Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2010

Last September I was on a panel with Guy Kawasaki talking about Twitter. I’ve argued previously that Twitter is a new form of curated RSS and in many ways it is. But it is a transient RSS reader. If I sent out a third Tweet later (I didn’t) it likely would get about 50% as much as the morning one.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Tell me about the business. What are some good examples of similar sites? Which devices?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Tell me about the business. What are some good examples of similar sites? Which devices?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Here are some of his recommendations for web sites and blogs that I particularly recommend to entrepreneurs and startups: Provide good content. You may think it’s cool that a sixty-second video plays when people enter your site, or pop-ups occur with every interaction. Craft an “About” page. Skip the flash (and Flash).

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Here are some of his recommendations for web sites and blogs that I particularly recommend to entrepreneurs and startups: Provide good content. You may think it’s cool that a sixty-second video plays when people enter your site, or pop-ups occur with every interaction. Craft an “About” page. Skip the flash (and Flash).

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InfoChachkie

JULY 16, 2012

Apologies: an incomplete draft of this article was inadvertently sent out previously via RSS. Others shun translucent run-of-site Google ads, because they are distracting and monetize at extremely low rates. What’s So Cool About Coull? I promise I will never Tweet about rainbows, unicorns or that killer burrito I just ate.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 27, 2013

site that allowed users to create hideously cheesy sites, using a variety of garish templates, buttons and animated images. In fact, many of them built some pretty awful sites themselves back in the day. My first website was a Geocities-hosted Duke Nukem 3D fan site. We didn''t ask people to tweet it, they just did.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 22, 2012

Now that I think about it, I remember when we relaunched Myspace last year and the Pinterest team accused us of basically ripping off their layout. Of course, there has been no shortage of articles about Pinterest lately. While both of those things are relevant to my interests, this article is about neither. Share and Enjoy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2013

Here are some of his recommendations for web sites and blogs that I particularly recommend to entrepreneurs and startups: Provide good content. You may think it’s cool that a sixty-second video plays when people enter your site, or pop-ups occur with every interaction. Craft an “About” page. Skip the flash (and Flash).

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2012

At first this was limited to news sites that concentrated on a segment of a community, like West Seattle, but the concept is now being applied to advertising and promotion sites, blogging sites, and even legal services sites. They are free to write about neighborhood events, charities, schools, and local causes.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 24, 2013

230 flyers resulted in 87 site visits (38% conversion rate). Big competitors like SAP and Microsoft immediately started spending large amounts on the company''s site. I promise I will never tweet about cute pandas, politics or that killer burrito I just ate. In Hubba''s case, the company was well rewarded for its boldness.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2011

At first this was limited to news sites that concentrated on a segment of a community, like West Seattle, but the concept is now being applied to advertising and promotion sites, blogging sites, and even legal services sites. They are free to write about neighborhood events, charities, schools, and local causes.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

We recently ran into Frank Sinton, founder of Burbank-based Mefeedia (www.mefeedia.com), a popular online video search web site. Although Mefeedia plays in the very crowded, online video space, the site seems to be very popular with end users, so we thought we'd chat with Frank a bit about the company. What's your background?

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Fanzila , a startup that makes it easy to turn your Facebook pages into mini websites with blogs, contests, photo galleries and more, has just added ”Contact Us,” “About Us,” and RSS apps to its offering. But what’s more noteworthy is how Fanzila is spreading the word.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2011

Here are some of his recommendations for web sites and blogs that I particularly recommend to entrepreneurs and startups: Provide good content. You may think it’s cool that a sixty-second video plays when people enter your site, or pop-ups occur with every interaction. Craft an About page. Skip the flash (and Flash).

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InfoChachkie

JULY 5, 2012

Others shun translucent run-of-site Google ads, because they are distracting and monetize at extremely low rates. What’s So Cool About Coull? When asked about Coull, Ophir Tanz, GumGum’s CEO candidly noted that, “ GumGum believes that the future of advertising will and should be integrated. Clickable Coull Ad Embedded In Video.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 1, 2012

StatusPeople notes on their site that their results are inexact, as their algorithm samples a portion of a Tweeter's followers and then extrapolates relative percentages across the entire data sample. I promise I will never tweet random Instagram photos or tell you about that killer burrito I just ate. . Share and Enjoy.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

The basic conclusion was that it was a bit premature if you were talking about a serious, funded start-up. Now up: Craig Ogg Co-Founder Freshly Grated Software former VP of R&D, Stamps.com Have had to make choices about platforms many times. Stamps.com - two back-ends - mainline service vs. marketing site.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2013

I used to get up at 5:00 in the morning with my father and go to construction sites. Those first six months were about. I am very meticulous about my reputation. I promise I will never tweet about my trip to the zoo or that killer burrito I just ate. From that young, very impressionable age. I started cold calling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2010

At first this was limited to news sites that concentrated on a segment of a community, like West Seattle, but the concept is now being applied to advertising and promotion sites, blogging sites, and even legal services sites. They are free to write about neighborhood events, charities, schools, and local causes.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

FreedomSpeaks is a startup developing a business around connecting people with information about their political representatives, and also enabling organizations and others to do the same. We caught up with Jason and Kurt to hear more about the company. Talk a little bit about your white label offering, The Proponent?

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Wordpress in particular is fairly resource heavy right out of the box so speeding up everything else is a critical piece of running a site on this platform. Your content gets to the share site just as it would with the Javascript, sometimes even faster. Also, make sure the image names here are the same ones you’re using.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 20, 2012

SaaS applicant tracking and recruiting tools also allow companies to quickly plug customized job boards into their sites. I promise I will never tweet about fishing, reality TV or that killer burrito I just ate. ZipRecruiter's clients include: Nationwide Insurance, Rexford Medical Staffing, Virtual HR Masters and A-1 Staffing. .

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InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

Mark Suster , fellow venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur, has written extensively about YouTube’s evolution from dogs-on-skateboards to its current status as an entertainment medium rivaling cable television networks. I promise I will never Tweet about celebrities, cable TV shows or that killer burrito I just ate.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

I love to rib the Winklevoss twins as much as anyone , but focusing more on California does seem like a smart move to show that they are serious about tech investing. Yes, the showbiz gossip site that some prickly readers like to compare to TechCrunch , which I think is meant to be an insult but could be a compliment? Privacy Policy.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

this is not the case, you wont be able to do anything mentioned here without bringing your site down. You need to be able to check your sites raw web logs. Im just saying this so that youdont get your hopes too high about what you can actually achieve. Go to the top web directory ofyour site, where your home page is located.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 31, 2010

JanRain Engage provides a convenient way to enable social logins on a site via a single API. Implementing JanRain Engage on your site is a lot less work than implementing each login provider one by one. Of course, youll need to use a social login to get into the site. yoursite" will be replaced with the name of your site.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2010

It takes 5 minutes: Google Analytics is about as easy to setup as setting your alarm clock. Almost as important as what they do on your site is where they came from and how they got there. Google Analytics works within RSS feeds as well: [link] e.) Here’s what we learned: 1. Track your inbound traffic. Here’s a link: [link] c.)

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Subscribe to RSS. Subscribe to RSS. We are about to head on a four-month, 48-state road trip to help people across America bring their ideas to life and shine the light on some of the amazing entrepreneurs and communities. The site has since grown to nearly 7.5 Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly. Idea Mensch.

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SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. In this series, we talk to leading figures in those communities about what makes them tick. startup scene so hot. What makes L.A.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I did a presentation about the use of Social Media to a great group of people who mostly are different kinds of service professionals (attorneys, accountants, consultants, etc.). Value of Blogging I started the presentation talking about the value of blogging. But the web site visitors are accurate. This is that post.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Shortcut: sebastian-x.com Blog About Blogroll Links How brain-amputated developers created the social media plague Posted on 12 January, 2010 The bot playground commonly refered to as “social media&# is responsible for shitloads of absurd cretinism. The Twitter pest that costs you hard earned money WTF I’m ranting about?

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Game mechanics have become a popular way of increasing user engagement and pushing user adoption, referral and retention, and many startups have sought ways to incorporate game mechanics into their sites. Simply put, there is no market for RSS.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Heres 5 steps to start exploring: View the "Best Of" list with 50+ essays on viral marketing, gaming, and ads » Get introduced: About this blog, why entrepreneurs and marketers recommend it » Receive updates by email or RSS feed or Twitter. See the books I recommend to friends. This blog is to address these questions.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

The units, asking $500,000 to $2 million, hit the market in about a month. In February, Googles YouTube signed a lease for about 40,000 square feet of production space in Playa Vista. And in August 2011, Facebook began leasing about 13,000 square feet in Playa Vista. VENICE RISING. Venice: 13% | L.A. County: 0.9%.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Shortcut: sebastian-x.com Blog About Blogroll Links How to cleverly integrate your own URI shortener Posted on 30 December, 2009 This pamphlet is somewhat geeky. Here’s how you can (could) integrate a URI shortener into your site’s architecture. Your site’s architecture may require a different approach.

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