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Twitter Networks are Different than Social Networks

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They “don’t care what people ate for lunch.&# They’re fine on their existing social networks, which these days mostly means they’re happy with Facebook. Traditional social networks are more restricted to people whom I already know and information and updates are less discoverable.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Can social networking be a money-maker for companies?

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Techies? Write Your Own Ticket In Southern California

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I’ve covered this topic many times before, but I keep coming back to it, because everytime I turn around I’m talking with both startups and established companies in Southern California who are telling me they are looking for technical talent to join their company. Build a Facebook application or other social networking app.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

Tech Events / Meetups - In Los Angeles, There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. Take lots of them out for free coffee, food, beer. Ask them about your concept. You should definitely hit up the Startup Weekend events as well.

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Digital Revenue Expert – Vince Thompson

SoCal CTO

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.

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Here’s Why We Fell in Love with Draft

Both Sides of the Table

And social networks enabled rapid growth and also the ability to more easily find and play with friends or make new ones. A group of friends at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) got together to form a league and also had several members of our client at the time Southern California Gas Company.

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How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide

SoCal CTO

Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. 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. Most of them suffer from lack of activity, but it's worth a shot.