Berkonomics

MAY 30, 2019

Using new tools in a social age. There are several ways to do this effectively, including the use of social networks to create buzz, seeding product acceptance through early adopters or celebrities, or by creating a small niche market that shows unusual acceptance and more.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 2, 2020

Record plants were noisy, dirty places, using chemicals I can only imagine now rest somewhere in the ocean, to electroplate the “stampers” and press the records. That is sudden change, brought about by the fast acceptance of the cassette, which in turn gave way to the next technology, CDs, after a rather short lifecycle.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In fact, according to the latest trend data and press reports , these Baby Boomers have grown yearly to 41 percent of small business owners, second only to Gen-X, at 44 percent. 83 percent of online users aged 50-64 use social media now, and the growth rate continues to increase. In the U.S., citizens.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace , The Wall Street Journal, and the World Economic Forum today said that the firms are in a contest to send a "citizen journalist" to the Davos World Economic Forum. The firms are providing an all expenses paid trip to Davos and invitation to events and meetings.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 30, 2012

Email readers, continue here.] There are a number of ways to do this effectively, including the use of social networks to create buzz, seeding product acceptance through early adopters or celebrities, or by creating a small niche market that shows unusual acceptance and more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 8, 2021

Not every new game-related site is a Steam, and surely not every social network is a Facebook. That compares with a reported 330 million for Twitter which had a nine-year head start and so much more free press from famous users over the years. It doesn’t happen by accident. And not every texting application is a Twitter.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Some of the standout technology innovators include: ClippPR : ClippPR provides businesses with a simple way to track any type of online activity — press releases, videos, blog mentions, etc. Hachi : Hachi puts the “networking” back in social networking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2019

In fact, according to the latest Index of Startup Activity by the Kauffman Foundation and recent press reports , these Baby Boomers are actually driving a new entrepreneurship boom. 65 percent of online users aged 50-64 use social media now, and the growth rate continues to increase.

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Berkonomics

MAY 16, 2013

Record plants were noisy, dirty places, using chemicals I can only imagine now rest somewhere in the ocean, to electroplate the “stampers” and press the records. That is sudden change, brought about by the fast acceptance of the cassette, which in turn gave way to the next technology, CDs, after a rather short lifecycle.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

I pointed out the fact that they only ever talked to the press when the had an announcement and that it was a continual process. Have a point-of-view – Too many senior executives are risk averse when it comes to talking with the press so they tend to either be milquetoast in their responses or sit on the fence.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based social networking web site said late Thursday that it has kicked off a competition to send a MySpace user to the Davos World Economic Forum.

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2011

With the proliferation of social networks, communications clients and VoIP phone services, users often find they need to use multiple ways--Twitter, Facebook, phone, FAX, and more--to communicate with their contacts. Why would your users want to manage all of their communications, social networking, and so forth in one place?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

Talent – in a world where startup founders are rewarded handsomely for taking risks of building their own startup companies and where the press shines a brighter light on them, much of the early-stage company traction will come from startups. I described that here in this post. The future certainly looks brighter to me.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 26, 2012

Press, Pause, Play ‘s message of mediocrity is one that musical hardware device maker of this year’s SXSW, Miselu , plans to overcome. . We can honestly say that it couldn’t have gone better for us with the phenomenal response we got from artists, press and potential partners. What are your next moves?

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 25, 2013

Well, it was and there is, which goes to show that while Silicon Valley (ranked #1) gets most of the press, LA is no slouch when it comes to tech. By happenstance, social networking company, At the Pool , had just launched its new app before this year’s Fest, and the excitement of founder Alex Capecelatro was infectious.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

I agree with my friend Lon Safko, and his classic book “ The Social Media Bible ,” which asserts your team can be successful at social without the cost of an expensive expert or agency, by following these five basic steps: Start with the dominant players. Top social networks are Facebook (1.2 billion users).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2014

Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. Put out regular press releases for search purposes and general visibility. Despite the fact that social networking and other online processes are essentially free, good marketing still costs money. Do something unique to get customer attention.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

So resume + directionally-correct social graph = goldmine for recruiting, networking and marketing. It doesn’t strike me as a “social network&# in the way we’ve come to define them. But its focus on solving a real-world problem makes it uniquely valuable to most other social graphs.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

We use all of the technology out there, including social networking, LinkedIn--where recommendations from our customers are very strong--and we have a community based capability, where our users can talk via forums. We also have many customers who find us through search engine activity and social network activity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2013

Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. Put out regular press releases for search purposes and general visibility. Despite the fact that social networking and other online processes are essentially free, good marketing still costs money. Do something unique to get customer attention.

Marketing 106

Marketing Startup Social Media SEM 106

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

If your business is a new job site for boomers, you need to establish yourself as the expert on this subject in the press, on social networks, and join related organizations. This is traction that will impress investors, and get you customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2017

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites.

Media 55

Media Social Media Startup Training 55

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

If your business is a new job site for boomers, you need to establish yourself as the expert on this subject in the press, on social networks, and join related organizations. This is traction that will impress investors, and get you customers.

Startup 104

Startup CTO Hire Press Customer 104

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. I know this category has gotten a lot of press. We immediately decided we wanted to work with them and started a full-court press to invest.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 16, 2013

Next up was Avesta Rasouli from Coloft , a coworking space that is considered to be the hub of LA Tech, focused on the elements that make for a great startup community; capital, talent and social networks. Michael Carney , a tech reporter for Pandodaily , taught how to craft a compelling press release.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. Put out regular press releases for search purposes and general visibility. Despite the fact that social networking and other online processes are essentially free, good marketing still costs money. Do something unique to get customer attention.

Marketing 94

Marketing Startup Social Media SEM 94

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

million for a social networking site 18 months ago. If you’re in front of a customer and you had some very public bad press that week don’t pretend it didn’t exist. . - You have a “strategic investor&# who wants to invest in your B round as long as a financial investor will lead. You raised $1.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

If your business is a new job site for boomers, you need to establish yourself as the expert on this subject in the press, on social networks, and join related organizations. This is traction that will impress investors, and get you customers.

Startup 101

Startup CTO Hire Press Customer 101

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2009

Our company, Jute Networks, is a startup that is about a year and a half old. We build web software that improves the ability of people to manage their networks. We're specifically not a social network. Tags: sean mcdonald jute networks social networking mapping network software startup.

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socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

We thought about where else we could apply it to, and thought about the various social networking services, and specifically, Twitter. Dave Waldman: While creating our email product, we'd done quite a bit of work on patenting the processes we were going through, and liked the concept of private messaging.

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Email Startup Mobile Ideas 185

Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2016

— Industry has developed career and social networking software focused specifically on jobs and workers in restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and hotels—known collectively as “the industry.”. CourseKey’s software automatically tracks student attendance, shares key information, and sends pop quizzes to students’ devices.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

In today’s “attention deficit” economy you need PR more than ever and this doesn’t come through press releases but rather a continued, authentic conversation.&#. In the afternoon we had a corker of panel. Quincy Jones III , Ian Rogers and Chamillionaire were all on the same panel facilitated by Brian Zisk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

If your business is a new job site for boomers, you need to establish yourself as the expert on this subject in the press, on social networks, and join related organizations. This is traction that will impress investors, and get you customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

Get your press coverage. I was watching Meet the Press this morning and they put a big screen behind the guests with TweetDeck open and showing the constant stream of information about Egypt. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. Sit back and watch usage.

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Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2014

One really great experience was a discussion I had with the camera rolling with my good friend Dmitry Shapiro who founded the major YouTube competitor of its time (Veoh) that was sued into oblivion by Universal and who also founded a social network designed to promote pseudonymity. Kill a fat person. So so funny. It’s just hate.

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