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Entrepreneurs Are Needed To Make Web Searches Smarter

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This has been a long-time dream of Tim Berners-Lee , the man who (really) invented the World Wide Web. He calls his dream the ‘ Semantic Web ’ (or Web 3.0), meaning it understands user context. He and many other experts believe that the Semantic Web will act more like a personal assistant than a search engine.

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U.S. Unveils Web Site Highlighting Government Challenge Prizes

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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy said today that it has unveiled a new, online web site which highlights prizes the U.S. government is offering to help solve the nation's "most pressing" challenges. According to U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra and U.S.

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Doing the Right Things is More Important than Doing Things Right

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So they create a task list of all the marketing activities an organization can do: press releases, web site updates, customer case studies, blog posts, daily Tweets, Facebook fan page, attending conferences, etc. You have a marketing department with three people. They’re tasked with doing … marketing.

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Should You Bother Targeting the Tech Blogs for Your PR Campaigns?

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” If your company was featured there (in the early days of what people called Web 2.0) I mostly like to have coverage in the tech press where most of my customers (entrepreneurs) and business partners (other VCs) are. It’s the same thing for me as a writer.

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Why You Should Embrace Opposing Views at Your Startup

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Are you cynical about their chances in the market just because they seem to be hot in the press and that bugs you? In general, we seem to be building too many positive re-enforcement systems on the web. That plus great press & it’s working on some level. Let’s understand why they’re getting better press.

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

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Web Summit. And when the press releases and the attaboys wear off it still comes down to real work. Just because the press says it is so doesn’t make it so. Usually the press doesn’t have total access to data and is often a lagging indicator of the market. And there’s conferences. Oh, the conferences.

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The Semantic Web Opens a New Age for Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

This has been a long-time dream of Tim Berners-Lee , the man who (really) invented the World Wide Web. He calls his dream the ‘Semantic Web’ (or Web 3.0), meaning it understands user context. He and many other experts believe that the Semantic Web will act more like a personal assistant than a search engine.

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