with similar pressures that has successfully overcome these challenges -- finance and banking.

Web 2.0 40

Web 2.0 Web AeA Journal 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2010

Can you believe all the talk these days about Web 3.0? I’ve been doing some research to assess how much of it is reality, since I have to admit that I seem to have missed the clues to the transition to Web 2.0, After some work, I’m still convinced that much of the Web 3.0 People on the Web now include everyone.

Web 88

Web Web 2.0 Doc Examples 88

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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. Geni allows users to create online, Web 2.0-style Tags: social web2 geni networking genealogy. style family trees, along with other social tools. READ MORE>>.

Geni 100

Geni Web 2.0 Statistics Social Network 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

The Program will explore trends in digital content distribution, at the heart of Web 2.0 and the social networking revolution, covering the rise of user-generated content and how traditional content creators such as the studios and record labels are confronting disruptive technological development in content delivery.

Content 100

Content Web 2.0 Technology Council TCOSC 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

The Program will explore trends in digital content distribution, at the heart of Web 2.0 and the social networking revolution, covering the rise of user-generated content and how traditional content creators such as the studios and record labels are confronting disruptive technological development in content delivery.

Content 100

Content Web 2.0 Technology Council Social Network 100

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NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Los Angeles-based genealogy and family networking site Geni has rolled out a new "Family Finder" feature, the firm said Friday, allowing users to import addresses from Microsoft Outlook, web email programs like Google's Gmail and Yahoo, or other sources. Geni operates a Web 2.0

Geni 100

Geni Web 2.0 Yahoo Web 100

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FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless , which operates a network of Wi-Fi hotspots, has launched a promotion with Web 2.0 Boingo offers Boingo Mobile, a downloadable application for smart phones which connects into the firm's network of Wi-Fi access points and partners. live video streaming firm Qik. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 100

Mobile Web 2.0 Sites Content 100

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APRIL 24, 2009

West Hollywood-based Geni said this week that the firm has improved the firm's site, which allows users to create family trees and network with family members. Geni's Web 2.0 Tags: geni genealogy family tree networking social web2. READ MORE>>.

Geni 100

Geni Services West Hollywood Web 2.0 100

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

The new publication would not be a stretch for Calacanis--who, like Arrington, made his own fortune by selling his last company, blog network Weblogs, Inc. AOL was the buyer of TechCrunch. startups, and Calacanis has increasingly directed Mahalo along the path of editorial content.

Mahalo 124

Mahalo Web 2.0 Blogging Technical Review 124

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MARCH 27, 2009

Hollywood-based Geni , an online site that allows users to share family trees and network with relatives and family, is the latest Web 2.0 site to add "pro" accounts to their services. According to Geni, its new pro accounts will cost $50.00 annually, or $4.95

Geni 100

Geni Web 2.0 Statistics Hollywood 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2012

CHNL aggregates content from Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, SoundCloud, Tumblr, Instagram and Flickr into one place making it fast, easy, and a beautiful way to discover content as well as to easily share it back out to my social networks, or engage in the conversation happening around that content. In addition, Web 2.0

Social Network 104

Social Network Networking Content Web 104

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Sometimes, Ill use LinkedIn to contact my network, but mostly I still just go to their profile and email them. When I was looking for speakers for an event last fall on Web 2.0 , LinkedIn was a great way to reach out. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

was the “static&# web. Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. was the 2-way web. I then remember when Amazon started selling books on the web. People mistook the fact that these text advertisements worked in Google to say they would work in social networks. That was a kerfuffle too.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

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NOVEMBER 10, 2008

Geni runs a Web 2.0-style style site to help people create family trees and connect with relatives through social networking features. In addition, the firm said it will provide advance purchase discounts to the gifts--which normally cost a $1 each--so that if users purchase 10 or 20 gifts, they get half off the price.

Geni 100

Geni Web 2.0 Social Network Sites 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

And Ron Conway has proclaimed that he wants to do up to 40-50 rapid-fire deals in the next 18 months in what is becoming known as the “real time web” (e.g. The success of the iPhone – The success of the iPhone and more importantly the App Store has led to an increase in early-stage VC fundings that mirror the Web 2.0

Venture Capital 255

Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started - OnStartups , September 27, 2010 "The best part of blogging is the people you will meet"- Hugh MacLeod repeating wisdom from Loic Lemeur to me at the Big Pink at 2 am in South Beach after the Future of Web Apps 2008. Another important web 2.0 Here it is.

Startup 191

Startup Product Technology Venture Capital 191

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. Im very happy with the time Ive spent building up my LinkedIn network.

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

Jason Nazar

NOVEMBER 23, 2008

Mark Zuckerberg & Reid Hoffman – hands down built the two best consumer internet applications on the web. Some of the Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles I’ve learned the most from are: Kamran Pourzanjani – best deal maker and negotiator in the web space I’ve met. Peter Pham – best networker / connector in web 2.0.

Los Angeles 107

Los Angeles Angel Web 2.0 Web 107

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

But when you think about the movement we once called “Web 2.0″ easy sharing (through social networks or platforms like YouTube). easy sharing (through social networks or platforms like YouTube). It exists precisely because there is a network. ” So WoW in a way is his son’s social network.

Startup 380

Startup Media Content Platform 380

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

PT as they kick off the new weekly tech law show "TechZulu Law" with a discussion with IP attorney Denise Grayson, who portrays the attorney of Eduardo Saverin in the film about the early days of Facebook, "The Social Network.". In "The Social Network" Denise portrays Gretchen, the attorney of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.

IP 81

IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

Xconomy

AUGUST 3, 2017

Under their agreement, this fall ScoreStream will begin distributing and publishing high school football scores across 42 states through the AP and other media networks (including ScoreStream’s own website). ScoreStream said it also will report high school basketball scores for both boys and girls in 33 states.

Web 64

Web Press San Diego Social Media 64

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2011

Here are my favorites: Social and business networking sites. Just for starters, Wikipedia now lists about 200 sites by name (once over 300), which they claim is just some of the more notable social networking sites. In others, the concept has been tried too many times, or no one has yet succeeded in making any money. Search engines.

Startup 90

Startup Sites Web 2.0 Yahoo 90

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Our interview this morning is with David Sacks, CEO of Geni.com, an online family tree and social networking site, as well as Yammer, the instant messaging startup spun out of Geni.com at TechCrunch50. Most social networking sites have a problem with having lots of pageviews, but advertising that isn't very valuable.

Yammer 133

Yammer Geni Startup Southern California 133

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

It was well past the Internet boom, well into Web 2.0, before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. Here they were in what I thought was one of the most sought after jobs and they almost all told me not to do it. I was baffled. It was 2007. They were envious.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

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OCTOBER 22, 2008

I believe that when you marry the web and technology out of the game industry, you can empower people to really exploit the potential that virtual worlds have to bring people together and socialize. Raph Koster: If you think of how virtual worlds have worked, they haven't worked like the web has. That's what we're about.

Web 100

Web Blogging Web 2.0 Startup 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Computing will be an order of magnitude more mobile 10 years from now, changing the way applications are delivered and the way we interact with our real social networks. So the industry formed around a day of the week when all partners could avoid having company board meetings or traveling. Yesterday was a Monday. And not a pleasant one.

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305

Xconomy

MAY 15, 2017

The company, which operates a network of online markets for outsourcing biomedical research services and supplies, has raised $24 million in a new round of venture funding. Founding CEO Kevin Lustig said Scientist.com will use the additional cash to expand its operations.

Outsource 79

Outsource Marketing Research Web 79

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2010

For as long as I can remember, computer users have been complaining about the array of names and passwords required to get work done – a different unique user identification name and password are required to start the computer, email, social networks, banking, read online news, connect to the office, or check your phone bill.

Startup 79

Startup Web 2.0 IBM IBM 79