Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Before this South Korean wonder spread across the globe I had written about a trend in global audiences that exists when the costs of production are nearly zero and the costs of distribution are also nearly free. think Amazon) and therefore hits with high production costs were more suited to the medium. think Apple. think Apple.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Solaborate is a blend of great social network platforms, by taking in all the greatest bits and putting it all into one. Consumers all have access to social networks, but the business-side has never really caught on. Companies and professionals have a product or service they provide or support.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2011

The annual Apple event where no real hints about what products they plan to release are floated in the public domain in advance. Any company who develops products reliant on iOS spends weeks crapping their pants before WWDC. Or Twitter launches its own photo-sharing app integrated into their product. It’s madness. And on and on.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Given how Apple’s products are normally delivered to near perfection it is likely to be a huge holiday hit this year. So without my weighing into the pro’s / con’s of this I can say that I believe it will capture a large segment of the market but leave room for “open platforms&# to play a big role.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

ZunguZ is a global social payment platform that integrates deeply into the social graph of Facebook and financial service providers. As we know, developers always give their product a code name. We may keep the platform with the name ZunguZ and look for a client facing name for the application. What is Zunguz?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. Gogii is the creator of the 36th most downloaded application in the history of the iPhone app store – a product called textPlus.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

I believe that Twiistup is now a platform from which to grow and highlight what is uniquely LA. For highlighting what is uniquely LA, for adhering to a strict quality standard for speakers and for building this great platform for the future Francisco Dao (aka “ The Man ”) should feel proud of what he has accomplished.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2012

We saw that we could get product and games out faster, that it was a new industry, that there was tons of potential, and we could also develop relationships with carriers to get products on deck. I think we were able to effectively transition, because our technology platform. What have you learned form that experience?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2009

Sherry Gunther: MyMiniPeeps.com is a unique, online community for kids ages 6-13, which is both a social networking community as well as a game site. They're looking for deeper social networking, and more of a gaming element on sites. What's special about your virtual world? Kids really need a deeper level of interaction.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Our chief architect, Ryan Lissack, wanted to store our data in Amazon’s new (at the time) storage product called S3 that enabled us to store all our data in their facility and we’d pay by the MBs uploaded / downloaded. It’s the input screens where we enter data or search requests. Cloud Data Platform.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2012

“I found it to be the best social network, connecting people on a deeper level. People stopped worrying about social status.”. Park had a screen-printing business in 2004, starting with his own $4,000 investment. Park’s platform allowed them to do so. Marketing Your Product. It’s a breath of fresh air.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. Leverage a feedback platform like Get Satisfaction or UserVoice. Unlike those IM clients with a small (ineffective) footprint, Meebo experience is a website and a full page screen. We then captured this conversation again on camera.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

And to give credit where it’s due (in addition to the content that Fred producers) a lot of the discussion works well because of the Disqus commenting platform. When Quora went into Beta and became the “hip product to have access to&# in Silicon Valley I felt compelled to play around with it. Quora “Lite&#.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2015

Eighty percent of these business owners serve as their own webmasters with Facebook as their primary advertising platform. If you are selling beauty products for example, Dove commercials are a good example. Social media is a favorite among small business owners. However, social networking sites also have rules.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

As with any sales campaign you need to: Qualify your buyers early so you focus your scarce resources on people likely to buy your product. ” These are people with whom there is a likely match for your product or service. I get many Tweets directed at me that say, “come check out my product.” Meet in person.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Joey Flores is co-founder and CEO of Earbits , an online radio platform that enables bands, labels and concert promoters to acquire fans, market new releases and promote live events. a perks platform for small and medium sized businesses. sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.). Joey Flores – Co-Founder and CEO of Earbits.

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