Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Isn’t it frustrating to think you finally understand something in business, like marketing with social media, only to realize that the landscape changed while you were looking at other priorities? In a classic book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. Where are the young social media users going?

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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. Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2023

Highlight the problem and your concerns in industry blogs, speaking in public forums, and making yourself visible on social media and networking opportunities. Social media sites today, including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, provide ideal forums for presenting your cause and your concept.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

The cost of entry has never been lower, with new tools to create your own website , and free social media to get your message out everywhere. Make sure the name and trademarks you want are available, as well as web site address, social media tags, and any other intellectual property.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Users across the social media site were being told by friends and family that their accounts were showing that they had just died just around 1pm on Friday. Those accounts typically require proof of a user's death (death notice) to be submitted by others to prevent abuse of the system. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 22, 2012

Los Angeles-based SodaHead , the online social discussion and voting site, is one of the launch partners for the new Google Analytics Social Media features, Google said this week. Other sites providing their information include Reddit, Disqus, Delicious, and Meetup. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology. The cost of social media done well is low.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Wish you could be a VH1 reporter, television producer, or other dream jobs? Los Angeles-based DreamJobbing said this week that it has launched a new online site--and associated, television effort--which will give anyone a chance at a "dream job" by harnessing their social media and on-camera skills.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Hollywood-based, music-related blog and content firm Buzznet has reportedly cut employees, according to a report from Digital Music News. Buzznet operates an online social networking and social media site focused on music and bands, and is backed by Anthem Ventures, Interscope, Redpoint Ventures, and others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology. The cost of social media done well is low.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

Generalized email blasts and social media ads may be great for finding interest in your services, but these are not enough to close and maintain new clients. Just like consumers give top priority to peer feedback and experiences on social media or Yelp, you need to incent your clients to tell others about you and become your advocate.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Los Angeles-based Represent , a social commerce startup which helps influencers and celebrities sell T-shirts and merchandise to their fans, has been acquired by custom T-shirt site CustomInk. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced, however, reports place the acquisition at around $100M. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2020

Highlight the problem and your concerns in industry blogs, speaking in public forums, and making yourself visible on social media and networking opportunities. Social media sites today, including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, provide ideal forums for presenting your cause and your concept.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 9, 2013

I also expanded the syndication of my articles to mainstream sites, such as TechCrunch, Inc. Exposure on these sites more than doubled my readership from 2011. Unfortuately, link-bait titles generate a disproporionate number of views on mainstream sites in which readers decide which articles to explore based solely on their titles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2019

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

As of an August Pew Research study , 43 percent of Americans report “often getting news online,” just seven percentage points lower than the number who get their news from TV sources. Only time — and plenty of tech sites — will tell. Only time — and plenty of tech sites — will tell. more likes!

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2021

I have to point out that the rest of the world looks for you online before visiting your business, finds talk about you on Yelp and social media sites, and what they see can make or break your business. Every reported problem likely means that many similar ones went unreported. Either one can kill the other.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Los Angeles-based digital media publisher BUZZMEDIA looks to be revving up its hiring on the editorial end of its business, saying Tuesday that it has hired nine staffers across its sites Celebuzz, and SPIN. The firm said the expansion of its staff will further expand the brands.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2017

It works best through effective use of social media, mobile apps, societal initiatives, becoming an influencer, and providing a modern easily-found web site with credible customer-focused content. According to recent reports , 93 percent of online experiences start with a search engine.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

According to the company, its software uses on-site cameras, historical crime records, social media, geolocation information, flight schedules, crowd movement patterns and real-time incident reporting for planning out patrols for USC, the Coast Guard, the Air Marshal service, and others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Anticipate and establish supporting social media accounts. Customers expect consistency of your brand name across all channels, so don’t pick a web site name if the comparable name is available or already taken on relevant social media. It’s easier, cheaper, and quicker to pivot at this stage rather than later.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2014

We broadcast a launch video, which describes the dream job, and if you want to apply, you can create your own video on why you should have the job, and use the power of social media to get that job by getting as many votes as you can. Do sites like YouTube play into your plans at all, or will all of your video stay on your site?

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Tech.Co

JUNE 22, 2021

It's likely that you've heard suggestions that consumers try to avoid spending their hard-earned cash with the world's biggest retailer — citing workers' rights , the environmental and social impacts of Amazon's business, and simply to prevent Bezos' leviathan from growing any larger. Not sold on Shopify?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

The news comes shortly after Bytedance (Beijing Bytedance Technology Co Ltd) also announced it had acquired another Los Angeles, social app developer, Musical.ly, in a deal reported to be worth as much as $1 billion. Live.me's site appears to focus a lot on "cam girls" interacting with viewers for "virtual tips". READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 29, 2014

ON is like a smorgasbord of the best features from other social media platforms and combines it into one experience that could change the way we meet new people. What ON does differently is take the best parts of Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Tinder and roll into one social media platform.

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

Really, what it does is it allows a small venue--anyone with less than 500 seats--to handle everything from admissions, to reporting, to reporting, to accounting, to marketing, and customer relationships. We are launching a music vertical, which is very similar to our comedy site. How is the company backed? We currently reach 1.3

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

The free accounting platform can be used to create invoices and quotes, produce financial reports, view unpaid invoices, apply discounts and refunds, and encrypt your data. Zoho supports a wide variety of social platforms too, from Instagram and TikTok to more niche sites like Pinterest.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2014

Fact: social media is among the top most powerful communication tools today. Pew Internet Project’s research on Social Networking reports that as of January 2014, 74% of online adults use social networking sites. Digital Insights reports in their 2014 Social Media statistics that Facebook has 1.01

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great.

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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. Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 9, 2009

Join us for our panel discussion on how industry news sources are using online, especially social media, to report entertainment news. online, your iPhone, Blackberry, tweets, etc!

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2008

Hollywood-based Buzznet, an online social media and networking site focused on music, said Wednesday that it has hired two editors to bolster its music editorial team. Buzznet is venture backed by Anthem Ventures, Interscope, and Redpoint Ventures. READ MORE>>

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2019

We all know that you can’t satisfy everyone, but make sure the numbers speak for themselves, in making negative reports be the exception, rather than the norm. You can easily remove any inappropriate comments from your own sites, and you can cancel or delete your account on most social media sites.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2022

It’s always impressive to have stand-alone supporting documents for product specifications, sales plan details, and backup financial reports. Look how many social media ‘likes’ my site has generated.” “An additional level of detail is included in the various appendices.” The best demos to investors are 30 seconds or less.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2009

Los Angeles-based Livestrong.com , the online, fitness site run by Demand Media and the Lance Armstrong Foundation, reported Monday that the firm has more than 4.2 The site--which features Web 2.0-style million unique monthly visitors and now has over 1.5 million registered users.

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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. Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2014

Highlight the problem and your concerns in industry blogs, speaking in public forums, and making yourself visible on social media and networking opportunities. Social media sites today, including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, provide ideal forums for presenting your cause and your concept.

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