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SoCal CTO
APRIL 23, 2010
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Mafia Sourcing – How Insider’s Game User Generated News
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
I arrived on this scene wet behind the ears assuming that the web was, as it seemed to me as a user, powered by the masses for the masses. I know the more experienced consumer web people will be laughing about now. I for one applaud any efforts to make user-generated news (and the web) more democratic & open.
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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators
TechEmpower
JULY 24, 2023
Ads, Viral/Social, SEO)? Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? Targets Are you developing a native app and/or a web app? Can you do a hybrid web/native application? SEO Support Will URLs and page content need to be properly formed for SEO? What back-end support for SEO is needed?
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Interview with Alec Shankman, Gotcast
socalTECH
MARCH 2, 2010
Let's talk a little bit about the intersection of technology and Hollywood. Alec Shankman: It's an interesting space, because a lot of folks came out and tried to blend technology and Hollywood by creating content portals. Some are on our site, some exist on the brand's web site. Can you talk about what you've seen?
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Southern California Tech Central
SoCal CTO
APRIL 1, 2009
I am excited to be participating in and announcing the of: Southern California Tech Central This is a community of people in Southern California who have come together to help find and organize the best content from blogs, news sources and other web sites all around technology in So Cal. And perhaps to stimulate new connections.
Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Startup Marketing Ideas - Eric David Greenspan
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
I’ve recently had a chance to reconnect with Eric David Greenspan ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) He’s the CEO of Make It Work a high quality, personal, high touch technology service provider for homes and small businesses. We need to spend some time discussing what you do with the social web. I recently posted about SEO for Startups.
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Los Angeles Tech Launched - Hot List
SoCal CTO
JANUARY 20, 2009
This is the beginning of a content community that collects and organizes the best content from blogs and web sites. The goal is to create a place where it's relatively easy to find current content and highly relevant content surrounding Los Angeles Technology. This technology allows us to see what is hot.
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About this Blog
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 17, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 About this Blog Ive been thinking about doing a blog with my thoughts on technology and whats happening in the Los Angeles area technology scene for a while, but it was Ben Kuos recent start of a blog that inspired me to actually go ahead and do it. Thanks Ben.
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10 Keys To A Credible and Trusted Internet Web Domain
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. Don’t forget basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) so search engines improve your ranking. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise. Highlight personal presence and testimonials.
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Innovation and Geography
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 20, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.
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SoCal CTO
MARCH 9, 2007
Posted byTony Karrer at 9:30 AM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.
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Realistic Entrprenuers Guide to Venture Capital
SoCal CTO
MARCH 20, 2007
His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.
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Entreprenuer Network
SoCal CTO
MARCH 1, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.
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Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple
SoCal CTO
MARCH 20, 2007
In it he separates web consumers into: Time Rich (more time than money) and Time Poor (more money than time). Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.
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Interesting Model for University President
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 25, 2007
Posted byTony Karrer at 8:30 AM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.
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Google Maps Mobile
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 28, 2007
Posted byTony Karrer at 7:01 AM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.
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8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing
SoCal CTO
MARCH 13, 2007
March 14, 2007 10:47 AM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.
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Kevin Federline Search Engine
SoCal CTO
MARCH 20, 2007
Posted byTony Karrer at 5:02 PM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.
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Where LinkedIn Works for Me
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 17, 2007
When I was looking for speakers for an event last fall on Web 2.0 , LinkedIn was a great way to reach out. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.
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Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles?
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 17, 2007
Posted byTony Karrer at 7:47 AM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.
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150 A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 17, 2007
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Challenge of Predicting Winners
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 25, 2007
Posted byTony Karrer at 8:14 AM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.
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Stanford Podcasts - eHarmony - Greg Waldorf
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 27, 2007
Posted byTony Karrer at 9:15 AM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.
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SoCal CTO
MARCH 12, 2007
Posted byTony Karrer at 2:57 PM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.
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Open Source Business Model
SoCal CTO
MARCH 5, 2007
[link] [link] Posted byTony Karrer at 5:33 PM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.
Learn From The Masters of SEO, Social, Branding, Advertising and More | PubCon 2011
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 2, 2011
The TechZulu team is coming back to Pubcon this year from November 9-10 to bring you some amazing content from the masters of affiliate marketing, Search and SEO, Social Media, Link building, Advertising, Branding, PR, Analytics and tons more. Other then to come hang with the TZ crew of course.
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Events and Networking in Los Angeles
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 23, 2007
For me, these are folks who are actively involved in wide variety of technology-enabled businesses. Having produced a variety of events over the years and having been on the boards of both the Technology Council and AITP, I can say that its really hard to attract a critical mass of interesting people. You know what I mean.
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150 10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 27, 2011
Because market is such a broad topic, I’m restricting these lessons to PR marketing (as opposed SEO, SEM, product marketing, etc.). Where Stealth is Good – There’s a lot of discussions on the web about whether startups should be stealthy before they launch or not.
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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups
SoCal CTO
MARCH 22, 2007
Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 April 20, 2007 8:32 PM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. event I did last fall.
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IT Department and Web Teams | Who Does What Now?
Tech Zulu Event
MARCH 12, 2015
Since we live in a technical age and since businesses are essentially fueled by technology, it is vital to know who to call on when you need one thing or another. There are various tech savvy groups of people that can assist businesses in their development, implementation and use of technology. The roles in each grouping are different.
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40 Sustainable Strategies for Internet Startup Success
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 3, 2012
The cost of entry is so low – you can create a web site for almost nothing - and you are on your way to riches with ecommerce, your latest invention, or personal services. Mashable claims there are 150,000 new web sites created per day. Having a web site is necessary, but not sufficient. Content is king of the road. like Google.
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socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
We've really set out to solve the problem we saw, which is a vast category of travel information which is not aggregated well on the web. It's migrated onto the web in Hawaii, a simple migration, but no one had done it here yet. We might even engage you and inspire you to do things that you didn't know were possible before.
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Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010
SoCal CTO
JULY 13, 2010
10 Ways To Be Your Own Boss - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , June 18, 2010 The folks at Behance and Cool Hunting asked me to talk at their 99% Conference a couple months ago. SEO in #20tweets - Gabriel Weinberg , June 13, 2010 Recently I spoke at Dreamit Ventures on SEO. And then I took a stand. Productivity.
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175 Learn From The Masters of SEO, Social, Branding, Advertising and More | PubCon 2011
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 2, 2011
The TechZulu team is coming back to Pubcon this year from November 9-10 to bring you some amazing content from the masters of affiliate marketing, Search and SEO, Social Media, Link building, Advertising, Branding, PR, Analytics and tons more. Other then to come hang with the TZ crew of course.
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6 Ways To Make You An Entrepreneur Before The Product
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Many of the entrepreneurs I advise or invest with spend considerable time on the Internet, keeping up with technology, customers, and competitors, but very few feel the need for an early personal presence. In fact, some totally avoid it, assuming their product or solution will speak for itself later.
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127 Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood, LA Tech Summit, and Idea to Screen | Why You Need to Attend Any or All
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 11, 2013
The intersection of entertainment and technology has been a long time coming. Top CEO’s, entrepreneurs, technology gurus, venture capitalists and executives will be looking at the tech ecosystem from different perspectives, including e-commerce, enterprise software, digital media and consumer technologies.”
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100 The Most Misunderstood Facts About Building a Business on YouTube
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 19, 2015
You must invest in technology. If you’re just a content company your advantages are too small to win on the web. You should be able to convert at least 5-15% of your audience. You have to have some of your own content formats and not just be an aggregator of talent. Take for example, an eCommerce company.
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150 The Cost Equation for a Startup is Better Than Ever
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 18, 2012
Technology costs. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. Try Web-Ex, free teleconferencing, and Skype instead of international travel for client meetings. That’s a burn rate of at least $10K per month that can be eliminated if you are handy with computers and Quickbooks.
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Interview with Milo Sindell, Knowledge Genie
socalTECH
JULY 29, 2009
This morning, Knowledge Genie (www.myknowledgegenie.com) launched a new web site that helps experts and authors publish online information to the web. That became our company Hit the Ground Running, which we launched in 2007 to help a number of Fortune 500 clients with our technology and methodologies.
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You Don’t Need to be Rich to be an Entrepreneur
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Technology costs. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. Try Web-Ex, free teleconferencing, and Skype instead of international travel for client meetings. That’s a burn rate of at least $10K per month that can be eliminated if you are handy with computers and Quickbooks.
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94 10 Keys to Making an Entrepreneur Website Credible
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 22, 2012
Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Don’t forget basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) so search engines improve your ranking. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise. Highlight personal presence and testimonials.
Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
to work on an entertainment-related technology project and have stayed ever since. This is a novel user interaction that embeds casual entertainment directly into the operating system experience, based on some fairly interesting underlying technology. After BITSource was successfully acquired, I moved to L.A. Details coming soon!)
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20 Best Free and Paid Tools for Startups in 2023
Tech.Co
MAY 31, 2023
Best Communication Tools for Startups Communication tools refer to any type of technology that helps businesses stay connected. RingCentral Startup tool: Web conferencing app Price from: $11.99 If you manage remote or hybrid teams, RingCentral provides the best web conferencing software we've reviewed.
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Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 15, 2010
The challenge, as with all new technologies, is to present it effectively, and avoid wasted effort and expensive mistakes. Every business wants their web site to appear on the first page of search engine results from a relevant search (Search Engine Optimization). Many now skip the separate static website. Add content regularly.
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