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Social Media Cyber Threats: 3 Predictions for 2018

Xconomy

Ransomware: Social media will be the number one vehicle for ransomware distribution in 2018. Currently, there are nearly 1 million social media accounts compromised every day, and that number will continue to rise, thanks to the plethora of easily identifiable targets.

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Interview with Lars Helgeson, GreenRope

socalTECH

San Diego-based GreenRope (www.greenrope.com) is just that, and to figure out how it got to where it is, we spoke with Lars Helgeson, the firm's CEO, about what exactly GreenRope provides, how it grew out of email marketing, and where it is going. That kind of data is very difficult to come by.

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Snap Raises $3.4B in IPO, Soaring Trades Set Value Past $20B

Xconomy

Snap, which rose to unicorn status based on a social media app that creates quickly vanishing photos, attracted solid investor interest in an IPO that raised $3.4 billion and sent shares up more than 50 percent above the initial offering price during the first day of trading today. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Action Sports and Social Media Live Wednesday

Tech Zulu Event

Tomorrow starting at 8pm PST We will be live streaming ( click here to view live stream ) the "Action Sports + Social Media Marketing Mash Up" event put on by SoCal Action Sports Network. This is a paid event and will cost you $20 for the discounted online price and $40 at the door. So get the online price here ( [link] ).

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MapMyFitness | Keeping an Eye on Health

Tech Zulu Event

If we rewind to 8 years ago, it was me in San Diego training for my second marathon and I was trying to start another company at the time. for a no ad experience – only a small price to pay compared to say a GPS watch. MapMyFitness integrates social media into its app. The MVP option goes at a rate of $5.99/month

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How long can Zuckerberg afford to bankroll the AR/VR market?

TechCrunch LA

The Facebook parent-company saw its stock price get bludgeoned after a bad earnings report showcased that Apple’s ad-blocking changes are shaving billions off its books and the company’s crown jewel — the Facebook platform — has stopped growing and actually shrank this quarter. Image Credits: Facebook. the big thing.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4

Both Sides of the Table

They focus on trying to drive engagbranded social media marketing campaigns (e.g. Zara is a Spanish senstation retailer that does “fast follow&# knock off popular clothing at affordable prices. I first heard about the company from Dave McClure and have tracked it on the sidelines a bit since then. Enter ShoeDazzle.