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Entrepreneurs Are Needed To Make Web Searches Smarter

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are the first to deliver this, your startup might be the next Google! 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. Memorable personality. Good organizational skills.

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Web Second, Mobile First

Both Sides of the Table

Fred Wilson wrote two posts in 2010 that were very influential with the startup community. The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second. Mobile First, Web Second (continued). People forgot that Fred also wrote “Web Second.” The power of large screen real estate. Thus I endorse Web Second.

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The End of the Web? Don’t Bet on It. Here’s Why

Both Sides of the Table

In it he asserts that the web is dying and in its ashes will see the rise of the “App Internet.” The web is dying and will be replaced by “the App Internet.” Things got so bad on one project that we ended up doing split shifts with teams of people programming from 8pm-6am and the next team arriving at 8am.

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The Web is Against the Ropes, But it’s Not Dead

Both Sides of the Table

I had a really fun 20-minute interview with Howard Lindzon of Stock Twits as part of a 5-part series on whether the web is dead. The topic of whether the web is dead was kicked off by Chris Andersen of Wired Magazine in this article. The Internet existed long before the World Wide Web and web browsers were created.

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Startup Combines E-Commerce, Augmented Reality

socalTECH

How do you make it easier for consumers to try out different outfits, when they can't because they're in front of their computer screen? A Los Angeles-based startup, Zugara , is looking to overcome that with a softwar eproduct which allows users to virtually try on outfits using augmented reality. READ MORE>>.

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Daily Crunch: Twitter will delete dormant accounts

TechCrunch LA

Twitter will free up handles by deleting inactive accounts. “As part of our commitment to serve the public conversation, we’re working to clean up inactive accounts to present more accurate, credible information people can trust across Twitter,” the company said. Indian scooter rental startup Bounce raises $150M.

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How to Strengthen Tech Startup Security Against Cyberattacks

Southern California Edison Blog

Malicious attackers perceive tech startups as vulnerable, valuable targets: startups often have fewer infrastructure protections and smaller IT teams than their more established counterparts, and multiple connections to larger companies with lucrative data. . Recognize the signs of malware: pop-ups and disabled programs.

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