TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Co-founder and CEO Josh Xu met his co-founder and CFO Liang Wang, a veteran of ByteDance and the music social network Smule, when the two were studying at Carnegie Mellon University. That’s because the startup is hoping to capture the wave of marketers who are warming up to AI tools to assist their job.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2021

Fortunately, there are already tools out there, like Google Alerts (free) and Brand Yourself, which can do the work for you, and send you a daily email report of every link where your name or brand appears. You may assert that monitoring the entire Internet space is an impossible problem. Proactively build a positive reputation.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Santa Monica-based Nimble , the online, customer relationship management (CRM) tool developer, has tied with Simi Valley-based TeamAutomation , a business and IT consulting firm focused on customer relationship management tools.

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Berkonomics

MAY 30, 2019

Email readers, continue here…] How do you reach an audience that pays less attention to advertising then at any time in the past one hundred years? Using new tools in a social age. But it must be told about and by the customer, with your product as the tool of solution, not the focus of the story.

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Berkonomics

JULY 11, 2013

Email readers, continue here.] The major focus that used to be in using the direct mail business to drive sales is now focused upon email marketing campaigns, social networking marketing, building buzz, and location-based sales using tools to recognize shoppers at the point of sale.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] But as you see from the story above, it does take more creative management to make this work. You’ll find stories of emails time stamped well into the night, work performed at unusual hours and productivity increases. It is a management skill that was not taught nor learned until recent times.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

The fitness professional network develops business tools that make it easier for fitness professionals to run their businesses and keep their clients engaged between training sessions. Our fitness events and mapping tool is a key differentiator. Jenna can also search for local events, boot camps, or fitness classes.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Sanebox (Email Organization) : Service that uses algorithms to organize your email into what’s important and what’s not. Action Method: (Todo List): Simple tool that organizes todo lists. YouMail (Voicemail Automation): Voicemail service that transcribes your voicemail into text and sends you an email and/or text message.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

But that is just the beginning of the opportunity to provide or take advantage of the new power and tools on the Internet. Here are a few specifics on how to be part of the solution, without the costs, rather than part of the problem: Put a personal face and address on your site; don’t hide behind an “info” email address.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 30, 2012

Email readers, continue here.] There are a number of ways to do this effectively, including the use of social networks to create buzz, seeding product acceptance through early adopters or celebrities, or by creating a small niche market that shows unusual acceptance and more. That story can be in print or in multimedia form.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2011

Unfortunately, despite the wealth of Internet based tools for email management, web-based sales management tools, and more, contact tracking has been mostly an afterthought in the Internet age. Most business people aren't doing this in their current CRM tools. You have to BCC messages to even get them into the system.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

The idea is that in a world in which companies need to deal with customer support requests from Twitter, Facebook, email, phone, IM, etc. companies need a “multi-channel&# customer support tool to become the Zappos of their industries. In business you spend your life in email. The build “implicit social networks.&#

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Tech Coast Venture Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Social media and email marketing act separately as great marketing tools. While social media offers a continuous interaction with your followers, email marketing is a tool to provide a steady flow of information received directly by your connections. www.BreakThroughNetworking.org.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 7, 2011

Commenting on topical blogs is a form of topical social networking in the same way that Quora is. Disqus emails me when somebody puts a comment on the blog or when I put a comment on somebody else’s Disqus blog and if somebody responds to me. TechCrunch switched from Disqus to Facebook. I want to stay independent.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 2, 2009

The volume of Tweets is enormous and growing at a rapid pace so tools are emerging to help brands manage this information. On Facebook (and nearly all social networks that preceded it) the relationship was always reciprocal – if I accept your invitation to follow me then I have to follow you.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Not every social network is a Facebook or Instagram. In today’s world of social marketing, it takes someone knowledgeable if not expert in understanding how to use available resources in promotion and marketing. Email readers, continue here.] And the tools for most are available, sometimes free, for the educated marketer.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Each day Doppels will let you know whose birthday it is within your social network or local area and offer you a wish, gift or text option. Coming Summer 2017, Doppels will introduce a smart gifting tool that allows users to send gifts that match the celebrant’s interest based on profile and location. How great is that?!

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Berkonomics

MARCH 3, 2016

These same CEOs sit in their corner offices and email the COO in the next–door office and call their VP of Sales rather than walking down the hall. Email readers, continue here…] We brainstormed with a consultant and each other. Not a good time to be in the recruitment business.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 8, 2021

Not every new game-related site is a Steam, and surely not every social network is a Facebook. Email readers, continue here…] Second: channels. And the tools for most are available, sometimes free, for the educated marketer. It doesn’t happen by accident. And not every texting application is a Twitter.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2013

What we all need is a digital tool that can extract data from business cards, as well as sync it with your cell phone, your email, and the social networks you use. That doesn’t address social networks and other lists you may have. Social networks have added additional layer of complexity to this challenge.

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Software Review Social Network Email Google 99

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

It seems to me that there is abundant proof in the marketplace of the financial returns to both large and small businesses, the low cost of entry, and the ubiquity of social networks. They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

In contrast, social networking sites drove a record number of clicks, up 20% over the prior year. Clearly there is a shift occurring in users'' behavior, as social networks continue to hone their product discovery and purchase capabilities. How do you see Brand and Commerce coinciding on social sites such as Pinterest?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2010

Based on a survey just last year by Robert Half Technology , over half of today’s companies block social networks completely, while another 19 percent only permit it "for business purposes." Social networks have become a great vector for Trojans like Zeus and URLZone.

Social Network 87

Social Network Networking Tool Sites 87

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2009

I recently wrote a post about how to get access to people at conferences and how to connect with people on social networks. I got to thinking more broadly about social networks and the real-time web. Facebook has much more value to me as a networking tool. On LinkedIn we rarely communicate with each other.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

It seems to me that there is abundant proof in the marketplace of the financial returns to both large and small businesses, the low cost of entry, and the ubiquity of social networks. They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce.

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Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The irony: a sad state that even with the huge number of social network applications we have at our disposal, we’re oftentimes lost, unable to keep up, or still lose touch so easily. It’s not your fault that we can only be social creatures to a certain extent before brain overload. Finally, some solid relief.

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Web Social Network Email Networking 74

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2009

The firm said that it has commercially released its software, which helps artists generate demand from fans via direct marketing, social networking and other online channels, widgets, as well as email campaigns. The company's founder is Peter Gotcher, who created DigiDesign and its audio tools. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Los Angeles-based FreedomSpeaks.com an online web site focused on political social networking, said Tuesday that it has launched a new application programming interface (API) targeted at helping developers tap into information about publicly elected officials. READ MORE>>

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Costs of product on YouTube content is literally 99% cheaper than traditional TV and; Distribution of content can now go viral and can predictably distributed via social networks. For the first time in history content producers can build a direct relationship with views through subscribers, email addresses and mobile phone number.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” He is not alone, according to a recent study , which concludes that only 47% of companies use social media today for marketing, despite the fact that 78% of executives polled feel it’s critical for success. What’s the problem?

Social Media 104

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 104

Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 6, 2010

MyPrivacy is a great tool that helps you locate where you are listed especially in some of the Internet white pages. Create a separate email address for your online/social media inquiries. With all the Free Email providers out there, chances are, you will be able to find one that meets your needs and expectations.

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2012

One way is to create your own, custom video clip which you can share via email, text message, or through a social networking site like Facebook. They can then share that across a social network. But, what she found was that not everyone has an editor's eye, and can use those video and video tools.

Social Network 246

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

We could still deliver applicants and deliver passive job seekers to a company, but we could also delivery applicants that already understood what the cultur of the company was, and be able to measure the kind of footprint people were making on a social network. That's been very effective. If you're not quick you're not there.

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Content Social Network Coach Help 193

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2019

But that is just the beginning of the opportunity to provide or take advantage of the new power and tools on the Internet. Here are a few specifics on how to be part of the solution, without the costs, rather than part of the problem: Put a personal face and address on your site; don’t hide behind an “info” email address.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Symantec Social Network News 78

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 24, 2016

So throughout 2006/07 when I had really young kids Facebook was truly a social network for sharing family moments. So by the time people started using Facebook for more business purposes or general “social networking” in 2010-2015 I really didn’t have any interest. It was my public square.

Startup 150

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2011

What we all need is a digital tool that can extract data from business cards, as well as sync it with your cell phone, your email, and the social networks you use. That doesn’t address social networks and other lists you may have. Social networks have added additional layer of complexity to this challenge.

Technical Review 83

Technical Review Technology Software Review Social Network 83

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Solaborate is a blend of great social network platforms, by taking in all the greatest bits and putting it all into one. Consumers all have access to social networks, but the business-side has never really caught on. I was very inefficient at doing my job with the lack of tools.

Social Media 92

Social Media Social Network Tool Mobile 92