SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 -- The MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast Presents: A Comprehensive View of Social Marketing, Social Media, and Social Networks. Blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other social platforms can be low-cost marketing tools (great for anyone in this economic climate!)

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Network Media Enterprise Forum 100

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

He is well known in the Southern California Technology scene for his work producing the Digital Family event series, along with the MOTM (Meeting of the Minds) series. I've recently co-founded the first political social network FreedomSpeaks and CitySourced.com a real time mobile civic engagement tool.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Southern California Technology Angel 150

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. Facebook became so dominant in social, not even Google could touch them. Media and Entertainment has seen more barriers to entry being broken down. READ MORE>>.

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Southern California Incubator High Tech 223

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AUGUST 9, 2009

Thursday, August 13, 2009 -- Industry Trends, Social Media and Web 2.0 Would you like to learn and understand the most effective ways to get the attention of the hundreds of millions of active social networkers around the world?

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Social Media Web Tool 100

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Momentum Ventures is a firm which has been very active providing management expertise in Southern California, helping promising technology firms. Part of the plan which we are already doing, is working on top of existing social networks like Facebook. We can leverage the social graph already in place. READ MORE>>.

Social Network 259

Social Network Tool Southern California Networking 259

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MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. See Five Things Meme as an example.

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

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MARCH 18, 2010

Vince: On the consulting side we are working with a unique social network, a new television network and some original video content businesses. Due to the incredible power represented by these networks, we believe that managers need a system to understand and monitor the ever-changing value of this key asset.

Startup 225

Startup Los Angeles Social Network Twiistup 225

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JUNE 11, 2010

Social Networking is everywhere, and while Facebook and Twitter are tools that should be in your arsenal of networking connectivity and presence self initiatives, Linkedin remains one of the tools with the most potential. Tuesday, June 15, 2010 -- ExecTec on LinkedIn. See [link] (more).

Social Network 100

Social Network Tool Networking 100

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MAY 27, 2010

For this morning's interview, we have an interview with Kieve Huffman , the co-founder of Dather (www.dather.com), a new Los Angeles startup which has created a tool which helps to aggregate social networking web sites and media. Tags: interview startup music entertainment social networking kieve huffman.

Startup 213

Startup Buzznet Entertainment Social Network 213

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

At this session we'll unveil The Amazing Sentimeter Project, a tool for tracking sentiment on social networks. On October 22nd, the CTC will examine Twitter, a pop culture phenomenon with significant business potential, and Everbridge's Emergency Notification Product, an enterprise scale structured messaging system.

CTC 100

CTC Social Network Tool Networking 100

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JANUARY 25, 2012

Data mining and analyzing large data sets-so-called big data-is becoming a competitive advantage, creating productivity growth, innovation, and consumer value in both B2B and B2C worlds. The data revolution has important financial, social and legal implications.

Technology Council 113

Technology Council TCOSC Social Network Competition 113

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Our interview this morning is with David Sacks, CEO of Geni.com, an online family tree and social networking site, as well as Yammer, the instant messaging startup spun out of Geni.com at TechCrunch50. Most social networking sites have a problem with having lots of pageviews, but advertising that isn't very valuable.

Yammer 133

Yammer Geni Startup Southern California 133

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JUNE 27, 2011

Scott Saunders, the CEO and co-founder, of the company is hoping to change that, by providing tools to consumers to help pay off their debt and achieve their life goals. To do that, the firm has combined the world of social networking and personal finance with its newly launched service.

Startup 197

Startup Ideas Southern California Social Network 197

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Over the past few years, social networking sites have experienced explosive growth. But how do you use these sites and tools to effectively market of your small business, large corporation or personal brand and create a return on both investment and operations?

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Marketing UCLA 100

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MARCH 12, 2012

Tech Events / Meetups - In Los Angeles, There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. LinkedIn - This remains one of my primary tools. Take lots of them out for free coffee, food, beer. Ask them about your concept. Make sure you meet the people who run these events.

CTO Hire 211

CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

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JANUARY 16, 2010

My favorite new software tool is DailyBurn. So I signed into CoTweet where they store old Tweets. Data storage in Twitter is a big problem and tools like CoTweet that solve this are essential). The UI is beautiful and it is so easy to find the foods that I eat every day. I’m not that public about my weight.

Technical Review 278

Technical Review Software Review Startup SoCal 278

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JANUARY 31, 2010

The New Media ecosystem is growing rapidly with content distribution networks, mobile devices and social networks connecting and interconnecting consumers like never before. Does the key to success lie in sought-after content or powerful new tools or both?

Media 100

Media Enterprise Forum CalTech Social Network 100

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JUNE 19, 2009

Millions of people are creating content for the social Web. Social networking tools are being integrated in the marketing efforts of many corporations, from start-ups to multi-nationals. Your competitors are already there. Your customers have been there for a long time.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Marketing San Diego 100

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

One of the firms launching this week there is Los Angeles-based NativeTung (www.nativetung.com), which is developing tools to help web sites translate and create multilingual versions of their sites. You could use it to break down language silos in those social networks. What is NativeTung? It also supports blogs.

Startup 133

Startup Technical Review Social Network Content 133

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

If one wishes to thrive in the market place, choosing not to network is no longer a strategy and smart networking has proven to be a necessity.

Networking 100

Networking TechBiz Social Network Web 100

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AUGUST 3, 2009

Sean McDonald is founder of Jute Networks (www.jutenetworks.com), which is in a startup developing highly visual, graphical tools to help people use their professional networks and connections to further their business. Our company, Jute Networks, is a startup that is about a year and a half old. READ MORE>>.

Networking 113

Networking Startup Social Network Software 113

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APRIL 30, 2010

But, it was important that was in Southern California. Instead of the Internet being bad, with the filtering and security tools, we made it a productive tool. Social networking sites, and even the general enterprise has need for this. I decided I wanted to go on-grid and go full time.

Technology 124

Technology Web Sites Orange County 124

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MARCH 30, 2010

People seem to be missing the really big picture of the value of social media and really the Internet for that matter. They look at how current social networking sites work and how online and offline relationships currently work and make the assumption that this represents the value proposition.

Social Media 179

Social Media Media Social Network Networking 179

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. LinkedIn - This remains one of my primary tools. Visit your friends and ask them to bring you to their dev shop. Ask your friends to visit their dev shop/programmers on their behalf.

Guide 349

Guide Startup Mobile Framework 349

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AUGUST 14, 2009

In SoCal we have Crosscut Ventures, Matt Coffin, Mike Jones, Klaus Schauser, etc. I can’t really speak generically to this because the Tech Coast Angels / Pasadena in SoCal have produced Green Dot, MyShape and many other successes. Social Network s / Search / Blogs – Obvious, huh? They exist in every town.

Angel 291

Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. LinkedIn - This remains one of my primary tools. Visit your friends and ask them to bring you to their dev shop. Ask your friends to visit their dev shop/programmers on their behalf.

Guide 296

Guide Startup Mobile Framework 296

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. MySpace is one of the world’s largest social networks, with about 125 million users.

Guide 42

Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

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JUNE 9, 2010

While Google fights on the edges, Amazon is attacking their core - Chris Dixon , May 22, 2010 Google is fighting battles on almost every front: social networking, mobile operating systems, web browsers, office apps, and so on. First off the two prezis and then the case study material (i used ERPLY as inspiration).

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

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DECEMBER 3, 2008

The firm's technology--which creates a 3D, virtual avatar from digital photos--was originally developed at the University of Southern California for the CIA, and was spun out into a venture funded company targeting the consumer market. We see this as a way to let them represent themselves in the digital realm.

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Bring your products to your Customers, their social network and their influencers with DoTogether Hosted Facebook Applications. is the easy, fun and social way to get together with friends. Free from debt and high interest payments, the business can operate independently and with an eye towards long-term growth.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Bring your products to your Customers, their social network and their influencers with DoTogether Hosted Facebook Applications. is the easy, fun and social way to get together with friends. Free from debt and high interest payments, the business can operate independently and with an eye towards long-term growth.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

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 Social computing is now something that most people do at least in some form on an almost daily basis.

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

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MARCH 25, 2014

It’d been a big year in tech, and the different supporting parts of team TZ – so what better way to kick off the festivities with an inaugural train-bound journey, courtesy of the good people at Amtrak. Savannah Peterson – Shapeaways , the social platform for 3D printing. Hustle hard, ride in comfort.

Entertainment 99

Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Shivani Siroya is the CEO and Founder of InVenture , which helps to expand small businesses around the world by providing access to growth capital and business tracking tools via the Internet and mobile technology. Shivani Siroya – CEO and Founder of InVenture. Michael Mothner – Founder of Wpromote.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

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JANUARY 16, 2012

In the era of social networks, LinkedIn, Facebook messaging, Quora and email addresses that are easily guessable, it’s easy to think that maybe you should just approach a VC directly. They seem so reachable. So they develop short-hand ways to qualify things better. Determine how to get access to them.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

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JANUARY 13, 2010

Here’s the block that you see when you look at a blog enabled by Disqus (a third party commenting tool that can be embedded in blogs and other content): It allows you to authenticate yourself using Facebook Connect , Twitter Oauth (sign in with Twitter), OpenID , and Yahoo Browser-Based Authentication. Example What do I mean?

Google 292

Google Startup Yahoo Email 292

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MARCH 16, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 16, 2007 F2F Still Matters Kathy Sierra has a great post today: Face-to-Face Trumps Twitter, Blogs, Podcasts, Video. And in fact all our globally-connecting-social-networking tools are making face-to-face more, not less desirable. in Computer Science.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150