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Internet Growth Means Big Changes For How Businesses Connect

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By John Curran, President and CEO of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN). When the Internet was first conceived as a better way for computers to communicate with one another, no one could predict the impact it would have on business communications. billion of them.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.

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[Indonesia][Event] Startup Asia Jakarta 2012

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Buoyed by the success of that event, the Tech In Asia team will be organizing another ‘Startup Arena’, this time in Jakarta, Indonesia on Jun 7-8, 2012. About 20 startups will be selected to pitch in the Startup Arena, in front of top investors, industry leaders, and press for US$10,000 as a top prize.

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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The future of the Internet is video. Ynon & I first discussed Maker in early 2012. 10 signs Internet TV is Ready to Disrupt the Industry. If you want to understand my thesis behind Maker you can read this article that outlines the trend , but in summary: People watch 5.3 hours of TV / day. They read less than 30 minutes.

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Startup Map & Trends Analysis – September 2012

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The top industries stayed relatively unchanged from the previous month, with Internet/Web Services and Consumer Products and Services leading worldwide. Interestingly, two new industries made it into the top ten, Education and Clean Tech, both with double-digit increase rates.

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XYO Network: How Blockchain Is Navigating Location Tracking Into The Future

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The same GPS technology that University of Texas students were able to spoof back in 2012 in order to force land a military drone, is now easy enough for your neighbor’s twelve year old to tamper with in order to level up his Snorlax on Pokemon Go.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. The monetization engine of the Internet that powers the most profitable business perhaps in history was invented and perfected in Los Angeles and is what you now know as Google Ad Words.