Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Some observations from Bipul Sinha about the internet and media industry in 2011. Year of Social Utilities. With over half a billion users and open graph integration, Facebook is the Internet with social graph at its core. Display Advertising Enters a Golden Era. The New Year will create tons of opportunities. Are you ready? *A

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Internet Media Social Media Advertising 114

YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2018

If only you could periodically pump your network or mobile device full of a virtual vaccine. The report also tracked maliciously registered domains and reported 22,831 — by far the most since the first half of 2011 (14,650). Social networking and email — 16.8%. That pretty much describes a digital booster shot, right?

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Fort Worth Security Application Development eCommerce 133

Growthink Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

When seeking breakout companies to back, here are four mega-trends for 2011: 1. Well, in 2011 look for “end of email” company movements to gain steam and social currency, and to – blasphemy of blasphemies – for articles to proliferate re social networking mainstays Facebook and Twitter having “jumped the shark.”

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SMS Software Review Social Network Equity 69

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

COMMUNICATIONS GIANT ARRIS GROUP BUYS ISRAEL’S BIGBAND NETWORKS FOR $158 MLN. is acquiring digital-video networking company BigBand Networks Inc. Waze’s free mobile application provides a social network where drivers interact, reporting on road conditions. Communications-equipment maker Arris Group Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Phoenix, Arizona, where I live. Entrepreneurs cite family roots, a sense of neighborhood responsibility, existing professional networks, and more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2014

After you claim your identity with placeholder domain names, accounts in social networks, and common blogging platforms, your next challenge is to create enough positive content as a “Google wall” to keep negative info out of the top Google search results. Professional directories.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2012

These indicate that the correct icon for an entrepreneur may now have gray hair, rather than the warm glow of youth: The number of Baby Boomers starting a business from 1996 to 2011 rose nearly 7 percent, while the start-up rate by those aged 20 to 44 fell about 5 percent.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Instead, buyers are checking out product and service information in their own way, often through the Internet, their social network, or just plain word-of-mouth or customer reviews. It’s a myth that social networks and their technologies are creating new approaches to marketing. One is known as ‘Mr.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 7, 2011

See the March 2011 edition after the jump. Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, is acquiring Provigent, an Israeli company which develops system-on-a-chip products that enable wireless system vendors to deliver broadband wireless backhaul systems to network operators.

Israel 80

Israel Java Database Argentina 80

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 5, 2012

2011 proved a watershed year for recognition of the power of Mom Marketing. Moms’ overwhelming embrace of social media and the profound impact of the recommendation culture on their consumer purchasing behavior. With a stagnate economy and lingering concerns about a recovery, Moms shifted long-held consumer habits in 2011.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2011

One of the companies that will feature at the upcoming web and mobile technology startup conference Echelon 2011 is Fetch Plus , a social media and mobile application development company. You can catch Carmen Benitez and Fetch Plus at the upcoming Echelon 2011. Young Upstarts is a media partner of e27 and Echelon 2011.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 14, 2011

As we head into 2011, we can safely say that to be effective within online PR , marketing, and communication we need to be social. Humans are social by nature. They realize they are faced with the somewhat daunting task of actually building their online social network, on their audience’s terms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

According to the “ Small Business Marketing Forecast 2012 ” from Ad-ology, Social media for small business marketing has reached its tipping point. Just ten percent say they will not use social media in 2012, down from 24 percent for 2011 and 39 percent for 2010. small businesses.

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Social Media Media Lead Generation Startup 233

Gust

MARCH 23, 2014

After you claim your identity with placeholder domain names, accounts in social networks, and common blogging platforms, your next challenge is to create enough positive content as a “Google wall” to keep negative info out of the top Google search results. Professional directories.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

May 4, 2011 18:47:11 Reply 1 Flag this comment John Roescher Follow I went through the whole process! May 4, 2011 20:33:03 Reply 1 Flag this comment Harshal Kharod Follow Hey Sumaya, nice lending page. May 4, 2011 20:33:03 Reply 1 Flag this comment Harshal Kharod Follow Hey Sumaya, nice lending page. quiet interesting.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Here are his small business predictions for 2012: 2011 was the “Year of the Daily Deal”; 2012 will be the “ Year of the Empowered Merchant ”. We’ll see a growth in local offer networks, consumer personalized dashboards and deals with specific targets in mind versus going out to the masses. The client continues to be king.

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Cloud Small Business Mobile Social Media 213

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

2011 was a splendid year for mobile commerce in Singapore , and 2012 promises to be an even better year as more and more Singaporeans turn to their mobile devices to shop on-the-go. Mobile Commerce On The Rise.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

BlackBerry DevCon Asia 2011 will be held in Bangkok, Thailand this year. Top five categories over the last two years: 1) Games; 2) Utilities; 3) Themes; 4) Entertainment; 5) IM & Social Networking. We have partnered with existing developer communities, including academic communities to offer developer days and workshops.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

.&# This is a direct result of innovation around the iPhone / mobile computing, Facebook / Social Networks and Twitter (as distinct from Social Networks). It is also a result of pent-up demand. In the following post I argue that this increased pace may be temporary.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

May 26, 2011. Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. link] leehower.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Sounds like a plan :) May 3, 2011 17:18:41 Reply 0 Flag this comment B Hartsuff Follow Good idea but if you know enough people then you don’t need a startup to help you with this type of arrangement. May 3, 2011 18:24:08 Reply 0 Flag this comment LeoWid Follow Sarah, this is an interesting one. Great share anyways Sarah!

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

2011 was the year where global economy shaped the life for companies everywhere. Based on 2011 I think it’s possible to make a range of predictions for 2012 that basically is an acceleration of the trends we have seen in 2011: 1. Cloud computing, mobile and social networks are three mega trends reinforcing each other.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2014

When Bebo, the UK social network went down in 2012, users flocked to Twitter to complain. In what is arguably the most massive security breach in history, hackers stole credit card and personal information from 77 million PlayStation users in mid-April 2011. Bebo – Use a banner ad to let everyone know. A banner ad.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

Our current focus is on creating sticky, super viral applications that help users get more out of Facebook and other social media. 6/15/2008 – Application network of its own apps plus agency business plus ad network. Only Buddy Media gives you ALL the tools you need to keep ahead of the social media marketing curve.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

September 7, 2011 21:32:43 Reply 3 Flag this comment Sushant Sharma Follow Thats a pickle! ;) September 8, 2011 00:45:35 Reply 0 Flag this comment Walter Nienhuis Follow This article is very true. That’s why i haven chosen to start working in Network marketing and MLM. Starting a business can be very expensive.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

October 10, 2011 by Erica Swallow. ” If you can’t think of a compelling format, go with something like, “I noticed you’ve covered location-based networks quite a bit at Publication X, and I think you’d be interested in learning about how my startup is changing that space by [fill in blank].”

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mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

May 23, 2011 by Christina Warren 20 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share The Mobile App Trends Series is supported by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. May 23, 2011 16:24:51 Reply 0 Flag this comment Joe Ortiz Follow Interesting comparison.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

. • Turn your social media efforts into profit, rather than just another expense. According to the “Small Business Marketing Forecast 2011” from Ad-ology, social media will be the biggest budget gainer among small businesses in 2011, with 39.4% Many companies believe that getting involved in social media is easy.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

With the help social networking tools it has became much easier for start ups to venture in the competitive market. September 14, 2011 00:53:22 Reply 0 Flag this comment Fabrizio Poli Follow If you want to expand your business internationally, this will be useful. September 14, 2011 03:43:05 Reply 0 Flag this comment Ay?e

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

APRIL 28, 2011

Not testing out other a networks, started with admob and didn’t change it. Passed location to ad networks and saw more effective ad rev, but users were pissed as to why location was needed to search recipes. Mobile ad network. Word of mouth is a big influence for app discovery. Freemium works very well for games.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Color Labs, the photo-and-video-sharing social network that received much criticism over its pre-launch $41 million funding round, is about to be acquired by Apple. Pham left the startup in June 2011 over unknown reasons and went to work at Los Angeles incubator Science.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

The image above is taken in Takotna, Alaska during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 9, 2011. More phenomenal photos from 2011 are in the Other section below. The State of Social Marketing 2011 – 2012 – [link]. Social network addiction around the world (Israelis are the most addicted) – [link].

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The next event will be on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at 8:00 AM (PDT), register to attend here. What appears clear to me today is how fundamentally the Internet is changing business processes, and the advent of nifty social media tools and technologies that plug into core business processes like lead nurturing are a powerful force.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

It was originally written in 2011 and has had amazing staying power. Web Application such as Web Mail or a gated Social network. By far the most popular post on this blog is 32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder. Each page needs fast response time (both time to first byte and total load time).

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

JULY 18, 2011

The hackathon follows a similar format of a Startup Weekend, Friday night – networking, idea pitches, some teams form, Saturday – teams done forming, hack hack hack, and Sunday - hack, submit, present your hack. Before the weekend, all the attendees can create profiles on CrowdVine.com, a social network for events.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

As an example, eBay’s 2011 marketplace revenues were approximately $6.6B A sustainable platform or marketplace is one where the value of being in the network clearly outshines the transactional costs charged for being in the network. against GMS of approximately $68.6B for a rake percentage of just under 10%.

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