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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. million users making it considerably larger than some of its peers that have historically received more tech press inches. Founded in 2007. Time will tell.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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There was a backlash against the Plaxo spamming yet it paved the way for everybody who came after them to get users to drive viral adoption and we’d throw up our arms and say, “oh boy, here goes another social network that my friends are going to spam me about&# mentality that made it acceptable for everybody who came afterward.

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

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People said this about Ring (which went from startup to selling to Amazon > $1 billion in around 5 years), Facebook, YouTube, Airbnb, Uber, Twitter, Instagram and many other great behemoths of the technology industry. There is nothing viral! Ah, but Bird doesn’t have network effects! Anybody can launch a scooter service!

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@altgate » Blog Archive » Directory of Blogs by Entrepreneurs

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  For example, it's tilted toward authors in the US who write about "tech" companies but I would love to expand and grow the reach.  My list has many biases.    So if you know of other blogs that should be included on this list, post a comment here and I'll update the list. Bookmark the permalink.

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Preparing Websites For The Unexpected | Smashing Mobile

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Prior to the iPhone’s introduction in mid-2007, designers could rely on windows at least 700 pixels wide (if they ignored accessibility). If a bank’s annual retreat video goes viral — the one where its CEO reveals a lack of karaoke talent — then the video is popular even if the CEO is not. Moving Forward.

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How $10 and the iPhone 7 Earned This Startup 1.5 Million Visitors in a Day

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In the days following the announcement, almost every technology publication, blogger, and influencer posted some kind of content related to the new iPhone. The phone’s release took over the news cycle again 9 days later, with reviews, guides, and commentary dominating the front page of most news outlets and technology websites.

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How $10 and the iPhone 7 Earned This Startup 1.5 Million Visitors in a Day

crowdSPRING Blog

In the days following the announcement, almost every technology publication, blogger, and influencer posted some kind of content related to the new iPhone. The phone’s release took over the news cycle again 9 days later, with reviews, guides, and commentary dominating the front page of most news outlets and technology websites.

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